Thursday 27 October 2016

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]

 
18 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: DR 3 [15]; Extra Legs (Six Legs) [10]; Infravision [10]; Reduced Consumption 2 (Accessibility, Must spend at least half a day in soil, -30%) [3]; Reduced Consumption 2 (Cast-Iron Stomach, -50%) [2]; Sharp Teeth [1]; Subsonic Hearing (Biological (Passive), -5%; Melee Attack, Reach C, -30%) [4]; Tunneling (Move 4) [50].
    Acidic Bite: Corrosion Attack 1d-1 (Biological (Passive), -5%; Follow-Up, Bite, +0%) [7].
    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: Cold-Blooded (50°) [-5]; Horizontal [-10]; No Fine Manipulators [-30]; Restricted Diet (Carnivore) [-10]; Wild Animal (with Mute) [-40].
Features: Early Maturation 3.
Notes: Size 7 hexes; Weight 800 lbs.
Creature Type: Magical Beast.
 

Knowing Your Own Strength [93]
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:

3

    Acidic Bite (12): thrust 1d+2 cutting (KYOS: 4d-1 cutting) + follow-up 1d-1 corrosion. Reach C.
    Spit Acid (14): 2d corrosion. Ranged attack (Acc 3, Range 20). Costs 1 FP, takes 1 hour to recharge between two consecutive uses. Can be blocked.
 
    Traits: Cold-Blooded (50°); Early Maturation 3; Extra Legs (Six Legs); Horizontal; Infravision; No Fine Manipulators; Reduced Consumption 2 (Accessibility, Must spend at least half a day in soil); Reduced Consumption 2 (Cast-Iron Stomach); Restricted Diet (Carnivore); Subsonic Hearing (Biological (Passive); Melee Attack, Reach C); Wild Animal (with Mute).
    Skills: Brawling-12; Innate Attack (Breath)-14.
    Creature Type: Magical Beast.
    Notes: Size 7 hexes; Weight 800 lbs.


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