Monster: Chimeric Ankheg

Monster: Chimeric Ankheg

Replace the lion head of a chimera with an ankheg head - done! Also, we're done with the letter C of Monster Manual II.

 

 

Chimeric Ankheg [Monster Manual II, page 206]

 
281 points
Attribute Modifiers: ST+16 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size Modifier, -20%) [64]; DX+2 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%) [24]; IQ-4 [-80]; HT+2 [20].
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM+2; HP+5 (Size Modifier, -20%) [8]; Per+5 [50]; Will+5 [50]; Basic Move +3 [15]; Air Move -2 [-4].
Advantages: Combat Reflexes [15]; DR 4 (Partial, Lower in non-ankheg parts, -20%; Tough Skin in non-ankheg parts, -30%) [10]; DR 2 (Partial, Goat Skull, -80%; Tough Skin, -40%) [2]; Discriminatory Smell [15]; Doesn’t Sleep (Temporary Disadvantage, No Extra Head 1, -15%) [17]; Extra Attack 2 [50]; Extra Head 2 [30]; Extra Legs (Four Legs) [5]; Flight (Cannot Hover, -15%; Winged, -25%) [24]; Immunity to Petrification [5]; Infravision [10]; Injury Tolerance (No Blood; Accessibility, Only to stop bleeding from a severed head, -80%) [1]; Night Vision 5 [5]; Peripheral Vision [15]; Regeneration (Slow) [10]; Regrowth (Head Only, -40%; Nuisance Effect, Slow, -20%) [16]; Sharp Claws [5]; Sharp Teeth [1]; Subsonic Hearing (Biological (Passive), -5%; Melee Attack, Reach C, -30%) [4]; Vibration Sense (Air; Biological (Passive), -5%) [10].
    Breathe Frost: Natural Weapon (Burning; Cannot Parry, -40%; Cone 1, +60%; Costs Fatigue, 2 FP, -10%; Hidden, +20%; Increased 1/2D, 2x, +5%; Intangible, +50%; Magical, -10%; No Incendiary, -10%; Ranged, +100%; Reduced Damage, -1 per die, -30%; Reduced Range, 1/5, -20%; Side Effect, DX-2 and Numb, +90%; Single, -20%) [15].
    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; Accessibility, Only if the ankheg head is the only one left, -80%) [-5]; Bestial [-10]; Deafness (Accessibility, Only if the ankheg head is the only one left, -80%) [-4]; Greed (15) [-7]; Hidebound [-5]; Horizontal [-10]; Laziness [-10]; Miserliness (12) [-10]; No Fine Manipulators [-30]; Odious Racial Habit (Eats sapient beings) [-15]; Short Lifespan 2 [-20]; Social Stigma (Monster) [-15].
Perks: Fur [1].
Quirks: Chauvinistic [-1]; Likes meat [-1]; Uncongenial [-1].
Features: Born Biter 2; Tail.
Notes: Size 4 hexes; Weight 4,000 lbs.
Creature Type: Magical Beast.
 
Typical Stats

ST:	26	HP:	26	Speed:	6
DX:	12	Will:	11	Move:	9 ground, 10 air (cannot hover)
IQ:	6	Per:	11
HT:	12	FP:	12	SM:	+2
Dodge:	10	Parry:	N/A	DR:	4 (ankheg head and neck), 2 (ankheg forelimbs), 3* (tough skin; everything else), +2* (goat skull)

    Sharp Teeth (14): thrust 3d-1 cutting. Reach C from hex #1. If the attack hits, the chimeric ankheg may elect to hold on and grapple the victim in addition to injuring him as per Teeth (p. MA115), applying 2d+2 control against SM+1 and smaller victims or 2d control against larger ones.
    When biting with the ankheg head, the attack deals 1d-1 follow-up corrosion damage. The follow-up corrosion damage is not applied if the chimeric ankheg’s Spit Acid ability is recharging.
Sharp Claws (14): thrust 3d-1 cutting. Reach C-1 from hexes #1-2.
    Breathe Frost (12): The chimeric ankheg breathes out a blast of extremely cold vapor, dealing thrust 2d non-incendiary burning damage as large-area injury. Targets injured by this attack must make an HT roll, at -1 per 2 points of injury, or take a -2 penalty to DX and become Numb (p. B146) for (20-HT) minutes (minimum 1 minute). It will blow out any ordinary fire (candle, lantern, torch, etc.).
    Breath weapon is a cone attack that uses rules from Area and Spreading Attacks (pp. B413-414). The cone is 1-yard wide and has a length of 5 yards (ST/5). Each use costs 2 FP. It is possible to make the cone wider by using the rules from Cones of Power (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Monsters 4: Dragons, p. 10).
    Spit Acid (12): 2d corrosion. Ranged attack (Acc 3, Range 20 from hex #1).  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 chimeric ankheg does not deal follow-up corrosion damage with its bite attack. A chimeric ankheg does not use this ability unless it is desperate or frustrated. It most often spits acid when reduced to fewer than half its HP or when it has not successfully grabbed an opponent.
 
    Traits: Bad Sight (Nearsighted; Accessibility, Only if the ankheg head is the only one left); Bestial; Born Biter 2; Chauvinistic; Combat Reflexes; Deafness (Accessibility, Only if the ankheg head is the only one left); Discriminatory Smell; Doesn’t Sleep (Temporary Disadvantage, No Extra Head 1); Early Maturation 3; Extra Attack 2; Extra Head 2; Extra Legs (Four Legs); Flight (Cannot Hover; Winged); Fur; Greed (15); Hidebound; Horizontal; Immunity to Petrification; Infravision; Injury Tolerance (No Blood; Accessibility, Only to stop bleeding from a severed head); Laziness; Miserliness (12); Night Vision 5; No Fine Manipulators; Odious Racial Habit (Eats sapient beings); Peripheral Vision; Regeneration (Slow); Social Stigma (Monster); Subsonic Hearing (Biological (Passive); Melee Attack, Reach C); Tail; Uncongenial; Vibration Sense (Air; Biological (Passive)).
    Skills: Brawling-14; Innate Attack (Breath)-12; Jumping-13; Stealth-13; Wrestling-12.
    Creature Type: Magical Beast.
    Notes: Size 4 hexes; Weight 4,000 lbs.