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Creatures

Creeper

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Creeper CR 4
XP 1200
N Medium Aberration
Init +2; Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +1
DEFENSE
AC 15, touch 13, flat-footed 12 (+3 dex, +2 natural)
hp 37 (5d8+15)
Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +5
Defensive Abilities none; DR none; Immune electricity
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee slam +2 (1d4-1 bashing)
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Special Attacks explosion
Spell-Like Abilities none
STATISTICS
Str 8, Dex 16, Con 16, Int 4, Wis 12, Cha 8
Base Atk +3; CMB +2; CMD 15
Feats Skill Focus (Stealth), Run, Step Up
Skills Stealth +12, Perception +1
ECOLOGY
Environment any
Organization solitary or hatchlings (1d4 young creepers)
Treasure special
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Immunity to Electricity (Ex) A creeper struck by electricity takes no damage and instead adds 1 point of damage to its explosion attack for each 3 points of damage that would have been done. Explosion (Ex) A creeper can cause itself to explode like a fireball. This attack does 5d6 damage plus any extra from electricity to everyone within 30 ft. (DC 15 Ref for half) and destroys the creeper. To use this attack, the creeper must take a standard action one round, and a full round action the next. Creatures nearby can hear a hissing sound once the creeper starts its attack (DC 10 Perception). It can choose to discontinue its attack at any point. Any creature killed by a creeper's explosion must make a DC 15 Fort save. If they fail, 1d4 new creepers will grow out of the corpse over the next 48 hours. A remove disease spell can prevent this.

Creepers are fortunately rare aberrations that reproduce by planting spores in fresh corpses. Rather than wait for a corpse like most such creatures, creepers make their own by detonating themselves near other creatures. They prefer to sneak up on their targets, although they are capable runners if their target tries to flee.

Creepers have no arms and are incapable of manipulating their environment besides the craters left from their explosions. They feed off of plants and minerals, building up a reserve of volatile chemicals. If a creeper is killed before it can explode, these chemicals can be extracted (DC 14 Dungeoneering or Survival check to not ruin half). This provides a kegs-worth of compounds that are very similar to gunpowder once dried.

Dungeoneering	Lore
DC 14	This is a creeper, an aberration that kills its victims by detonating itself.
DC 19	Creepers reproduce by spores implanted in the corpses of their victims. It takes about 48 hours for new creepers to grow. A remove disease spell can stop this.
DC 24	The volatile chemicals a creeper uses can be extracted if it can be killed before it explodes.

Deities

Ignost

Ignost is the goblin deity of life, death and war. Though worshiped by many goblin tribes, Ignost would be considered a demon lord, or minor deity at best, by most civilized societies. Many civilized goblins have abandoned worship of Ignost, but many still recognize the name (DC 10 Religion).

Domains: Tyranny (Law), Evil, Death, War, Healing

Favored weapon: Longsword

Favored spell: Savage Maw (L 1)