Bestiary · Beast

PR 1/2

Burrowing Insect

A burrowing insect is deaf and nearly blind and senses its prey through the ground. It attacks from below, and the first sign is the floor giving way under one boot.

Burrowing Insect, drawn at Medium scale
Physiology
Beast
Size
Medium
Speed
20 ft., burrow 30 ft.
Armor class
13 (chitin)
Hit points
26 (4d8 + 8)
Proficiency
+2
  • STR 15 +2 save +2
  • DEX 11 +0 save +0
  • CON 15 +2 save +2
  • INT 1 -5 save -5
  • WIS 10 +0 save +0
  • CHA 3 -4 save -4
Skills
Stealth +2
Passive Perception
10
Senses
blindsight 10 ft., tremorsense 60 ft.
Languages
None
Found in
Desert , Terran (Verdant)

Traits

  • Burrowed

    While burrowed, the insect cannot be targeted and does not provoke opportunity attacks when it surfaces.

Actions

  • Surface Bite

    +4 to hit · reach 5 ft.

    2d6 + 2 piercing damage

    A bite delivered from below.

  • Collapse

    DC 12 Dexterity save

    The insect undermines a 10-foot square. Each creature in it makes a Dexterity saving throw or falls Prone and drops 10 feet, taking 1d6 bludgeoning damage.