TITAN, SEA
FREQUENCY: Very rare
NO. APPEARING: 1
ARMOR CLASS: 4
MOVE: //21"
HIT DICE: 22-28
% IN LAIR: 20%
TREASURE TYPE: A, U, Z
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 punch or 1 flipper slap
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 10-60 or 10-40
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Crushing hug, spells
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Spells
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 50%
INTELLIGENCE: High and up
ALIGNMENT: Neutral (25% evil)
SIZE: L (40' + 2'/HD beyond 22)
PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil
Attack/Defense Modes:
Nil
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: X/16,600 + 35/hp
These monstrous beings inhabit the
deepest, darkest depths of the ocean,
although they sometimes swim to lesser
depths to hunt for whales or passing
ships. Occasionally, a hungry sea titan
ventures into coastal waters. In appearance,
sea titans resemble tritons -- the
main difference being their size. The
lower body of a sea titan resembles a
scaled pair of fish tails in place of legs
(with the fins upright, not flat like a
whale's), with the upper body of a man.
The sea titan has a ridge of small fins
along its spine which extend down the
creature's back and legs, diminishing before
the flippers. The sea titan's fingers
are webbed, and they have blue to bluegreen
hair, silvery upper body skin, and
blue-silver scales.
Sea titans have the ability to summon
and control creatures of the sea through
charm monsters spell use (by touch, usable
five times per day). Sea titans have the
additional ability to use as many first-
to
third-level spells as a 6th-level magic-user
(but at the 12th level of ability).
Sea titans feed on larger sea creatures
and occasionally on passing sailors. For
the
most part, however, sea titans do not
approach or harass seafarers unless harassed
themselves, unless they are evil. An
attack on a sea-going ship is performed
in
one of several ways. The sea titan might
batter the ship with its massive arms,
capsize the ship by coming up from be-
neath it, or slap it with a flipper. If
the
ship is small enough, the sea titan may
try
to crush it by embracing it in its sinewy
arms. A punch from a sea titan delivers
4
points of structural (hull) damage per
hit;
a flipper slap delivers 2 points. A crush
delivers 8 points of structural damage.
Sea
titans have titan strength (a rating of
25).
Though they have little use for magical
items, sea titans do have an interest in
treasure and often have a sizable stockpile
of gold and silver as a result. Sea titans
speak their own language, as well as triton
and 2-8 other oceanic tongues.
by Alex Gray