Fiendish Dire Rat

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[h3][color:#8FCB6B]Fiendish Dire Rat CR 1/3 [roll:1d20|d20] [roll:1d100|d%][/color][/h3]
Always LE Small Magical Beast (Extraplanar)
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[b]Init[/b] [roll:1d20+3|+3]; [b]Senses[/b] darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent; Listen +4, Spot +4
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[b]Languages[/b] —
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[b]AC[/b] 15 (+1 size, +3 Dex, +1 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 12
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[b]hp[/b] 1d8+1 (5 hp)
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[b]Fort[/b] [roll:1d20+3|+3] [b]Ref[/b] [roll:1d20+5|+5] [b]Will[/b] [roll:1d20+3|+3]
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[b]Speed[/b] 40 ft. (8 squares), climb 20 ft.
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[b]Space/Reach[/b] 5 ft./5 ft.
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[b]Base Atk[/b] +0; [b]Grp[/b] −4
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[b]Melee[/b] bite [roll:1d20+4|+4] ([roll:1d4] plus disease)[br]
[b]Attack Options[/b] Disease, Smite good[br]
[b]SQ[/b] darkvision 60 ft., Low-light vision, scent, resistance to cold 5 and fire 5, SR 6
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[b]Abilities[/b] Str 10, Dex 17, Con 12, Int 3, Wis 12, Cha 4
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[b]Feats[/b] Alertness, Weapon FinesseB
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[b]Skills[/b] Climb +11, Hide +8, Listen +4, Move Silently +4, Spot +4, Swim +11
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[b]Advancement[/b] 2–3 HD (Small); 4–6 HD (Medium)
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[b]Environment[/b] Any evil-aligned plane
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[b]Organization[/b] Solitary or pack (11–20)
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[b]Treasure[/b] None
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[b]Summon Monster:[/b] Summon Monster I

[b]Smite Good (Su):[/b] Once per day, this creature can make a normal melee attack to deal +1 extra damage against an good foe.

[b]Disease (Ex):[/b] Filth fever — bite, Fortitude DC 11, incubation 1d3 days, damage 1d3 Dex and 1d3 Con. The save DC is Constitution-based.

[b]Skills:[/b] Dire rats have a +8 racial bonus on Swim checks. A dire rat can always take 10 on Climb and Swim checks. Dire rats use Dexterity for Climb and Swim checks.

[b]Fiendish template:[/b] Applied to the base creature (see [url:https://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/fiendishCreature.htm]Fiendish Creature[/url]). Animals and vermin become magical beasts; Intelligence is at least 3; darkvision 60 ft.; energy resistance, DR, and SR by Hit Dice; natural weapons count as magic for overcoming DR when the creature has DR.
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[i]Dire rats are omnivorous scavengers, but prefer fresh meat when available.[/i]

[small]Open Game Content · [url:https://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/direRat.htm]Monster entry[/url] · [url:https://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/fiendishCreature.htm]Fiendish Creature[/url] · [url:https://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/summonMonsterI.htm]Summon Monster I[/url].[/small]

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