Dire Mole Rat


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Playing Fallout 4 I found myself kind of liking the mole rats. They are a lot less ugly than in the previous Fallouts and at the same time more terrifying and yet kind of adorable. So I decided to make some dire mole rat stats for Pathfinder.

DIRE MOLE RAT
This hairless wrinkly rodent is about the size of a small dog, it has tiny, beady eyes and large incisors.

Dire Mole Rat - CR 1
XP 400

N Small Animal
Init +3; Senses Scent, Tremorsense 30ft; Perception +0
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DEFENSE
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AC
15, touch 14, flat-footed 12 (+1 size, +3 Dex, +1 natural)
hp 13 (2d8+4)
Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +0
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OFFENSE
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Speed
30 ft., burrow 30 ft.
Melee bite +2 (1d4+0)
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STATISTICS
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Str
11, Dex 16, Con 15, Int 2, Wis 10, Cha 3
Base Atk +1; CMB +0; CMD 13 (17 vs. trip)
Feats Toughness, Diehard (B)
Skills: Stealth +8, Perception +0
Languages none
SQ Hold Breath, Pain Immunity
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SPECIAL ABILITIES
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Pain Immunity:
Dire Mole Rat lack pain receptors and as a result are incapable of feeling pain. This makes them unusually resilient to damage for creatures of their size and renders them immune to pain. As a result dire mole rat gain Diehard as a bonus feat and are immune to any special abilities or effects based on pain.
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ECOLOGY
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Environment:
underground
Organization: solitary, pair, pack (3-6) or colony (1 dire mole rat queen and 6-20 dire mole rats)
Treasure: none

Dire mole rats are remarkable for their exceptional resistance to pain which makes them particularly persistent foes to deal with. They live in large underground colonies centered around a single reproducing female, while the large majority of individuals are infertile and act as workers, much like ants or termites.
Dire mole rats are not predatory, but feed on underground plants. However they defend their territory fiercely and see anything encroaching on their dens, intentionally or otherwise, as threats, which they relentlessly assault through subterranean ambushes.

Dire Mole Rat Queens The queens of dire mole rat dens are larger and stronger than their more common kind. A dire mole rat queen can be represented by a dire mole rat with the giant creature and advanced simple templates.


I"ve been playing Fallout Shelter, and even after getting all of my dwellers armed and leveled up these guys continue to ruin their days - especially if they dog into an unoccupied room and a bunch manage to enter before I can stand dealing with them.


Make one an animal companion and call him "Rufus", especially if its a giant naked mole rat. :D


The idea is naked mole rats as a basis. See the short description at the top of the statblock.

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