Sawleg Locust

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CR 1/4

N Tiny Vermin

Initiative: +1 Senses: darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +0

The cat-sized insect has a long, cigar-shaped body. Its spiny back legs are long and limber.

Defense

AC: 14, touch 13, flat-footed 13 (+1 Dex, +1 natural, +2 size)

HP: 4 1d8

Fortitude: +2 Reflex: +1 Will: +0

Immune: mind-affecting effects

Offense

Speed: 15 ft., climb 15 ft., fly 40 ft. (average)

Melee: bite -1 (1d3-3)

Special Attacks: voracious

Space: 2-1/2 ft. Reach: 0 ft.

Statistics

Str 4, Dex 13, Con 11, Int —, Wis 10, Cha 7

Base Attack: +0 CMB: -1 CMD: 6 (14 vs. trip)

Skills: Acrobatics +0 ( +8 when jumping), Climb +9 , Fly +5

Racial Modifiers: +8 Acrobatics (when jumping)

SQ: leap

Ecology

Environment: any deserts or plains

Organization: solitary, pair, or flight (3–18)

Treasure: none

Special Abilities

Familiar The master of a sawleg locust familiar gains a +3 bonus on acrobatic checks. Leap (Ex) A sawleg locust can take 10 on Acrobatics checks to jump even if distracted or in danger. Voracious (Ex) A sawleg locust’s bite attack deals double damage to creatures with the plant subtype and to objects made of paper, wood, or other plant materials.

A sawleg locust is a larger variety of grasshopper that grows as large as 2 feet in length and feeds on a variety of plants. Periods of drought sometimes cause these locusts to gather in large groups, either to migrate to better feeding grounds or rarely to overpower and consume small animals.