Monstrous Jellyfish

An enormous jelly-like being floats peacefully in the warm waters, trailing long seaweed-like tendrils from its central mass.

Monstrous Jellyfish (CR 2)

Large Vermin
Alignment: Neutral
Initiative: +1
Senses: watersense 60 feet; Perception +0

Speed: Swim 10 feet
Space: 10 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 12, touch 10, flat-footed 11 (+1 Dex, +2 natural, -1 size)
Hit Points: 13 (3d8)
Saving Throws: Fort +3, Ref +2, Will +1
jet, transparent
Immunity: vermin traits

Offense

Melee: tentacles +3 (1d6 plus poison and Grab)
Reach: 10 feet

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
11 (+0)	12 (+1)	10 (+0)	-	10 (+0)	2 (-4)

Base Attack Bonus: +2
CMB +3 (+7 to Grapple)
CMD 14 (can't be tripped)

Feats: Weapon Finesse

Skills: Stealth +5, Swim +8

• Racial Modifiers: +8 Stealth

Languages:

Special Abilities

Jet (Ex)

A monstrous jellyfish can jet backward once per round as a full-round action at a speed equal to four times its swim speed. It must move in a straight line, but does not provoke attacks of opportunity while jetting.

Poison (Ex)

Tentacle-injury; save DC 13; frequency 1/ minute for 6 minutes; effect 1d6 Dexterity damage; cure 2 consecutive saves. The save DC is Constitution-based and includes a +2 bonus.

Transparent (Ex)

A monstrous jellyfish is nearly invisible floating in the water. An observer must succeed on a DC 20 Perception check to notice the jellyfish.

Watersense (Ex)

Monstrous jellyfish can automatically sense the location of anything within 60 feet that is in contact with water.

Ecology

Environment: Temperate or Warm Aquatic
Organization: solitary, pack (2-5), cluster (6-11), or swarm (12-23)
Treasure: none


The jellyfish's body is a translucent pink, blue, or purple hollow form resembling an inverted umbrella of sorts. A giant jellyfish's body averages 8 feet or more in diameter, while its tentacles (trailing beneath it underwater) can reach lengths of around 50 feet or greater.

Special muscles on the underside of the jellyfish's body push water out of it, allowing the creature to swim through propulsion. Jellyfish eat anything that contacts their tentacles - usually crustaceans, fish, algae, and plankton.

A monstrous jellyfish spends its time floating in the oceans and seas. When something contacts its tentacles, it quickly rolls its tentacles around the creature or object, attempting to paralyze and devour it.

Copyright Notice Author Scott Greene