Portuguese Man-O-War, Giant

PORTUGUESE MAN-O-WAR, Giant (Giant Jellyfish)

FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Tropical Saltwater Surface])
NO. APPEARING: 1-10
ARMOR CLASS: 9
MOVE: 1"
HIT DICE: 1-4
% IN LAIR: 0%
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 ~ 19 (HD 1) | 16 (HD 2 to 3) | 15 (HD 4)
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-10
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Paralyzation
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Transparent (90% undetectable)
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Non-
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: S to L
X.P. VALUE: IV | 185 + 4

Portuguese men-o-war float in warm sea waters, trailing their deadly
tentacles below.

Paralyzation: Any creature which touches these appendages takes
damage from their poison, and if a save vs. Paralyzation is not
made the victim is paralyzed and will be drawn up by the Portuguese
man-o-war's tentacles and devoured in 3-12 turns.

Each of these creatures has 10-40 tentacles. Their length is a factor of size.
For each die the creature has, the tentacles have 10' of length.
    * A one HD Portuguese man-0-war is 2' in diameter and has 10 tentacles which are each 10' long.
    * A two HD creature has 20 tentacles of 20' length,
    * A three HD creature has 30 tentacles of 30' length and
    * A four HD Portuguese man-0-war is 10' in diameter and has 40 tentacles which trail downwards 40'.
Each tentacle requires but a single hit point to sever, but
this does not inflict damage on the creature, and tentacles will regenerate
in several days. Only hits scored on the body of the creature kill it.

Transparent: Portuguese men-o-war are transparent. It is 90% probable that they will be
undetected unless the creature encountering them is able to detect
invisible objects.