# Umber Hulk >[!rimg]+ > ![[Placeholder2.png]] *This hulking, powerfully built creature looks something like a cross between a great ape and a beetle. The low, rounded head is dominated by a massive pair of mandibles and rows of triangular teeth. It has two big compound eyes like a beetle’s, with two smaller eyes like an ape’s in between. Armor plates cover virtually all of its chitinous body, whose scattered feelers resemble sparse hair.* <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Umber Hulk</div> <div class="CR">CR 7 (3,200 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Monster Manual pg. 248</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> CE Large Aberration **Init** +1 **Senses** darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft.; **Perception** +11 #### defense **AC** 18, 10 touch, 17 flat-footed (+1 Dex, +8 natural, -1 size) **hp** 76 (8d8+40) **Fort** +8, **Refl** +3, **Will** +6 **Feint** 18, **Demoralize** 18 #### offense **Speed** 20 ft., burrow 20 ft. **Melee** 2 claws +11 (2d4+6), bite +11 (2d8+6) **Space** 10 ft., **Reach** 10 ft. **Special Attacks** confusing gaze #### statistics **Str** 23, **Dex** 13, **Con** 19, **Int** 11, **Wis** 11, **Cha** 13 **BAB** +6, **CMB** +13, **CMD** 24, **TA** +11, **RTA** +6 **Feats** [[Diehard]], [[Endurance]], [[Great Fortitude]], [[Toughness]] **Skills** Acrobatics +12 (+8 when jumping), Climb +17, Perception +11, Sense Motive +8 **Languages** Aklo, Terran #### special abilities ### Confusing Gaze (Su) Confused for 8 rouds, feet, Will DC 15 negates. The save DC is Charisma-based. #### tactics An umber hulk can deliver blows powerful enough to crush almost any enemy. In addition, its mandibles are strong enough to bite through armor or exoskeletons with ease. Despite its great bulk, an umber hulk is intelligent. When brute force won’t overcome an enemy, it is more than capable of outthinking those who assume it to be a stupid beast. Umber hulks often use their tunneling ability to create deadfalls and pits for the unwary. #### ecology **Terrain** Underground **Organization** Solitary or cluster (2–4) **Treasure** Standard **Advancement** 9–12 HD (Large); 13–24 HD (Huge) Umber hulks are massive creatures that dwell deep beneath the earth. Ripping through rock as though it were light underbrush, they rampage continuously, leaving destruction in their wake. An umber hulk stands roughly 8 feet tall and measures nearly 5 feet across, weighing about 800 pounds. An umber hulk can burrow through solid rock at a speed of 5 feet. It does not leave a usable tunnel unless it chooses to.