Insect Swarm (Athas), Mini-kank [804] 
| Climat/Terrain | Any plains |
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| Organisation | Swarm | ||
| Fréquence | Très rare | ||
| Diète | Omnivore | ||
| Cycle d'activité | Day | ||
| Intelligence | 0 - Non intelligent ou non mesurable | ||
| Trésor | Nil | ||
| Alignement | Neutre Absolu | ||
| Nombres | 2000-5000 | ||
| Classe d'armure | 10 | ||
| Mouvement |
Au sol :
Vol : 15" - Classe de vol : A Nage : Enfouissement : Web : |
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| Dés de vie | 1 per 15 insects | ||
| Thac0 | Special | ||
| Nbre d'attaques | See below | ||
| Dommage / attaques | See below | ||
| Attaques spéciales | Blood drain | ||
| Défenses spéciales | Nil | ||
| Résistance à la magie | Nil | ||
| Taille |
T - tiny ( 2' tall or less) (5”) |
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| Morale | 8-10 - Moyen | ||
| Valeur en XP | 65 xp per 10 insects | ||
| Commentaires :
The insects of Athas are of a hearty breed, and insect swarms are among the most deadly plagues that this world has ever been subject to. There are two insect breeds which form swarms in the deserts of Athas. The first type is a variant of the common locust, while the other is a smaller version of the kank. The other type of swarming insect is a small species of the kank. This small cousin of the kank is about five inches in length and sports three-inch-long wings on its back. |
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| Combat : Swarms of mini-kanks are similar to swarms of locusts in the numbers of insects in a swarm, but are different in terms of how they attack their prey. While locusts chew their victims until nothing but bone remains, mini-kanks are blood-suckers. When a swarm of mini-kanks attack a creature, 10-40 (1d4×10) will usually combine to kill it by sucking its blood. Each single mini-kank can drain up to 3 hit points from a victim, one per round. Creatures attacked by a swarm of mini-kanks must make a saving throw vs. paralyzation or lose a number of hit points equal to the number of insects attacking. A successful saving throw means the creature loses only half that number of hit points. This continues for three rounds at which point the mini-kanks attacking will fly off. If the creature survives, a new number of mini-kanks will attack on the very next round, repeating the process outlined above, until the victim is dead. Like swarms of locusts, swarms of mini-kanks slow the movement rates of attacked creatures to 3. | |||
| Habitat / Société :
Swarms of mini-kanks are slightly smaller (75 square yards) than swarms of locusts, but move more quickly across the desert. |