Dire Echidna
Medium Animal
Hit Dice: 2d8+2 (11 hp)
Initiative: +0
Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares), Burrow 20 ft.
Armor Class: 16 (+6 Natural), touch 10, flat-footed 16
Base Attack/Grapple: +1/+3
Attack: Claw +3 melee (1d6+2)
Full Attack: 2 Claws +3 melee (1d6+2)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: -
Special Qualities: Low Light Vision, Scent, Spiny Defense, Swarm Defense, Blindsight 10 ft.
Saves: Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +1
Abilities: Str 14, Dex 10, Con 12, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 8
Skills: Hide +5, Listen +2, Spot +2, Survival +2
Feats: Skill Focus (Hide)
Environment: Warm Plains, Forests or Hills
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 1
Treasure: None
Alignment: Usually Neutral
Advancement: 3-4 HD (Medium)
Level Adjustment: ---


"Awright lookee here Bert! You and Abner wuz paid to kill this damn thing so get to killin'."

"Joseph you really shouldn't mention killin' critters right now we got our niece Sandy with us. She's ... partial to critters.

"Ah don' give a damn if she braids their hair and shampoos their buttcheeks, I want this thang gone."

"HEED MAH CALL, OH WARRIORS OF THA FUR!"

"Aw crap...here we go..."

Y'all pretty much know what an Echidna is. The Blindsight if from it's snouts ability to sense electrical impulses.

Spiny Defense (Ex): Anyone attacking the Dire Echidna with an Unarmed Strike, Grapple, or Natural Weapon takes (1d6 plus their own Str modifier) piercing damage. When fighting using the Total Defense option it rolls into an armored ball raising it's Natural AC Bonus to +8.

Swarm Defense (Ex): Echidnas have DR 6/-, but only against Swarm attacks.

Skills: +4 Racial Bonus to Survival Checks to Track by Scent. They gain a +4 Circumstance Bonus to Hide Checks in areas of thick undergrowth or if they are half buried near them.

Combat: Generally Echidnas flee, burrow, roll into a ball, or some other defensive tactic. But their claws are quite strong if you are careless...




Giant Echidna
"Good evening, and welcome to Mutual of Gnomeahaw's Wild Kingdom! As always, I'm your host Harlan Jergens! Today on Wild Kingdom we'll be looking at ... what is this exactly?"

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"I thught you knew your marsupials Harlan?"

"Echidnas are famous after all."

"Famous for what?"

"Ant killers. I actually made these to help with our giant ant problem a while back."

The Can Sense Electrical Fields

"But giant ants are as big as this Echidna is."

"They were more 'biggie-sized' ants than true giants."