Swallowing (3.5e Template)
Swallowing[edit]
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Swallowing things, bones and all
A creature that is born with the special ability to eat things whole.
Creating a Swallower[edit]
This is an inherited template that only creatures that can eat can have.
Size and Type[edit]
As base creature
Hit Dice[edit]
As base creature
Speed[edit]
With full belly, -5 feet to swim, climb, and fly
Armor Class[edit]
+1 natural armor, but while full, flatfooted
Attack[edit]
As base creature.
Full Attack[edit]
As base creature, but you can't full attack while full.
Special Attacks[edit]
The creature gains a 1d4 bite attack(is medium, make less or more powerful per size)if they don't already have it and Swallow Whole that for a medium character would store 2 tiny, 4 diminutive, or 8 fine characters on full belly. With Gape of the Serpent, act as if they are two sizes larger.
Special Qualities[edit]
Improved Grab:If a creature with this special attack hits with a melee weapon (usually a claw or bite attack), it deals normal damage and attempts to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. No initial touch attack is required.
Unless otherwise noted, improved grab works only against opponents at least one size category smaller than the creature. The creature has the option to conduct the grapple normally, or simply use the part of its body it used in the improved grab to hold the opponent. If it chooses to do the latter, it takes a –20 penalty on grapple checks, but is not considered grappled itself; the creature does not lose its Dexterity bonus to AC, still threatens an area, and can use its remaining attacks against other opponents. A successful hold does not deal any extra damage unless the creature also has the constrict special attack. If the creature does not constrict, each successful grapple check it makes during successive rounds automatically deals the damage indicated for the attack that established the hold. Otherwise, it deals constriction damage as well (the amount is given in the creature’s descriptive text). When a creature gets a hold after an improved grab attack, it pulls the opponent into its space. This act does not provoke attacks of opportunity. It can even move (possibly carrying away the opponent), provided it can drag the opponent’s weight
Skills[edit]
While full, you take -2 rolls on Dex checks
Feats[edit]
As base creature
Environment[edit]
As base creature
Organization[edit]
Sometimes swallowers are found with their friends as help, other times, they are shunned
Challenge Rating[edit]
As base creature +1
Treasure[edit]
As base creature and what it ate.
Alignment[edit]
As base creature
Advancement[edit]
As base creature
Level Adjustment[edit]
+1
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