Monster Specification

Catoblepas

Typical Monster Level ("ML"): 6 to 12

Typical Number Encountered: 1

Usual Alignment(s): E/C, E/N, N/C

Description: a large beast on four legs with twin-toed hooves, a tail, a long, shaggy-maned neck and an ugly, dragonish head with swept-back horns and upturned fangs

Habitat: Dungeons, Green Areas, Wilderness Areas, Chaos, Dreams, Madness

Language: none

Chars: Co 4d8, Wp 4d8

Movement:

Rate Melee Travelling
Walk 3 ft/sec 2 mph
Scamper 6 ft/sec 4 mph
Lope 10 ft/sec 7 mph
Charge 15 ft/sec n/a

Fighter Abilities:

ML/3, FRU AMR    D = 25 + (5ML) %    RD = 5 + (5ML) %    5 + (5ML) HP

Attack Modes:

Bite @ A = 10ML %, DAM = 2d8

Tail Slam vs Targets to side or rear only @ A = 8ML %, DAM = 3d6 + st vs Stunning @ BTS = 8ML% (Co). If Stunned, the Target must make another st after a number of seconds equal to the points of damage taken in order to recover. If that st is failed, the Target must make another st after the same number of seconds again in order to recover, and so on.

HitLoc Table:

HitLoc Area

Front

Side

Rear

Head

01 to 30

01 to 20

n/a

Neck 31 to 60 21 to 60 n/a

Front Legs (*2)

91 to 120

61 to 90

n/a

Chest

61 to 90

91 to 120

n/a

Abdomen

n/a

121 to 140

01 to 30

Hind Legs (*2) n/a 141 to 170 31 to 60

Tail

n/a

171 to 200

61 to 90

ADS:

HitLoc Area

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

Head

4 3 2 0 4 4 0 2 3 4
Neck 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3

Front Legs

4 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4

Chest

3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3

Abdomen

3 3 2 2 0 0 2 2 3 3
Hind Legs 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4

Tail

4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4

Effects of Specific Damage:

Hit Loc Area %age HP Damage taken Effects
Head 20% Unconscious, Co check vs Death
  40% Decapitation, Death
Neck 30% Co check vs Neck Broken (= Death)
  60% Co check vs Neck Severed (= Death)
  90% Neck Severed (= Death)
Front Legs (*2) 25% Co check vs Leg Crippled
  50% Leg Crippled, Co check vs Leg Severed
  75% Leg Severed
Chest 80% Incapacitated, Co check vs Death, Bleed 5%/min, Co check vs Bleed 5%/MR
  160% Death
Abdomen 60% Co check vs Death/MR, Bleed 5%/MR
  120% Death
Hind Legs (*2) 25% Co check vs Leg Crippled
  50% Leg Crippled, Co check vs Leg Severed
  75% Leg Severed
Tail 25% Co check vs Tail Crippled (does not Bleed)
  50% Tail Crippled, Co check vs Tail Severed (does not Bleed)
  75% Tail Severed (does not Bleed)

Bleeding effects from Crippling, Severance and Decapitation are as for People, except for Tail.

Thievish Abilities:

M on Th Activities:

Defensive ThL = 0

Other Abilities / Powers / Notes:

  1. Death Gaze causes Death by eye contact @ BTS = 8ML% (Co).  Cannot use Death Gaze on a Target Stunned by Tail Slam as cannot establish eye contact (so will just eat him).
  2. Immune to own Death Gaze and has SL = 2ML vs Death Spells.
  3. Has Planewatch as innate ability, enabling it to see onto the Ethereal and Astral Planes.  Its Death Gaze has full effect onto those Planes.

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