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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 6694596" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>Here's the <em>Blackmoor</em> version. This is the oldest extant version of the monster:<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Pungi Ray</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"></span>[TABLE="width: 420"] [TR] [TD]<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><strong>MONSTER</strong></span>[/TD] [TD]<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><strong>#OF ATTACKS</strong></span>[/TD] [TD]<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><strong>DAMAGE PER ATTACK</strong></span>[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'">Pungi Ray</span>[/TD] [TD]<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'">1 spine per sq. ft.</span>[/TD] [TD]<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'">1-4/spec. poison</span>[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] <span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><strong>Monsters & Treasure</strong></span>[TABLE="width: 420"] [TR] [TD]<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"></span>[/TD] [TD]<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><strong>#</strong></span>[/TD] [TD]<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><strong>Armor </strong></span>[/TD] [TD]<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><strong>Move</strong></span>[/TD] [TD]<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><strong>Dice</strong></span>[/TD] [TD]<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><strong>%Lair</strong></span>[/TD] [TD]<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><strong>Treasure </strong></span>[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'">Pungi Ray</span>[/TD] [TD]<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'">1-4</span>[/TD] [TD]<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'">6</span>[/TD] [TD]<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'">6</span>[/TD] [TD]<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'">6</span>[/TD] [TD]<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'">—</span>[/TD] [TD]<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'">gems</span>[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] <span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><strong>PUNGI RAY: </strong>Often mistaken as a piece of low weed or sea grass on the bottom, the Pungi Ray is deadly. Each of the seemingly innocent green stalks is really an iron hard spike full of deadly nerve poison. Their protective coloration is excellent (treat as invisible outside 10’). There is a 50% chance that there will be 1-10 gems inside the carcass. Each square foot of a body that lands on a ray will suffer a separate poison attack. (Ex. — walking on one would be two attacks — one for each foot. Landing on one would be 20-30 attacks.) Treat the spines as poisoned daggers (if saving throw vs. poison is made, still suffer dagger damage.) If the ray is able to cover the victim, treat it like a Giant Leech.</span></p><p></p><p><em>Originally appeared in Supplement II: Blackmoor (1975)</em>.</p><p></p><p></p><p>You may be wondering why I said the above indicates this Pungi Ray drains energy levels. The answer's in the last line - "If the ray is able to cover the victim, treat it like a Giant Leech".</p><p></p><p>In white box D&D, Giant Leeches drained energy levels, not hit points:</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><strong>GIANT LEECH:</strong> Found in swamps and concealed underwater, they will attempt to attach themselves to any warmblooded creature that comes within one move (6"), causing the victim to <span style="color: #FF0000">lose one life level each turn</span> that it remains attached.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Giant Leech also debuted in <em>Blackmoor</em>, so you can probably blame Dave Arneson for the above.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 6694596, member: 57383"] Here's the [I]Blackmoor[/I] version. This is the oldest extant version of the monster:[FONT=times new roman] [SIZE=5][B]Pungi Ray[/B][/SIZE] [/FONT][TABLE="width: 420"] [TR] [TD][FONT=times new roman][B]MONSTER[/B][/FONT][/TD] [TD][FONT=times new roman][B]#OF ATTACKS[/B][/FONT][/TD] [TD][FONT=times new roman][B]DAMAGE PER ATTACK[/B][/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][FONT=times new roman]Pungi Ray[/FONT][/TD] [TD][FONT=times new roman]1 spine per sq. ft.[/FONT][/TD] [TD][FONT=times new roman]1-4/spec. poison[/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [FONT=times new roman][B]Monsters & Treasure[/B][/FONT][TABLE="width: 420"] [TR] [TD][FONT=times new roman] [/FONT][/TD] [TD][FONT=times new roman][B]#[/B][/FONT][/TD] [TD][FONT=times new roman][B]Armor [/B][/FONT][/TD] [TD][FONT=times new roman][B]Move[/B][/FONT][/TD] [TD][FONT=times new roman][B]Dice[/B][/FONT][/TD] [TD][FONT=times new roman][B]%Lair[/B][/FONT][/TD] [TD][FONT=times new roman][B]Treasure [/B][/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][FONT=times new roman]Pungi Ray[/FONT][/TD] [TD][FONT=times new roman]1-4[/FONT][/TD] [TD][FONT=times new roman]6[/FONT][/TD] [TD][FONT=times new roman]6[/FONT][/TD] [TD][FONT=times new roman]6[/FONT][/TD] [TD][FONT=times new roman]—[/FONT][/TD] [TD][FONT=times new roman]gems[/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [FONT=times new roman][B]PUNGI RAY: [/B]Often mistaken as a piece of low weed or sea grass on the bottom, the Pungi Ray is deadly. Each of the seemingly innocent green stalks is really an iron hard spike full of deadly nerve poison. Their protective coloration is excellent (treat as invisible outside 10’). There is a 50% chance that there will be 1-10 gems inside the carcass. Each square foot of a body that lands on a ray will suffer a separate poison attack. (Ex. — walking on one would be two attacks — one for each foot. Landing on one would be 20-30 attacks.) Treat the spines as poisoned daggers (if saving throw vs. poison is made, still suffer dagger damage.) If the ray is able to cover the victim, treat it like a Giant Leech.[/FONT] [I]Originally appeared in Supplement II: Blackmoor (1975)[/I]. You may be wondering why I said the above indicates this Pungi Ray drains energy levels. The answer's in the last line - "If the ray is able to cover the victim, treat it like a Giant Leech". In white box D&D, Giant Leeches drained energy levels, not hit points: [FONT=times new roman][B]GIANT LEECH:[/B] Found in swamps and concealed underwater, they will attempt to attach themselves to any warmblooded creature that comes within one move (6"), causing the victim to [COLOR=#FF0000]lose one life level each turn[/COLOR] that it remains attached.[/FONT] The Giant Leech also debuted in [I]Blackmoor[/I], so you can probably blame Dave Arneson for the above. [/QUOTE]
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