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Variously known as false
spiders, camel spiders, or sun
spiders, the solifugids are
arachnid in nature. They have
powerful, hooked beaks and
10 legs, the first pair ending in
sucker-like clamps. When in
combat, a solifugid will attempt
to attack with each of its 2
front legs. Should either score
a hit, no damage will be done
but the character struck will
be caught in the grip of the
solifugid. On each melee round
thereafter, the beak attackwill
gain +3 on its to-hit roll; note
that only the beak can do actual
damage(the amount indicated),
This bonus will continue for
as long as a character is held;
the only way to break the grip is to sever a limb by rolling a 3 or
more
above the normal number needed to hit.
Whenever solifugids are encountered outdoors, there is a 60% chance
that they will be of the nocturnal variety, normally venturing out
only at
night. These creatures will flee from lights brighter than a torch
or
lantern and attack at -2 when in daylight.
Solifugids live in warm desert climates. They are indiscriminate
eaters,
and if hungry will attack anything that moves.
FREQUENCY: Rare
FREQUENCY:
Rare ([Dungeon Level III])
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Tropical
Wilderness Desert])
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Tropical
Wilderness Plains])
NO. APPEARING: 1-6
ARMOR CLASS: 6
MOVE: 9"
HIT DICE: 3+3
% IN LAIR: 10%
TREASURE TYPE: [Q]
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2 or 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-8
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Grip
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Non-
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: M
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: III | 85 + 4
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Tropical
Wilderness Desert])
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Dungeon
Level IV])
NO. APPEARING: 1-6
ARMOR CLASS: 5
MOVE: 9"
HIT DICE: 5+5
% IN LAIR: 20%
TREASURE TYPE: [Q], [S]
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2 or 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 3-12
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Grip
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Non-
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: M
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: IV | 225 + 6
Giant Solifugid
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Tropical
Wilderness Desert])
FREQUENCY:
Very rare ([Dungeon Level V])
NO. APPEARING: 1-4
ARMOR CLASS: 4
MOVE: 12"
HIT DICE: 6+6
% IN LAIR: 25%
TREASURE TYPE: [N] (x 4), [Q] <edited what seems to
be a typo>
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2 or 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 4-16
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Grip
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Non-
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: L
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: V | 350 + 8