Rift Chameleon

Level 3
Creature· beastUncommonSmallRemaster
AC
19
HP
45
Speed
25 ft.
Perception
+9
Fort
+10
Ref
+9
Will
+8
Languages aklo
Senses darkvision, scent 30 ft. (imprecise)
Skills stealth +10, athletics +9, survival +8
Other Speeds climb 20 ft.
Recall Knowledge DC 20 (nature, occultism)

Attacks

Melee Jaws +11 (unarmed), Damage 1d10+4 piercing
Melee Tail +11 (agile), Damage 1d8+4 bludgeoning
Melee Tongue +11 (reach 10 ft.)

Abilities

Extradimensional Gulletinteraction

The rift chameleon's innards exist partially on the Ethereal Plane, allowing it to swallow any number of creatures, even ones larger than itself. Creatures that Escape or cut themselves free from the chameleon's stomach reappear in the Universe adjacent to the rift chameleon's position. Creatures cannot escape from the rift chameleon's gullet using teleportation effects unless those effects can also cross planar boundaries.

Flickering Dashinteraction

Frequency once per round


Effect The rift chameleon Strides twice. During this movement, it flits quickly between the Universe and the Ethereal Plane, gaining resistance 5 to physical damage.

All-Around Vision
Ethereal Camouflage

A rift chameleon can Hide, even if it doesn't have cover, but it cannot be Concealed from creatures on the Ethereal Plane.

Swallow Whole

Large, (1d12+2)[bludgeoning], Rupture 10


Tongue Pull

Any creature hit by the rift chameleon's tongue is pulled adjacent to the chameleon. The creature is Off-Guard to the next Strike the rift chameleon makes against it this round.

Rift chameleons are best known for their unsettling ability to swallow creatures significantly larger than themselves, thanks to a digestive tract that connects to its own pocket of the Ethereal Plane. When two or more rift chameleons remain in proximity for extended periods of time, their partially extradimensional nature begins to subtly warp the surrounding terrain. Direction and distance become confused to all but the lizards, making it easy for locals to get lost in places they once thought familiar.