Dire Rat

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Dire Rat (Summoned) (CR 1/2)

These large rodents are endemic in dungeons and ruins everywhere. They are universally reviled and driven out by civilized races and used as watchdogs and pets by the less civilized. A dire rat looks like a very large rat, easily two feet long and weighing upwards of twenty-five pounds. They are frequently dirty and carry disease at all times.

GENERAL

CR 1/2 Hit Dice 1

XP 200

Neutral, Small, Vermin

Init +1; Senses Low-light Vision, Perception +4

DEFENSE

AC 13, touch 10, flat-footed 13 (+3 armor, +0 dex, +0 natural, +0 deflection)

hp 7

Fort +0, Ref +3, Will +0

Special Defenses Immune to Filth Fever

OFFENSE

Speed 30 ft., Climb 15

Single Melee Bite +3 (1d3/x2)

Full Melee Bite +3 (1d3/x2), 2x Claws +3 (1d3/x2)

Ranged None

Special Attacks Filth Fever from Bite (see Below)

Action Points 0

STATISTICS

Str 14, Dex 15, Con 18, Int 3, Wis 10, Cha 6

Base Atk +0; CMB +2; CMD 14

Feats Power Attack (EFFECT: Take -1 to-hit, add +2 damage if you hit.)

Skills Stealth +5

Languages None

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Filth Fever (Disease)

Any successful bite from a Dire Rat inflicts Filth Fever:

• Disease, Filth Fever: Bite—injury; save Fort DC 11; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect 1d3 Dex damage and 1d3 Con damage; cure 2 consecutive saves. The save DC is Constitution-based.

TREASURE

sell value of approximately 106 gp

COMBAT TACTICS

Dire rats are animals, but they have a surprising amount of wisdom. Their tactics usually boil down to 'charge and bite' or 'flank and power attack.' If they have inflicted a good number of bites, dire rats are perfectly willing to flee and come back in a few days to see what's died from their filth fever. They will attempt to withdraw and use their surprisingly good stealth skill to escape.