ability_mods: cha_mod: -2 con_mod: 5 dex_mod: 3 int_mod: -5 str_mod: 8 wis_mod: 3 ac: 31 ac_special: null active_abilities: - action_cost: One Action critical_failure: null critical_success: null description: The deadly mantis flings a grabbed creature into the air, up to 30 feet overhead and up to 30 feet away from the mantis (the creature takes damage from the fall as normal). If the flung creature lands on another creature, the creature it lands on takes the same amount of bludgeoning damage. The creature being landed on can attempt a DC 31 basic Reflex save. effect: null failure: null frequency: null full_description: null generic_description: null maximum_duration: null name: Fling range: null raw_description: '**Fling** [One Action] The deadly mantis flings a grabbed creature into the air, up to 30 feet overhead and up to 30 feet away from the mantis (the creature takes damage from the fall as normal). If the flung creature lands on another creature, the creature it lands on takes the same amount of bludgeoning damage. The creature being landed on can attempt a DC 31 basic Reflex save.' requirements: null saving_throw: null stages: null success: null traits: null trigger: null - action_cost: Two Actions critical_failure: null critical_success: null description: The mantis Leaps up to 40 feet vertically and 20 feet horizontally. At any point during the jump, it can make a leg Strike. If it hits, it automatically Grabs the target, bringing the creature along until the end of the jump. effect: null failure: null frequency: null full_description: null generic_description: null maximum_duration: null name: Leaping Grab range: null raw_description: '**Leaping Grab** [Two Actions] The mantis Leaps up to 40 feet vertically and 20 feet horizontally. At any point during the jump, it can make a leg Strike. If it hits, it automatically Grabs the target, bringing the creature along until the end of the jump.' requirements: null saving_throw: null stages: null success: null traits: null trigger: null - action_cost: One Action critical_failure: null critical_success: null description: The mantis makes a mandibles Strike against a creature it has grabbed. If that Strike hits and the creature is wearing armor with Hardness 12 or lower, the armor is broken. This Strike doesn't further damage armor that's already broken. effect: null failure: null frequency: null full_description: null generic_description: null maximum_duration: null name: Rending Mandibles range: null raw_description: '**Rending Mandibles** [One Action] The mantis makes a mandibles Strike against a creature it has grabbed. If that Strike hits and the creature is wearing armor with Hardness 12 or lower, the armor is broken. This Strike doesn''t further damage armor that''s already broken.' requirements: null saving_throw: null stages: null success: null traits: null trigger: null - action_cost: None critical_failure: null critical_success: null description: On the first round of combat, creatures that haven't acted are __flat-footed__ to the deadly mantis. effect: null failure: null frequency: null full_description: null generic_description: null maximum_duration: null name: Sudden Strike range: null raw_description: '**Sudden Strike** On the first round of combat, creatures that haven''t acted are __flat-footed__ to the deadly mantis.' requirements: null saving_throw: null stages: null success: null traits: null trigger: null alignment: N automatic_abilities: null description: 'These gigantic mantids make their homes within deep jungles and prehistoric forests where they hunt and devour equally massive prey. **__Recall Knowledge - Animal__ (__Nature__)**: DC 28' hp: 220 hp_misc: null level: 11 melee_attacks: - action_cost: One Action damage: formula: 2d12+14 type: piercing name: mandibles plus_damage: null to_hit: 25 traits: - reach 10 feet - action_cost: One Action damage: formula: 2d10+14 type: piercing name: leg plus_damage: - formula: null type: Grab to_hit: 24 traits: - agile - reach 20 feet name: Deadly Mantis perception: 20 ranged_attacks: null saves: fort: 24 fort_misc: null misc: null ref: 20 ref_misc: null will: 18 will_misc: null senses: - darkvision size: Gargantuan skills: - bonus: 18 misc: null name: Acrobatics - bonus: 25 misc: null name: Athletics - bonus: 22 misc: null name: Stealth sources: - abbr: Bestiary page_start: '233' page_stop: null speed: - amount: 50 misc: null type: Land - amount: 50 misc: null type: climb spell_lists: null traits: - Animal