| Pablithor |
Hi everyone.
This is my first post on this forum.
First of all: Thanks Paizo for thinking in us 3.5 people.
I am grateful for your effort.
To the topic, then:
I am DMing my first Pathfinder module: "From Shore to Sea" and I found some issues with this monster.
After searching through the messageboads i came up with some answers but I'm not quite sure I got the thing right. Can you help me please?
1) Regarding the Chuul and it's many ways of fighting: please tell me if this is possible:
surprise round:
(standard action) attack with 1 claw -> if successful then grab ->if successful then constrict
regular round:
(standard action) attack with one claw -> if successful then grab ->if successful then constrict
(move action) transfer grappled PC to tentacles and try to poison him.
regular round: with PC already on it's tentacles
(standard action) grab to maintain grapple -> if successful then constrict
2) Regarding the Chuul's mandibles:
When does the damage from them applies?
When it transfers the PC to them?
At the beginning of the grappled PC's turn?
At the beninning of the Chuul's turn if he's got a PC grappled in it's tentacles?
3) Does the Chuul needs to sustract 20 to it's CMB in order to be able to attack with it's claws when he's got the poor PC in it's tentacles?
I'm asking those two questions because it seems to me that this monster is extremely powerful for 6th level PCs and I fear I'm misinterpretating the rules and thus buffing it even more.
Thanks in advance!