FREQUENCY: Uncommon
FREQUENCY: Uncommon
([Cold Wilderness Swamp], [Cold Wilderness Plains], [Cold Wilderness Desert])
FREQUENCY: Rare
([Cold Wilderness Mountains], [Cold Wilderness Forest])
FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Temperate
Wilderness Desert])
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Temperate
Wilderness Hills], [Temperate Wilderness Forest], [Temperate Wilderness
Plains])
FREQUENCY: Uncommon
([Tropical Wilderness Swamp], [Tropical Wilderness Plains], [Tropical Wilderness
Desert])
FREQUENCY: Rare
([Tropical Wilderness Mountains], [Tropical Wilderness Forest])
FREQUENCY: Common ([Dungeon Level VI])
NO. APPEARING: 1-4
ARMOR CLASS: 3
MOVE: 15"
HIT DICE: 5 + 5
% IN LAIR: 50%
TREASURETYPE: [D]
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3 ~ 13
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-10/1-10/1-4
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Poison
sting
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
INTELLIGENCE: Non-
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: M
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE:
VI | 650 + 6
SAVES: (11).13.14.15.16.16
Giant scorpions are vicious
predators which are likely to be found even in relatively cold
places such as dungeons
due to the adaptability of these mutations.
They are likely to attack
any creature which approaches.
The <origin: GW?> monster seeks to grab prey with its huge pincers while its segmented tail lashes forward to sting its victim to death with poison.
This latter attack inflicts 1-4 points of damage per hit and, if a poison saving throw fails, the victim dies immediately.
The giant scorpion can fight
up to 3 opponents at once.
Note that the scorpion's
poison
kills it if it accidentally stings itself. <d1=fumble?>
Creatures killed are dragged
to the scorpion's lair to be eaten.