SRD:Earth Elemental

Earth Elemental exists in other D&D editions see:

Earth Elemental (disambiguation).

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EARTH ELEMENTAL

When summoned to the Material Plane, an earth elemental consists of whatever types of dirt, stones, precious metals, and gems it was conjured from.

Earth elementals speak Terran but rarely choose to do so.

Combat

Though an earth elemental moves slowly, it is a relentless opponent. It can travel though solid ground or stone as easily as humans walk on the earth’s surface. It cannot swim, however, and must either walk around a body of water or go through the ground under it. An earth elemental can move along the bottom of a body of water but prefers not to.

Earth Mastery (Ex): An earth elemental gains a +1 bonus on attack and damage rolls if both it and its foe are touching the ground. If an opponent is airborne or waterborne, the elemental takes a –4 penalty on attack and damage rolls. (These modifiers are not included in the statistics block.)

Push (Ex): An earth elemental can start a bull rush maneuver without provoking an attack of opportunity. The combat modifiers given in Earth Mastery, above, also apply to the elemental’s opposed Strength checks.

Earth Glide (Ex): An earth elemental can glide through stone, dirt, or almost any other sort of earth except metal as easily as a fish swims through water. Its burrowing leaves behind no tunnel or hole, nor does it create any ripple or other signs of its presence. A move earth spell cast on an area containing a burrowing earth elemental flings the elemental back 30 feet, stunning the creature for 1 round unless it succeeds on a DC 15 Fortitude save.

Earth Elemental Sizes

Elemental	Height	Weight	Elemental	Height	Weight
Small	4 ft.	80 lb.	Huge	32 ft.	48,000 lb.
Medium	8 ft.	750 lb.	Greater	36 ft.	54,000 lb.
Large	16 ft.	6,000 lb.	Elder	40 ft.	60,000 lb.

Small Earth Elemental

	Small Earth Elemental
Size/Type:	Small Elemental (Earth, Extraplanar)
Hit Dice:	2d8+2 (11 hp)
Initiative:	–1
Speed:	20 ft. (4 squares)
Armor Class:	17 (+1 size, –1 Dex, +7 natural),, touch 10, flat-footed 17
Base Attack/Grapple:	+1/+0
Attack:	Slam +5 melee (1d6+4)
Full Attack:	Slam +5 melee (1d6+4)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	Earth mastery, push
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft., earth glide, elemental traits
Saves:	Fort +4, Ref –1, Will +0
Abilities:	Str 17, Dex 8, Con 13, Int 4, Wis 11, Cha 11
Skills:	Listen +3, Spot +2
Feats:	Power Attack
Environment:	Elemental Plane of Earth
Organization:	Solitary
Challenge Rating:	1
Treasure:	None
Alignment:	Usually neutral
Advancement:	3 HD (Small)
Level Adjustment:	—

Earth Elemental Sizes

Elemental	Height	Weight
Small	4 ft.	80 lb.

Medium Earth Elemental

	Medium Earth Elemental
Size/Type:	Medium Elemental (Earth, Extraplanar)
Hit Dice:	4d8+12 (30 hp)
Initiative:	–1
Speed:	20 ft. (4 squares)
Armor Class:	18 (–1 Dex, +9 natural),, touch 9, flat-footed 18
Base Attack/Grapple:	+3/+8
Attack:	Slam +8 melee (1d8+7)
Full Attack:	Slam +8 melee (1d8+7)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	Earth mastery, push
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft., earth glide, elemental traits
Saves:	Fort +7, Ref +0, Will +1
Abilities:	Str 21, Dex 8, Con 17, Int 4, Wis 11, Cha 11
Skills:	Listen +4, Spot +3
Feats:	Cleave, Power Attack
Environment:	Elemental Plane of Earth
Organization:	Solitary
Challenge Rating:	3
Treasure:	None
Alignment:	Usually neutral
Advancement:	5–7 HD (Medium)
Level Adjustment:	—

Earth Elemental Sizes

Elemental	Height	Weight
Medium	8 ft.	750 lb.

Large Earth Elemental

	Earth Elemental, Large
Size/Type:	Large Elemental (Earth, Extraplanar)
Hit Dice:	8d8+32 (68 hp)
Initiative:	–1
Speed:	20 ft. (4 squares)
Armor Class:	18 (–1 size, –1 Dex, +10 natural),, touch 8, flat-footed 18
Base Attack/Grapple:	+6/+17
Attack:	Slam +12 melee (2d8+7)
Full Attack:	2 slams +12 melee (2d8+7)
Space/Reach:	10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks:	Earth mastery, push
Special Qualities:	Damage reduction 5/–, earth glide, darkvision 60 ft., elemental traits
Saves:	Fort +10, Ref +1, Will +2
Abilities:	Str 25, Dex 8, Con 19, Int 6, Wis 11, Cha 11
Skills:	Listen +6, Spot +5
Feats:	Cleave, Great Cleave, Power Attack
Environment:	Elemental Plane of Earth
Organization:	Solitary
Challenge Rating:	5
Treasure:	None
Alignment:	Usually neutral
Advancement:	9–15 HD (Large)
Level Adjustment:	—

Earth Elemental Sizes

Elemental	Height	Weight
Large	16 ft.	6,000 lb.

