Chilotaur
From Monsterbook
This creature is mostly a large monstrous centipede, but where its head should be it has the upper body of a well-formed human with sharp mandibles and antennae.
CHILOTAUR (CR 2)
- Often NE Large Monstrous humanoid (vermin)
- Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Listen +4, Spot +4
- Languages: common, chilotaur
- AC 16, touch 11, flat-footed 14
- (-1 size, +2 Dex, +3 natural, +2 shield)
- hp 16 (3 HD)
- Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +3
- Speed 40 ft., climb 40 ft.
- Melee scimitar +3 (1d6+1/18-20) and bite +1 (1d6+1, plus poison) or bite +3 (1d6+1, plus poison) and scimitar -2 (1d6+1/18-20)
- Ranged longbow +4 (1d8/x3)
- Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
- Base Atk +3; Grp +8
- Combat Gear scimitar, longbow
- Abilities Str 13, Dex 15, Con 13, Int 9, Wis 11, Cha 9
- SQ poison
- Feats alertness, multiattack
- Skills listen 2(+4), spot 2(+4)
- Possessions scimitar, longbow
- Advancement by character class
Multilegged (Ex): Because of it's numerous legs, chilotaur's gain a +20 bonus to resist being tripped or bullrushed. They also gain a +8 bonus on Balance checks.
Skilled Climbers (Ex): Chilotaurs gain a +8 racial bonus on Climb checks. They can use either Strength or Dexterity modifier for Climb checks and can take 10 even if threatened or distracted.
Poison (Ex): A chilotaur has a poisonous bite (DC 11 + Con bonus) that inflicts 1d4 Dex damage as both primary and secondary damage.
A chilotaur is a hideous cross of a large, monstrous centipede and a human. They prefer fighting with curved blades and are skilled archers. They prey on nearly any living creature and are skilled at hunting with either their poisonous bite or weapons.
Strategies and Tactics
A chilotaur will typically use its bite as its primary attack to take advantage of its paralyzing poison. Once it lands a successful bite, it will switch to a melee weapon and use its bite as a secondary attack.
Adventure Hooks
A chilotaur druid has declared war on a nearby logging camp that has begun deforesting his territory.
A ranger specializing in hunting monstrous vermin has come across a nesting ground of chilotaurs. He seeks help from adventurers in exterminating the population.
A group of chilotaur bandits have been attacking caravans in a narrow mountain pass. Soldiers have not been able to pursue them because their lair is high up a sheer cliff, where only a skilled group of PC explorers could possibly reach them.
Ecology and Society
Chilotaurs normally live in underground or tropical areas and usually keep to their own kind. They reproduce quickly and form large colonies, but they usually end up scattering from civil war. Two chilotaur colonies could war against each other for years. Chilotaurs have their own language that is a chittering combination of words and mandible clicks.
There is great variation in coloration of the centipede portion of a chilotaur's body. Colors range from dark reddish browns to bright, deep blues. The hair and eyes of the human portion usually matches the color of the rest of their body. The average adult chilotaur has a body length of 10 feet and weighs 900 pounds.
Chilotaur Lore
Knowledge (Nature)
DC 12: These creatures are aggressive like their centipede relatives.
DC 15: This result reveals all monstrous humanoid traits.
DC 17: Their bite injects a paralyzing poison.
Chilotaurs as characters:
- +2 Strength, +4 Dexterity, +2 Constitution, -2 Intelligence, -2 Charisma
- Large size. -1 penalty to Armor Class, -1 penalty on attack rolls, -4 penalty on Hide checks, +4 bonus on grapple checks
- Space/Reach: 10 feet/5 feet
- A chilotaur's base land speed is 40 ft. and its climb speed 40 ft.
- Darkvision 60 feet
- Racial Hit Dice: A chilotaur begins with three levels of monstrous humanoid, which provide 3d8 Hit Dice, a base attack bonus of +3, and base saving throw bonuses of Fort +1, Ref +3, Will +3.
- Racial Skills: A chilotaur's monstrous humanoid levels give it skill points equal to 6 x (2 + Int modifier). Its class skills are Climb, Listen, Move Silently, Spot, Survival.
- Racial Feats: A chilotaur's monstrous humanoid levels give it two feats.
- Proficient with simple weapons, falchion, kukri, scimitar, and all types of bows.
- +3 natural armor bonus
- Multilegged (Ex): Because of it's numerous legs, chilotaur's gain a +20 bonus to resist being tripped or bullrushed. They also gain a +8 bonus on Balance checks.
- Skilled Climbers (Ex): Chilotaurs gain a +8 racial bonus on Climb checks. They can use either Strength or Dexterity modifier for Climb checks and can take 10 even if threatened or distracted.
Poison (Ex): A chilotaur has a poisonous bite (DC 11 + Con bonus) that inflicts 1d4 Dex damage as both primary and secondary damage.
- Vermin subtype, any spells or effects that target vermin also affect a chilotaur
- Automatic Languages: Chilotaur, Common. Bonus Languages: Elvish, Drow, Dwarven, Gnome, Sylvan, Undercommon.
- Favored Class: Druid
- Level Adjustment: +1
