Monsters / Beetle, Giant Stag
Beetle, Giant Stag
CR 4 - 1,200 XP - N Large Vermin
Stat block
AC17 (touch 9, flat-footed 17)HP45 (7d8+14)SavesFort +7, Ref +2, Will +2Meleebite +8 (2d8+6)Speed20 ft., fly 20 ft. (poor)AbilitiesStr 19, Dex 10, Con 15, Int -, Wis 10, Cha 9BAB / CMB / CMD+5 / +10 / 20Sensesdarkvision 60 ft.; Perception +0Environmenttemperate forests
immune mind-affecting effects
Combat brain - every behavior cites its line (2 rules)
Built only from this entry: stat-block special attacks, the printed Int score, the creature type, its feats and senses, and the behavioral prose of its own description. Nothing invented - an uncited behavior is a test failure.
mindless (from intelligence)
Int - (no Intelligence score)
Int - (no Intelligence score)
bruiser (from abilities)
abilities: Str 19 over Dex 10 - plant and full-attack, soak the hits
abilities: Str 19 over Dex 10 - plant and full-attack, soak the hits
On-hit riders and breath
trample1d6+6DC 17 Reflex
From the entry
Nearly 10 feet long, giant stag beetles become serious dangers when they wander into logging camps due to their appetite for decaying wood. Called stag beetles because of their large, antler-like mandibles, they use these appendages to wrestle competing suitors and quickly put down enemy threats.
Variant species of these giant beetles exist as well. The two detailed below are the ones most commonly encountered.
This giant stag beetle has only 2 Hit Dice and is Medium sized, but can spray acid once per round in a 10-foot cone. Those in the cone must make a DC 11 Fortitude save or take 1d4+2 points of acid damage. The save DC is Constitution-based.
The immense goliath beetle is a Huge stag beetle with 12 HD and the trample special ability.