Starfinder: Flame Beetle
Flame Beetle Combatant CR ½ XP 200
Neutral small vermin
Init +3; Senses: Darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +4
Defense HP 13
EAC: 10; KAC: 12
Fort: +4; Ref: +2; Will: +0
Defensive Abilities: Explosive death; Immunities: Fire
Offense
Speed: 20 ft.; 40 ft. (flying average)
Melee: bite +6 (1d6+1 F&P Crit burn 1d3), or two claws +2 (1d3+1 P)
Space: 2.5 ft., Reach: 2.5ft.
Offensive abilities: Heat aura
Statistics
Str +1; Dex +3; Con +2; Int -; Wis +0; Cha +0
Skills: Acrobatics +9, athletics +4
Languages: None
Ecology
Environment: Temperate or tropical forest
Organization: Small swarms (1d4+2), medium swarms (2d4+3), large swarms (4d4+5), infestations (10d12+12)
Special Abilities
Explosive Death (Ex): When the creature is killed, it will immediately explode, splashing everything within a 20 ft. radius with flame. Those caught in the area of effect must make a Ref save (DC 9) or suffer 1d6 points of fire damage. A successful save results in half damage.
Heat Aura (Ex): The creature can cause its small body to generate a great deal of heat. As a full round action, it can send waves of heat out from its body, up to 10 ft. Anything in the area of effect must make a Fort save (DC 9), or suffer 1d4 points of fire damage. A successful save results in no damage.
Vermin that are native to the Kashyyyk homeworld, they are pests, although if somehow killed without causing the bodies to explode, Wookies find them to be a delicacy. The little vermin spend most of their time living in trees, burrowing into the bark to lay their eggs, and the larva spend up to a year living in the bark, eating the pulp beneath before finally maturing and becoming adults.
Small groups of these vermin can be annoying, but larger swarms can and often to present a serious problem, as their flame tends to cause fires, which in a forest environment can be devastating.
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