Snail - Sea
CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Any/Large bodies of salt water
FREQUENCY: Very rare
ORGANIZATION: Solitary
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Any
DIET: Herbivore
INTELLIGENCE: Animal (1)
TREASURE: Nil
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
NO. APPEARING: 1
ARMOR CLASS: 6 (see below)
MOVEMENT: 3
HIT DICE: 12
THACO: 9
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-16
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Paralysis (see below)
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil
SIZE: H (15' tall, 20' long)
MORALE: Elite (13-14)
XP VALUE: 10,000
Sea Snail
These behemoths of the deep measure up to 20 feet in length. Sea snails are a variety of giant conch. Their skins are rubbery (AC 6), but their shells are incredibly thick (AC -4).
Sea snails live in all seas and oceans. Their shells vary in color from bright red to flat white with a pink, interior.
Giant snails are sometimes tamed by tritons.
If attacked, sea snails withdraw into their shell and release a vicious neurotoxin into the surrounding water. This poison affects all creatures within 20 feet, paralyzing them for 1d6 hours unless they roll successful saving throws vs. poison with a -3 penalty. If the attack continues, the sea snail will wail. The round following the wail 1d10 charmed tritons arrive. Each round thereafter 1d10 more tritons arrive until a total of 50 are on the scene. These tritons fight to the death in defense of the sea snail.
The value of the snail's shell depends on the shell quality. The base price is 4,000 gp, doubled for an unblemished shell.
some preliminary stats for the sea snail:
Snail, Sea
Huge Magical Beast (Aquatic)
Hit Dice: 12d10+X (X hp)
Initiative: +X
Speed: 10 ft (2 squares)
Armor Class: 24 (+X Dex, +X natural), touch X, flat-footed X
Base Attack/Grapple: +12/+X
Attack:
Full Attack: Bite?? +X melee (2d8+X)
Space/Reach: X ft/X ft
Special Attacks: paralyze
Special Qualities: wail
Saves: Fort +X Ref +X Will +X
Abilities: Str X, Dex X, Con X, Int 1, Wis X, Cha X
Skills: X
Feats: 5?
Environment: Any aquatic
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: X
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: X
Level Adjustment: ---
A tuyewera is 6 feet tall and weighs X pounds.
COMBAT
Originally found in Monstrous Compendium MC5 - Greyhawk Appendix (1990).
