Polar BearCreature 5

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Source Pathfinder Bestiary 2
Perception +12 (low-light vision, scent (imprecise) 60 feet)
Languages none
Skills Athletics +14, Stealth +10, Survival +10
Str +5, Dex +1, Con +5, Int -4, Wis +1, Cha -1

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AC 22; Fort +14; Reflex +10; Will +10;
HP 73
Speed 35 feet (swim 15 feet)

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Jaws +15 (+10, +5) to hit 2d8+7 Piercing
Claw +15 (+11, +7) to hit (agile) 2d6+7 Slashing

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Low-Light Vision

The monster can see in dim light as though it were bright light, so it ignores the Concealed condition due to dim light.

Scent

Scent involves sensing creatures or objects by smell, and is usually a vague sense. The range is listed in the ability, and it functions only if the creature or object being detected emits an aroma (for instance, incorporeal creatures usually do not exude an aroma).

If a creature emits a heavy aroma or is upwind, the GM can double or even triple the range of scent abilities used to detect that creature, and the GM can reduce the range if a creature is downwind.

Mauler

The polar bear gains a +3 circumstance bonus to damage rolls against creatures it has Grabbed.

Sneak Attack

The polar bear's Strikes deal an additional 1d6 precision damage to flat-footed creatures.

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When the monster Strikes a creature that has the Flat-Footed condition with an agile or finesse melee weapon, an agile or finesse unarmed attack, or a ranged weapon attack, it also deals the listed precision damage. For a ranged attack with a thrown weapon, that weapon must also be an agile or finesse weapon.

Grab

Requirements The bear's last action was a success with a Strike that lists Grab in its damage entry, or it has a creature grabbed using this action.

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Effect The bear automatically Grabs the target until the end of the bear's next turn. The creature is Grabbed by whichever body part the bear attacked with, and that body part can't be used to Strike creatures until the grab is ended. Using Grab extends the duration of the monster's Grab until the end of its next turn for all creatures grabbed by it. A grabbed creature can use the Escape action to get out of the grab, and the Grab ends for a grabbed creatures if the bear moves away from it.

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Polar bears are known for their pale fur, with black eyes, lips, and toe pads. They are aggressively predatory creatures, stalking prey for miles on land or across the icy waters of frozen oceans. They are also amazing ambush predators, leaping from the water to ambush seals resting on ice floes. If they are desperate, polar bears hunt not only other animals but also humanoids.

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Traits