AC 24, touch 10, flat-footed 23
(−1 size, +1 Dex, +14 natural)

hp 85 (10 HD)

Immune electricity

Resist cold 10; SR 30

Fort +10, Ref +8, Will +8

Weakness vulnerability to fire

Speed 10 ft.,

Melee 6 strands +11 touch (drag) and bite +13 (2d6+6)

Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft. (50 ft. with strand)

Base Atk +10; Grp +18

Abilities Str 19, Dex 13, Con 17, Int 12, Wis 16, Cha 12

Feats Alertness, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Weapon Focus (strand)

Skills Climb +12, Hide +10*, Listen +13, Spot +13

Advancement 11-15 HD (Large); 16-30 HD (Huge)

Drag (Ex) If a roper hits with a strand attack, the strand latches onto the opponent's body. This deals no damage but drags the stuck opponent 10 feet closer each subsequent round (provoking no attack of opportunity) unless that creature breaks free, which requires a DC 23 Escape Artist check or a DC 19 Strength check. The check DCs are Strength-based, and the Escape Artist DC includes a +4 racial bonus. A roper can draw in a creature within 10 feet of itself and bite with a +4 attack bonus in the same round. A strand has 10 hit points and can be attacked by making a successful sunder attempt. However, attacking a roper's strand does not provoke an attack of opportunity. If the strand is currently attached to a target, the roper takes a -4 penalty on its opposed attack roll to resist the sunder attempt. Severing a strand deals no damage to a roper.

Strands (Ex) Most encounters with a roper begin when it fires strong, sticky strands. The creature can have up to six strands at once, and they can strike up to 50 feet away (no range increment). If a strand is severed, the roper can extrude a new one on its next turn as a free action.

Weakness (Ex) A roper's strands can sap an opponent's strength. Anyone grabbed by a strand must succeed on a DC 18 Fortitude save or take 2d8 points of Strength damage. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Skills *Ropers have a +8 racial bonus on Hide checks in stony or icy areas.