Grokkyn
A spheroid creature native to the astral plane with a hard, stone-like exterior. Often mistaken for a boulder (especially when sleeping), it eats stone and other fragments of the elemental plane of earth by breaking it up with an energy beam and vacuuming the remains.
| Hit Dice | 10 (45hp) |
| Armor Class | 16 |
| Attacks | 1 (+8) @ 1d10 + 10’ knockback (ram) OR devour |
| Movement | 90’ flying |
| Save | 6 (10) |
| Morale | 5 |
| Alignment | Neutral |
- Stone-like appearance, may be overlooked or mistaken for inanimate boulder.
Knockback
In addition to damage done, target is pushed back a number of feet equal to the grokkyn’s HD.
- If the knockback distance is 5’ or more, target must make a Dexterity (DEX) check or fall down.
- If the target is knocked into something, they take an additional 1d10 damage.
Devour
Mouth opens to fire an energy beam at an adjacent target.
- When beam hits a creature, it is petrified before being devoured.
- Target must Save or be petrified.
- When beam hits rock, it breaks it apart so it can be digested.
- Target petrified creature or stone object must Save or be turned to rubble and devoured.
Sleeping
When found in the wild, there’s a 50% chance that it’s sleeping.
- While asleep, -2 to AC and -4 to attempts to identify as anything other than a floating boulder.
Other Sizes / Power Options
| HD | HP | AC | Atk Mod | Ram / Knockback Damage | Morale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[1] | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6[1:1] | 27 | 15 | +5 | 1d6 | 4 |
| 14 | 63 | 17 | +9 | 1d14 | 6 |
| 20 | 90 | 18 | +12 | 1d20 | 7 |
Short Stat Blocks
> HD 1 (4 hp), AC 14; MV 90' flying; Atk 1 (0) @ 1 + 1' knockback (ram) OR devour; AL Neutral; ML 3
> HD 6 (27 hp), AC 15; MV 90' flying; Atk 1 (+5) @ 1d6 + 6' knockback (ram) OR devour; AL Neutral; ML 4
> HD 10 (45 hp), AC 16; MV 90' flying; Atk 1 (+8) @ 1d10 + 10' knockback (ram) OR devour; AL Neutral; ML 5
> HD 14 (63 hp), AC 17; MV 90' flying; Atk 1 (+9) @ 1d14 + 14' knockback (ram) OR devour; AL Neutral; ML 6
> HD 20 (90 hp), AC 18; MV 90' flying; Atk 1 (+12) @ 1d20 + 20' knockback (ram) OR devour; AL Neutral; ML 7