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On a critical failure, it can't use reactions while it remains fascinated. A creature that succeeds at its save is temporarily immune for 1 hour.\r\n\r\n**Dimensional Swallow**   The lophiithu's digestive organs exist in the [Maelstrom](/Planes.aspx?ID=19), regardless of the location of their external form. The lophiithu can swallow any number of creatures of any size. Creatures that [Escape](/Actions.aspx?ID=79) the lophiithu's stomach do so normally. Creatures that cut themselves free instead find themselves in the Maelstrom near nothing but one of the lophiithu's disembodied stomachs. When the lophiithu dies, their stomach becomes a rift connecting to their mouth, allowing a creature to return to their plane. This rift disappears after 1 minute.\r\n\r\n**Lure Whip** <actions string=\"Two Actions\" />  The lophiithu makes a lure Strike against each creature within reach. These attacks count toward the lophiithu's multiple attack penalty, but the penalty doesn't increase until after these attacks.\r\n\r\n**[Swallow Whole](/MonsterAbilities.aspx?ID=35)** <actions string=\"Single Action\" />  Gargantuan, 3d12+10 bludgeoning, Rupture 44 and dimensional swallow\r\n\r\n</column>\r\n\r\n<aside>\r\n<title level=\"2\" noclass=\"true\" icon=\"/images/Icons/Sidebar_2_AdditionalLore.png\">Planar Digestion</title>\r\n\r\nA lophiithu's stomachs are scattered across islands in the [Maelstrom](/Planes.aspx?ID=19). Extraplanar scholars remain unclear as to how these stomachs grow independently of a lophiithu, but are unsurprised by the planar abilities of the stomachs. Expeditions into the Maelstrom have turned up stomachs ranging from as small as a human fist to as large as mountains, suggesting the existence of enormous lophiithus.\r\n</aside>",
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 "release_date": "2021-07-07",
 "resistance": {
  "mental": 20,
  "precision": 15
 },
 "resistance_markdown": "[mental](/Traits.aspx?ID=106) 20, precision 15",
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  "Pathfinder #168: King of the Mountain pg. 83"
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 "source_group": "Fists of the Ruby Phoenix",
 "source_markdown": "<row gap=\"tiny\">[Pathfinder #168: King of the Mountain](/Sources.aspx?ID=87) pg. 83</row>",
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  "Illusory Creature",
  "Phantasmal Killer",
  "Dancing Lights",
  "Daze",
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 "summary": "Lophiithus dwell in the deepest ocean trenches, places untouched by light, hope, or mortal comprehension. They appear to be gaping maws with …",
 "summary_markdown": "Lophiithus dwell in the deepest ocean trenches, places untouched by light, hope, or mortal comprehension. They appear to be gaping maws with …",
 "text": " Lophiithu Lophiithus dwell in the deepest ocean trenches, places untouched by light, hope, or mortal comprehension. They appear to be gaping maws with distended jaws, vestigial flaps of putrefying flesh, and filamentous tentacles tipped with glowing light. Their extraplanar mouths take up most of their bodies, leaving no room for other organs, and any prey they swallow is transported to the Maelstrom for digestion. Recall Knowledge - Aberration (Occultism): DC 44 Unspecific Lore : DC 42 Specific Lore : DC 39 Lophiithu Source Pathfinder #168: King of the Mountain pg. 83 Perception +38; darkvision Languages Aklo, Alghollthu, Aquan, Undercommon; telepathy 100 feet, tongues Skills Athletics +36, Deception +40, Occultism +43, Stealth +40, Survival +36 Str +6 Dex +10 Con +7 Int +10 Wis +6 Cha +7 --- AC 43 Fort +30 Ref +36 Will +38 HP 400 Resistances mental 20, precision 15 --- Speed 10 feet, swim 80 feet Melee Single Action jaws +39 (Agile, deadly 3d10, Finesse, reach 15 feet), Damage 4d12+18 piercing plus Improved Grab Melee Single Action lure +37 (Agile, Finesse, Magical, reach 40 feet), Damage 4d6+18 bludgeoning plus 2d6 mental and beguiling lure Occult Innate Spells DC 41 - Cantrips (9th) Dancing Lights, Daze - 8th Illusory Creature (×2), Phantasmal Killer (×2) - 9th Telepathic Demand (×2), Unfathomable Song (×2) - 10th Fabricated Truth, Gate (at will) - Constant (9th) Tongues Beguiling Lure (Illusion, Mental, Occult, Visual) A creature hit by a lophiithu's lure must succeed at a DC 41 Will save or be fascinated with the lophiithu's lures for 1 minute. On a critical failure, it can't use reactions while it remains fascinated. A creature that succeeds at its save is temporarily immune for 1 hour. Dimensional Swallow The lophiithu's digestive organs exist in the Maelstrom, regardless of the location of their external form. The lophiithu can swallow any number of creatures of any size. Creatures that Escape the lophiithu's stomach do so normally. Creatures that cut themselves free instead find themselves in the Maelstrom near nothing but one of the lophiithu's disembodied stomachs. When the lophiithu dies, their stomach becomes a rift connecting to their mouth, allowing a creature to return to their plane. This rift disappears after 1 minute. Lure Whip Two Actions The lophiithu makes a lure Strike against each creature within reach. These attacks count toward the lophiithu's multiple attack penalty, but the penalty doesn't increase until after these attacks. Swallow Whole Single Action Gargantuan, 3d12+10 bludgeoning, Rupture 44 and dimensional swallow Planar Digestion A lophiithu's stomachs are scattered across islands in the Maelstrom. Extraplanar scholars remain unclear as to how these stomachs grow independently of a lophiithu, but are unsurprised by the planar abilities of the stomachs. Expeditions into the Maelstrom have turned up stomachs ranging from as small as a human fist to as large as mountains, suggesting the existence of enormous lophiithus. ",
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