Tarantula Tree

AC 34, touch 12, flat-footed 24 (+10 Dex, +22 natural, –8 size)

hp 325 (26d8+208); fast healing 20

Fort +23, Ref +18, Will +17

DR 20/slashing

Immune plant traits

Speed 40 ft.

Melee 4 vines +28 (2d8+16/19–20 plus grab)

Space 30 ft., ; Reach 30 ft.

Special Attacks constrict (2d8+16), encage, trample (4d6+24, DC 39)

Spell-Like Abilities (CL 17th; concentration +20)

CMB +43 (+45 bull rush, +47 grapple) CMD 63 (65 vs. bull rush, 71 vs. trip)

Str 42,, Dex 30,, Con 26,, Int 13,, Wis 25,, Cha 17

Base Atk +19

Feats Awesome Blow , Combat Expertise , Critical Focus, Improved Bull Rush , Improved Critical (vine) , Improved Initiative , Improved Vital Strike, Iron Will , Power Attack , Quicken Spell-Like Ability (entangle) , Staggering Critical , Vital Strike , Weapon Focus (vine)

Skills Knowledge (nature) +27, Perception +36, Stealth +23 (+39 in forests)

Languages Sylvan (cannot speak)

SQ freeze (as grove of trees)

Encage (Ex) When a tarantula tree uses its freeze ability, it appears as a grove of trees with a tangled, shared canopy. Since the tarantula tree is Colossal, Large or smaller creatures can move through its space with ease, and the tarantula tree can move through a square occupied by a Large or smaller creature with ease. The tarantula tree never provokes attacks of opportunity from Large or smaller creatures as a result of such movement. As a swift action, a tarantula tree can extend thick, thorny branches from the sides of its trunk-like legs, forming a cage of sorts that functions as a wall of thorns (CL 17th) for the purposes of creatures attempting to move into or out of the tarantula tree’s space. While using its encage ability, a tarantula tree cannot move, but gains a +4 bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls against creatures in its space. It can retract these vines and resume its normal mobility as a move action.

Vines (Ex) A tarantula tree’s thorn-laced vines are a primary natural attack that deals bludgeoning and piercing damage