Burrowling

Burrowlings are intelligent, humanoid prairie dogs. Adults stand between two and two and a half feet tall generally. They are omnivorous, living in large burrow communities of extended, integrated families. Burrowlings are incredibly communal, raised from birth among massive groups of young, reaching adulthood in a year and becoming deeply tied to their community. Most can’t stand isolation, and lone burrowlings that have lost their community almost always become despondent and die within a week, though a few have managed to find new burrowlings to bond with.

Even rarer, one has settled into a non-burrowling community, though there is often a clash between the burrowling and its new neighbors as it gets used to the greater individualism of other people. Their attempts to anticipate needs and integrate itself are often seen as intrusive and discomforting, a clash that the burrowling struggles to overcome.

Burrowlings have very short life spans, generally only living up to 15 years.

Inspired by the Tome of Beasts 1. This post came out a week ago on my Patreon. If you want to get access to all my monster conversions early, as well as access to my premade adventures and other material I’m working on, consider backing me there!

Pathfinder 2e

Burrowling Scout Creature 0
Small Humanoid Burrowlin
Perception +7; darkvision, +1 status to Perception when within 10 feet of another Burrowling
Languages Common
Skills Acrobatics +5, Stealth +7
Str +0, Dex +3, Con +1, Int -1, Wis +1, Cha +1
Items sling (20 bullets)
AC 15; Fort +3, Ref +7, Will +3
HP 14
Speed 25 feet, burrow 10 feet
Melee jaws +5 (finesse), Damage 1d6 piercing
Melee claw +5 (agile, finesse), Damage 1d4 slashing
Ranged sling +5 (propulsive, range increment 50 feet, reload 1), Damage 1d6 bludgeoning
Burrowling Pack Tactics The burrowling scout gains a +1 status bonus to attack rolls if its target is within 5 feet of another Burrowling with this ability.

Burrowling Warrior Creature 1
Small Humanoid Burrowling
Perception +9; darkvision; +1 status to Perception when within 10 feet of another Burrowling
Languages Common
Skills Acrobatics +9, Athletics +6, Stealth +9
Str +1, Dex +4, Con +1, Int +0, Wis +2, Cha +0
Items leather armor, sling (20 bullets)
AC 17; Fort +6, Ref +9, Will +7
HP 20
Speed 25 feet, burrow 10 feet
Melee jaws +7 (finesse), Damage 1d6+1 piercing
Melee claw +7 (agile, finesse), Damage 1d4+1 slashing
Ranged sling +7 (propulsive, range increment 50 feet, reload 1), Damage 1d6+2 bludgeoning
Burrowling Pack Tactics The burrowling scout gains a +1 status bonus to attack rolls if its target is within 5 feet of another Burrowling with this ability.
Sneak Attack The burrowling warrior deals an extra 1d6 precision damage to flat-footed creatures.

13th Age

Burrowling Scout 
0th level troop [humanoid] 
Initiative: +6
Bite and Claw +4 vs. AC – 2 damage.
Pack Attack: The burrowling scout gains a +1 bonus to attack and damage for each other burrowling engaged with the target (max +4 bonus).
R: Sling +4 vs. AC (one nearby enemy) – 2 damage.
Burrow.
AC 15 PD 14 MD 10 HP 22

Burrowling Warrior 
1st level blocker [humanoid] 
Initiative: +8
Bite and Claw +5 vs. AC – 5 damage.
Pack Attack: The burrowling warrior gains a +1 bonus to attack and damage for each other burrowling engaged with the target (max +4 bonus).
R: Sling +6 vs. AC (one nearby enemy) – 5 damage.
Burrow.
Escape: A burrowling warrior can turn its own or an ally’s failed disengage check into a success by taking 1d4 damage.
Hold Down: Disengage checks against the burrowling take an additional -1 penalty for every 2 burrowlings engaged with the enemy.
AC 17 PD 15 MD 11 HP 26