Flying Polyp Sothothery philosopher) +25, Perception +26, Stealth +15, Use Magic Device +23 Languages Aklo, Yithian SQ cooperative weather control, multi-dimensional duplicates What You See ECO LO GY This huge tentacled entity is not shapeless so much as its shape is not entirely visible Parts of it vanish and reappear as it moves: its eyes, mouths, and tendrils flash in and out of sight A great sweeping whistle penetrates your ears, blocking out all other noises for a moment CR 14 XP 38,400 CE Huge aberration (air) Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +26 Aura frightful presence (90 ft., DC 24) DEFENSE AC 29, touch 16, flat-footed 26 (+5 deflection, +2 Dex, +1 dodge, +13 natural, –2 size) hp 207 (18d8+126) Fort +13, Ref +12, Will +16 Defensive Abilities amorphous, deflecting winds, partial existence, shared mind; DR 10/magic and slashing; Immune acid, cold, sonic; SR 25 Weaknesses vulnerable to electricity OFFENSE Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft (perfect) Melee tentacles +21 (1d8+9/19–20 plus grab) Space 15 ft.; Reach 15 ft Special Attacks constrict (1d8+9), sucking wind, wind blast Spell-Like Abilities (CL 14th; concentration +19) At will—gust of wind (DC 17), whispering wind, wind walk 3/day—control winds (DC 20), wind wall 1/day—control weather, whirlwind (DC 23) S TAT I S T I C S 334 Str 28, Dex 15, Con 24, Int 19, Wis 20, Cha 21 Base Atk +13; CMB +24 (+28 grapple); CMD 42 (can’t be tripped) Feats Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Flyby Attack, Improved Critical (tentacle), Improved Initiative, Mobility, Power Attack, Vital Strike, Weapon Focus (tentacle) Skills Fly +27, Knowledge (engineering) +22, Knowledge (history) +22, Knowledge (nature) +22, Profession (Yog- Environment any Organization solitary, pair, or storm (3–10) Treasure standard SPECIAL ABILITIES Cooperative Weather Control (Su) Multiple flying polyps (not merely multiple bodies, but multiple minds) can pool their efforts when casting control weather Each additional flying polyp who casts control weather in this way extends the area of effect of the control weather spell-like ability by a factor of one Thus, two flying polyps working together double the area of effect, while three can triple it, four can quadruple it, and so on Deflecting Winds (Su) A flying polyp’s mastery over air and wind allows it to surround itself with blasts of precisely aimed gusts, granting the creature a +5 deflection bonus to its Armor Class and a +4 resistance bonus on Reflex saving throws Multi-Dimensional Duplicates (Su) A flying polyp exists in multiple separate bodies, each of which acts independently, but all are part of the same creature A flying polyp can have up to eight separate bodies at one time, but at no time can any two of these bodies be more than a mile apart Each body functions physically as a separate creature capable of taking its own actions, so combat against a flying polyp is treated as combat against multiple creatures If a flying polyp’s body is slain or destroyed, it takes a full year for it to grow a replacement Only if all eight bodies are slain within a year can a flying polyp truly be destroyed A full group of flying polyps is thus a CR 20 encounter (consisting, in effect, of CR 14 individuals) Roll 1d8 (or simply choose a number appropriate to the desired challenge) to determine how many active bodies a particular flying polyp has when it is encountered Partial Existence (Su) A flying polyp’s body constantly flickers and shifts, passing from visibility to invisibility and shifting from reality to elsewhere in a seemingly random pattern and often not wholly at once This effect, combined with the flying polyp’s amorphous and elastic form, makes it difficult to target the creature, granting it a 30% miss chance against all attacks By concentrating (standard action at will), a flying polyp can become fully invisible True seeing and see invisibility allow the viewer to see all of a polyp’s currently extant body parts, but does not help to target portions of the polyp’s body that not currently exist Under such circumstances, attacks against the flying polyp by such a character suffer only