Monster Specification

Cold Ones

Cold Ones

Typical Monster Level ("ML"): 4 to 10

Typical Number Encountered: d4

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

Description: large, carnivorous reptiles, usually walking on four legs, but may rear up on two legs, especially when attacking

Habitat: Green & Wilderness Areas (especially jungle, freshwater rivers, lakes & swamps), Chaos, Dreams, Madness

Language: none

Chars: Co 3d8, Wp 3d8

Movement: (see Note 4 below for Encumbrance effects)

Rate Melee Travelling
Walk 4 ft/sec 2.5 mph
Scamper 7 ft/sec 5 mph
Lope 12 ft/sec 8 mph
Charge 20 ft/sec n/a

Can also Swim at up to 6 ft/sec = 36 ft/MR = 4 mph

Fighter Abilities:

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

Attack Modes:

Claw @ A = 8ML %, DAM = d12

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

HitLoc Table:

HitLoc Area

Front

Side

 Rear

Head

01 to 15

01 to 25

 n/a
Neck 16 to 40 26 to 50 n/a

Front Legs (*2)

91 to 120

51 to 80

 n/a

Chest

41 to 70

81 to 110

 n/a

Abdomen

71 to 90

111 to 130

 01 to 30
Hind Legs (*2) n/a 131 to 160 31 to 60

Tail

n/a

161 to 200

 61 to 100

ADS:

HitLoc Area

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

Head

 5 4 3 2 0 0 2 3 4 5
Neck 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4

Front Legs

 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 5

Chest

 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4

Abdomen

 4 3 2 2 0 2 2 2 3 4
Hind Legs 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 5

Tail

 4 3 3 3 2 2 4 3 3 4

Effects of Specific Damage:

Hit Loc Area %age HP Damage taken Effects
Head 20% Unconscious, Co check vs Death
  40% Decapitation, Death
Neck 25% Co check vs Neck Crippled
  50% Neck Crippled, Co check vs Neck Severed (=Death)
  75% 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
  50% Tail Crippled, Co check vs Tail Severed
  75% Tail Severed

Bleeding effects from Crippling, Severance and Decapitation are as for People.  Tail bleeds like a Leg.

Thievish Abilities:

M on Th Activities:

Other Abilities / Powers / Notes:

  1. Cold Ones are Reptilian and Saurian Monsters originally bred as mounts by the Saurian Cultists of the Jungle.  Over the years they have traded them with other Saurian Cultists (and in particular the Raucolië of the Moriquendi).  As captive Cold Ones have escaped into the wild or lost their riders in battle, they have become established in small numbers in the wild.
  2. They are known as "Cold Ones" because they are cold-blooded, rather than because they are creatures of Cold.  In fact, they prefer warm climates.
  3. Ferocious, carnivorous and stupid, so may continue an attack even if they are losing.
  4. Cold Ones have carrying capacity 5000 wt pts, and take encumbrance penalties to movement (including to Swimming movement) as for Horses, as stated in sections 4.5 & 4.6 of the General Systems.

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