Monster: Ankheg

Monster: Ankheg

Let's do something simpler - a bug monster. The ankheg is a burrowing giant ant-like creature that can spit acid twice a day. These bugs are big, tough, and their acidic bite is nasty. From all the monsters posted until this moment, I've only used ankhegs against my PCs. One of the akhegs got two of its legs cut off with a two-handed sword and then impaled through the skull, and another one survived a bullet through its face from a TL4 pistol, attempted to run away, but got immobilized by a divine spell and then beaten merciless to death with a mace by a cleric of a deity of peace, mercy, and healing.

  

Ankheg [Monster Manual, page 14]

-24 points
Attribute Modifiers: ST+8 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%, Size Modifier, -20%) [32]; IQ-8 [-160]; HT+3 [30].
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM+2; HP+2 (Size Modifier, -20%) [4]; Will+7 [35]; Per+9 [45]; Basic Move +3 [15].
Advantages: Ambidexterity [5]; DR 4 (Legs, feet, arms, and hands have halved DR, -20%; Nuisance Effect, Weak underside, -15%) [13]; Extra Legs (Four Legs) [5]; Metabolism Control 3 (Winter; Hibernation, -60%) [6]; Reduced Consumption 2 (Accessibility, Must spend at least half a day in soil, -30%) [3]; Reduced Consumption 2 (Cast-Iron Stomach, -50%) [2]; Sharp Claws [5]; Sharp Teeth [1]; Subsonic Hearing (Biological (Passive), -5%; Melee Attack, Reach C, -30%) [4]; Tunneling (Move 4) [50]; Ultravision [10]; Vibration Sense (Air; Biological (Passive), -5%) [10].
    Acid Enzymes (Alternative Abilities) [12]:
    Acidic Bite: Corrosion Attack 1d-1 (Biological (Passive), -5%; Follow-Up, Bite, +0%; Nuisance Effect, Can be depleted, -10%) [6/5=2].
    Spit Acid: Corrosion Attack 2d (Biological, -10%; Blockable, -5%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; Reduced Range, 1/5, -20%; Takes Recharge, 1 hour, -30%) [10].
Disadvantages: Bad Sight (Nearsighted) [-25]; Cold-Blooded (50°) [-5]; Deafness [-20]; No Fine Manipulators [-30]; Short Lifespan 3 [-30]; Wild Animal (with Mute) [-40].
Quirks: Likes meat [-1].
Notes: Size 4 hexes; Weight 800 lbs.
Creature Type: Animal.

Knowing Your Own Strength [45] Replace ST+8 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%, Size Modifier, -20%) [32] with ST+11 [110] Replace HP+2 (Size Modifier, -20%) [3] with HP-3 [-6].

Typical Stats

ST:	18 (KYOS: 21)	HP:	20 (KYOS: 18)	Speed:	5.75
DX:	10	Will:	9	Move:	8 ground, 4 tunneling
IQ:	2	Per:	11
HT:	13	FP:	13	SM:	+2
Dodge:	8	Parry:	N/A	DR:	4; 2 (legs, arms, feet, hands); 1 (abdomen)

    Acidic Bite (12): thrust 1d+2 cutting (KYOS: 4d-1 cutting) + follow-up 1d-1 corrosion. Reach C. The follow-up corrosion damage is not applied if the ankheg’s Spit Acid ability is recharging.
    Sharp Claws (12): thrust 1d+2 cutting. Reach C-1.
    Spit Acid (14): 2d corrosion. Ranged attack (Acc 3, Range 20). Double the actual distance to the target when calculating the range modifier due to the ankheg being nearsighted. Costs 1 FP, takes 1 hour to recharge between two consecutive uses. Can be blocked and dodged, but not parried. While this ability is recharging, the ankheg does not deal follow-up corrosion damage with its bite attack.

    Traits: Ambidexterity; Bad Sight (Nearsighted); Cold-Blooded (50°); Deafness; Extra Legs (Four Legs); Likes meat; Metabolism Control 3 (Winter; Hibernation); No Fine Manipulators; Reduced Consumption 2 (Accessibility, Must spend at least half a day in soil); Reduced Consumption 2 (Cast-Iron Stomach); Short Lifespan 3; Subsonic Hearing (Biological (Passive); Melee Attack, Reach C); Ultravision; Vibration Sense (Air; Biological (Passive)); Wild Animal (with Mute).
    Skills: Brawling-14; Innate Attack (Breath)-14.
    Creature Type: Animal.
    Notes: Size 4 hexes; Weight 800 lbs.