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|author_name=Eiji-kun
|date_created=10-2-09
|status=Complete
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{{3.5e Monster Classic
|summary=As ape is to man, blattodea are to gokiburi, brutish animalistic predecessors to the alien insecticidal race.
|monster=Blattodea (Drone)
|size=[[Medium]] |type=Vermin |subtypes=Xenotheric
|hd=2d8+6 |hp=15
|init=+1
|speed=40 ft. (8 squares)
|ac= 16 (+1 dex, +5 natural) |touch=11 |flat=15
|bab=+1 |grapple=+4
|at=Bite +4 melee (1d8+3, 20/x2)
|full_at=Bite +4 melee (1d8+3, 20/x2)
|space=5 ft. |reach=5 ft.
|sa=Frenzy
|sq=Bio-Energy, Blindsense 30 ft., Darkvision 60 ft., Immune to Poison/Polymorphing/Petrification, Persistent, Resist Electric/Acid 10, Vulnerability to Sonic
|fort=+6 |ref=+1 |will=+3
|str=17 |dex=13 |con=17 |int=- |wis=16 |cha=4
|skills=Climb +11*, Listen +5*
|feats=[[SRD:Diehard|Diehard]]<sup>B</sup>
|env=Desert
|org=Solitary or Troop (2-6) or Colony (7-21)
|cr=3
|treas=None
|align=Always Neutral
|adv=3-4 HD (Medium), 5-6 (Large)

|monster2=Blattodea (Queen)
|size2=[[SRD:Movement, Position, and Distance|Huge]] |type2=Aberration |subtypes2=Augmented Vermin, Xenotheric
|hd2=8d8+80 |hp2=116
|init2=-1
|speed2=10 ft. (8 squares), burrow 5 ft.
|ac2= 27 (-2 size, -1 dex, +20 natural) |touch2=7 |flat2=27
|bab2=+6 |grapple2=+21
|at2=Bite +15 melee (3d6+11, 20/x2)
|full_at2=Bite +15 melee (3d6+11, 20/x2) and Eight Lashes +13 melee (1d6+5 plus poison, 20/x2)
|space2=15 ft. |reach2=15 ft. (35 ft. with lash)
|sa2=Breath Weapon (6d8 acid), Hatchery, Poison
|sq2=Bio-Energy, Blindsense 45 ft., Damage Reduction 10/magic and piercing, Darkvision 60 ft., Immune to Poison/Polymorphing/Petrification, Fast Healing 8, Persistent, Primitive Telepathy (1 mile), Resist Electric/Acid 10, Vulnerability to Sonic
|fort2=+15 |ref2=+1 |will2=+5
|str2=33 |dex2=9 |con2=29 |int2=8 |wis2=16 |cha2=10
|skills2=Climb +19*, Listen +5, Survival +14
|feats2=[[SRD:Multiattack|Multiattack]], [[Bioweapon (3.5e Feat)|Bioweapon]] (Corrosive Gas), Improved Toughness<sup>CW</sup>, [[SRD:Diehard|Diehard]]<sup>B</sup>
|env2=Desert
|org2=Solitary
|cr2=11
|treas2=Double Standard
|align2=Usually Lawful Neutral
|adv2=9-16 HD (Large), 17-24 (Huge)
}}

[[File:8-LEG GOKES.jpg|thumb|Blattodea take down their prey in organized packs.]]

''Scuttling through the desert, they appear to be hunched over gokiburi wearing chitinous shells upon their back.  Their bodies are fat round discs and a fleshy trunk extends from their main body, antenna curling over their back.  They are devoid of arms and instead have eight legs, with three eyestalks upon its trunk watching you with hunger.''

''A massive blattodea sits upon her flattened belly in the back of the lair.  Her shell is covered with squirming fleshy sacs, and eight long slender tendrils flow gracefully from her back.  Your presence has not gone unnoticed, as the resting giant begins to stand...''

If apes are the animal form of humanity, than the blattodea are the primal [[Gokiburi (3.5e Race)|gokiburi]].  Creatures of the desert, they have an insect-like society, mindless drones all in service of the hive, of the queen, who lives in crude palaces of stone and sand.  Pack hunters, they take apart enemies with swarm tactics, gently guided by the mental urging of the queen.

