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=== Combat ===

'''{{Anchor|Camouflage}} {{Ex}}:''' A polymorph symbiote can use the [[SRD:Hide Skill|Hide]] skill in any sort of natural terrain, even if the terrain doesn’t grant [[SRD:Cover|cover]] or [[SRD:Concealment|concealment]].

'''{{Anchor|Hide in Plain Sight}} {{Ex]}}:''' While in any sort of natural terrain, a symbiote host can use the [[SRD:Hide Skill|Hide]] skill even while being observed.

'''{{Anchor|Stretch}} {{Ex}}:''' The symbiote may stretch out part of its body at will to make touch attacks, [[SRD:Trip|trip]] attempts, or [[SRD:Disarm|disarm]] attempts (used like the whip). The extent of this stretch is 15 feet. The stretched out tendril may go around corners, through a metal grating, under a door, or any other space with at least a 1/2-inch opening. In order to initiate a grapple, the majority of the symbiote's mass must be in an adjacent space to the opponent. If the tendril is stretched more than 5 feet, it counts as a ranged attack and may provoke an attack of opportunity by anyone who notices in any space adjacent to any part of the polymorph symbiote.

'''{{Anchor|Projectile}} {{Ex}}:''' As a ranged attack action, the base creature may loose sharp projectiles from its own skin. Each projectile has the same size, density, and lethality as a bolt from a heavy crossbow, dealing 1d10 damage per hit. The range on this attack is 120 feet. The base creature does not need to take time to reload this weapon, as its skin is always considered "loaded."

'''{{Anchor|Spiked Armor}} {{Ex}}:''' The spikes emanating from the symbiote's skin deal 1d8 piercing damage while grappling.

'''{{Anchor|Wisdom Leech}} {{Ps}}:''' While in physical contact (after a touch attack, whether grappling or not), the polymorph symbiote may forego any physical damage in order to sap the wisdom from its victim. The [[SRD:Wisdom|wisdom]] damage is equal to 1d6. Will save negates (DC 15 + [[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]).
:The Will save for the typical polymorph symbiote is DC 18.

'''{{Anchor|Share HP}} {{Ex}}:''' When bonded, the HP of the symbiote and its host may combine, with the following stipulations: When the symbiote is in control, its own HP is susceptible to damage, while the host's counts as temp-hp. On the other hand, when the host is in control, the symbiote's HP becomes the temp-hp to the host's base hp. If the host's base hp ever drops to 0 (or below), the symbiote may choose to either take control of the body, or leave it. If the symbiote's hp ever drops to 0 (or below), it merely sloughs off the host creature.

'''{{Anchor|Share Spells}} {{Ex}}:''' Any spell cast upon a host with a symbiote affects both beings equally. This includes, but is not limited to, all ''Cure'' and ''Inflict'' spells.

'''{{Anchor|Sonic Vulnerability}} {{Ex}}:''' Symbiote hosts take a -5 racial modifier on all saves against ''sonic'' attacks.
Author	Nolanf +
Identifier	3.5e Template +
Rating	Unrated +
Title	Symbiote Host +