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ericthered · 05-31-2023, 04:05 PM

May 31 etr

Description: A 15 yard by 11 yard hall, running east-west, with 12 round pillars 1 yard across evenly spaced out in a 4 by 3 grid with 3 yards between each of them. four alcoves 2 yards wide and 5 yards deep branch off to the north and south, two on each side. Some sort of strange dried offal is scattered across the floor, mixed with shattered animal bone. A naturalist roll will identify the offal as belonging to its owners: dire velvet worms.

Entrances: Two destroyed double doors at the east and west ends of the room, and a third destroyed door is at the end of the north east alcove.

Treasure: In the debris are 3 gold coins ($1,200), 27 silver coins ($540), a wizard's wand carved like an octopus ($100, 1 lb), and a sliver-coated mace ($150, 5 lbs), And a one-handed Concertina (DF8 p22, $200, .5 lbs) with the hush enchantment on it ($4,000)

Monster: The Dire Velvet worms are not normally in this room (25% chance of one being present), but are usually out hunting. Dire Velvet Worms will often try to drag a single victim to this room, leaving the rest of the group covered in its slime.

Dire velvet worms are long and have many legs and long antenna. They don't appear segmented like a centipede, and have a thick hide instead of armor. They hunt primarily by spraying their victims with a sticky slime and then picking them off. Yes, this is a giant version of a real bug with a terrifying feeding pattern.

Code:

ST    32    HP 32    speed 6.25
DX    13    Will 13    Move 7
IQ    5     Per 13 
HT    12    FP NA    SM: +2

Dodge 10 Parry NA DR 4 (7 vs crushing)

Bite (14) 3d6 cut. Any hit initiates a grapple.
Slime Spit (17)- Binding 18. This attack has a range of 15 yards, and is sticky: Touching an effected target will also effect you. The Velvet worm can only attack 15 times in a day before its reservoir is depleted... it will generally flee if it hasn't subdued its prey with those attacks.
Slime Cone (17) - Binding 18 in a 15 yard by 5 yard cone. This uses up five of its slime spit attacks, and otherwise works like slime spit.

Skills: Stealth -15, Innate Attack (slime) -17, Brawling -14, wrestling -16, Tracking -13

Traits: Blind, No eyes, Vibration Sense, Discriminatory Smell, Veriform*, Wild Animal

*the many small legs of the velvet worm result in the same behavior as no legs: its low to the ground and cutting off its legs does little other than hurt it.

05-31-2023, 04:05 PM	#169
ericthered Hero of Democracy Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: far from the ocean	Re: #Dungeon23 Megadungeon Challenge May 31 etr Description: A 15 yard by 11 yard hall, running east-west, with 12 round pillars 1 yard across evenly spaced out in a 4 by 3 grid with 3 yards between each of them. four alcoves 2 yards wide and 5 yards deep branch off to the north and south, two on each side. Some sort of strange dried offal is scattered across the floor, mixed with shattered animal bone. A naturalist roll will identify the offal as belonging to its owners: dire velvet worms. Entrances: Two destroyed double doors at the east and west ends of the room, and a third destroyed door is at the end of the north east alcove. Treasure: In the debris are 3 gold coins ($1,200), 27 silver coins ($540), a wizard's wand carved like an octopus ($100, 1 lb), and a sliver-coated mace ($150, 5 lbs), And a one-handed Concertina (DF8 p22, $200, .5 lbs) with the hush enchantment on it ($4,000) Monster: The Dire Velvet worms are not normally in this room (25% chance of one being present), but are usually out hunting. Dire Velvet Worms will often try to drag a single victim to this room, leaving the rest of the group covered in its slime. Dire velvet worms are long and have many legs and long antenna. They don't appear segmented like a centipede, and have a thick hide instead of armor. They hunt primarily by spraying their victims with a sticky slime and then picking them off. Yes, this is a giant version of a real bug with a terrifying feeding pattern. Code: ST 32 HP 32 speed 6.25 DX 13 Will 13 Move 7 IQ 5 Per 13 HT 12 FP NA SM: +2 Dodge 10 Parry NA DR 4 (7 vs crushing) Bite (14) 3d6 cut. Any hit initiates a grapple. Slime Spit (17)- Binding 18. This attack has a range of 15 yards, and is sticky: Touching an effected target will also effect you. The Velvet worm can only attack 15 times in a day before its reservoir is depleted... it will generally flee if it hasn't subdued its prey with those attacks. Slime Cone (17) - Binding 18 in a 15 yard by 5 yard cone. This uses up five of its slime spit attacks, and otherwise works like slime spit. Skills: Stealth -15, Innate Attack (slime) -17, Brawling -14, wrestling -16, Tracking -13 Traits: Blind, No eyes, Vibration Sense, Discriminatory Smell, Veriform, Wild Animal the many small legs of the velvet worm result in the same behavior as no legs: its low to the ground and cutting off its legs does little other than hurt it. __________________ Be helpful, not pedantic Worlds Beyond Earth -- my blog Check out the PbP forum! If you don't see a game you'd like, ask me about making one!