This tangled mass of thick reeds extends from a bulbous pod split by a wide, thorn-toothed maw.
XP 6,400 DEFENSE AC 23, touch 14, flat-footed 18 (+5 Dex, +9 natural, –1 size) OFFENSE Speed 5 ft., climb 10 ft., swim 20 ft. STATISTICS Str 25, Dex 20, Con 21, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 6 SPECIAL ABILITIES Freeze (Ex)A stranglereed can hold itself so still that it appears to be normal vegetation. A stranglereed that uses this ability can take 20 on its Stealth check to hide in plain sight as a regular patch of reeds. Grab (Ex)A stranglereed can grab a foe of up to one size category larger than itself. Strangle (Ex)Stranglereeds have an unerring talent for seizing their victims by the throat. A creature grappled by a stranglereed can't speak or cast spells with verbal components. Suffocate (Ex)A creature affected by a stranglereed's strangle ability can't breathe and must hold its breath or suffocate. |