Pathfinder: Mongrel Ash Giant - Sep 10

And another monster - an ash giant with the mongrel giant template. Comments?

MONGREL ASH GIANT CR 11

XP 12,800

CN Large humanoid (giant)

Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +8

DEFENSE

AC 25, touch 11, flat-footed 23 (+4 armor, +2 Dex, +10 natural, –1 size)

hp 147 (14d8+84)

Fort +15, Ref +6, Will +5

Defensive Abilities rock catching; Immune disease, poison

OFFENSE

Speed 40 ft. (30 ft. in armor)

Melee Huge greatclub +20/+15 (2d8+11 plus disease), slam +15 (1d8+5 plus disease) or 2 slams +20 (1d8+11 plus disease)

Ranged rock +12 (1d8+16 plus disease)

Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft.

Special Attacks disease, greatclub training, improved rock throwing (160 ft.)

STATISTICS

Str 33, Dex 14, Con 23, Int 9, Wis 12, Cha 10

Base Atk +10; CMB +22; CMD 34

Feats Catch Off-Guard, Cleave, Great Cleave, Martial Weapon Proficiency (greatclub)^b Point-Blank Shot, Power Attack, Precise Shot, Self-Sufficient

Skills Climb +14, Heal +7, Intimidate +6, Perception +8, Survival +9

Languages Common, Giant

SQ oversized weapon, vermin empathy +14

ECOLOGY

Environment any wastelands

Organization solitary, gang (2–5), band (6–9), raid (9–12 plus 1d4 giant vermin), or tribe (13–30 plus 35% noncombatants, plus 1 barbarian or fighter chief of 6th–8th level and 6–8 giantvermin)

Treasure standard (hide armor, Huge club, other treasure)

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Disease (Su) While ash giants are immune to disease, they carry a contagious form of leprosy. Any creature struck by an ash giant's attacks is exposed to this virulent sickness.

Ash Leprosy: Injury; save Fort 23; onset 1 minute; frequency 1/day; effect 1d2 Con damage, 1d2 Cha drain; cure 2 consecutive saves. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Oversized Weapon (Ex) An ash giant can wield Huge weapons without penalty.

Vermin Empathy (Ex) This ability functions as a druid's wild empathy ability, save that it works only on vermin. An ash giant uses its Hit Dice (14 for most ash giants) as its effective druid level. Vermin are normally mindless, but this empathic communication imparts upon them a modicum of implanted intelligence, allowing the ash giant to train vermin and use them as guardians (although it does not grant them skills or feats).