Stegocentipede

This creature resembles a gigantic centipede covered with chitinous plates of hardened bone that run along its back in double rows. Its rear portion ends in a long, scorpion-like stinger.

Stegocentipede (CR 5)

Huge Vermin
Alignment: Neutral
Initiative: +2
Senses: Darkvision 60 feet; Perception +4

Speed: 40 feet
Space: 15 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 17, touch 10, flat-footed 15 (+2 Dex, +7 natural, -2 size)
Hit Points: 58 (9d8+18)
Saving Throws: Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +3
spines
Immunity: mind-affecting effects, vermin traits

Offense

Melee: bite +8 (2d6+4 plus poison), sting +8 (2d6+4 plus poison)
Reach: 15 feet

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
19 (+4)	15 (+2)	14 (+2)	-	10 (+0)	2 (-4)

Base Attack Bonus: +6
CMB +12
CMD 24 (can't be tripped)

Feats:

Skills: Climb +8, Perception +4, Stealth +2

• Racial Modifiers: +4 Climb, +4 Perception, +8 Stealth

Languages:

Special Abilities

Poison (Ex)

Bite or sting-injury; save Fort DC 18; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1d6 Dex; cure 2 consecutive saves. The save DC is Constitution-based and includes a +2 racial bonus.

Spines (Ex)

A stegocentipede raises its spine-plates during combat, and moves rapidly back and forth while attacking. Creatures in a space adjacent to a stegocentipede must succeed on a DC 16 Reflex save each time they attack it or take 2d8+2 points of damage from the spine-plates, whether the attack was successful or not. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Ecology

Environment: Temperate Forests
Organization: solitary
Treasure: none


Stegocentipedes are rumored among sages to have come to the Material Plane from another plane or dimension, though no proof has been found to support this theory. Whatever their origin, they are greatly feared by adventurers and other dungeon dwelling denizens for their poisonous bite and sting. A stegocentipede raises its spines instinctively when it enters combat and rushes its prey. Opponents are bitten and stung to death.

A typical stegocentipede is 18 feet long. A stegocentipede ranges in color from brown to green.

Credit The Stegocentipede originally appeared in the First Edition Monster Manual II (© TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1983) and is used by permission.

Copyright Notice Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Gary Gygax.