Otyugh: Large Aberration - - - Otyugh: Huge Aberration
1. HD: 6d8+9 (36 HP) - - - HD: 15d8+48 (115 HP)
*Gained 9HD
?: Where does the +9 and +48 come from?
2. Initiative: +0 - - - Initiative: +3
*Dex Mod (-1)+Improved Initiative Feat (+4)
3. Speed: 20ft. - - - Speed: 20ft.
4. A.C. (large): 17 (-1 size, +8 natural) - - -
touch: 9
flat-footed: 17
A.C. (huge): 19 (-2 size, -1 dex, +12 natural)
touch: 7
flat-footed: 19
?: Why is it showing +12 for natural armor instead of +11 (natural armor 8 + 3) as according to Table 4-2 Pg. 291 in 3.5 M.M.? Is this a typo? A natural armor of +3 would make sense for the flat-footed A.C. of 19 (A.C. 10 + natural armor +11 -2 size=19)...
5. Base Attack/Grapple: +4/+8 - - - Base Attack/Grapple:+11/+23
*+11 attack bonus same as 15th level Cleric/grapple bonus=11+4(Str Mod)+8(Size Grapple Mod)=23
?: Can someone explain the section of "Attack Bonus" in Table 4-1 on pg. 290 in the 3.5 M.M.?
6. Attack: Tentacle +4 melee (1d6) - - - Attack: Tentacle +14 melee (1d8+4)
7. Full Attack (large): 2 Tentacles +4 melee (1d6) - - -
Bite -2 melee, Bite -2, melee (1d4)
Full Attack (huge): 2 Tentacles +14 melee (1d8+4)
Bite +11 melee (1d6+2)
*Bite= +11 (attack bonus of 11+4 Str Mod-2 Size Mod-2 secondary attack)
*d4 changes to d6(Table 4-3 pg. 291 in 3.5 M.M.)+2 (Str Mod Halved)
?: Why does it show Bite-2 melee twice? Is this another typo?
8. Space/Reach: 10ft/10ft - - - Space/Reach: 15ft/15ft
15ft with tentacle 25ft with tentacle
9. Special Attacks (large): Constrict (1d6) - - -
Disease (DC 14)
Improved Grab
Special Attacks (huge): Constrict (1d8+4)
Disease (DC 20) (?)
Improved Grab
?: Why is the disease DC 20 and not DC 21 (base=10+ half HD=8+ability mod=3=21)?
10. Special Qualities: Scent - - - Special Qualities: Scent
11. Saves:Fort+3 Ref+2 Will+6 - - - Saves: Fort+10 Ref+4 Will+10
*Saves=base for PC level+feats+ability mods+misc
12. Abilities (large): Str: 11 Dex: 10 Con: 13 - - -
Int: 5 Wis: 12 Cha: 6
Abilities (huge): Str: 19 Dex: 8 Con: 17
Int: 5 Wis: 12 Cha: 6
*Str+8, Dex-2, Con+4
13. Skills: Hide-1, Listen+6, Spot+6 - - -Skills: Hide-3,Listen+9, Spot+9
?: The large otyugh should have 9 skill points according to Table 5-4 on pg. 301 in the 3.5 M.M. (1xHD of 6+3=9). Hide is derived by: Dex Mod+0 & Size Mod -1=-1. Listen & Spot both have the Wis Mod of +1 in addition to +2 granted to both because of the Alertness feat which would be: Wis Mod+1 & Alertness Mod+2=Listen & Spot at +3 each. My question is, how were the 9 skill points spent here? It appears that only 6 skill points were spent to increase Listen & Spot by 3 ranks each to make both +6…Using the same formula for the huge otyugh would grant it 18 total skill points & I am also uncertain on how that example used those said points…
Answers to any of the above questions are appreciated.
