{"name":"Fiendish Snake, Small Viper","challenge_rating":"1\/2","species":"Reptile","sub_species":"Snake","size":"Small","type":"Magical Beast (Extraplanar)","hit_dice":"1d8+2 (6 hp)","speed":"20 ft. (4 squares), climb 20 ft., swim 20 ft.","abilities":"Str 6, Dex 17, Con 11, Int 3, Wis 12, Cha 2","special_qualities":"Scent, Darkvision 60 ft., Resistance to cold, and fire 5, Spell resistance 6","environment":"Temperate marshes in an evil-aligned plane","organization":"Solitary","treasure":"None","alignment":"Always evil (any)","advancement":"-","level_adjustment":"-","skills":"Balance +11, Climb +11, Hide +11, Listen +7, Spot +7, Swim +8","feats":"Improved Initiative, Weapon Finesse","initiative":"+7","armor_class":"17 (+1 size, +3 Dex, +3 natural),, touch 14, flat-footed 14","base_attack":"+0","attack":"Bite +4 melee (1d2 plus poison)","full_attack":"Bite +4 melee (1d2 plus poison)","space_reach":"5 ft.\/5 ft.","special_attacks":"Poison, Smite Good 1\/day","saves":"Fort +4, Ref +5, Will +1","imageid":"","description":"These creatures range widely in size. They are not particularly aggressive, but will often lash out with a bite attack before attempting to retreat.\r\n\r\n[b]Skills:[\/b] Snakes have a +4 racial bonus on Hide, Listen, and Spot checks and a +8 racial bonus on Balance and Climb checks. A snake can always choose to take 10 on a Climb check, even if rushed or threatened. Snakes use either their Strength modifier or Dexterity modifier for Climb checks, whichever is higher. A snake has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. It can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered. It can use the run action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.\r\n\r\n[b]COMBAT[\/b]\r\nSmite Good (Su): Once per day the creature can make a normal melee attack to deal extra damage equal to its HD total (maximum of +20) against a good foe.\r\n\r\nViper snakes rely on their venomous bite to kill prey and defend themselves.\r\n\r\n[b]Poison (Ex):[\/b] A viper snake has a poisonous bite that deals initial and secondary damage of 1d6 Con. The save DC varies by the snake\u2019s size, as shown on the table below. The save DCs are Consitution-based.\r\n\r\n[b]Size: [\/b]Small\t[b]Fort DC:[\/b] 12","jsondata":"","tags":"","templateId":"4842","blockId":"1048706","world":"6df89815-8678-4709-aab1-70fe9cc0ac03","folder":"15689","isShared":"on"}