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<blockquote data-quote="Shade" data-source="post: 5253394" data-attributes="member: 287">Alrighty.&nbsp;&nbsp; Here's the next one...Porcupine FishCLIMATE/TERRAIN: Tropical salt waterFREQUENCY: RareORGANIZATION: SolitaryDIET: CoralINTELLIGENCE: Animal (1)TREASURE: NilALIGNMENT: NeutralNO. APPEARING: 1-2ARMOR CLASS: 6MOVEMENT: Sw 9HIT DICE: 1THAC0: 19NO. OF ATTACKS: 1DAMAGE/ATTACKS: 1d3SPECIAL ATTACKS: PoisonSPECIAL DEFENSES: NilMAGIC RESISTANCE: NilSIZE: S (2’-3’ long)MORALE: Unsteady (5)XP VALUE: 3,000The porcupine fish is related to the puffer fish.&nbsp; It is found near rocky coasts and coral reefs.&nbsp; Territorial, it does not stray far from its feeding grounds, where it eats coral, clams, and small crustaceans.&nbsp; If threatened, it flees to its abode at the earliest opportunity.&nbsp; The porcupine fish is not aggressive, but can be dangerous.If provoked, a porcupine fish might bite for 1d3 points of damage.&nbsp; When attacked or threatened, however, the fish inflates its body to three times its normal size.&nbsp; This causes numerous dagger-length spines to appear across its body.&nbsp; A natural physical attack (such as a bite or tentacle) against a porcupine fish allows it an attack roll for its spines.&nbsp; If the spine attack is successful, the opponent receives 3d4 points of physical damage and must make an immediate saving throw vs. poison.&nbsp; Failure means the poisoned creature will die within 1d4 rounds.&nbsp; If an attacker comes within 5 feet, a panicked porcupine fish might dart forward suddenly to attack with its spines.&nbsp; Barracuda eat them, becoming toxic to human consumption in the process.Originally appeared in Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four (1998).<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcupine_fish" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcupine_fish</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shade, post: 5253394, member: 287"] Alrighty. Here's the next one... [B]Porcupine Fish[/B] CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Tropical salt water FREQUENCY: Rare ORGANIZATION: Solitary DIET: Coral INTELLIGENCE: Animal (1) TREASURE: Nil ALIGNMENT: Neutral NO. APPEARING: 1-2 ARMOR CLASS: 6 MOVEMENT: Sw 9 HIT DICE: 1 THAC0: 19 NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 DAMAGE/ATTACKS: 1d3 SPECIAL ATTACKS: Poison SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil SIZE: S (2’-3’ long) MORALE: Unsteady (5) XP VALUE: 3,000 The porcupine fish is related to the puffer fish. It is found near rocky coasts and coral reefs. Territorial, it does not stray far from its feeding grounds, where it eats coral, clams, and small crustaceans. If threatened, it flees to its abode at the earliest opportunity. The porcupine fish is not aggressive, but can be dangerous. If provoked, a porcupine fish might bite for 1d3 points of damage. When attacked or threatened, however, the fish inflates its body to three times its normal size. This causes numerous dagger-length spines to appear across its body. A natural physical attack (such as a bite or tentacle) against a porcupine fish allows it an attack roll for its spines. If the spine attack is successful, the opponent receives 3d4 points of physical damage and must make an immediate saving throw vs. poison. Failure means the poisoned creature will die within 1d4 rounds. If an attacker comes within 5 feet, a panicked porcupine fish might dart forward suddenly to attack with its spines. Barracuda eat them, becoming toxic to human consumption in the process. Originally appeared in Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four (1998). [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcupine_fish[/url] [/QUOTE]

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