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Giant Wasp
Giant wasps are much more dangerous but less common than their smaller kin, and—to the relief of those who encounter them—they tend to be solitary.
Recall Knowledge - Animal
(
Nature
)
: DC 18
Giant Wasp
Creature 3
N
Large
Animal
Source
Bestiary pg. 324
Perception
+8; darkvision
Skills
Acrobatics
+11,
Athletics
+9
Str
+4,
Dex
+4,
Con
+4,
Int
-5,
Wis
+1,
Cha
+1
AC
19;
Fort
+9,
Ref
+11,
Will
+6
HP
45
Speed
20 feet, fly 40 feet
Melee
stinger +12 [
+7/+2
] (
poison
),
Damage
1d12+4 piercing plus giant wasp venom
Giant Wasp Venom
(
incapacitation
,
poison
)
Saving Throw
Fortitude DC 19;
Maximum Duration
6 rounds;
Stage 1
no effect (1 round);
Stage 2
clumsy 2 (1 round);
Stage 3
paralyzed (1 round)
Implant Eggs
The giant wasp lays eggs in an adjacent creature that is paralyzed or unconscious, exposing it to the wasp larva disease.
Wasp Larva
(
disease
)
Saving Throw
Fortitude DC 21;
Stage 1
carrier with no ill effect (1d6 days);
Stage 2
drained 1 (1d3 days);
Stage 3
5d6 damage, larva emerges (disease ends)
All Monsters in "
Wasp
"
Name
Level
Giant Wasp
3
Wasp Swarm
4
Wasp
Source
Bestiary pg. 324
While the common wasp poses little threat to a hardy adventurer aside from an uncomfortable sting, a large and aggressive swarm of these territorial insects—to say nothing of their oversized kin—can lay low an entire party of heroes. The wasps represented here are of the common variety also known as yellowjackets, but many other sorts of dangerous wasps exist, such as a Garundi variant that swarms in such great numbers that it can decimate entire villages, and the dreaded extraplanar hellwasps, which build their nests within the corpses of their victims.
Paralytic Poison
The poison of the giant wasp loses its potency soon after being harvested, but alchemists have learned of a way to preserve some of its properties by adding a number of harsh additives; this method makes it even deadlier.
Sacred Stingers
Wasps are upheld as sacred among the priesthood of the elven deity Calistria, goddess of vengeance. Some priests of Calistria summon giant wasps or wasp swarms as servitors, while a few nurture giant wasps as pets, temple guardians, or companions. Followers of Calistria, both clergy and laypeople alike, seek to emulate the wasp’s penchant for leaving stung victims alive to suffer over a long period: a fitting model for revenge.