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Monstrous Centipede

	Monstrous Centipede, Tiny	Monstrous Centipede, Small	Monstrous Centipede, Medium
	Tiny Vermin	Small Vermin	Medium Vermin
Hit Dice:	1/4 d8 (1 hp)	1/2 d8 (2 hp)	1d8 (4 hp)
Initiative:	+2	+2	+2
Speed:	20 ft. (4 squares), climb 20 ft.	30 ft. (6 squares), climb 30 ft.	40 ft. (8 squares), climb 40 ft.
Armor Class:	14 (+2 size, +2 Dex), touch 14, flat-footed 12	14 (+1 size, +2 Dex, +1 natural), touch 13, flat-footed 12	14 (+2 Dex, +2 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 12
Base Attack/Grapple:	+0/–13	+0/–7	+0/–1
Attack:	Bite +4 melee (1d3–5 plus poison)	Bite +3 melee (1d4–3 plus poison)	Bite +2 melee (1d6–1 plus poison)
Full Attack:	Bite +4 melee (1d3–5 plus poison)	Bite +3 melee (1d4–3 plus poison)	Bite +2 melee (1d6–1 plus poison)
Space/Reach:	2-1/2 ft./0 ft.	5 ft./5 ft.	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	Poison	Poison	Poison
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft., vermin traits	Darkvision 60 ft., vermin traits	Darkvision 60 ft., vermin traits
Saves:	Fort +2, Ref +2, Will +0	Fort +2, Ref +2, Will +0	Fort +2, Ref +2, Will +0
Abilities:	Str 1, Dex 15, Con 10, Int —, Wis 10, Cha 2	Str 5, Dex 15, Con 10, Int —, Wis 10, Cha 2	Str 9, Dex 15, Con 10, Int —, Wis 10, Cha 2
Skills:	Climb +10, Hide +18, Spot +4	Climb +10, Hide +14, Spot +4	Climb +10, Hide +10, Spot +4
Feats:	Weapon Finesse^B	Weapon Finesse^B	Weapon Finesse^B
Environment:	Underground	Underground	Underground
Organization:	Colony (8–16)	Colony (2–5) or swarm (6–11)	Solitary or colony (2–5)
Challenge Rating:	1/8	1/4	1/2
Advancement:	—	—	—
Level Adjustment:	—	—	—

	Monstrous Centipede, Large	Monstrous Centipede, Huge
	Large Vermin	Huge Vermin
Hit Dice:	3d8 (13 hp)	6d8+6 (33 hp)
Initiative:	+2	+2
Speed:	40 ft. (8 squares), climb 40 ft.	40 ft. (8 squares), climb 40 ft.
Armor Class:	14 (–1 size, +2 Dex, +3 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 12	16 (–2 size, +2 Dex, +6 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple:	+2/+7	+4/+15
Attack:	Bite +3 melee (1d8+1 plus poison)	Bite +5 melee (2d6+4 plus poison)
Full Attack:	Bite +3 melee (1d8+1 plus poison)	Bite +5 melee (2d6+4 plus poison)
Space/Reach:	10 ft./5 ft.	15 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks:	Poison	Poison
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft., vermin traits	Darkvision 60 ft., vermin traits
Saves:	Fort +3, Ref +3, Will +1	Fort +6, Ref +4, Will +2
Abilities:	Str 13, Dex 15, Con 10, Int —, Wis 10, Cha 2	Str 17, Dex 15, Con 12, Int —, Wis 10, Cha 2
Skills:	Climb +10, Hide +6, Spot +4	Climb +11, Hide +2, Spot +4
Feats:	Weapon Finesse^B	—
Environment:	Underground	Underground
Organization:	Solitary or colony (2–5)	Solitary or colony (2–5)
Challenge Rating:	1	2
Advancement:	4–5 HD (Large)	7–11 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment:	—	—

	Monstrous Centipede, Gargantuan	Monstrous Centipede, Colossal
	Gargantuan Vermin	Colossal Vermin
Hit Dice:	12d8+12 (66 hp)	24d8+24 (132 hp)
Initiative:	+2	+1
Speed:	40 ft. (8 squares), climb 40 ft.	40 ft. (8 squares), climb 40 ft.
Armor Class:	18 (–4 size, +2 Dex, +10 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 16	20 (–8 size, +2 Dex, +16 natural), touch 4, flat-footed 18
Base Attack/Grapple:	+9/+27	+18/+42
Attack:	Bite +11 melee (2d8+9 plus poison)	Bite +18 melee (4d6+12 plus poison)
Full Attack:	Bite +11 melee (2d8+9 plus poison)	Bite +18 melee (4d6+12 plus poison)
Space/Reach:	20 ft./15 ft.	30 ft./20 ft.
Special Attacks:	Poison	Poison
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft., vermin traits	Darkvision 60 ft., vermin traits
Saves:	Fort +9, Ref +6, Will +4	Fort +15, Ref +9, Will +8
Abilities:	Str 23, Dex 15, Con 12, Int —, Wis 10, Cha 2	Str 27, Dex 13, Con 12, Int —, Wis 10, Cha 2
Skills:	Climb +14, Hide –2, Spot +4	Climb +16, Hide –7, Spot +4
Feats:	—	—
Environment:	Underground	Underground
Organization:	Solitary	Solitary
Challenge Rating:	6	9
Advancement:	17–23 HD (Gargantuan)	25–48 HD (Colossal)
Level Adjustment:	—	—

Monstrous centipedes tend to attack anything that resembles food, biting with their jaws and injecting their poison.

Size	Fort DC	Damage	Size	Fort DC	Damage
Tiny	10	1 Dex	Huge	14	1d6 Dex
Small	10	1d2 Dex	Gargantuan	17	1d8 Dex
Medium	10	1d3 Dex	Colossal	23	2d6 Dex
Large	11	1d4 Dex

Poison (Ex): A monstrous centipede has a poisonous bite. The details vary by the centipede’s size, as shown on the table above. The save DCs are Constitution-based. The indicated damage is both initial and secondary damage.

Skills: Monstrous centipedes have a +4 racial bonus on Spot checks, and a +8 racial bonus on Climb and Hide checks. They can use either their Strength or Dexterity modifier for Climb checks, whichever is higher. Monstrous scorpions can take 10 on Climb checks, even if threatened or distracted.

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