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Tick, Giant

CR 1.00 Vermin N Small

This dog-sized tick has a grotesquely bulbous body and a thin head equipped with hooked mandibles.

Description

In areas where large creatures like megafauna or dinosaurs dwell, the giant tick behaves much like its smaller kin—it lies in wait in the undergrowth, and when a suitable host passes by, it drops onto the body to feed. In other areas, these vermin are much more aggressive, and actively hunt smaller prey like dogs, livestock, or even humanoids. A giant tick drains blood quickly, but once it has caused 6 points of Constitution damage, it drops off, sated, to crawl away to digest. A giant tick is 3 feet long and weighs 50 pounds.

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Combat Stats

HP: 13 (2d8+4)
AC: 16, touch 11, flat-footed 16 (+5 natural, +1 size)
Speed: 20 ft., climb 20 ft.
Init: +0
Melee: bite +2 (1d4 plus grab, attach, and disease)
BAB: +1
CMB: +0 (+8 grapple)
CMD: 10 (22 vs. trip)
Fort: +5
Ref: +0
Will: +0

Special Attacks

blood drain (1 Constitution)

Skills

Climb +8, Stealth +8

Details

Type: Vermin
Alignment: N
Size: Small
Environment: temperate forests
Senses: darkvision 60 ft., scent; Perception +0
Source: Bestiary 2

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