Fire Beetle

Fire Beetle (Summoned) (CR 0.5)

Neutral - Small - Vermin

Lore:	Know (Nature)
1		16
Basic DC		Full DC

Initiative

-12

Perception:
-2	+-12
Passive	Active

Ambush:

10+

on a d20

Senses:

• Standard Senses

Movement Types:

Defense

AC

0

Man Def

0

Monster Health
0	0	1
Hit Points	Bloodied	Hit Dice

Saving Throws
Fort:	+0
Refl:	+0
Will:	+0

Strong Against:

• ER 10/fire
• (Mindless) Immune (no effect): all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, fear, morale effects, patterns, and phantasms)

Weak Against:

Offense

Size:	Small
5 ft.		5 ft.
Space		Reach

To-Hit

+0

Man Off

+-12

Action

0

Points

Standard Attack (Melee):

• 1x Pincer +0 (0/x2)
  as undefined damage type

Full Attack (Melee):

• 1x Pincer +0 (0/x2)
  as undefined damage type

Standard Attack (Ranged):

Full Attack (Ranged):

Siege Damage: Not siege capable

Statistics

14

STR

12

DEX

12

CON

—

INT

10

WIS

8

CHA

Skills:

• Perception: -12
• All other skills: 0 (no ranks)

Languages:

Feats:

Special Abilities

Fire Spray (Su)

Once per encounter as a standard action, the fire beetle can spray fire in a 15-foot cone (auto-hit). This deals fire damage, with a Reflex save DC for half damage.

Fire Beetle (Summoned)

Fire beetles are deadly threats. If one of them manages to get into your house, they cause fires. As a result, most places have bounties on them. Exterminating them is generally considered a high priority in civilized areas. They are given far more attention than their low CR might otherwise indicate.

Combat Tactics

Fire beetles are the very definition of stupid. They will run up to you and try to eat you, though they prefer their food cooked (mmm, caramelized), so they will always use Fire Spray early in a fight.

Note that Fire Beetles are immune to their own Fire Spray attacks, so they will use them with wild abandon. Which is lucky, since they're vastly stupid.

Out of Combat

Out of combat, fire beetles can use Fire Spray once per minute.

Rewards

XP: 0

Treasure: Sellable Goods worth 0 gp.

Weight: 5 lbs.     Volume: 0.2 cu. ft.

Optional Treasure Rules: Roll a d20 on Table 1 below once per encounter (NOT per creature). Any items discovered are in addition to the normal treasure for the encounter.

Table 1: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 10	Nothing Found
11 - 14	1 Languid Remnant (tier 1)
15 - 17	1 Pale Remnant (tier 2)
18 - 19	1 Bright Remnant (tier 3)
20	Roll on Table 2
###	Nothing to see here!
###	Or here. Move along.

Table 2: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 5	3 Languid Remnants (tier 1)
6 - 10	3 Pale Remnants (tier 2)
11 - 14	1 Intense Remnant (tier 4)
15 - 17	1 Blazing Remnant (tier 5)
18 - 19	1 Vital Remnant (tier 6)
20	Roll on Table 3
###	Or here. Move along.

Table 3: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 5	3 Bright Remnants (tier 3)
6 - 8	3 Intense Remnants (tier 4)
9 - 11	3 Blazing Remnants (tier 5)
12 - 14	3 Vital Remnants (tier 6)
15 - 17	1 Prime Remnant (tier 7)
18 - 19	1 Mythic Remnant (tier 8)
20	1 Empyrean Remnant (tier 9)