I hope you enjoy the blitz bulette, and I'll see you next week with another monster. Thanks for reading!
Electric sparks fly
from the hazy outline of this blindingly yellow bulette. The creature seems to
only stand in one place for a millisecond before shifting itself several feet.
Blitz Bulette CR 17
XP 102,400
N Huge magical beast
Init +13; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light
vision, tremorsense 60 ft.; Perception +24
DEFENSE
AC 32, touch 18,
flat-footed 22 (+9 Dex, +1 dodge, +14 natural, –2 size)
hp 262
(21d10+147)
Fort +19, Ref +21, Will +9
Defensive Abilities
improved evasion, improved uncanny dodge, whirling mind; Immune electricity; Resist
fire 10
OFFENSE
Speed 60 ft.
Melee bite +28
(2d8+5 plus 6d6 electricity), 2 claws +28 (2d6+5 plus 4d6 electricity)
Space 15 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
Special Attacks
lightning charge
Spell-Like Abilities
(CL 21st; concentration +20)
Constant—blur, freedom of movement
STATISTICS
Str 21, Dex 29, Con 24, Int 3, Wis 14, Cha 8
Base Atk +21; CMB +32; CMD 48 (52 vs. trip)
Feats Acrobatic
Steps, Agile Maneuvers, Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Greater Spring Attack[UW],
Improved Initiative, Improved Spring Attack[UW], Mobility, Nimble Moves, Skill
Focus (Acrobatics), Spring Attack, Weapon Finesse[B]
Skills Acrobatics
+28 (+40 to jump), Perception +24; Racial
Modifiers +8 Perception
ECOLOGY
Environment
temperate plains
Organization
solitary or pair
Treasure none
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Lightning Charge (Ex)
Three times per day, a blitz bulette can take a special charge action, allowing
it to move up to four times its speed and not in a straight line. To target a
creature, the bulette must move into its space, and it deals 8d6 points of
electricity damage when it does so. Targeted creatures can make an attack of
opportunity at a –4 penalty. If targets forgo an attack of opportunity, they
can attempt to avoid the bulette and receive a DC 27 Reflex save to take half
damage. A bulette must wait 1d4 rounds before using this ability again. The
save DC is Constitution-based.
When a blitz bulette uses this ability and moves at least 40
feet in a straight line, it creates the equivalent of a wall of fire along the entire distance it moves in a straight line.
It creates a wall for every applicable straight line it moves while using this
ability.
Whirling Mind (Ex)
A blitz bulette cannot maintain a particular train of thought. If it fails a Will
save against a charm or compulsion spell or effect, it can attempt a new Will save
against the spell or effect at the beginning of its turn with a cumulative +2 bonus
on its Will save.
Blitz bulettes are infused with elemental energies from the
Plane of Air, most notably the lightning that arcs throughout the plane. They
retain the predatory natures of ordinary bulettes, and eat considerably more
than their mundane counterparts, if only to fuel their tireless dashes through
the plains where they hunt. Thunderous booms in clear skies announce the
presence of blitz bulettes, and they are never capable of sneaking up on prey.
However, they move at such a rapid pace, they can leap upon prey before their targets
are fully aware of what is transpiring. During combat, blitz bulettes never remain
in one location, and they often move at least 5 feet or bounce among their opponents,
biting or slashing them as they go. They can also turn themselves into a
near-literal stroke of lightning, allowing them to arc between foes and
electrocute them. This constant movement makes it difficult to pinpoint their
exact location, and the bulettes resist most attempts to restrain them,
including magical means. Rumors speak of blitz bulettes being forced to stop moving
utterly and dying seconds later in an explosion of lightning due to the strain
on their bodies.
Blitz bulettes measure 20 feet in length and are thinner
than typical bulettes, only weighing 1,000 pounds. They are short-lived, with their
metabolisms typically burning out after 30 years.
