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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 6252583" data-attributes="member: 57383">Well since you asked...Rough-skinned newtClimate/Terrain: Temperate SavannahsFrequency: UncommonOrganization: SolitaryActivity Cycle: DiurnalDiet: CarnivorousIntelligence: Animal (1)Treasure Type: NAlignment: NeutralNo. Appearing: 1-2Armor Class: 7Movement: 3Hit Dice: 1-1 (1-2 hps)THAC0: 20No. of Attacks: 1Damage/Attack: NilSpecial Attacks: PoisonSpecial Defenses: NilMagic Resistance: NilSize: T (2-4” long)Morale: Average (9)XP Value: 65Rough-Skinned Newt (taricha granulosa)This newt is often mistaken for a small lizard, salamander, or other non-dangerous creature. The rough-skinned newt has warty skin, four clawless toes, and a tail that is longer than its body.Combat: The rough-skinned newt is non-aggressive to all but its natural prey, and it’s small teeth could barely scratch a normal human’s skin. What makes the newt dangerous is its touch. The creature’s embryos, skin, and eggs contain a powerful poison. This poison is tetrodotoxic, a contact poison that acts on the nervous system of the victim to prevent nerve cell functions. The poison is a milky substance secreted in the tail region. One newt contains enough poison to kill a grown man unless he makes a saving throw vs. poison.Failing a save against the newts poison causes numbness and weakness throughout the body within 1-4 rounds, incapacitating the victim. Unconsciousness occurs 1-2 rounds later, with death occurring in 1-4 turns. There is no known natural antidote to this poison (making the herbalism proficiency useless against it); it is curable only by magic.Habitat: Males prefer wooded areas, while females remain near the water, where they lay their eggs.Ecology: Like many amphibians this newt can regenerate amputated parts such as a tail, leg, or even portions of their head. They feed on worms, slugs, snails, insects, and frogs. Unlike other newts, the females lay only one egg at a time, rather than large masses.Originally from Dragon Magazine #237</blockquote>

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