Climat/Terrain | Any land | ||
Organisation | Solitary | ||
Fréquence | Commun | ||
Diète | Omnivore | ||
Cycle d'activité | Night | ||
Intelligence | 0 - Non intelligent ou non mesurable | ||
Trésor | Nil | ||
Alignement | Neutre Absolu | ||
Nombres | 3-12 | ||
Classe d'armure | 4 | ||
Mouvement |
Au sol :
12'' Vol : - Classe de vol : Nage : Enfouissement : Web : |
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Dés de vie | 1+2 | ||
Thac0 | 19 | ||
Nbre d'attaques | 1 | ||
Dommage / attaques | 2-8 | ||
Attaques spéciales | Nil | ||
Défenses spéciales | Nil | ||
Résistance à la magie | Nil | ||
Taille |
S - smaller than a typical human ( 2+' to 4' ) (2½’ long) |
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Morale | 11-12 - Stable | ||
Valeur en XP | 35 xp |
Commentaires :
Giant beetles are similar to their more ordinary counterparts, but thousands of times larger – with chewing mandibles and hard wings that provide substantial armor protection. Beetles have two pairs of wings and three pairs of legs. Fortunately, the wings of a giant beetle cannot be used to fly, and in most cases, its six bristly legs do not enable it to move as fast as a fleeing man. The hard, chitinous shell of several varieties of these beetles are brightly colored, and sometimes have value to art collectors. While their shells protect beetles as well as plate mail armor, it is difficult to craft armor from them, and a skilled alchemist would need to be brought in on the job. All beetles are basically unintelligent and always hungry. They will feed on virtually any form of organic material, including other sorts of beetles. They taste matter with their antennae, or feelers; if a substance tasted is organic, the beetle grasps it with its mandibles, crushes it, and eats it. Because of the thorough grinding of the mandibles, nothing eaten by giant beetles can be revived by anything short of a wish. Beetles do not hear or see well, and rely primarily on taste and feel. Except as noted below, giant beetles are not really social animals; those that are found near each other are competitors for the same biological niche, not part of any family unit. The smallest of the giant beetles, fire beetles are nevertheless capable of delivering serious damage with their powerful mandibles. They are found both above and below ground, and are primarily nocturnal. |
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Combat : Despite its name, the fire beetle has no fire attacks, relying instead on its huge mandibles to inflict up to three times the damage of a dagger in a single attack. | |||
Ecologie :
Fire beetles have two special glands above their eyes and one near the back of their abdomens. These glands produce a luminous red glow, and for this reason they are highly prized by miners and adventurers. This luminosity persists for ld6 days after the glands are removed from the beetle, and the light shed will illuminate a radius of 10 feet. The light from these glands is cold – it produces no heat. Many mages and alchemists are eager to discover the secret of this cold light, which could be not only safe, but economical, with no parts to heat up and burn out. In theory, they say, such a light source could last forever. |