Floating Mantle Bluesting
Medium aberrant magical beast (blind)
Level 15 Artillery XP 1200
| HP 111; Bloodied 55 | Initiative +12 |
| AC 28, Fortitude 26, Reflex 27, Will 28 | Perception+11 |
| Speed 0, fly 6 (hover; altitude limit 3) | Blindsight 25 |
| Immune blinded, gaze; Vulnerable 10 fire, 10 lightning | |
Standard Actions
(⚔) Tentacle Rake (poison) ✦ At-Will
Attack: Melee 3 (one creature); +18 vs. Reflex
Hit: 2d12 + 8 poison damage.
(➶) Flinging Nettles (poison) ✦ At-Will
Attack: Ranged 20 (one creature); +20 vs. Fortitude
Hit: 2d10 + 11 poison damage.
ᗕ Toxic Burst (poison) ✦ Recharge when first bloodied or whenever a floating mantle polyp within 5 squares of the bluesting drops to 0 hit points
Attack: Close burst 1 (creatures in the burst); +18 vs. Fortitude
Hit: 2d10 + 11 poison damage.
Effect: If the bluesting is accompanied by fewer than four floating mantle polyps, one polyp appears in flight in an unoccupied square within or adjacent to the burst. The polyp acts after the bluesting in the initiative count.
Minor Actions
Jet ✦ Recharge when first bloodied
Effect: The bluesting shifts its speed.
Sudden Birth ✦ Recharge ⚃ ⚄ ⚅
Requirement: The bluesting must be accompanied by fewer than four floating mantle polyps.
Effect: One floating mantle polyp appears in flight in an unoccupied square within 3 squares of the bluesting. The polyp acts immediately after the bluesting's turn.
Triggered Actions
ᗕ Psychic Scream (psychic) ✦ Encounter
Trigger: The bluesting is first bloodied.
Attack (Free Action): Close burst 2 (creatures in the burst other than floating mantles); +16 vs. Will
Hit: 4d8 + 6 psychic damage, and the target takes 10 psychic damage whenever it makes an attack against the bluesting (save ends).
ᗕ Sudden Explosion (fire) ✦ Encounter
Trigger: The bluesting is reduced to 0 hit points by fire or lightning damage.
Attack (No Action): Close burst 2 (creatures in the burst); +16 vs. Reflex
Hit: 2d12 + 10 fire damage, and the bluesting pushes the target 1d4 squares.
Miss: Half damage.
Str 10 (+7) Dex 20 (+12) Wis 18 (+11)
Con 15 (+9) Int 5 (+4) Cha 23 (+13)
Alignment Unaligned Languages -
Published in Dark Sun Creature Catalog, page(s) 47.