FREQUENCY: Uncommon (primarily in wooded areas)

FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Cold Wilderness Forest])
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Cold Wilderness Hills], [Cold Wilderness Swamp])
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Cold Wilderness Mountains], [Cold Wilderness Plains])

FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Temperate Wilderness Forest])
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Temperate Wilderness Hills], [Temperate Wilderness Swamp])
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Temperate Wilderness Mountains], [Temperate Wilderness Plains])

NO. APPEARING: 1-2
ARMOR CLASS: 5
MOVE: 6"
HIT DICE: 6
% IN LAIR: 0%
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 ~ 13
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-8
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Shoot quills (1-8 for 1-4 hp each)
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Quills (1-4 per attack upon)
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Animal
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: L
X.P. VALUE: III | 350 + 6

SAVES: 11.12.13.13.14

Giant porcupines are found primarily in wooded areas.
They are stupid && non-aggressive, but if threatened they are able to defend themselves with ease.
The giant porcupine can bite with some effect, but they will do this only in the most desperate defense
(10% chance per melee round the creature is above 50% damaged).

Quills: The main defense of the giant
porcupine is its ability to shoot 1-8 quills from its tail, each quill doing 1-4
HP of damage and having a range of 30'. As its quills are up to 3'
long, any attack which comes within 6' of the creature will likewise suffer
1-4 quills in return from the porcupine's defensive movements. There is no
practical limit to the number of quills the creature can use, as there are
over 80 in its tail and over 300 on its body.

The porcupine views any
approach within 30' a threat.