Cave Fisher

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Cave Fisher

Vermin

Cave Fisher	Cave Scorpion	Centioch	Centipede	Chain Worm
Crab	Educated Bee	Fire Beetle	Giant Bee	Giant Beetle
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Monstrous Crab	Monstrous Crayfish	Reef Terror	Sabre Spider	Solifugid
Stegocentipede	Sword Spider

Habitats

desert, cave
very rare

grasslands, cave
rare

forest, cave
rare

jungle, cave
rare

wetlands, cave
very rare

mountain, cave
rare

subterranean, mild
rare

subterranean, frigid
rare

Gehenna 1
rare

Gehenna 2
rare

Gehenna 3
rare

Gehenna 4
very rare

Size: Medium

Type: Vermin

Form: arachnid

Temper:

# App: 1, 2, 1d4 + 2

Lair:

Diet:

Combat Dice: 0

Hit Points: 0

Attack Rank: 0

Passive Defense: 0

Active Defense:

Damage Reduction: 0

Role: lurker

Ground: 15

Climb/Arboreal: 15

Flight:

Swim:

Benthic:

Burrow:

Ethereal:

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (D&D 5e)

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (D&D 5e)

Action

Claw

Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing damage.

Action

Filament

Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, range 60 ft., one target. Hit: the target is restrained by the filament and must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be pulled up to 25 feet toward the cave fisher. As an action, the restrained target can make a DC 13 Strength check, breaking free of the filament on a success. The filament can also be attacked and destroyed (Armor Class 12; 5 hit points; immunity to bludgeoning, piercing, and psychic damage).

Action

Multiattack

The cave fisher makes two Claw attacks.

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (d20)

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (d20)

Action

2 claws

5 (1d4+3)

Special (Ex)

Filament

Special (Ex)

Pull

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (OSR)

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (OSR)

Special

Filament

A cave fisher can fire a thin filament of sticky silk as a standard action. This touch attack has a range of 60 feet and no range increment. A creature struck by a cave fisher's filament becomes attached to the sticky thread. As a standard action, a creature can rip the filament free with a Strength check. A caught creature can also attempt to escape a filament by making a Breath check. A filament has the same AC as this creature, has 5 hit points, and resists all damage except slashing.

Special

|Filament

An application of liquid with high alcohol content (or a dose of universal solvent) dissolves the adhesive and releases the creature caught by the filament. A cave fisher can have only one filament active at a time.

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (Pathfinder 1e)

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (Pathfinder 1e)

Action

Melee 1

2 claws +5 (1d4+3)

Action

Ranged 1

filament +3 (drag)

Special

Filament (Ex)

A cave fisher can fire a thin filament of sticky silk as a standard action. This touch attack has a range of 60 feet and no range increment. A creature struck by a cave fisher's filament becomes attached to the sticky thread. As a standard action, a creature can rip the filament free with a DC 20 Strength check. A caught creature can also attempt to escape a filament by making a DC 25 Escape Artist check. A filament is AC 14 (touch 12), has 5 hit points, and has DR 15/slashing. An application of liquid with high alcohol content (or a dose of universal solvent) dissolves the adhesive and releases the creature caught by the filament. A cave fisher can have only one filament active at a time.

Special

Pull (Ex)

A cave fisher has a +4 racial bonus on CMB checks made using its pull special attack.

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (Pathfinder 2e)

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (Pathfinder 2e)

Ability

Pull Filament

The cave fisher pulls a creature grabbed by its filament toward itself, even suspending the target vertically if necessary. The cave fisher attempts an Athletics check against the creature's Fortitude DC. On a success, the cave fisher pulls the creature 15 feet closer to it (30 feet closer on a critical success).

Ability

Sticky Filament

Any creature hit by the cave fisher's sticky filament is grabbed. The cave fisher can move while it has a creature grabbed with its filament, but it automatically releases the creature if the cave fisher moves beyond the filament's 60-foot length. The cave fisher can use only one filament at a time, and it can sever the filament and release any creature grabbed by it as a free action. The filament can be severed by a Strike that deals at least 10 slashing damage to it. This doesn't deal any damage to the cave fisher itself. The filament has AC 17, and its Escape DC is 19.

Offense

Melee

Circumstance: combat round (melee)

claw +10 [+5/+0], Damage 1d10+6 slashing

Offense

Ranged

Circumstance: combat round (ranged)

filament +11 [+6/+1] (range 60 feet), Effect: sticky filament

Trait

Animal

An animal is a creature with a relatively low intelligence. It typically doesn't have an Intelligence ability modifier over -4, can't speak languages, and can't be trained in Intelligence-based skills.

Perception

darkvision

All Sorts Of Critters

Angry Golem

Pathfinder 1e Bestiary 1

Pathfinder 2e Bestiary 1

Pathfinder 2e Bestiary 2 pg. 49 2.0

Tome Of Horrors 2020

Fifth Edition Foes

Untamed Wilds

Volo's Guide To Monsters

Cave fishers are cavern-dwelling crustaceans similar in appearance to a large crayfish with a long proboscis. They have a grayish coloration that allows them to better to blend into their natural habitat and a flat body that allows them to crawl through narrow openings or to press tightly against overhangs and ledges. They hunt by dangling web-like filaments to capture prey but are not averse to shooting these filaments for a more active hunting style. Once reeled in, they go to work with their sharp pincer-like claws, tearing off pieces of flesh or even entire limbs.

5e SRD