A giant
snapping turtle has iust swum up
to the beach at this point. It is not yet
full
grown, but it is a formidable creature
nonetheless.
Normally bad-tempered, this reptile
has been whipped into an absolute fury
by
the changes in its habitat. It is hiding
in a
pothole at the edge of the water,
and will
attack any creature that comes within 10
feet, suddenly extending its long neck
to bite
with its powerful beak. Attacking this
way,
it will surprise
on a 1-4 (d6). If creatures pass
its position beyond 10 feet away, it will
attack regardless, shambling out of its
pothole
in a short but surpising burst of speed
(6").
The snapper's shell is AC 0, but its head,
neck, and limbs are armor class 5. If they
are
withdrawn into the shell, the extremities
become armor class 2. The snapping turtle
is
too crazed and stupid to know when it is
losing,
and will fight to the death.
If anyone takes an hour to dismember the
body, they will find some human
or humanlike
bones, some rotting leather, and a
silver
bracelet worth
375 gp in its gullet.
Giant
turtle: AC 0/5; MV 3"//2"; HD 6;
hp 25; #AT 1; D 3-18
THACO 13
XP 800