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GroplitCreature 0


UncommonNSmallAmphibiousAnimal
Source Pathfinder #175: Broken Tusk Moon
Perception +6 (darkvision)
Languages none
Skills Acrobatics +5, Athletics +6, Stealth +5
Str +2, Dex +3, Con +2, Int -4, Wis +2, Cha -2

AC 16; Fort +6; Reflex +7; Will +4;
HP 16
Speed 25 feet (swim 20 feet)
Weaknesses Fire 2

Jaws One Action +8 (+3, -2) to hit (finesse) 1d4+2 Piercing

Darkvision

A monster with darkvision can see perfectly well in areas of darkness and dim light, though such vision is in black and white only. Some forms of magical darkness, such as a 4th-level Darkness spell, block normal darkvision. A monster with Greater Darkvision, however, can see through even these forms of magical darkness.

Flammable Grease

A groplit's DC to recover from Persistent Fire Damage is increased by 2 (generally, from DC 15 to DC 17).

Greasy Slide Reaction

Trigger A creature misses the groplit with a melee Strike


Effect The groplit Strides or Swims up to 10 feet. This movement doesn't trigger reactions.

Hopping Charge Two Actions

The groplit Strides twice, Leaps twice, or Strides once and Leaps once. It then makes a jaws Strike at the end of the movement.

Incendiary Dollop

Creatures struck by the groplit are smeared with some of its flammable grease. For the following 1 minute, or until a creature scrubs away the grease dollop with a single Interact action, the DC of the creature's checks to recover from Persistent Fire Damage is increased by 2.


The groplit is a squat little animal shaped like a water droplet, with a bulbous rear end and an eel-like face that juts from a narrow skull. Its rear legs are more muscular than those in front, which it primarily uses for balance, giving it the gait and appearance of a toad. Groplits are best known for their greasy skin and queasy hygienic habits: they spend most of each day using their two long tongues to slurp up their own oily excretions or similarly viscous discharge originating from plants or other animals. Although they prefer to dwell in northern wetlands, fens, and moist caves, groplits can thrive in all but the most barren environments. They'll eat just about anything, though they tend to prefer small, crunchy animals like bugs and birds.

Groplits are famously loyal and highly sociable companions, and they make for dedicated, if somewhat odd-looking, pets. They can be taught simple commands and appear to take great pride in obeying them, performing stunts even in the face of obvious danger. An unscrupulous master might train a groplit with the intent to sacrifice it in an emergency, a fate to which the groplit is happily resigned. This single-minded obedience and their slow reproductive rate make groplits fairly rare in the wild.

As a result of the way their bones are structured, groplits exhibit an imperturbable smile, of sorts-a physical feature which some find as creepy (or enraging) as others find it endearing. Its apparently ceaseless jubilation has given this creature the nickname "the grinning toad" in some parts of the world.

Because they love to lap up oily matter of all kinds, groplits are naturally drawn to greasy animals like @UUID[Compendium.pf2e.pathfinder-bestiary.Slurk]{Slurks}, @UUID[Compendium.pf2e.pathfinder-bestiary-2.Giant Slug]{Giant Slugs}, and lagofirs. For the most part, such animals rarely mind the company of an amiable groplit, though there's no such thing as a free meal; groplits who drop their guard amid their found family often end up on the wrong side of their companions' intestinal tracts.


Traits

Uncommon

Something of uncommon rarity requires special training or comes from a particular culture or part of the world. Some character choices give access to uncommon options, and the GM can choose to allow access for anyone. Less is known about uncommon creatures than common creatures. They typically can't be summoned. The DC of Recall Knowledge checks related to these creature is increased by 2.

Amphibious

An amphibious creature can breathe in water and in air, even outside of its preferred environment, usually indefinitely but at least for hours. These creatures often have a swim Speed. Their bludgeoning and slashing unarmed Strikes don't take the usual -2 penalty for being underwater.