---
title: "Giant Skunk"
obsidianUIMode: preview
noteType: pf2eMonster
cssClasses: pf2e
aliases: "Actor.2UXSmfHOspniD4xJ" 
tags:
  - pf2e/creature/type/animal
  - pf2eMonster
  - pf2e/creature/level/1
statblock: inline
name: "Giant Skunk"
level: 1
license: OGL
---

```statblock
columns: 2
forcecolumns: true
layout: Basic Pathfinder 2e Layout
source: "Pathfinder Bestiary 3"
name: "Giant Skunk"
level: "Creature 1"

alignment: ""
size: "Large"
trait_01: [[animal]]
modifier: 6
perception:
  - name: "Perception"
    desc: "+6; Low-Light Vision, Scent (Imprecise) 40 Feet"
languages: ""
skills:
  - name: "Skills"
    desc: "Acrobatics: +7, Athletics: +6, Stealth: +7"
abilityMods: [3, 4, 3, -4, 1, 0]
speed: 25 feet
sourcebook: "_Pathfinder Bestiary 3_"
ac: 16
armorclass:
  - name: AC
    desc: "16; __Fort__ +8, __Ref__ +9, __Will__ +4"
hp: 21
health:
  - name: ""
  - name: HP
    desc: "21"
abilities_top:
  - name: ""

abilities_mid:
  - name: ""
attacks:
  - name: ""

  - name: "**Melee** `pf2:1` Jaws"
    desc: "+8 ()\n__Damage__  1d6 + 3 piercing"

  - name: "**Melee** `pf2:1` Claw"
    desc: "+8 (agile)\n__Damage__  1d4 + 3 slashing"

  - name: "Spray Blinding Musk"
    desc: "`pf2:2` (poison) The giant skunk propels potent, acrid musk in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in the line must attempt a DC 17 Fortitude check save.\n* * *\n\n**Critical Success** The target is unaffected.\n\n**Success** The target is [[Conditions/Sickened|Sickened 1]].\n\n**Failure** The target is [[Conditions/Sickened|Sickened 3]].\n\n**Critical Failure** The target is [[Conditions/Blinded|Blinded]] for 1 round, becomes [[Conditions/Sickened|Sickened 3]], and takes a -2 penalty to Stealth checks from the horrific odor for 24 hours or until the musk is removed or neutralized, requiring 10 minutes of thorough scrubbing with soap.\n\n[[Bestiary Effects/Effect_ Musk|Effect: Musk]]"
 
```

```encounter-table
name: Giant Skunk
creatures:
  - 1: Giant Skunk
```



Giant skunks thrive in places where their larger size and more potent musk allow them to fend off predators their smaller cousins can't. With larger bodies come more powerful appetites, and giant skunks tend to be aggressive and territorial.

* * *

With their distinctive black bodies and white stripes or spots, skunks are instantly recognizable to most creatures. Those who catch a full blast of musk rarely decide to trouble a skunk again, as the revolting stench can linger for hours or even days. Removing the odor is difficult, typically requiring the aid of alchemy or magic.
