Monster Specification

Sandcrawlers

Typical Monster Level ("ML"): 3 to 6

Typical Number Encountered: d6/2 FRD

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

Description: sand-coloured insectoid, with six legs and two spiked tentacles

Habitat: Sand Deserts

Language: none

Chars: Co 3d8, Wp 3d6

Movement:

Rate Melee Travelling
Crawl 2 ft/sec 1 mph
Scuttle 6 ft/sec 4 mph
Scamper 12 ft/sec 8 mph
Dash 18 ft/sec n/a

Fighter Abilities:

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

Attack Modes:

Tentacle @ A = 12ML %, DAM = 2d4+2

Bite @ A = 8ML%, DAM = 2d8

HitLoc Table:

HitLoc Area

Front

Side

Rear

Head

01 to 15

01 to 10

n/a

Tentacles (*2) 16 to 35 11 to 30 n/a

Front Legs (*2)

56 to 80

31 to 50

n/a

Chest

36 to 55

51 to 70

n/a

Mid Legs (*2)

 n/a 71 to 85 n/a

Abdomen

n/a

86 to 105

01 to 35

Hind Legs (*2) n/a 106 to 120 36 to 60

ADS:

HitLoc Area 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

Head

 4 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 4
Tentacles 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4

Front Legs

 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 3

Chest

 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4

Mid Legs

 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 3

Abdomen

 4 4 3 3 1 0 3 3 4 4
Hind Legs 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 3

Effects of Specific Damage:

Hit Loc Area

%age HP Damage taken

Effects

Head

 

 20% Unconscious, Co check vs Death
40% Decapitation, Death
Tentacles (each of 2) 20% Co check vs Tentacle Crippled
40% Tentacle Crippled (DAM now d4 +1 from other Tentacle), Co check vs Tentacle Severed
60% Tentacle Severed

Front / Mid / Hind Legs (each of 6)

 

 

 30% Co check vs Leg Crippled
60% Leg Crippled, Co check vs Leg Severed
90% Leg Severed

Chest

 

 80% Incapacitated, Co check vs Death
160% Death

Abdomen

 

 60% Co check vs Death/MR
120% Death

Do not bleed.

Thievish Abilities:

M on Th Activities:

Defensive ThL = ML

Other Abilities / Powers / Notes:

  1. Predators of sand deserts, which use their natural camouflage and burrow into the sand to conceal themselves.
  2. Can go for long periods without water or food in a state of semi-hibernation, awaiting prey.
  3. Fire Resistant -1/d6, Cold Vulnerable
  4. Enemies of Giant Scorpions

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