Cockroach, Giant

A dog-sized cockroach skitters forth, greedily clicking its filth-slicked mandibles.

Giant Cockroach

CR 1/2

XP 200

N Small vermin

Init +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft.; Perception +4

Defense

AC 14, touch 12, flat-footed 13 (+1 Dex, +2 natural, +1 size)

hp8 (1d8+4)

Fort+6, Ref +1, Will+0

Weaknesses light sensitivity

Offense

Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft., fly 40 ft. (poor)

Melee bite +1 (1d4)

Statistics

Str11, Dex 12, Con 19, Int —, Wis 11, Cha 2

Base Atk +0; CMB –1; CMD 10

Feats DiehardB, EnduranceB

Skills Climb +8, Fly –1, Perception +4, Stealth +9; Racial Modifiers +4 Perception, +4 Stealth

SQ hold breath

Ecology

Environment any land

Organization solitary or intrusion (2–20)

Treasure none

Table: Cockroach Types
Species CR Size HD
Giant hissing cockroach 1 Medium 2
Venomroach 3 Large 3
Spitting cockroach 6 Huge 6
Sawback cockroach 9 Gargantuan 8
Dragonroach 12 Colossal 10

Much like their smaller kin, giant cockroaches are extremely adaptive and exist in any place they can find a ready source of food. Giant cockroaches are not normally very violent, but readily attack if threatened or if food becomes scarce.

A number of species of giant cockroach exist, as summarized on the table above. Most of these variants have additional abilities, such as poison stings.