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    Monster Trove: Old Fears and Hungry Things

    Python of Delphi

    Gargantuan - Orderly Impartial (Arbiter)
    HP
    333
    AC
    19
    DR
    5
    Attacks
    1
    Attack
    5d10+7
    Size
    Gargantuan
    Alignment
    Orderly Impartial (Arbiter)
    Intelligence
    High (13-14)
    Magic Resistance
    Divination touching the sanctuary reaches Python first; it may replace one answer with an older, literally true answer.
    Saves
    Quick 2 / Tough 8 / Mind 4

    Python is the immense serpent of Delphi, guardian of an ancient prophetic place before a new divine order claimed it. Its coils hold the memory of the earth's first answers, and its breath carries the rot of deep caverns. Calling Python merely a beast erases the conflict over who owns prophecy, whose oracle speaks, and what happens when one sacred authority kills another.

    Special Attack

    Oracle-Coil: one creature within 30 ft makes a Mind save. On a failure, Python speaks its next intended action aloud and the creature must either perform it or take 4d8 psychic damage.

    Special Defense

    Older Answer: asking a question about the site before attacking forces Python to answer truthfully and prevents Oracle-Coil for 1 round. Radiant damage ignores 2 DR.