FREQUENCY: Rare
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Dungeon Level II])
NO. APPEARING: 1-20
ARMOR CLASS: 9
MOVE: 1"
HIT DICE: 1
% IN LAIR: 100%
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-4
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Poison
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Non-
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: S
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: II | 45 + 1

The goldbug is a beetle with a flattened, circular body and a golden
shell, the size and shape of a gold piece. It is a very sluggish creature
and spends most of its time asleep, often choosing a pile of gold coins
as its bed. Only a very close examination will distinguish it from the
coins on which it lies. Thus, though it has no treasure of its own, it
inhabits that of others.

When disturbed it inflicts a poisonous bite like that of a large spider,
inflicting 1 - 4 HP of damage on the victim who must also save
versus poison or die.
 

    by David Taylor