SRD:Fiendish Monstrous Scorpion, Small

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Fiendish Monstrous Scorpion, Small

	Fiendish Monstrous Scorpion, Small
Size/Type:	Small Magical Beast (Extraplanar)
Hit Dice:	1d8+2 (6 hp)
Initiative:	+0
Speed:	30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class:	14 (+1 size, +3 natural),, touch 11, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple:	+0/–4
Attack:	Claw +1 melee (1d3–1)
Full Attack:	2 claws +1 melee (1d3–1) and sting –4 melee (1d3–1 plus poison)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	Constrict 1d3–1, improved grab, poison, Smite Good 1/day
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft., Resistance to cold and fire 5, Spell resistance 6
Saves:	Fort +4, Ref +0, Will +0
Abilities:	Str 9, Dex 10, Con 14, Int 3, Wis 10, Cha 2
Skills:	Climb +3, Hide +8, Spot +4
Feats:	Weapon FinesseB
Environment:	Warm deserts in an evil-aligned plane
Organization:	Colony (2–5) or swarm (6–11)
Challenge Rating:	1/2
Treasure:	None
Alignment:	Always evil (any)
Advancement:	—
Level Adjustment:	—

Monstrous scorpions are likely to attack any creature that approaches, and they usually charge when attacking prey.

Smite Good (Su): Once per day the creature can make a normal melee attack to deal extra damage equal to its HD total (maximum of +20) against a good foe.

Constrict (Ex): A monstrous scorpion deals automatic claw damage on a successful grapple check.

Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a monstrous scorpion must hit with a claw attack. A monstrous scorpion can use either its Strength modifier or Dexterity modifier for grapple checks, whichever is better.

Poison (Ex): A monstrous scorpion has a poisonous sting. The details vary by the scorpion’s size, as follows. The save DCs are Consitution- based. The indicated damage is initial and secondary damage.

Size	Fort DC	Damage
Small	12	1d2 Con

Skills: A monstrous scorpion has a +4 racial bonus on Climb, Hide, and Spot checks.

Notes

• This monster is a Small Monstrous Scorpion with the Fiendish Creature template added to it.
• This monster can be summoned using the spell Summon Monster I.

SEE WIKIPEDIA ENTRY: Scorpion

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