Giant Pistol Shrimp
Huge Vermin (Aquatic)
Hit Dice: 8d8+24 (60 hp)
Initiative: +2
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares), Swim 30 ft., Burrow 5 ft.
Armor Class: 20 (-2 Size, +2 Dex, +10 Natural), touch 10, flat-footed 18
Base Attack/Grapple: +6/+20
Attack: Claw +10 melee (1d8+6)
Full Attack: Claw +10 melee (1d8+6) or Pistol +6 Ranged Touch (3d6 Sonic)
Space/Reach: 15 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks: Pistol Claw
Special Qualities: Dark Vision 60 ft., Vermin traits, Limb Regeneration
Saves: Fort +9, Ref +4, Will +3
Abilities: Str 22, Dex 14, Con 16, Int -, Wis 12, Cha 2
Skills: Hide -2, Spot +5, Swim +14
Feats: ---
Environment: Any Aquatic
Organization: Solitary or Colony (6-30)
Challenge Rating: 5
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always Neutral
Advancement: 9-13 HD (Huge), 14-16 HD (Gargantuan)
Level Adjustment: ---

"Were goin' fishin' Abner!"

"Awright! It's about time Bert!"

"Here's your ring of water breathing."

"What the hell are these for?"

"We're goin' fishin' underwater."

"For what?"

"Shrimp..."

Giant Pistol Shrimp are truck sized crustaceans with an odd claw that allows them to shoot a sonic blast in t he form of a stream of bubbles. It is capable of killing small prey and stunning larger opponents. There are several kinds of Pistol Shrimp. Some live in large colonies, and some live in a symbiotic relationship in a burrow with Giant Goby fish.

Pistol Claw (Ex): When making a Full Attack the Pistol Shrimp can use it's special claw. When it snaps together it creates a bubble which momentarily reaches temperatures similar to the sun causing a shockwave. It makes a Ranged Touch Attack on any square within 60'. Anything within the square takes 3d6 Sonic damage and make a DC 17 Fortitude Save or be both Stunned and Deafened for 1d3 rounds.

Limb Regeneration (Ex): If a Pistol Shrimp loses a limb it regenerates within 1d4 weeks.

Skills: Giant Pistol Shrimp get a +8 Racial Bonus on Swim checks, and may always Take 10 on a Swim Check. They also have a +4 Racial Bonus on Hide and Spot Checks.

Combat: Giant Pistol Shrimp generally fire off their pistol attack to stun or kill prey before finishing it off with their claw.



Giant Pistol Shrimp
"Good evening, and welcome to Mutual of Gnomeahaw's Wild Kingdom! As always, I'm your host Harlan Jergens! Today on Wild Kingdom, Jim and I witness an ill fated idea."

A Miracle of Nature
"Is it wise ti give giant form to a creature with a ranged weapon?"

"They only use it in the water, we just have to stay on land."

"You should have learned from bitter experience that's not the way it works by now."


Symbiotic Relationship

"What's that fish in it's burrow?"

"Why, that's it's minion of course."