Monster Specification

Giant Goats

Typical Monster Level ("ML"): 3 to 10 (typically 4 to 7, but the dominant male of a herd will have a higher ML)

Typical Number Encountered: herd of 2d4

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

Description: huge mountain goats with enormous curved horns

Habitat: Wilderness Areas, especially mountains

Language: none

Chars: Co 3d8, Wp 3d8

Movement:

Rate Melee Travelling
Walk 5 ft/sec 3.5 mph
Trot 10 ft/sec 7 mph
Canter 15 ft/sec 10 mph
Charge 20 ft/sec n/a

Fighter Abilities:

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

Attack Modes:

Gore @ A = 10ML %, DAM = 2dML (dML per Horn)

Butt (charge only) @ A = 8ML %, DAM = 4dML (2dML per Horn)

HitLoc Table:

HitLoc Area

Front

Side

Rear

Head

01 to 10

01 to 10

n/a
Horns (*2) 11 to 40 11 to 30  

Front Legs (*2)

71 to 100

31 to 55

n/a

Chest

41 to 70

56 to 85

n/a

Abdomen

n/a

86 to 100

01 to 45
Hind Legs (*2) n/a 101 to 25 46 to 75

ADS:

HitLoc Area

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

Head

 3 3 2 2 0 0 2 2 3 3
Horns (*2) 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6

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 3 2 0 1 2 3 3 3
Hind Legs 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 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
Horns (*2) 20% Co check vs Horn Broken (does 1dML DAM)
  40% Horn broken, Co check vs Horn Severed (does 0 DAM)
  60% Horn Severed (does 0 DAM)
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

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

Thievish Abilities:

M on Th Activities:

Defensive ThL = ML/2, FRU

Other Abilities / Powers / Notes:

  1. Giant Goats are at home in steep mountainous territory and can run and jump up precipitous slopes.
  2. Giant Goats have been bred and domesticated by the Dwarves and are used as mounts, war beasts and pack animals in the Mountains of the Dwarves.  They have Carrying Capacity 4000 wt pts.  If a Giant Goat is ridden, the weight of the rider and his possessions count towards Carrying Capacity.  Use the table in General Systems section 4.5 if a Giant Goat carries wt pts in excess of Carrying Capacity.
  3. Teams of Giant Goats are also used by the Dwarves to pull carts and war chariots.  Miners sometimes use them to pull carts on tramways.
  4. Undomesticated Giant Goats are fierce and will defend their territory.  They are stubborn creatures and it takes the patience of a Dwarf to domesticate them.
  5. Whole Severed Horns (Severed in a single blow), especially from high ML Giant Goats, may be used to make War Trumpets.

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