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Sky Spore

Sky Spore CR 11

Floating among thick clouds, a solid mass slowly changes colors to match its surroundings.

XP 12,800
N Gargantuan plant
Init –2; Senses blindsense (vibration) 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +20

DEFENSE HP 180

EAC 24; KAC 26
Fort +15, Ref +13, Will +10
Defensive Abilities spore rupture; Immunities plant immunities

OFFENSE

Speed fly 20 ft. (Ex, poor)
Melee bite +23 (4d6+19 P plus swallow whole)
Space 20 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
Offensive Abilities expel spores, swallow whole (4d6+19 B, EAC 24, KAC 22, 45 HP)

STATISTICS

Str +8, Dex –2, Con +5, Int —, Wis +3, Cha –3
Skills Acrobatics +20, Stealth +20
Other Abilities mindless

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Expel Spores (Su)

As a standard action, the sky spore can vent a 15 foot cone of spores.

All creatures in the area are exposed to floating spores.

Spore Rupture (Su)

When the sky spore suffers a critical hit dealing kinetic damage, all creatures within its reach are exposed to floating spores.

Floating Spores

Type infestation (contact); Save Reflex DC 18; Track none; Frequency 1/round. Effect Each time a creature fails a save against this infestation, they gain the off-kilter condition and float upwards 10 feet. Cure 1 save

ECOLOGY

Environment any air
Organization solitary, pair, or cloud (3–5)

Sky spores float high in their planet’s atmosphere for centuries, slowly growing as they feed on living creatures that happen too close to them. A creature affected by its spores simply floats helplessly while the clumsy airborne fungus slowly maneuvers until its mouth moves over the helpless prey. The sky spore then digests its dinner over the course of days.

A creature paralyzed, but not eaten, by a sky spore floats on the wind until the paralyzing spores eventually begin to multiply, slowly altering a host’s body until a new sky spore is formed. Inorganic remains and equipment can sometimes be found in the core of sky spores.

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