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== Gluttonous ==

{{quote|Hey, guys, c'n we stop n'get a bite t'eat, tha' kobold tha' ambushed us at dawn ain't gonna hold me 'till lunch... I wonder what dragon tastes like...|orig=Torgo, hill giant glutton|src=Wandering with his party, getting hungry.}}

[[Summary::A gluttonous creature is capable of consuming much more than would seem healthy for a member of its race, and its weight certainly shows. They are capable and proficient enough with eating, that they have learned to use their mouths as weapons in combat.]]

=== Creating a Glutton ===

Glutton is an acquired template. The creature's appetite develops from a simple eating disorder into a compulsive and disgusting addiction. Attaining this template is easy, but it requires time and effort to grow out to the necessary proportions. 

Any living creature that eats can gain the glutton template.

====Trait Progression====

Upon taking this trait (at the DM's discretion), the character begins down the road toward gluttony, eventually attaining the glutton template. This trait progression is only a recommendation for continuity within a game. A freshly created character does not have to worry about progressing through this trait and can immediately attain the template (which assumes that the character became a glutton before play began.

'''{{Anchor|Compulsive Eater}}:'''  The character must make a [[SRD:Will|Will]] save DC 5+1 for every failure or be compelled to eat more than his fair share of food whenever he eats. For every failure, the DC increases by one, and the character begins to put on weight, increasing by roughly 1% of their weight at the beginning of taking this trait. After 20 failures, the character gains the Ravenous Appetite trait in place of this trait.

'''{{Anchor|Ravenous Appetite}}:''' As if some strange magic has come over the character, the character continues to grow with each meal. At every meal, he must make a [[SRD:Will|Will]] save DC 25 or be compelled to continue to eat until no food is left. After each meal, the character gains 2% of his original weight (assuming a sufficient quantity of food is available). After 100 failures, the character gains the glutton template and retains this trait. The new glutton continues to gain weight until he is roughly triple his original weight, at which time, his weight stabilizes.

==== Size and Type ====

The creature doesn't change it's size. However, a gluttonous creature typically has triple the weight of an average member of its race.

==== Speed ====

The base creature loses 5 feet to all its base [[SRD:Movement|movement]] speeds (to a minimum of 5 feet).

==== Armor Class ====

The base creature gains +1 [[SRD:Armor Class#Natural Armor|Natural Armor]] due to its thickened body. This [[SRD:Armor Class#Natural Armor|Natural Armor]] stacks with existing [[SRD:Armor Class#Natural Armor|Natural Armor]].

==== Attack ====

A glutton gains proficiency as a primary attack with his [[SRD:Natural Weapons|bite]] (if he didn't have this ability). Damage is based on his size, listed on the chart below.

==== Full Attack ====

When a glutton is hungry, and faces an opponent 2 sizes smaller than himself, he may just get the idea to try and eat his opponent and solve two problems. His bite is a primary [[SRD:Natural Weapons|natural weapon]] and he counts as armed when he makes a bite attack. Gluttons that use other forms of attack as their primary attack, may use their bite as a secondary attack, taking -5 penalty on the [[SRD:Attack Roll|attack roll]] and add only 1/2 the glutton’s [[SRD:Strength|Strength]] bonus to damage.

==== Special Attacks ====

'''{{Anchor|Improved Grab}} ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):''' If a glutton hits with his bite attack), he deals normal damage and attempts to start a [[SRD:Grapple|grapple]] as a [[SRD:Free Actions|free action]] without provoking an [[SRD:Attacks of Opportunity|attack of opportunity]]. No initial [[SRD:Touch Attack|touch attack]] is required. 

Improved grab works only against opponents at least two [[SRD:Size Category|size categories]] smaller than the glutton. The glutton has the option to conduct the [[SRD:Grapple|grapple]] normally, or simply use his mouth to hold the opponent. If he chooses to do the latter, he takes a –20 penalty on [[SRD:Grapple|grapple]] checks, but he is not considered [[SRD:Grappling|grappled]]; the glutton does not lose his [[SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]] bonus to [[SRD:Armor Class|AC]], still threatens an area, and can use his remaining attacks against other opponents. A successful hold does not deal any extra damage unless the glutton also has the [[SRD:Constrict|constrict]] special attack. If the glutton does not constrict, each successful [[SRD:Grapple|grapple]] check it makes during successive rounds automatically deals the damage indicated for his bite attack. Otherwise, he deals constriction damage as well (the amount is given in the base creature’s descriptive text). When a glutton gets a hold after an improved grab attack, he pulls the opponent into his space. This act does not provoke [[SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attacks of opportunity]]. He can even move (possibly carrying away the opponent), provided he can drag the opponent’s weight. 

