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Archives of Nethys

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Companion Details | Animal Options | Monstrous Options | Plant Options | Vermin Options | Archetypes

Vermin Companions

Description Source: Ultimate Magic
In addition to the normal choices of animal companions, a druid who is so inclined may select a vermin as her companion. Vermin companions follow the same rules as animal companions, advancing their Hit Dice and other abilities per the animal companion base statistics table. Vermin companions can be trained as if they were animals using the Handle Animal skill.

Mindless: Vermin companions have no Intelligence score and possess the mindless trait. In spite of this, vermin companions may learn one trick, plus additional bonus tricks. If a vermin animal companion gains an ability score increase (at 4 Hit Dice, 8 Hit Dice, and so on), the druid can apply this increase to the companion's Intelligence, changing it from — to 1, at which point the companion loses the mindless quality and is able to know up to 3 tricks per point of Intelligence, plus the additional bonus tricks. Vermin companions have no skill points or feats as long as they have the mindless quality.

Trip: Because many vermin have multiple limbs, they are very difficult to trip. As a result, a CMD entry has been included for each, indicating the bonus to CMD such vermin receive against trip attacks.

Ant, Giant

Source Ultimate Magic pg. 36
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A thin, six-legged ant the size of a pony stands at the ready, its mandibles chittering and its stinger dripping with venom.
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Assassin Bug, Giant

Source Ultimate Wilderness pg. 184
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This long-legged, beetle-like insect can spew a stream of poison at its foes from a distance.
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Beetle, Giant

Source Ultimate Magic pg. 36
With a sleek body and huge mandibles raised in a threatening pose, this large beetle stands firm in defense of its territory.
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Caterpillar, Giant

Source Ultimate Wilderness pg. 184
This many-legged wormlike creature is a larval form of a moth or butterfly, but as long as it remains a vermin companion, it will not go through this metamorphosis.
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Centipede, Giant

Source Ultimate Magic pg. 36
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This lengthy, segmented horror writhes and twists, pulsing its venomous mandibles in search of prey.
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Cockroach, Giant

Source Ultimate Wilderness pg. 184
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Swift and unsettling, the giant cockroach is notoriously difficult to slay. These creatures prefer dark places and seem to have no opposition to crawling through filth.
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Crab, Giant

Source Ultimate Magic pg. 36
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This lumbering hard-shelled crab stands as tall as a dwarf, its massive pincers waving menacingly.
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Dragonfly, Giant

Source Ultimate Wilderness pg. 184
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These long-winged insects have dazzlingly colorful bodies.
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Eurypterid

Source Ultimate Wilderness pg. 184
Also known as sea scorpions, these aquatic insects have pincers and a long stinger.
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Leech, Giant

Source Ultimate Magic pg. 36
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A parasite ballooned to monstrous proportions undulates in the muck, its circular maw a spiral of teeth.
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Locust, Giant

Source Ultimate Wilderness pg. 185
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The giant locust has long limber legs and the ability to spit a caustic glob of noxious goo.
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Mantis Shrimp, Giant

Source Ultimate Wilderness pg. 185
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This colorful aquatic vermin has powerful claws capable of striking with blinding speed.
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Mantis, Giant

Source Ultimate Magic pg. 37
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This towering insect walks on its back four legs. Its head is triangular and its front legs sport razor-sharp edges and claws.
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Mosquito, Giant

Source Ultimate Wilderness pg. 185
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Between its bloodthirsty nature and the annoying drone of its wings, the giant mosquito is a much-loathed creature. Unlike its smaller cousins, a giant mosquito can easily kill larger creatures by draining them of their blood.
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Scorpion, Giant

Source Ultimate Magic pg. 37
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The sixteen-foot-long scorpion scrabbles forward, ferocious claws raised in challenge, stingered tail arched over its back.
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Slug, Giant

Source Ultimate Magic pg. 37
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This massive, gray-brown slug leaves a viscous trail of slime in its wake as a long rasping tongue tastes the air for prey.
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Solifugid, Giant

Source Ultimate Wilderness pg. 185
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This vermin’s double set of vertical mandibles make this giant solifugid a particularly ferocious-looking companion. Its speed allows it to strike at its enemies from cover without them knowing what happened.
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Spider, Giant

Source Ultimate Magic pg. 37
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A spider the size of a man crawls silently from the depths of its funnel-shaped web.
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Spider, Web Tyrant

Source Ultimate Wilderness pg. 185
The web tyrant spider’s bright coloration and long legs make for a stunning but unnerving companion.
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Termite, Giant

Source Ultimate Wilderness pg. 185
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The giant termite has a set of large powerful mandibles, and it is particularly effective when fighting alongside other termite companions.
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Wasp, Giant

Source Ultimate Magic pg. 37
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This horse-sized wasp is covered in yellow and black vertical stripes—its stinger is the size of a sword and drips with venom.
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Whiptail Centipede, Giant

Source Ultimate Wilderness pg. 185
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The long thin tendrils that lash out from this centipede’s tail can trip foes with surprising ease.
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