Bog Strider
Creature 2 (uncommon) — aberration
Pre-Remaster content. May include legacy alignment.
WeaverFlankerLANDAQUATICaberration
The insectile bog striders call themselves seshes, but they take no offense at those who use the more common vernacular to refer to them. They resemble upright water striders with four legs, two arms, and powerful mandibles. Bog striders can move about on water like solid ground, chasing down prey or fleeing from predators across the water. They rarely leave the swampy rivers and lakes they call home. Bog striders stand 5 feet tall and weigh approximately 150 pounds. A bog strider's diet consis
Source: pathfinder-bestiary-2 (Pre-Remaster)
Perception +8; darkvision, wavesense (imprecise) 120 feet
Languages thalassic
Skills athletics +8 (+10 to Leap while Water Striding or Swimming), stealth +8, survival +8
Str
+2
Dex
+4
Con
+2
Int
+0
Wis
+2
Cha
+0
Items Spear, Net
AC 18
Fort +8
Ref +10
Will +8
HP 30
Speed 25 feet, swim 20 feet
Offense
Melee Spear +8, Damage 1d6+4 piercing
Melee Mandibles (agile) +8, Damage 1d6+4 piercing
Ranged Spear (thrown-20) +10, Damage 1d6+3 piercing
Abilities
Deep Breath — A bog strider can hold their breath for 2 hours.
Wavesense 120 feet — This sense allows a monster to feel vibrations caused by movement through a liquid. It's an imprecise sense with a limited range (listed in the ability). Wavesense functions only if monster and the subject are in the same body of liquid, and only if the subject is moving through the liquid.
Hurl Net —
Water Sprint — The bog strider Strides up to three times in a straight line across smooth water. They can make a single Strike against a creature at the end of this movement.
Water Stride — The bog strider can stand and move on the surface of water or other liquids without falling through. The bog strider can go underwater if they wish, but they must Swim to do so.
WORKS WELL WITH
CrasherLAND / AQUATICCrasher engages directly while the Weaver immobilizes key targets with Hurl Net and repositions via Water Sprint.
SniperLAND / AQUATICSniper picks off net-immobilized targets from range while the Weaver dominates water terrain with Water Stride and Wavesense.
PUNISHES
✖ water terrain✖ low Reflex✖ standing still
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