'''{{Anchor|Swallow Whole}} ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):''' A gluttonous creature that begins its turn with an opponent held in its mouth or pinned in a grapple (see Improved Grab), it can attempt a new [[SRD:Grapple|grapple]] check (as though attempting to pin the opponent). If it succeeds, it swallows its prey, and the opponent takes bite damage. The opponent can be up to two [[SRD:Size Category|size category]] smaller than the swallowing creature. Being swallowed has various consequences, depending on the creature doing the swallowing. 

A swallowed creature is considered to be [[SRD:Grappling|grappled]], while the glutton is not. A swallowed creature can try to cut its way free with any light slashing or piercing weapon (dealing 1 per glutton HD + his [[SRD:Constitution|Con]] modifier cutting damage is required to get free), or it can just try to escape the [[SRD:Grapple|grapple]]. The [[SRD:Armor Class|Armor Class]] of the interior of a glutton is 10 + 1/2 its [[SRD:Natural Armor Bonus|natural armor bonus]], with no modifiers for size or [[SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]]. If the swallowed creature escapes the [[SRD:Grapple|grapple]], success puts it back in the glutton’s mouth, where it may be bitten or swallowed again.

The swallowed creature takes bludgeoning damage and [[SRD:Acid Effect|acid]] damage (based on the glutton's size on the chart below) each round spent in the glutton's stomach. If a swallowed creature cuts itself free, muscular action closes the hole; another swallowed opponent must cut its own way out.

'''Stomach HP:''' 1 per HD + [[SRD:Constitution|Constitution]] modifier.

{|    class="zebra d20"
|-
|+ Table: Glutton Swallowing Damage
! '''Glutton Size'''!! '''Bite'''!! '''Swallowed<br/> Damage'''!! '''Acid <br/>Damage'''  !! Stomach Storage
|-
| align="left" | Fine|| 1 || — || — || —
|-
| align="left" | Diminutive|| 1 || — || — || —
|-
| align="left" | Tiny|| 1d2 || 1d3+Str || 2 || align="left" | 1 Fine
|-
| align="left" | Small|| 1d3 || 1d4+Str || 3 || align="left" | 1 Diminutive, 4 Fine or smaller
|-
| align="left" | Medium|| 1d4 || 1d6+Str || 4 || align="left" | 1 Tiny, 4 Diminutive or smaller
|-
| align="left" | Large|| 1d6 || 1d8+Str || 6 || align="left" | 1 Small, 4 Tiny, 16 Diminutive or smaller
|-
| align="left" | Huge|| 2d4 || 2d6+Str || 8 || align="left" | 1 Medium, 4 Small, 16 Tiny, or 64 Diminutive or smaller
|-
| align="left" | Gargantuan|| 2d6 || 3d6+Str || 12 || align="left" | 1 Large, 4 Medium, 16 Small, 64 Tiny, or 128 Diminutive or smaller
|-
| align="left" | Colossal|| 3d6 || 4d6+Str || 18 || align="left" | 1 Huge, 4 Large, 16 Medium, 64 Small, 128 Tiny or smaller
|}

==== Special Qualities ====

A glutton has a [[#Ravenous Appetite|Ravenous Appetite]]. At every meal, he must make a [[SRD:Will|Will]] save DC 25 or be compelled to continue to eat until no food is left.

==== Abilities ====

* &minus;2 [[SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]]: A gluttonous creature's body is less flexible than an average member of his race.

==== Skills ====

* &minus; 4 on all [[SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]] based skill checks.

==== Level Adjustment ====

+[[Level Adjustment::0]] {{#set:Challenge Rating=0}}

=== The Rundown ===

{| class="zebra d20"
|-
|+ Table: Glutton Rundown
! '''Pros'''!! '''Cons'''
|-
| align="left" | +1 [[SRD:Armor Class#Natural Armor|Natural Armor]] ||align="left" | &minus;2 [[SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]]
|-
| align="left" | [[SRD:Natural Weapons|Bite attack]] ||align="left" | &minus;5 feet to base [[SRD:Movement|movement]] speeds. 
|-
| align="left" | [[#Improved Grab|Improved Grab]] ||align="left" | [[#Ravenous Appetite|Ravenous Appetite]]
|-
|| [[#Swallow Whole|Swallow Whole]] ||align="left" | &minus;4 on [[SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]] based skills.
|}


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Summary	A gluttonous creature is capable of consuming much more than would seem healthy for a member of its race, and its weight certainly shows. They are capable and proficient enough with eating, that they have learned to use their mouths as weapons in combat. +
Title	Gluttonous +