Giant Rat (BB)
Creature -1 — animal
FlankerLANDVERTICALanimal
Giant rats are enormous versions of the common vermin. They're typically found in abundant numbers, but since they can't fit in the nooks where ordinary rats typically hide, they're much easier to locate and exterminate. In fact, finding and slaying a giant rat is a rite of passage for many an adventurer. Such tasks get tiresome quickly, so many veterans subcontract extermination to new adventurers. Giant rats mostly live in sewers where they can scavenge from the streets above, but some famili
Source: menace-under-otari-bestiary
Perception +5; low-light-vision
Skills acrobatics +5, athletics +2 (+4 to Climb or Swim), stealth +5
Str
+1
Dex
+3
Con
+2
Int
-4
Wis
+1
Cha
-3
AC 15
Fort +6
Ref +7
Will +3
HP 8
Speed 30 feet, climb 10 feet
Offense
Melee Jaws (agile, finesse, unarmed) +7, Damage 1d6+1 piercing
WORKS WELL WITH
AnvilLANDA sturdy front-liner holding the doorway lets this small scavenger dart in from a climbable surface to grab an opening.
SnareLANDA controller pinning a target in place turns this creature's finesse bite into a reliable follow-up rather than a gamble.
SniperLAND / VERTICALRanged fire drawing attention away lets this climber slip into flanking position unnoticed.
PUNISHES
✖ low Perception✖ unguarded flanks✖ isolated targets
Stacking many of these low-durability skirmishers without a controller to create openings wastes their mobility on wasted attacks.
Works well with · Punishes · Pairing advice
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