Tentacle-Tailed Scorpion

Category: Magical Beast / Arachnid

Description

A terrifying arachnid variant of the traditional scorpion.

Abilities

Its traditional stinger is replaced or supplemented by a prehensile, venomous tentacle, allowing for unpredictable and highly dangerous strikes.

Lore

A highly dangerous predator in the Dungeon.

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Mechanical Stat Block

Health: 7 Boxes
Mind Defense: 2
Armor: 3 Temporary Health Boxes (Heavy carapace)

Key Attributes (Dice Pools)

• Physical: Strength 4, Athletics 3, Acrobatics 2, Hand-to-Hand 5, Stealth 3
• Mental/Magical: Readiness 4, Willpower 3, Finesse 3
• Social: Intimidation 4

Attacks & Abilities

• Pincer Crush: Roll: Strength + Hand-to-Hand (9 dice). Damage: 2 + Successes. If the Scorpion scores 3+ successes, the target is Grappled.
• Tentacle Sting: Can be used against a Grappled target automatically, or as a normal attack (Roll: Finesse + Hand-to-Hand [8 dice]). Damage: 1 + Successes.
• Neurotoxin: A target hit by the Tentacle Sting must roll Strength + Medicine (Difficulty 6). Failure inflicts 2 additional damage and a -1 penalty to Finesse and Calculation for the rest of the scene.
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