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Platypus

CR 0.17 Animal N Tiny

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Description

Platypuses are egg-laying mammals that live in riverside burrows and hunt larvae and shellfish.

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Combat Stats

HP: 3 (1d8–1)
AC: 14, touch 14, flat-footed 12 (+2 Dex, +2 size)
Speed: 10 ft., swim 40 ft.
Init: +2
Melee: spur +4 (1d3–4 plus poison)
Space: 2-1/2 ft.
Reach: 0 ft.
BAB: +0
CMB: +0
CMD: 6 (10 vs. trip)
Fort: +1
Ref: +4
Will: +0
Racial Modifiers: +4 Perception while underwater

Special Attacks

Poison — Spur—injury; save Fort DC 9; frequency 1/round for 4 rounds; effect 1 nonlethal damage; cure 1 save.

Special Qualities

Semiaquatic — Platypuses can hold their breath underwater for up to 5 minutes before they must start attempting Constitution checks to avoid suffocation.

Feats

Weapon Finesse

Special Abilities

Weapon Finesse from Feat

<p class="stat-block-1"> With a light weapon, rapier, whip, or spiked chain made for a creature of your size category, you may use your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier on attack rolls. If you carry a shield, its armor check penalty applies to your attack rolls.</p>

Skills

Perception +1 (+5 while underwater), Swim +14

Details

Type: Animal
Alignment: N
Size: Tiny
Environment: temperate or warm rivers
Organization: solitary
Treasure: none
Senses: electrolocation 30 ft. (while underwater), low-light vision; Perception +1 (+5 while underwater)
Source: Bestiary 4

Sources Used in This Record

1 House/Core

Uses feat: Weapon Finesse (Feat)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.

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