Slicer Beetle
CR: 4 XP: 1,200
N Large vermin
Init: +0 Senses: darkvision 60 ft. Perception: +0
Defense
AC: 17, touch 9, flat-footed 17 (+8 natural, –1 size)
hp: 39 (6d8+12)
Fort: +7 Ref: +2 Will: +2
Immune: mind-affecting effects
Offense
Speed: 40 ft., fly 20 ft. (poor)
Melee: bite +8 (2d6+7/19–20)
Space: 10 ft. Reach: 5 ft.
Special Attacks: crippling bite
Statistics
Str: 21 Dex: 11 Con: 15 Int: — Wis: 10 Cha: 6
Base Atk: +4 CMB: +10 CMD: 20 (28 vs. trip)
Skills: Fly –6
SQ: compression
Ecology
Environment: temperate forests
Organization: solitary or cluster (2–5)
Treasure: none
Description
Crippling Bite (Ex) A slicer beetle’s bite attack threatens a critical hit on a roll of 19–20. If a slicer beetle scores a critical hit on a target, its mandibles cut deep, resulting in a wound that causes 1d6 bleed and leaving its foe staggered for 1d3 rounds from the tremendous pain dealt.
The slicer beetle sports specialized mouthparts that scissor apart flesh for easier consumption. Each side of its horizontally closing mandibles fits into the other with barely a hair’s breadth to spare.
These creatures prefer to dwell in compact caves or warrens.
A typical slicer beetle measures 10 feet long and weighs 800 pounds.
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