Landshark
Aberrant Predator, Large Biological Underling (Tier 3, CR 2)
Core Numerics
| Stat | Value | Stat | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | 3 | Hit Points | 124 HP |
| Initiative | +9 | Speed | 30 ft., 50 ft. burrow |
| Damage (base) | 21 | Damage (mod) | +9 |
Base Stats
| Attribute | STR | CON | DEX | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modifier | +9 | +7 | +0 | +9 | +0 | +7 |
Defenses
| Defense | Value | Defense | Value | Defense | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | 15 | Aegis | 8 | Fort | 19 |
| Ref | 13 | Will | 18 | DC | 20 |
Anatomy
Head (+4): +50% damage to headshots. Jaws (+2): Required to use items, grapple, and perform actions. Has disadvantage to grapple for 1 round if hit, or forces immediate grapple check against attack roll to maintain it if one is active. Dorsal Fin (+4): Crippled (half) for 1 round when damaged or grappled. Artery (Secret: DC) (+4): Has 22 HP. If destroyed, target has DoT (22, until healed with psionics) Opening (Secret: DC) (+0): Attacks against this have +2 to hit.
Traits
Ambush Predator: Has advantage to hit during a surprise round.
Actions
Bite: Major action - Melee weapon attack, 5 ft. range, single-target, 21 damage, grapples on hit. Burrow: Minor action - Martial ability, the Landshark burrows or unburrows. While burrowed, it cannot attack, but can go underground and can go through cover and thin walls freely. Miasma: Major action - Ranged psionic attack, 30 ft. radius, all targets, targets Fortitude, 12 damage, Impair (1 round), Cooldown (2). Crush: Minor action - Melee weapon attack, 0 ft. range, single-target, auto-hits, 12 damage, grappled targets only. Biofeedback: Special - When the Landshark deals damage with an Aimed attack, it also inflicts Fade or Sunder (1, stacks to 3).
Tactics
Standard melee attacker, run up and hit them, though it can Burrow for new avenues of approach. Or the classic ambush. If you’ve seen shark movies, just copy what they do, most players won’t recognize the tactical side of things anyway.
Drops
435 EXP, 15 T3 Grist, 30 T2 Grist, 90 T1 Grist, 435 BG
Description
It’s a shark on land, what else do you need? Besides a miracle.