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<blockquote data-quote="Leatherhead" data-source="post: 7017568" data-attributes="member: 53176"><p>The Nimmurian Manscorpion, a similar creature in the Savage Coast of the Mystara setting, have a long and complicated backstory about how they took over another different culture of flying Minotaurs. They have a translucent body that makes them use extensive makeup in order to travel in the sun without being burned, and suffer from the Red Curse that the rest of the setting lives under.</p><p></p><p>In the Forgotten Realms, they were yet another race of arachnid-themed slave takers who live undergound. Only this time they they are half-scorpions, have a royal class, live under the sands in inverted pyramid-cave-cities in the northern desert (presumably Anauroch), and worship some gods from the Maztica subsetting. However there is very little information about them, in fact, I couldn't find any information about them beyond what was in that first sentence.</p><p></p><p>There are also some Manscorpion Drown in Eberron, which are slaves to giants.</p><p></p><p>The first is an interesting creature. The second is a footnote in a splatbook referencing a different splatbook about a subsetting. The third is mostly about trying to make drow without a spider fetish.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, about this rendition of the Tlincalli:</p><p></p><p>Firstly, they have poison. A very powerful poison that can potentially be harvested, and is very valuable. How valuable? Well that's for DM's to make up. It's nearly as strong as Wyvern poison (dealing less damage, a slightly weaker DC, but having a powerful rider), so I would estimate about 750g for a vial. Considering the potential for multiple vials of the stuff to be harvested, that should be more than enough to make a t1 or t2 party of dubious scruples go after them.</p><p></p><p>Secondly, they have Spiked Chains. <em>The horror</em>. While less potent than their 3.x progenitors, they serve as a superior variation of a net (by superior, I mean people would actually use them). I wonder if there is a list of 5e NPC weapons anywhere, I know the Kuo-Toa has a Mancatcher.</p><p></p><p>Also, I have to say the full chitin body is a nice art upgrade.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leatherhead, post: 7017568, member: 53176"] The Nimmurian Manscorpion, a similar creature in the Savage Coast of the Mystara setting, have a long and complicated backstory about how they took over another different culture of flying Minotaurs. They have a translucent body that makes them use extensive makeup in order to travel in the sun without being burned, and suffer from the Red Curse that the rest of the setting lives under. In the Forgotten Realms, they were yet another race of arachnid-themed slave takers who live undergound. Only this time they they are half-scorpions, have a royal class, live under the sands in inverted pyramid-cave-cities in the northern desert (presumably Anauroch), and worship some gods from the Maztica subsetting. However there is very little information about them, in fact, I couldn't find any information about them beyond what was in that first sentence. There are also some Manscorpion Drown in Eberron, which are slaves to giants. The first is an interesting creature. The second is a footnote in a splatbook referencing a different splatbook about a subsetting. The third is mostly about trying to make drow without a spider fetish. Anyway, about this rendition of the Tlincalli: Firstly, they have poison. A very powerful poison that can potentially be harvested, and is very valuable. How valuable? Well that's for DM's to make up. It's nearly as strong as Wyvern poison (dealing less damage, a slightly weaker DC, but having a powerful rider), so I would estimate about 750g for a vial. Considering the potential for multiple vials of the stuff to be harvested, that should be more than enough to make a t1 or t2 party of dubious scruples go after them. Secondly, they have Spiked Chains. [I]The horror[/I]. While less potent than their 3.x progenitors, they serve as a superior variation of a net (by superior, I mean people would actually use them). I wonder if there is a list of 5e NPC weapons anywhere, I know the Kuo-Toa has a Mancatcher. Also, I have to say the full chitin body is a nice art upgrade. [/QUOTE]
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