Monster: Bulette

Monster: Bulette

Bulette is a fun and memorable monster from D&D Monster Manual. The bulette, or landshark, tunnels underground and then ambushes its prey, pouncing on it and grabbing it with its powerful jaws. Uneven DR makes the head and top hard to penetrate, but leaves limbs and belly more vulnerable.

Bulette [Monster Manual, page 30]

135 points

Attribute Modifiers: ST+15 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size Modifier, -30%) [45]; DX+1 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%) [12]; IQ-7 [-140]; HT+3 [30].

Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM+3; Will+7 [35]; Per+8 [40].

Advantages: Blunt Claws [3]; DR 5 (Inner Layer) [25]; DR 5 (Outer Layer; Directional, Top, -20%; Partial, Torso Only, -10%) [18]; DR 5 (Outer Layer; Partial, Skull Only, -70%) [8]; DR 5 (Outer Layer; Partial, Face Only, -50%) [5]; Discriminatory Smell [15]; Extra Legs (Four Legs; Short, -50%) [3]; Fearlessness 4 [8]; Infravision [10]; Night Vision 5 [5]; Sharp Teeth [1]; Subsonic Hearing (Biological (Passive), -5%; Melee Attack, Reach C, -30%) [4]; Super Jump 1 [10]; Tunneling (Move 6) [60]; Universal Digestion (Matter Eater, +300%) [20].

Disadvantages: Horizontal [-10]; No Fine Manipulators [-30]; Restricted Diet (Fresh Meat) [-10]; Wild Animal [-30].

Quirks: Can’t eat elven flesh [-1]; Dislikes dwarven flesh [-1].

Features: Born Biter 1.

Notes: Size 13 hexes.

Creature Type: Magical Beast.

Knowing Your Own Strength [210] Replace ST+15 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size Modifier, -30%) [45] with ST+12 [120]

Typical Stats

ST:	25	HP:	25	Speed:	6
DX:	11	Will:	10	Move:	6 ground, 6 tunnel
IQ:	3	Per:	11
HT:	13	FP:	13	SM:	+3
Dodge:	9	Parry:	N/A	DR:	10 (face, skull, top of the torso), 5 (everywhere else)

Sharp Teeth (13): 3d-1 cutting (KYOS: 4d cutting), Reach C.

Blunt Claws (13): 3d+1 crushing (KYOS: 5d-1 crushing), Reach C.

                Traits: Born Biter 1; Can’t eat elven flesh; Discriminatory Smell; Dislikes dwarven flesh; Extra Legs (Four Legs; Short); Fearlessness 4; Horizontal; Infravision; Night Vision 5; No Fine Manipulators; Restricted Diet (Fresh Meat); Subsonic Hearing (Biological (Passive); Melee Attack, Reach C); Super Jump 1; Universal Digestion (Matter Eater); Wild Animal.

Skills: Brawling-13; Stealth-11; Tracking-12.

Creature Type: Magical Beast.

Notes: Size 13 hexes.