=== Combat ===

Drones work in numbers.  If a drone encounters a battle it will usually avoid combat until it has gained sufficient number to overwhelm the enemy, drawing it closer to the hive if the opponent gives chase where it will be easily overcome.  Queens avoid combat altogether, and are almost never outside their hives, charged with the duty of birthing more drones upon her massive back and guiding the hive with her psionic urging.

'''Frenzy ([[Ex]]):'''  By expending a bio-energy point as a free action on their turn, a blattodea drone can enter a rage gaining +4 [[Strength]], +4 [[Constitution]], -2 AC, and +2 [[Will]] saves.  It lasts for 3 rounds + their newly improved [[Constitution]] bonus.  After it ends the blattodea is nauseated for 2 rounds.  It is somewhat of a dangerous move, as once in a frenzy a blattodea drone will not retreat from combat, even on obvious sign of death.

'''[[Bio-Energy (3.5e Creature Ability)|{{Anchor|Bio-Energy}}]] ([[Ex]]):'''  As a xenotheric creature blattodeas have a ''bio-energy pool'' can hold a maximum amount of charges equal to 3 plus the xenotheric creature's [[SRD:Constitution|Constitution]] modifier (minimum 1), and recharges at a rate of 1 charge per minute.  These charges may be expended to facilitate the volt tendril and thundering bellow.  The example drone has a bio-energy pool of 6, while the queen has a pool of 12.

'''Persistent ([[Ex]]):'''  Blattodea are difficult to keep down.  If dying, (below 0 hp but not yet dead) they may take a full round action instead of a standard or move action, but take 2 points of damage if they do. 

'''Vulnerability to Sonic:'''  The sensitivity of the blattodea's senses to sound is both boon and a bane. They take half again as much (+50%) damage as normal from sonic damage, regardless of whether a saving throw is allowed, or if the save is a success or failure.

'''Breath Weapon ([[Ex]]):'''  A blattodea queen has a [[Bioweapon (3.5e Feat)|corrosive gas bioweapon]] that deals 6d8 acid damage in a 15 ft. cone, with a DC 23 [[Reflex]] save for half.  This attack effect deals double damage against any objects and creatures made of corrodable metals (such as iron golems).  Each use expends 1 point of bio-energy, and the save DC is [[constitution]] based.

'''Hatchery ([[Ex]]):'''  The blattodea queen is host of dozens upon dozens of blattodea  egg sacs.  As a standard action expend a bio-energy point she can attempt to force-birth a blattodea drone early to defend her, calling forth 1d4 blattodea drones each time.  The blattodea drones start out with maximum hit points and automatically in frenzy (26 hp), eager to defend the queen.  Such drones have a very short lifespan of only a few days, so it is done in emergency only.  She can perform this even if she is out of bio-energy, but if she does it instead deals 2 points of Constitution damage to her per use.

'''Poison ([[Ex]]):'''  The thin whip-like tendrils of the blattodea queen are tipped with stinging poison that deals 1d3 [[Dex]]/1d3 [[Dex]] damage on hit, [[Fortitude]] DC 23 negates, the save is [[constitution]] based.

'''Primitive Telepathy ([[Su]]):'''  The blattodea queen has a reduced form of telepathy specifically used to coordinate her drones on a wide scale.  She can communicate to all drones simultaneously within a mile (in spite of them being mindless), but the communication is limited to simple images and concepts.  For the drones, it is enough, but for those attempting to communicate with a blattodea queen it can be troubling to understand.  This replaces the normal xenotheric telepathy.

'''Skills:'''  Both drones and queen blattodea have a +8 racial bonus on climb checks and a +2 bonus on listen checks.


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Alignment	Always Neutral + and Usually Lawful Neutral +
Author	Eiji-kun +
Challenge Rating	3 + and 11 +
Environment	Desert +
Identifier	3.5e Monster +
Level Adjustment	— +
Rating	Unrated +
Size	Medium + and Huge +
Subtype	Xenotheric + and Augmented Vermin +
Title	Blattodea +
Type	Vermin + and Aberration +