Vermin · SM -2 Giant Fire Beetle [Monster Manual, page 285]
Attributes
ST6
DX10
IQ1
HT10
HP6
Will8
Per10
FP10
Basic Speed5.25
Basic Move5
Dodge8
DR1
Melee attacks
| Usage | Level | Damage | Reach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp TeethSharp Teeth (10): thrust 1d-5 cutting (KYOS: 1d-7 cutting), Reach C. | 10 | thrust 1d-5 cutting (KYOS: 1d-7 cutting) | C |
Traits (11)
- Cold-Blooded (50°)
- Extra Legs (Six Legs; Cannot Kick)
- Horizontal
- Illumination
- Infravision
- Nictitating Membrane 1
- No Fine Manipulators
- Peripheral Vision
- Reduced Consumption 2 (Cast-Iron Stomach)
- Short Lifespan 3
- Wild Animal
Notes
- GCS ancestry draft: gcs/giant-fire-beetle.gct
- Source template total: -205 points.
- Library-rebuilt template total: -205 points.
- CER was computed from parsed Typical Stats using the Dungeons On Automatic baseline CER path.
- Review attacks, special abilities, encounter frequency, treasure, grappling, and GCS modifiers before approval.
Encounter rating
CER1
Offense-3
Protection-5
Threat tierminor
Appearing6
Wandering4
Tags
- srd-3-5
- srd-5-1
- vermin
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Where this one came from
- Source record
- Giant Fire Beetle [Monster Manual, page 285]
- Source system
- gurps_4e_fan_conversion / author_permission
- Released under
- cc_by_4_0
- Conversion
- 0.2.0-reviewed
- Review status
- approved
- Credit
- Original GURPS conversion by Enraged Eggplant, from Monsters (May 11, 2024); adapted and republished with permission.
- GCS ancestry draft: gcs/giant-fire-beetle.gct
- Source template total: -205 points.
- Library-rebuilt template total: -205 points.
- CER was computed from parsed Typical Stats using the Dungeons On Automatic baseline CER path.
- CER recomputed from the reviewed Typical Stats through the canonical Dungeons on Automatic CER path: OR -3, PR -5, CER 1, threat tier minor.
- Conversion baseline reported OR -2, PR -5, CER 1 (tier minor). The reviewed values come from the consumer CER implementation, which rounds damage once after the damage-type multiplier and credits ranged accuracy; the conversion baseline ceilinged the damage base first and ignored range.
- Encounter metadata derived (gregarious): average number appearing 6, wandering weight 4. Encounter metadata derived for 0.2.0 from the reviewed threat tier and creature class (appearing: minor 4 / standard 2 / major 1 / severe 1, forced to 1 for solitary classes — including swarms, which are a single multi-body creature — and raised to 6 for gregarious minor creatures; wandering weight: minor 4 / standard 3 / major 2 / severe 1). The fan-conversion source states no appearing-in-numbers or wandering values, so these are derived, not source mechanics.
- Lair, treasure, and grappling remain unpopulated in 0.2.0 by package policy: the authorized fan-conversion source states no lair, treasure, or grappling values, and review declines to invent them. See review/policy/0.2.0-empty-field-policy.md.
- Review approved by automated-mechanical-review on 2026-07-26 (batch ee-2026-07-26-b3-cer-tails); GCS fidelity check passed, DOA playability check passed.
- CER tail record. The rating was recomputed through the consumer CER path and the tail was read against package peers in review/reports/cer-audit.md; a floor of 1 reflects a genuinely feeble creature and a severe rating tracks the record's own HP, DR and damage.
Enraged Eggplant GURPS monster conversions; used, adapted, and republished with unrestricted permission from the author. Portrait and tokens are AI-generated original art. Sources and credits.