2020-11-22

Fantasy Monster: Bee-Killer Dog


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Bee-Killer Dog
A massive dog with a bloated sacks growing on its neck.

CR 8; XP 4,800
N Large Magical Beast
Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent; Perception +15

Defense

AC 21, touch 11, flat-footed 19 (+2 Dex, +10 natural, –1 size)
hp 95 (10d10+40)
Fort +11, Ref +11, Will +7; +4 to saving throws against disease
Defensive Abilites meat honey; Immune swarm damage

Offense
Speed 50 ft.
Melee bite +15 (4d6+9)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Special Attacks cloud of bees

Statistics
Str 22, Dex 14, Con 18, Int 2, Wis 15, Cha 11
Base Atk +10; CMB +17; CMD 29 (33 vs. trip)
Feats Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Run
Skills Perception +15

Ecology
Environment warm forests and hills
Organization solitary, pair, pack (3–8)
Treasure standard

Cloud Of Bees (Ex) A bee-killer dog can release aggressive bees dealing 4d6 points of swarm damage to adjacent creatures as a swift action. Alternatively, the bee-killer dog can take a standard action to vomit an immobile swarm of bees (AC 18, 19 hp, immune to weapon damage) that will occupy a 10-ft. square within 30 ft. dealing 4d6 swarm damage each turn for 1d4 rounds or until dispersed. Only one such swarm can be active at a time.

Meat Honey (Ex) Honey produced by the symbiotic bees keeps the bee-killer dogs hale and healthy, allowing them to heal hit points equal to their HD every hour of rest and grant them +4 bonus to saving throws against disease. Up to 1d4+1 doses of the honey can be harvested from a bee-killer dog's carcass, each serving healing 1d4 points of damage and granting +2 bonus to saving throws against disease for the next day.


Bee-killer dogs are massive canines that house symbiotic swarms of carnivorous bees in skin sacks on their necks that attack their enemies and produce exotic, thought not completely unpleasant honey out of half-rotted meat.

The incessant droning of the bees surrounds the bee-killer dogs, rendering them psychologically inured to extensive noise.

Design Note: I devised this creature after reading a seemingly random reference to "dogs with bees in their mouth" on one of threads I frequent on Paizo forum—and only after poasting this monster I learned that was quote from The Simpsons.


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