Monster Specification: Giant Lizards

Monster Specification

Giant Lizards

Typical Monster Level ("ML"): 3 to 11

Typical Number Encountered: d6

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

Description: like enormous lizards

Habitat: Dungeons, Green Areas, Wilderness Areas

Language: none

Chars: Co 3d8, Wp 3d8

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:

Claw @ A = 8ML %, DAM = d8

Bite @ A = 10ML %, DAM = 2d6

Some have Horn @ A = 10ML %, DAM = d10

HitLoc Table:

Sz varies greatly and is 2 * ML, with maximum Hit Location ("H") being 5(Sz+10). H is therefore 80 (for ML3) to 165 (for ML11). The following table is for a Sz 10 (ML10) specimen. Scale accordingly for different ML specimens.

HitLoc Area	Front	Side	Rear
Head	01 to 15	01 to 10	n/a
Front Legs (*2)	36 to 60	11 to 30	n/a
Chest	16 to 35	31 to 50	n/a
Abdomen	n/a	51 to 60	26 to 35
Hind Legs (*2)	n/a	61 to 80	36 to 60
Tail	n/a	81 to 100	01 to 25

ADS:

HitLoc Area	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
Head	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	4
Front Legs	4	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	4
Chest	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	3
Abdomen	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	3
Hind Legs	4	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	4

Effects of Specific Damage:

Hit Loc Area	%age HP Damage taken	Effects
Head	20%	Unconscious, Co check vs Death
	40%	Decapitation, 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 Decapitation, Crippling and Severance of Legs are as for People. There are no Bleeding effects if Tail is Crippled or Severed.

Thievish Abilities:

M on Th Activities:

Hear 10ML%, Scent 10ML%, FT 10ML%
Cam 20ML%
Jump 20ML%, ClW 30ML%

Defensive ThL = ML/2, FRU

Other Abilities / Powers / Notes:

Giant Lizards are Reptilian and Saurian Monsters.
Some Saurian Cults and/or Kobold tribes breed Giant Lizards as mounts. They have carrying capacity 2000 + 250ML wt pts, and take encumbrance penalties to movement as for Horses, as stated in sections 4.5 & 4.6 of the General Systems.

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