Huge Earth Elemental

	Huge Earth Elemental
Size/Type:	Huge Elemental (Earth, Extraplanar)
Hit Dice:	16d8+80 (152 hp)
Initiative:	–1
Speed:	30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class:	18 (–2 size, –1 Dex, +11 natural),, touch 7, flat-footed 18
Base Attack/Grapple:	+12/+29
Attack:	Slam +19 melee (2d10+9)
Full Attack:	2 slams +19 melee (2d10+9)
Space/Reach:	15 ft./15 ft.
Special Attacks:	Earth mastery, push
Special Qualities:	Damage reduction 5/–, earth glide, darkvision 60 ft., elemental traits
Saves:	Fort +15, Ref +4, Will +7
Abilities:	Str 29, Dex 8, Con 21, Int 6, Wis 11, Cha 11
Skills:	Listen +10, Spot +9
Feats:	Awesome Blow, Cleave, Great Cleave, Improved Bull Rush, Iron Will, Power Attack
Environment:	Elemental Plane of Earth
Organization:	Solitary
Challenge Rating:	7
Treasure:	None
Alignment:	Usually neutral
Advancement:	17–20 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment:	—

Earth Elemental Sizes

Elemental	Height	Weight
Huge	32 ft.	48,000 lb.

Greater Earth Elemental

	Greater Earth Elemental
Size/Type:	Huge Elemental (Earth, Extraplanar)
Hit Dice:	21d8+105 (199 hp)
Initiative:	–1
Speed:	30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class:	20 (–2 size, –1 Dex, +13 natural),, touch 7, flat-footed 20
Base Attack/Grapple:	+15/+33
Attack:	Slam +23 melee (2d10+10)
Full Attack:	2 slams +23 melee (2d10+10)
Space/Reach:	15 ft./15 ft.
Special Attacks:	Earth mastery, push
Special Qualities:	Damage reduction 10/–, earth glide, darkvision 60 ft., elemental traits
Saves:	Fort +17, Ref +6, Will +9
Abilities:	Str 31, Dex 8, Con 21, Int 8, Wis 11, Cha 11
Skills:	Listen +14, Spot +14
Feats:	Alertness, Awesome Blow, Cleave, Great Cleave, Improved Bull Rush, Improved Sunder, Iron Will, Power Attack
Environment:	Elemental Plane of Earth
Organization:	Solitary
Challenge Rating:	9
Treasure:	None
Alignment:	Usually neutral
Advancement:	22–23 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment:	—

Earth Elemental Sizes

Elemental	Height	Weight
Greater	36 ft.	54,000 lb.

Elder Earth Elemental

	Elder Earth Elemental
Size/Type:	Huge Elemental (Earth, Extraplanar)
Hit Dice:	24d8+120 (228 hp)
Initiative:	–1
Speed:	30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class:	22 (–2 size, –1 Dex, +15 natural),, touch 7, flat-footed 22
Base Attack/Grapple:	+18/+37
Attack:	Slam +27 melee (2d10+11/19–20)
Full Attack:	2 slams +27 melee (2d10+11/19–20)
Space/Reach:	15 ft./15 ft.
Special Attacks:	Earth mastery, push
Special Qualities:	Damage reduction 10/–, earth glide, darkvision 60 ft., elemental traits
Saves:	Fort +19, Ref +7, Will +10
Abilities:	Str 33, Dex 8, Con 21, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 11
Skills:	Listen +29, Spot +29
Feats:	Alertness, Awesome Blow, Cleave, Great Cleave, Improved Bull Rush, Improved Critical (slam), Improved Sunder, Iron Will, Power Attack
Environment:	Elemental Plane of Earth
Organization:	Solitary
Challenge Rating:	11
Treasure:	None
Alignment:	Usually neutral
Advancement:	25–48 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment:	—

Earth Elemental Sizes

Elemental	Height	Weight
Elder	40 ft.	60,000 lb.

See Also:

• Small Earth Elemental
• Medium Earth Elemental
• Large Earth Elemental
• Huge Earth Elemental
• Greater Earth Elemental
• Elder Earth Elemental

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