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Archives of Nethys

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Gibtas Spawn Swarm

When a gibtas gorges itself on an incredible amount of flesh, it vomits up a pool of acid filled with tiny pink egg sacs that burst immediately. The new babies hunt as a pack, growing in size until they go their separate ways or consume each other.

Recall Knowledge - Aberration (Occultism): DC 24
Unspecific Lore: DC 22
Specific Lore: DC 19

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Changes from being Elite are marked in red below.
NOTE: The +2 damage bonus to non-strike offensive abilities (+4 if the ability is limited, such as spells) is NOT factored in.

Elite Gibtas Spawn SwarmCreature 7

Legacy Content

Uncommon CN Large Aberration Swarm 
Source Pathfinder #164: Hands of the Devil pg. 80
Perception +16; darkvision, scent (imprecise) 30 feet
Skills Acrobatics +17, Survival +14
Str -4, Dex +5, Con +4, Int -4, Wis +2, Cha +2
AC 25; Fort +16, Ref +19, Will +14
HP 90; Immunities acid, precision, swarm mind; Resistances bludgeoning 9, piercing 5, slashing 5; Weaknesses area damage 5, splash damage 5
Bounce [reaction] Trigger A creature that the gibtas spawn swarm can see targets the swarm with an attack; Effect The swarm bounces to the side and gains a +2 circumstance bonus to AC against the triggering attack. After the attack, the swarm can Stride up to its Speed in a straight line as part of the reaction.
Speed 20 feet
Bounding Swarm The gibtas spawn swarm moves in loping bounces. The swarm ignores difficult terrain.Swarming Bites [one-action] Each enemy in the swarm's space takes 2d8 piercing damage and 1d6 acid damage (DC 24 basic Reflex save). A creature that fails its save against Swarming Bites also takes 1d4 persistent acid damage.

All Monsters in "Gibtas"

NameLevel
Gibtanius8
Gibtas Bounder5
Gibtas Spawn Swarm6

Gibtas

Source Pathfinder #164: Hands of the Devil pg. 80
This rubbery, spheroid scavenger is nearly all acid-dripping mouth, with five bulbous black eyes and two powerful, gangly legs. A gibtas often forms a bond with a single other creature—usually, a more powerful aberration— and serves this master loyally, if erratically. Creatures who keep a gibtas as a pet or guard soon learn to keep it away from any important possessions they don't want spattered with acid.

Sidebar - Advice and Rules Gibtas Companions

A gibtas can make for an unusual animal companion, with the GM's permission. Use the statistics for a bear animal companion, except the companion has the rare trait, is an aberration rather than an animal, has darkvision rather than low-light vision, and gains the gibtas bounder's Bouncing Slam as an advanced maneuver instead of Bear Hug.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Wild Gibtases

In the wild, gibtases are scavenger creatures, avoiding much larger and more powerful predators while feeding off abandoned scraps. This limits their consumption-based reproduction. By spawning hundreds of offspring at once during times of plentiful food, they ensure the propagation of their species only during times of plenty.