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.Legacy Content
Uncommon CN Large Aberration Swarm
Source Pathfinder #164: Hands of the Devil pg. 80
Weak Changes are marked. The -2 damage penalty to non-strike offensive abilities (-4 if the ability is limited, such as spells) is NOT factored in.
Recall Knowledge DC 22 (includes +2 from Uncommon) • Aberration (Occultism)
Perception +12; darkvision, scent (imprecise) 30 feet
Skills Acrobatics +13, Survival +10
Str -4, Dex +5, Con +4, Int -4, Wis +2, Cha +2
AC 21; Fort +12, Ref +15, Will +10
HP 50; 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 20 basic Reflex save). A creature that fails its save against Swarming Bites also takes 1d4 persistent acid damage.All Monsters in "Gibtas"
Source Pathfinder #164: Hands of the Devil pg. 80This 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.
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.
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.