All right, apparently I'm a bit dumb. This isn't the only place I post my creations and while I posted Ghalta on a different site, I never posted him here for some reason. So instead of Zacama like I had planned, here's the real last of the mono-colored elder dinosaurs - Ghalta, Primal Hunger!
Ghalta is a straightforward creature - it costs less if you control other powerful creatures, it's got Trample, and it is big. Aside from the usual assortment of behemoth abilities, I wanted to focus on its title as the 'Primal Hunger,' so I gave it an ability named just that. This hunger drives Ghalta into a feral frenzy to eat, making a potentially fun interaction where heroes might want to feed it something before fighting it. Working off this idea, I wanted its jaws to be its main form of combat, even to the exclusion of others. Powerful Bites is a regular ability found in Pathfinder, but I picked up Swift Bite from the clockwork hound. When it came to picking out feats, I gave him the usual assortment for high-level combat-focused creatures, but I was happy to include Blood Feast and Horrific Gorging, both feats coming from the very fun Horror Adventures book.
Pathfinder 1e Version:
Nothing too extra for the Pathfinder Second Edition version aside from its Overwhelming Roar, an ability allowing it to strike fear into those nearby. Aside from establishing its predatory dominance, it can combo this with its Swallow Whole to achieve an effect akin to the 1e's Horrific Gorging. I also decided to include Fling, an ability found on PF2e's Tyrannosaurus. This gives it an opportunity to do something with creatures it has grabbed while its belly is full, and can eat up the action economy of those if flings.
Pathfinder 2e Version:
Blue's D&D 5e Version (https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/XSVlrnPq)
ENCOUNTER HOOKS
Intestinal Distress: When a team of heroes recovered an artifact to defeat Ghalta and faced it in battle, they were eaten before they could bring the treasure into effect. The artifact now resides within Ghalta’s guts and must be retrieved to imprison it within the earth once again. Enter our team of heroes who must get eaten to retrieve the artifact and then escape so that either they can use it or deliver to a group that can.
A Famine on Two Feet: Ghalta’s hunger and its futile attempt to sate has severely reduced a nation’s food stores. While the lumbering behemoth still poses a threat, the people are in danger of starving in a short matter of time. The heroes must serve as ambassadors, or as guards to ambassadors, to other nations and negotiate food for the people. As the food is being gathered and preparing to be shipped, the heroes must slay or imprison Ghalta to ensure the same thing doesn’t happen again.
My bad on the mess up! I'm gonna have it all sorted out quick enough, next week might even be Zacama instead of something else.
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