Skin Beetle
Creature 3 (uncommon) — animal
FlankerLANDAERIALSUBTERRANEANanimalacid
A typical skin beetle is 1-1/2 feet long and weighs 10 pounds—about the size of a house cat. Its oval-shaped body is covered in dull-colored scales, and short, club-like antennae stem from shallow grooves in its head. Skin beetles are found in most environments that can sustain life, from cold, dry steppes to dense, humid jungles. They use their complex multi-jointed mandibles to strip the skin and flesh from recently deceased creatures with almost surgical precision. While skin beetles eat most
Source: gatewalkers-bestiary
Perception +9; low-light-vision
Skills acrobatics +10, medicine +9, stealth +10
Str
+1
Dex
+4
Con
+2
Int
-5
Wis
+2
Cha
-2
AC 18
Fort +9
Ref +13
Will +7
HP 55
Speed 20 feet, burrow 15 feet, fly 15 feet
Offense
Melee Mandibles (agile, finesse) +13, Damage 1d8+4 piercing
Ranged Spit +13, range 30 feet, Damage 1d6+4 acid plus Anesthetic Saliva
Abilities
Surgical Mandibles — A skin beetle can use its mandibles as a Healer's Toolkit.
Anesthetic Saliva (poison) — A creature exposed to a skin beetle's saliva must succeed on a DC 19 Fortitude save or become Clumsy 1 for 1 round.
Harvest Flesh — The skin beetle makes a mandibles Strike against an animal or humanoid. If the Strike deals damage, the beetle tears of a large portion of flesh, dealing an additional 1d6 bleed.
WORKS WELL WITH
AnvilLANDA front-line body holds attention so this small ambush-flier can slip to an exposed flank and land its bleeding bite.
SnareLAND / AERIAL / SUBTERRANEANA controller that immobilizes a target lets this small ambusher close safely without provoking a Reactive Strike.
ShadeLAND / AERIAL / SUBTERRANEANA stealthy striker can soften a target's awareness before this ambusher darts in through its burrow or flight approach.
PUNISHES
✖ isolated PCs✖ low Fortitude✖ melee reliance
Works well with · Punishes · Pairing advice
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