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Lizard, Giant Gecko

CR 1.00 Animal N Medium HD 2
With large bulging eyes to spot prey from afar, this oversized, smooth-scaled lizard has splayed, padded feet and a toothy maw.

These lizards are mostly docile and shy away from attacking creatures larger than a cat or dog. Despite their shyness, they are ultimately curious creatures, and often approach bigger creatures simply to investigate. Of course, a giant gecko is more than capable of defending itself, biting creatures that react violently to the lizard when fleeing is not an option.

Some humanoids train giant geckos as bestial guardians. Smaller humanoids (in particular, goblins) can even use the creatures as mounts, taking advantage of their superior climbing skills to attack from seemingly impossible positions and angles. A giant gecko measures 8 feet from nose to tail and weighs 120 pounds. Coloration among giant geckos can vary wildly, though most are some shade of green.

HP
11 (2d8+2)
AC
14, touch 12, flat-footed 12 (+2 Dex, +2 natural)
Init
+6
Speed
40 ft., climb 40 ft.
Fort
+4
Ref
+5
Will
+2
BAB
+1
CMB
+2
CMD
14 (18 vs. trip)
Melee
bite +2 (2d4+1)
Racial Modifiers
+8 Climb
str
13
+1
dex
15
+2
con
12
+1
int
2
-4
wis
14
+2
cha
7
-2

Expert Climber — A gecko's feet allow it to climb virtually any surface, no matter how slick or sheer. In effect, geckos are treated as constantly being under a natural version of the spell spider climb.

Special Abilities

Expert Climber from text
A gecko's feet allow it to climb virtually any surface, no matter how slick or sheer. In effect, geckos are treated as constantly being under a natural version of the spell spider climb.

Feats, Traits & Items

You get a +4 bonus on initiative checks.

Calculated: +4 Initiative

Climb +21, Perception +6

Details
Animal Medium N
Environment
warm forests or mountains
Organization
solitary, pair, or nest (3-6)
Treasure
none
Senses
low-light vision; Perception +6
Source
Bestiary 3 Get this book
Attribution

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