Monster Specification

Giant Scorpions

Giant Scorpion

Typical Monster Level ("ML"): 5 to 15 (roll 2d6 +3)

Typical Number Encountered: d4/2 FRU

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

Description: like enormous scorpions.  Wild ones are of camouflaged colours that blend in with their habitat.  Those that are bred by Scorpion Cults tend to be black, bronze, grey or red.

Habitat: Dungeons, Deserts, Wilderness Areas, Volcanic and Ash Wastes

Language: none

Chars: Co 3d8, Wp 3d8

Movement:

Rate Melee Travelling
Creep 4 ft/sec 2.5 mph
Scuttle 8 ft/sec 5 mph
Pounce 12 ft/sec n/a

Fighter Abilities:

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

Attack Modes:

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

Sting (at end of Tail) @ A = 8ML %, DAM = d10 + (ML+2) Poison Levels of Scorpion Venom if DAM > 0 inflicted (see Note 3 below for Effect)

Venom re-charges at (ML/3, FRU)PL/sec. if Scorpion alive.

HitLoc Table:

HitLoc Area

Front

Side

Rear

Pincers (*2)

01 to 33

01 to 33

n/a
Cephalothorax 34 to 66 34 to 66 n/a

Legs (*6)

67 to 90

67 to 90

01 to 24

Abdomen

n/a

91 to 130

25 to 60

Tail

[-20 to 0]

131 to 160

61 to 90

ADS:

HitLoc Area

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

Pincers

 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 6
Cephalothorax 5 5 4 3 0 0 3 4 5 5

Legs

 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 5

Abdomen

 5 5 4 4 0 3 4 4 5 5

Tail

 6 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 6

Effects of Specific Damage:

Hit Loc Area %age HP Damage taken Effects
Pincers (*2) 30% Co check vs Pincer Crippled
  60% Pincer Crippled, Co check vs Pincer Severed
  90% Pincer Severed
Cephalothorax 60% Incapacitated, Co check vs Death
  120% Death
Legs (*6) 25% Co check vs Leg Crippled
  50% Leg Crippled, Co check vs Leg Severed
  75% Leg Severed
Abdomen 60% Incapacitated, Co check vs Death
  120% Death
Tail 25% Co check vs Tail Crippled
  50% Tail Crippled, Co check vs Tail Severed
  75% Tail Severed

Does not Bleed.

Thievish Abilities:

M on Th Activities:

Defensive ThL = 0

Other Abilities / Powers / Notes:

  1. Scorpions, and especially Giant ones, are Sacred to SKARZ, E/N Demigod of Scorpions and Patron of Scorpion Cults.  Killing them incurs His severe displeasure.  Scorpion Cultists may ride Giant Scorpions (though occasionally these may in fact be Demons of SKARZ in Scorpion form).
  2. Some (8%) Giant Scorpions Regenerate @ (ML/5 FRU) HP/MR (spaced as evenly as possible), starting (15-ML) sec after first take Damage.  Only Fire, Acid or Disintegration will prevent Regeneration.  The body Regenerates from the largest surviving piece.
  3. Scorpion Venom causes a (Co-2) check vs Unconsciousness @ PL > SL/2 & Unconsciousness + a (Co-2) check vs Death @ PL > SL.
  4. The Venom can be milked from a dead or otherwise immobilised Giant Scorpion using Thievish Remove Traps at a DL of ML/5 FRU, Failure 2 or 3 resulting in 1 Damage & ML PLs, Success enables 1PL to be milked per 10% up to a maximum of ML.  Milked Venoms which have not been specially treated for preservation decay @ -1 PL / Cd.

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