Bassnip: INT animal; AL N; AC 6; MV Sw 18; HD 1-1;THAC0 20; #AT 1; Dmg 1-3; SA small body part amputâtion; SZ S; ML 7; XP 15.
With trout-like pink bodies, bassnip have projecting horizontal toothy jaws that resemble pinking shears.
On a hit, a bassnip has a 15% chance of snipping off an uncovered body part such as a finger or ear. Otherwise it damages armor by 1 AC if the armor fails to make a save vs. crushing blow. The bassnip survive on algae and other plants in the lake. Bassnip are poisonous to any human or demihuman who eats one. Just one bite causes the eater to make a saving throw vs. poison with failure resulting in death in 2-12 turns. A successful save results in the eater being ill for 24 hours.
Originally appeared in Dungeon Magazine #71 (1998).