Fire Beetle
This housecat-sized beetle is a dull brown color brightened by two glowing green-yellow spots on its carapace.
Fire Beetle (CR 1/3)
Small VerminAlignment: Neutral
Initiative: +0
Senses: Low-Light Vision; Perception +0
Speed: 30 feet, Fly 30 feet (poor)
Space: 5 feet
Defense
Armor Class: 12, touch 11, flat-footed 12 (+1 natural, +1 size)Hit Points: 4 (1d8)
Saving Throws: Fort +2, Ref +0, Will +0
Immunity: mind-affecting effects
Offense
Melee: bite +1 (1d4)Reach: 5 feet
Statistics
| Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 (+0) | 11 (+0) | 11 (+0) | - | 10 (+0) | 7 (-2) |
CMB -1
CMD 9 (17 vs. Trip)
Feats:
Skills: Fly -2
Languages:
Special Qualities: luminescence
Special Abilities
Luminescence (Ex)
A fire beetle's glowing glands provide light in a 10-foot radius. A dead fire beetle's luminescent glands continue to glow for 1d6 days after its death.Ecology
Environment: AnyOrganization: solitary, cluster (2-6) or colony (7-12)
Treasure: none
Although nocturnal, the fire beetle lacks darkvision- it relies on its own glowing glands for illumination. Caged fire beetles are a popular source of long-lasting illumination among eccentrics and miners.
Other variations on the common fire beetle exist. The two most common variants are detailed below.
Mining Beetle (CR 1/2): A mining beetle is an advanced fire beetle with the advanced simple template and a burrowing speed of 20 feet.
Flash Beetle (CR 1/2): A flash beetle is an advanced fire beetle that can create a bright flash of light once an hour. When a flash beetle does so, all creatures in a 10- foot burst must make a DC 12 Fortitude save or be dazzled for 1d3 rounds. The save DC is Constitution-based.