Giant Skunk
CR 3, N Large Animal
Senses: Perception 7, Low Light Vision, ScentThis special quality allows a creature to detect approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense of smell. Creatures with the scent ability can identify familiar odors just as humans do familiar sights. The creature can detect opponents within 30 feet by sense of smell. If the opponent is upwind, the range increases to 60 feet; if downwind, it drops to 15 feet. Strong scents, such as smoke or rotting garbage, can be detected at twice the ranges noted above. Overpowering scents, such as skunk musk or troglodyte stench, can be detected at triple normal range. When a creature detects a scent, the exact location of the source is not revealed-only its presence somewhere within range. The creature can take a move action to note the direction of the scent. When the creature is within 5 feet of the source, it pinpoints the source's location. A creature with the scent ability can follow tracks by smell with a perception check instead of using the Track skill.
Speed: 30 ft. Skills: None
Languages: None
Ability Scores: Str 17 (+8), Dex 16 (+8), Con 13 (+6), Int 2 (-3), Wis 12 (+2), Cha 9 (+0)
INIT: +3 CP: +3 HP: 27 (5d8+5) SA: -- DC: 16
AC: 15 Touch: 12 Flat-footed: 12 [+3 Dodge, +3 Natural, -1 Size]
SR: -- Vulnerable: -- Resistant: -- Bypass: --
Immunity: -- Effect Immunity: --
Attacks
- Melee (Natural) - 1 x bite +5 (1d8+3). Reach: 5 ft.
- Melee (Natural) - 2 x claws +5 (1d6+3). Reach: 5 ft.
- Ranged - 1 x spray +5 touch (musk). Range: 10 feet
Musk (ex) - Up to twice per day, a skunk can spray a stream of noxious musk at a single target within 10 feet as a standard action. With a successful ranged touch attack, the creature struck by this spray must make a CON save or be stunned (level 1) for 1d4 rounds by the horrific stench. A successful save reduces the effect to only 1 round of being stunned. A creature cannot use the scent ability as long as it is affected by this musk.
Environment: temperate forests
Organization: solitary pair
Treasure: none
Snarling and ferocious, this horse-sized skunk emits a frightening growl as it smashes through the undergrowth.
Much larger than their passive cousins, giant skunks are an aggressive lot. Having a greater bulk to maintain, giant skunks feed on creatures beyond just grubs and insects, often hunting small mammals and reptiles by night in addition to giant versions of insects. While giant skunks are dangerous to nearby settlements, farmers find a positive aspect in their presence, valuing the creatures' taste for giant insects and other more dangerous vermin.
