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Giant Scorpion

Creature 3 — animal

AnvilSnareLANDanimal

These massive, terrifying arachnids are typically 8 feet long from head to the base of the tail. Giant scorpions are the favored pack animals and war beasts of various desert-dwelling creatures, particularly kholos. They are most commonly encountered in the wild, however. There they lair in mountainside caves or burrow beneath shallow layers of sand where they lie in wait for prey to wander near. Chitinous scourges of deserts, forests, savannas, and badlands, scorpions are deadly arachnids with

Source: pathfinder-monster-core

Perception +9; darkvision, tremorsense (imprecise) 60 feet
Skills athletics +11, stealth +7
Str
+4
Dex
+2
Con
+3
Int
-5
Wis
+2
Cha
-4
AC 18 Fort +12 Ref +9 Will +7
HP 45
Speed 40 feet

Offense

Melee Pincer (agile, reach-10) +11, Damage 1d8+6 slashing plus Grab
Melee Stinger (reach-10) +11, Damage 1d6+6 piercing plus Giant Scorpion Venom

Abilities

Tremorsense (Imprecise) 60 feet — Tremorsense allows a monster to feel the vibrations through a solid surface caused by movement. It is an imprecise sense with a limited range (listed in the ability). Tremorsense functions only if the monster is on the same surface as the subject, and only if the subject is moving along (or burrowing through) the surface.
Reactive Strike (Stinger Only)
Constrict — 1d6+4 bludgeoning, DC 20 Fortitude

The monster deals the listed amount of damage to any number of creatures Grabbed or Restrained by it. Each of those creatures can attempt a basic Fortitude save with the listed DC.
Giant Scorpion Venom (poison) — Saving Throw DC 18 Fortitude
Maximum Duration 6 rounds

Stage 1 1d10 poison damage and Enfeebled 1 (1 round)

Stage 2 2d10 poison damage and enfeebled 1 (1 round)

Stage 3 2d10 poison damage and Enfeebled 2 (1 round)
Grab

WORKS WELL WITH

SniperLANDRanged attacks avoid the reach and reactive stinger while the scorpion locks down melee approach.
WeaverLANDSave pressure compounds with the venom stacks the scorpion applies through its constrict.

PUNISHES

✖ standing still✖ low Fortitude
Works well with · Punishes · Pairing advice Unlock with Tactics

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