Enormous Scorpion

Enormous Scorpion (CR 3)

Neutral - Medium - Vermin

Lore:	Know (Nature)
6		21
Basic DC		Full DC

Initiative

5

Perception:
15	+5
Passive	Active

Ambush:

10+

on a d20

Senses:

• Standard Senses
• Darkvision 60 ft.
• Tremorsense 30 ft.

Movement Types:

• Walk 30 ft.

Defense

AC

18

Man Def

17

Monster Health
51	25	4
Hit Points	Bloodied	Hit Dice

Saving Throws
Fort:	+6
Refl:	+1
Will:	+1

Strong Against:

• (Mindless) Immune (no effect): all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, fear, morale effects, patterns, and phantasms)

Weak Against:

Offense

Size:	Medium
5 ft.		5 ft.
Space		Reach

To-Hit

+6

Man Off

+5

Action

0

Points

• Maneuver Offense Notes: +2 on Grapples

Standard Attack (Melee):

• 1x Sting +6 (1d10+2/x2)
  as piercing (physical, common)
  poison (see below)

Full Attack (Melee):

• 1x Sting +6 (1d10+2/x2)
  as piercing (physical, common)
  poison (see below)
• 2x Claw +6 (1d6/x2)
  as slashing (physical, common)
  grab

Standard Attack (Ranged):

Full Attack (Ranged):

Siege Damage: Not siege capable

Statistics

19

STR

10

DEX

16

CON

—

INT

10

WIS

2

CHA

Skills:

• Movement: 9
• Perception: 5
• Stealth: 9
• All other skills: 0 (no ranks)

Languages:

Feats:

Special Abilities

Scorpion Venom (Ex) Automatic Upon Sting

Whenever the scorpion stings a foe, it may inflict a mild poison: Scorpion Venom    (Injury vector; Poisoned intensity) Save: Fort DC 16;     Frequency: 1/round for 3 rounds Effect: 1d2 STR dilution and 1d8+1 points of poison (physical, uncommon) damage per interval Fruition: None Fruition Duration: n/a

Grab (Ex) Free Action after Claw Attack

As a free action, whenever a scorpion succeeds in a melee attack with its claws, it may attempt to Grab that target, rolling its Maneuver Offense (1d20+5) against the target's Maneuver Defense.

Enormous Scorpion

The Enormous Scorpion is one of the myriad of monstrous vermin which infests the wilderness...although to be fair, they can be found far too easily in cities. Enormous Scorpions come in a variety of colors, and seem to grow such that they blend in with their environment. Scorpions on a tundra will be mottled greenish-brown, as will scorpions in woods. Desert-dwellers will be pale yellow, tan, and light brown. Glacier-dwelling scorpions will be dark to pale blue, with white markings. To everyones dismay, they also adapt well to city life, and mottled grey scorpions have been found in ruins world-wide, not to mention brown ones in sewers and caves everywhere.

Regardless of their color, scorpions are efficient, dangerous vermin, who will use their huge pincers and deadly curled stinger to attack what they see as food without hesitation. Like their smaller cousins, Enormous Scorpions like to curl up and hide in cozy locations, and can be found in burrows beside a river, inside fallen logs or nestled under rotting stumps, or in a city, curled up in barrels (and finding a half-dozen of these awful things in an old well is a nightmare indeed).

Combat Tactics

Scorpions will attack any creature they see, attempting to charge whenever possible, attempting to sting their prey to immobilize it, and grabbing it to help hold it down if the initial effort at stinging doesn't work. In all cases, scorpions seek to use their sting first and most, hoping to get their prey poisoned for consumption.

Out of Combat

Scorpions are mindless, but their instincts make them dangerous indeed. They like to hide, safe and warm, with their deadly stingers at the ready. If they are disturbed, they strike with their stinger, and then move to claw and grapple. They seek out other scorpions, and will attack in swarms or alone without hesitation. They can be grown in captivity, and smarter monsters will often provide a scorpion (or ten) with some nooks and crannies to live in near places they want guarded.

Rewards

XP: 800

Treasure: Sellable Goods worth 813 gp.

Weight: 30 lbs.     Volume: 1.2 cu. ft.

Optional Treasure Rules: Roll a d20 on Table 1 below once per encounter (NOT per creature). Any items discovered are in addition to the normal treasure for the encounter.

Table 1: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 10	Nothing Found
11 - 14	1 Languid Remnant (tier 1)
15 - 17	1 Pale Remnant (tier 2)
18 - 19	1 Bright Remnant (tier 3)
20	Roll on Table 2
###	Nothing to see here!
###	Or here. Move along.

Table 2: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 5	3 Languid Remnants (tier 1)
6 - 10	3 Pale Remnants (tier 2)
11 - 14	1 Intense Remnant (tier 4)
15 - 17	1 Blazing Remnant (tier 5)
18 - 19	1 Vital Remnant (tier 6)
20	Roll on Table 3
###	Or here. Move along.

Table 3: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 5	3 Bright Remnants (tier 3)
6 - 8	3 Intense Remnants (tier 4)
9 - 11	3 Blazing Remnants (tier 5)
12 - 14	3 Vital Remnants (tier 6)
15 - 17	1 Prime Remnant (tier 7)
18 - 19	1 Mythic Remnant (tier 8)
20	1 Empyrean Remnant (tier 9)