Sunday, 25 August 2019

Monster: Tendriculos

Monster: Tendriculos

The tendriculos is a carnivorous slitering plant monster that swallows prey and paralyzes it with its corrosive digestive juices. That's a strange one.

 

Tendriculos [Monster Manual, page 241]

258 points
Attribute Modifiers: ST+16 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size Modifier, -20%) [64]; DX-1 [-20]; IQ-4 [-80]; HT+3 [30].
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM+2; HP+20 (Size Modifier, -20%) [32]; Will+4 [20]; Per+4 [20]; Basic Move -1 [-5].
Advantages: 360° Vision (Panoptic I, +20%) [30]; Constriction Attack [15]; DR 1 [5]; Doesn’t Breathe [20]; Doesn’t Sleep [20]; Double-Jointed [15]; Extra-Flexible Arms [10]; Immunity to Metabolic Hazards [30]; Immunity to Mind Control [30]; Injury Tolerance (No Blood, No Brain, No Head, No Neck, No Vitals, Unliving) [47]; Night Vision 5 [5]; Regeneration (Very Fast; Bane, Acid or Crushing, -50%) [50]; Regrowth [40]; Sharp Teeth [1].
    Paralysis: Internal Affliction 1 (Always On, -20%; Aura, +80%; Contact Agent, +150%; Melee Attack, Reach C, -30%; Paralysis, +150%; Reduced Duration, 1/60, -35%) [8]. Note: Contact Agent here is an enhancement, because the engulfing attack is considered to be an area attack in this case.
Disadvantages: Bestial [-10]; Frightens Animals [-10]; Hidebound [-5]; Horizontal [-10]; Mute [-25]; No Fine Manipulators [-30]; Odious Racial Habit (Eats sapient beings) [-15]; Restricted Diet (Carnivore) [-10]; Social Stigma (Monster) [-15].
Perks: Limited Camouflage (Plant) [1].
Features: Born Biter 2; No Legs (Slithers).
Creature Type: Plant.
Notes: Weight 3,500 lbs.

Knowing Your Own Strength [362]
Replace ST+16 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size Modifier, -20%) [64] with ST+16 [160]
Replace HP+20 (Size Modifier, -20%) [32] with HP+20 [40]

Typical Stats

ST:

16

HP:

36

Speed:

5.5

DX:

9

Will:

10

Move:

4

IQ:

6

Per:

10

 

 

HT:

13

FP:

13

SM:

+2

Dodge:

8

Parry:

9 (unarmed)

DR:

1

    Tendril (12): thrust 1d+1 crushing (KYOS: 2d+1 crushing), Reach C-1.
    Sharp Teeth (12): thrust 1d+1 cutting (KYOS: 2d+1 cutting), Reach C.
    Paralysis: If a tendriculos swallows a creature whole, the victim must make an HT roll every second (unless he has Sealed) or be paralyzed for margin of failure seconds. After that the subject is stunned (p. B420) and may roll vs. HT once per second to recover.

    Traits: 360° Vision (Panoptic I); Bestial; Born Biter 2; Constriction Attack; Doesn’t Breathe; Doesn’t Sleep; Double-Jointed; Extra-Flexible Arms; Frightens Animals; Hidebound; Horizontal; Immunity to Metabolic Hazards; Immunity to Mind Control; Injury Tolerance (No Blood, No Brain, No Head, No Neck, No Vitals, Unliving); Limited Camouflage (Plant); Mute; Night Vision 5; No Fine Manipulators; No Legs (Slithers); Odious Radial Habit (Eats sapient beings); Regeneration (Very Fast; Bane, Acid or Crushing); Regrowth; Restricted Diet (Carnivore); Social Stigma (Monster).
    Skills: Brawling-12; Survival (Woodlands)-12; Wrestling-12.
    Creature Type: Plant.
    Notes: Weight 3,500 lbs.

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