Size:
Type:
± Animal
Form:
Temper:
# App:
± 1d4, Wild 1d8, Lair 1d8
Lair:
Diet:
Combat Dice:
± 0
Hit Points:
± 0
Attack Rank:
± 0
Passive Defense:
± 0
Active Defense:
Damage Reduction:
± 0
Role:
Ground:
± 60'
Climb/Arboreal:
Flight:
Swim:
Benthic:
Burrow:
Ethereal:
Actions/Abilities/Traits: Basic Fantasy
Actions/Abilities/Traits: Basic Fantasy
Offense
1 bite (2d6)
Circumstance: Combat
1 bite (2d6)
Special
Swift attacks
Giant shrews move so swiftly that they are able to bite twice per round, and they may attack two different adjacent opponents in this way.
Environments
any
Giant shrews resemble giant rats, but are larger, being up to 6' long, and darker in color
Giant shrews resemble giant rats, but are larger, being up to 6' long, and darker in color. They have a very fast metabolic rate and must eat almost constantly. Giant shrews are omnivorous, and aggressively defend their nests and the immediate territory around them.
Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game
Actions/Abilities/Traits: Basic Fantasy
Actions/Abilities/Traits: BECMI
Actions/Abilities/Traits: BECMI
Action
2 bites
1-6(x2)
Actions/Abilities/Traits: BECMI
Actions/Abilities/Traits: OSE
Actions/Abilities/Traits: OSE
Environments
underdark
Action
bite
2 * bite (1d6)
Special
Initiative
Always win initiative in the round of their first attack. +1 to initiative in the round of their second attack.
Special
Ferocity
Attack targets' heads. Targets with 3 HD or less must save versus death or flee.
Special
Climbing
Skilled climbers; can jump up to 5'.
Special
Territorial
Ferociously defend their hunting area from all intruders.
Special
Echolocation
Perceive their surroundings up to 60'. Unaffected by lack of light. If unable to hear (e.g. silence, 15' radius): AC reduced to 8 [11], -4 penalty to attacks.
Actions/Abilities/Traits: OSE
Giant shrews resemble giant rats, but are larger, being up to 6' long, and darker in color
Giant shrews resemble giant rats, but are larger, being up to 6' long, and darker in color. They have a very fast metabolic rate and must eat almost constantly. Giant shrews are omnivorous, and aggressively defend their nests and the immediate territory around them.
Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game
Brown-furred, mole-like, insectivores with long snouts. Dwell underground; skilled burrowers.
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