Belabra

This creature resembles a man-sized flying jellyfish with twelve long tentacles. Four thin eyestalks protrude from its cap. Its cap is blackish-gray and its eyestalks are dark gray.

Belabra (CR 3)

Medium Aberration
Alignment: Neutral
Initiative: +2
Senses: Darkvision 60 feet; Perception +10

Speed: 5 feet, Fly 20 feet (poor)
Space: 5 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 15, touch 12, flat-footed 13 (+2 Dex, +3 natural)
Hit Points: 30 (4d8+8 plus 4)
Saving Throws: Fort +3, Ref +3, Will +5

Offense

Melee: slam +6 (2d4+2), tentacles +4 (Grab) or bite +6 (2d4+3), tentacles +4 (Grab)
Reach: 5 feet

Special Attacks: acidic blood, tentacle-barbs

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
14 (+2)	15 (+2)	14 (+2)	7 (-2)	12 (+1)	11 (+0)

Base Attack Bonus: +3
CMB +6 (+10 Grapple)
CMD 18 (can't be tripped)

Feats: Multiattack, Toughness

Skills: Fly -2, Perception +10, Stealth +9

• Racial Modifiers: +2 Perception

Languages:

Special Abilities

Acidic Blood (Ex)

Each time a belabra is hit with a slashing or piercing weapon, all creatures within a 10-ft. radius must succeed on a DC 14 Reflex save or be sprayed by the creature's acidic blood. The save DC is Constitution-based. A creature that fails its save is partially blinded and overcome with fits of sneezing. Both effects last 1d6+2 rounds. An affected creature takes a -1 penalty to AC, loses its Dexterity bonus to AC (if any), moves at half speed, and takes a -2 penalty on Perception checks and on Strength- and Dexterity-based skills and checks. All checks relying on vision (such as reading and Perception) have a 50% chance of failing. All opponents are considered to have concealment (20% miss chance) relative to the blinded character.

Tentacle-Barbs (Ex)

A belabra's tentacles are lined with razor-sharp barbs. Anytime a grappled creature attempts to break free, it takes 1d4+1 points of piercing damage from the barbs.

Ecology

Environment: Temperate Forests
Organization: solitary
Treasure: none


Belabras are large, jellyfish-like omnivores that dwell in deep forests and thick undergrowth. They sustain themselves on a diet of plants, berries, and rodents. Particularly hungry belabras will attack larger creatures (such as humanoids).

Belabras (called \"tanglers\" by some) resemble jellyfish about 5 feet in diameter. Its eyes have no pupils. A small, bird-like beak is hidden among its array of tentacles.

A belabra attacks by slamming into its opponents with its hard, chitinous shell or by lashing out with its tentacles. Grabbed opponents are pulled in and bitten.

Credit The Belabra originally appeared in the First Edition Creature Catalog (Dragon #94) (© TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1985) and later in the Second Edition Monstrous Compendium (MC 3) (© TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1991) and is used by permission.

Copyright Notice Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Ed Greenwood.