Amphibious alligator
by Jason D |
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Climate/Terrain: |
Salt Water |
Frequency: |
Common (65% chance)
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Organization: |
Solitary
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Activity Cycle: |
Day
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Diet: |
Omnivore |
Intelligence: |
Semi-Intelligent (2-4) |
Treasure: |
Amphibious alligator hide |
Alignment: |
Lawful Good
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No. Appearing: |
456
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Armor Class: |
+20 |
Movement: |
Swim, walk
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Hit Dice: |
2d7 |
THAC0: |
35
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No. of Attacks: |
3
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Damage/Attack: |
Bite= 50, Claw=25, Tail=10
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Special Attack: |
Improved grab, poison, paralyze, swallow whole |
Special Defences: |
Scent, improved natural armor, fast healing, regen
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Magic Resistance: |
none |
Size: |
Gargantuan |
Morale: |
High |
XP Value: |
10,000
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General Introduction: Amphibious alligators can breath
air and water interchangebly. They
are 60-80 feet long and can drink
the saltiest water in the world
with absolutely no ill effects.
They have vemon sacs, can paralyze
opponents with thier bites
(another vemon), and they even
have two hearts.
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Combat: Amphibious alligators prefer to
swallow thier prey whole, letting
thier interior do the killing. The
interior of an amphibious
alligator is extremely dangerous.
Once a creature is swallowed, it
takes 50+ 1d6 damage from the
esophagus for two turns, then is
transferred to the gizzard. The
gizzard is the first part of the
two part gut, the next part is the
stomach. If the swallowed creature
is still alive in the gizzard, the
gizzard will contract twice a
turn, crushing an opponent. If the
swallowed opponent tries to cut
his/her way out, a reflex is
triggered, allowing for another
crush attack in the gizzard for
every time the gizzard is struck.
The gizzard also has stomach acid
and will deal 25 points of damage
to a swallowed creature. A
swallowed opponent can try to
escape by dealing 100 points of
damage to the amphibious
alligators gizzard. Once out,
muscular action and regeneration
close the hole; another creature
must cut its own way out. After 10
turns, in the unlikely event that
the swallowed creature is still
alive, the creature gets
transferred to the second part of
the gut, the stomach. Here, the
acid is so strong that it always
kills in 10 turns. It deals 50
points of damage per turn. The
stomach's muscles do just as much
damage as the gizzard's muscles
did, but the muscles are covered
in a layer of mucus and the
stomach wall itself is so thick
and heals so fast that it cannot
be cut. An amphibious alligator
can swallow whole 1 huge creature,
2 large creatures, 4 medium
creatures, 8 small creatures, 16
tiny creatures, 32 dimunitive
creatures, or 64 fine creatures.
Only once the alligator is dead
can a creature in the stomach
escape. Even then, it must roll to
escape, for even dead, the muscles
of the amphibious alligator still
move for three turns,
involentarily spasming before
stiffining. After the third turn,
a swallowed creature can leave
through the mouth of excretory
tracrt; until the alligator is
dead, muscular action prevents
escape. Furtheremore, the
poisonous bite deals 10 damage per
turn for 1d6 turns and has a 50%
chance of paralyzing the bitten
creature for 10 turns. The stomach
juices also have a 25% chance of
paralyzing a swallowed creature
for 10 turns. |
Habitat/Society: Amphibious alligators live in
marshes, swamps, oceans, rivers,
lakes, streams, and jungles. They
are carnivorous.
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Ecology: Amphibious alligators have a
second heart. If the alligator
should die, there is a 90% chance
that the second heart will start
to beat, bringing the alligator
back to life. The second heart
ability also relases gland, blood,
hormones, and other vital life
fluids needed by the alligator.
These restore an amphibious
alligator to anywhere between 50%
and 75% health if it should
resurrect. After 10 turns of
coming back to life, the original
heart will beat once again and the
second heart will stop. The second
heart ability can only be used
once per battle, UNLESS the
alligator can completely digest 1
large creature or its equivolent
during the fight. The digestion
refills the resurrection glands
with vital blood, fibring,
adrenalin, protein, vitamins,
water, and other needed fluids for
life. |
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