Dragonsnake (beast)

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Dragonsnake

The dragonsnake is one of the deadliest predators found on Dagobah. It is a swift but patient hunter, lying motionless for hours, waiting for prey to come within range. When prey approaches, it lunges forward in the water and either engulfs the target with its large mouth or grabs it with its two clawed forelimbs and drags it underwater. Although slow-moving creatures on land, dragonsnakes move with surprising swiftness when they attack in the water. They are exceptionally silent swimmers and excel at gliding silently forward in the water until they come within striking range. Dragonsnakes can swallow whole any Small or smaller creatures, but must rend and tear larger prey in order to consume it. They are solitary hunters; each beast claims a single lake, bay, or other moderately large body of water as its territory. Because they must come ashore to lay their eggs, dragonsnakes always make their lairs fairly close to shore.

Dragonsnake Encounters

Dragonsnakes are voracious but not exceptionally bright predators. As a result, they regularly attack anything of Medium or smaller size that comes close. Most dragonsnakes lie in wait within a few yards of the shoreline. so that they can lunge forward, stretching out their long forelimbs and necks and literally snatch their unsuspecting prey from the shore and drag it underwater. Here, most prey is helpless to resist the dragonsnake’s attacks.

     Dragonsnakes have been known to attack literally anything that moves, including small droids, large pieces of wind-blown trash, or even tent flaps blowing in the wind. They swiftly spit out objects that prove indigestible and can do so with surprising force. They are also intensely territorial, defending their lakes or bays against both others of their own kind and against an other large predators, or anything that they perceive to be a large predator. They will not attack any creature of Large or larger ize on the shore, but they attack any creature or object of Huge or smaller size that travels through, under, or a yard or two above the surface of their watery domain and attempt to drive these intruders away. As a result, they occasionally attack landspeeders and even low-flying starships.

Dragonsnake           (CL 12)

     Threats of the Galaxy, page 108.

Large beast 13

Initiative: +12; Senses: low-light vision;Perception +12

Defenses: Ref 14 (flat-footed 14), Fort 15, Will 12

Hit Points: 136; Damage Threshold: 20

Speed: 6 squares, 12 squares (swimming)

Melee: 2 claws +16 each (1d6+13) and
bite +16 (1d8+13)

Fighting Space: 2×2; Reach: 1 square

Base Attack: +9; Grapple: +21

Attack Options: ambush; Cleave, Power Attack

Abilities: Str 24, Dex 12, Con 20, Int 2, Wis 14, Cha 10

Special Qualities: low-light vision

Feats: Cleave, Power Attack, Skill Training (Perception, Stealth), Toughness

Skills: Initiative +12, Perception +13, Stealth +7

Ambush—A dragonsnake deals an extra 2d6 points of damage with its natural weapons against a flat-footed opponent.

Low-light Vision—A dragonsnake can see without penalty in shadowy illumination, ignoring concealment (but not total concealment) due to darkness. It retains the ability to distinguish color and detail under these conditions.

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