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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kronos182" data-source="post: 7350750" data-attributes="member: 6668634">RipplerA smaller variation of the Hopper, making them faster and more agile, however they have an even weaker exoskeleton, however they have the ability to launch a chitin spike over great distance, making swarms of Ripplers dangerous at both long distance and close melee ranges.CR 3;Medium aberration [Arachnid]; maybe mediumHit Dice: 3d8+6; hp 28; Mas —; Init +6; maybe 3d8?Speed: 20 ft, Fly 80 ft (16 squares) (good)Defense 15, touch 11, flat-footed 12 (+2 Dex, +2 natural); BAB: +3; Grap +2; Atk +8 melee claw (1d6+2), or +8 range spike (2d4, 19-20x2, piercing, 120 ft)FS: 5 ft. by 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft.; SA: Deadly PassSQ: darkvision 60 ft., DR 5; AL: Hive; SV: Fort +2, Ref +7 , Will +2; AP 0; Rep +0; Ability Scores: Str 14, Dex 20, Con 14, Int 3, Wis 8, Cha 2.Skills: Climb +4, Hide +10*, Jump +4, Listen +3, Move Silently +6, Spot +4, Survival +3Feats: Weapon Finesse (Claws)Advancement: 3–5 HD (Medium).Organization: Solitary, squad (2-6), swarmsSpecies TraitsBonus Feat: Rippler gain Weapon Finesse (Claw) as a bonus feat, Damage Reduction (Ex): Rippler bugs have tough exoskeletons that provide DR 2, and Natural armour bonus to Defense +2.Skill Bonuses: Ripplers gain a +2 species bonus on Climb and Survival checks.Camouflage (Ex): Rippler bugs are bred so their exoskeleton colouring matches their environment, granting them +8 racial bonus to Hide checks.Armour Piercing (Ex): The claws and spike are designed to puncture and rend armour, with each ignoring 3 points of hardness/DR, and 1 point of Defense from armour/natural armour. Deadly Pass - Rippler Bugs can move their full aerial speed (a x4 move, 320 ft/64 squares) and gain a single attack action. To do this this they must fly in a straight line during the round in which they make their Deadly Pass. The target of this attacks suffers a claw attack, which take place when the bug sweeps past it on its flight path. This does not provoke an attack of opportunity. If the claw attack hits during a Deadly Pass, it inflicts triple damage, and on a critical deals six times damage, due to the speed and force of the blow.CombatRippler bugs use swarm tactics with hit and run attacks, with many staying back and launching spikes at targets on the ground while others use their Deadly Pass to break up troop formations. Ripplers are also used as aerial support for ground based bugs, launching spikes as their ground allies close.</blockquote>

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