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PFS StandardSturzstromer

Cobble mites that remain a cohesive swarm for many years become dangerous living landslides.

Recall Knowledge - Aberration (Occultism): DC 41
Unspecific Lore: DC 39
Specific Lore: DC 36

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

Weak SturzstromerCreature 18

Legacy Content

Uncommon N Huge Aberration Earth Swarm 
Source Bestiary 3 pg. 52
Perception +33; no vision, tremorsense (precise) 120 feet
Languages Terran
Skills Athletics +35, Stealth +33
Str +8, Dex +10, Con +8, Int -1, Wis +6, Cha +2
Clutching Stones The sturzstromer's space is greater difficult terrain.
Tremorsense A sturzstromer's tremorsense is a precise sense out to 120 feet and an imprecise sense out to 240 feet. A sturzstromer can't sense anything beyond the range of its tremorsense
AC 39; Fort +31, Ref +33, Will +27
HP 260; Immunities precision, swarm mind, visual; Resistances piercing 20, slashing 20; Weaknesses area damage 12, splash damage 12
Speed 50 feet, burrow 20 feet
Primal Innate Spells DC 39 (-4 dmg); 10th earthquake; 8th earthbind (at will), earthquake (×3), stone tell
Grasping Bites [two-actions] (attack) The sturzstromer attempts an Athletics check and compares the result to the Fortitude DC of each creature in its space. This counts as two attacks for the sturzstromer's multiple attack penalty.
Critical Success The creature falls prone, takes 1d6 bludgeoning damage, and is restrained by the sturzstromer until the end of the sturzstromer's next turn.
Success The creature falls prone and is grabbed by the sturzstromer until the end of the sturzstromer's next turnLandslide [free-action] Requirements The sturzstromer's most recent action was to cast earthquake; Effect The sturzstromer closes a fissure it made, choosing one creature that fell in. That creature must succeed at a DC 39 Reflex save or be buried as in an avalanche.Pummeling Assault [one-action] Each foe in the sturzstromer's space takes 4d10 bludgeoning damage (DC 39 basic Reflex save).

All Monsters in "Cobble Mite"

NameLevel
Cobbleswarm2
Sturzstromer19

Cobble Mite

Source Bestiary 3 pg. 52
Cobble mites resemble squarish stones a few inches across with mouths like split geodes. Though indolent and harmless alone, they're dangerous in large groups.

Sidebar - Advice and Rules Cobble Mite Pets

Characters looking to keep a cobble mite as a pet can usually buy one in many large cities for 1 gp. Those who search for one in the wild must hunt carefully and risk finding enough cobble mites lairing together to form a cobbleswarm. A character with a familiar can choose a cobble mite, which must have the burrower familiar ability.