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Flying Polyp

Sothothery philosopher) +25, Perception +26, Stealth +15,
Use Magic Device +23
Languages Aklo, Yithian
SQ cooperative weather control, multi-dimensional
duplicates

What You See

ECO LO GY

This huge tentacled entity is not
shapeless so much as its shape is not
entirely visible. Parts of it vanish
and reappear as it moves: its eyes,
mouths, and tendrils flash in and out
of sight. A great sweeping whistle
penetrates your ears, blocking out all
other noises for a moment.


CR 14

XP 38,400
CE Huge aberration (air)
Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +26
Aura frightful presence (90 ft., DC 24)
DEFENSE

AC 29, touch 16, flat-footed 26 (+5 deflection, +2 Dex,

+1 dodge, +13 natural, –2 size)
hp 207 (18d8+126)
Fort +13, Ref +12, Will +16
Defensive Abilities amorphous, deflecting winds, partial
existence, shared mind; DR 10/magic and slashing;
Immune acid, cold, sonic; SR 25
Weaknesses vulnerable to electricity
OFFENSE

Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft. (perfect)
Melee 4 tentacles +21 (1d8+9/19–20 plus grab)
Space 15 ft.; Reach 15 ft.
Special Attacks constrict (1d8+9), sucking wind, wind blast
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 14th; concentration +19)
At will—gust of wind (DC 17), whispering wind, wind walk
3/day—control winds (DC 20), wind wall
1/day—control weather, whirlwind (DC 23)
S TAT I S T I C S

334

Str 28, Dex 15, Con 24, Int 19, Wis 20, Cha 21
Base Atk +13; CMB +24 (+28 grapple); CMD 42 (can’t
be tripped)
Feats Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Flyby Attack, Improved
Critical (tentacle), Improved Initiative, Mobility, Power
Attack, Vital Strike, Weapon Focus (tentacle)
Skills Fly +27, Knowledge (engineering) +22, Knowledge
(history) +22, Knowledge (nature) +22, Profession (Yog-

Environment any
Organization solitary, pair, or storm (3–10)
Treasure standard
SPECIAL ABILITIES

Cooperative Weather Control (Su) Multiple flying
polyps (not merely multiple bodies, but multiple minds)
can pool their efforts when casting control weather. Each
additional flying polyp who casts control weather in this
way extends the area of effect of the control weather
spell-like ability by a factor of one. Thus, two flying polyps
working together double the area of effect, while three
can triple it, four can quadruple it, and so on.
Deflecting Winds (Su) A flying polyp’s mastery over
air and wind allows it to surround itself with blasts
of precisely aimed gusts, granting the creature a +5
deflection bonus to its Armor Class and a +4 resistance
bonus on Reflex saving throws.
Multi-Dimensional Duplicates (Su) A flying polyp
exists in multiple separate bodies, each of which acts
independently, but all are part of the same creature. A
flying polyp can have up to eight separate bodies at
one time, but at no time can any two of these bodies be
more than a mile apart. Each body functions physically
as a separate creature capable of taking its own actions,
so combat against a flying polyp is treated as combat
against multiple creatures. If a flying polyp’s body is
slain or destroyed, it takes a full year for it to grow a
replacement. Only if all eight bodies are slain within a
year can a flying polyp truly be destroyed. A full group

of 8 flying polyps is thus a CR 20 encounter (consisting,
in effect, of 8 CR 14 individuals). Roll 1d8 (or simply
choose a number appropriate to the desired challenge)
to determine how many active bodies a particular flying
polyp has when it is encountered.
Partial Existence (Su) A flying polyp’s body constantly
flickers and shifts, passing from visibility to invisibility
and shifting from reality to elsewhere in a seemingly
random pattern and often not wholly at once. This effect,
combined with the flying polyp’s amorphous and elastic
form, makes it difficult to target the creature, granting it
a 30% miss chance against all attacks. By concentrating
(standard action at will), a flying polyp can become fully
invisible. True seeing and see invisibility allow the viewer
to see all of a polyp’s currently extant body parts, but
does not help to target portions of the polyp’s body that
do not currently exist. Under such circumstances, attacks
against the flying polyp by such a character suffer only