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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 8452702" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>Glad to help.</p><p></p><p>Further on the Dire Whirli' Bug, the Umber Bulk's monster entry says "this stupid creature consists of a large chitin shell, resembling a primitive, even more beetle-like umber hulk" with "Two small pairs of beady black eyes" rather than the unnumbered eyes in the Chapter 2 version. So they have four eyes like an Umber Hulk.</p><p></p><p>So I guess it looks like a big half-egg chitin shell with a beetle-man hidden underneath it.</p><p></p><p>Interesting it mentions a tongue - I don't recall any official descriptions mentioning whether Umber Hulks even have tongues. Also, note there's no mention of it having mandibles let alone the whopping serrated sickles of a Hulk, though it's probable that Bulks have mandibles since they're "even more beetle-like" than Bulks are.</p><p></p><p>If they have mandibles they don't fight with them, since their ability block only gives them a single 1d4 base damage "Butt" rather than a "Bite" or "Gore".</p><p></p><p>What is more problematic is their ability block says they are Medium Aberrations. </p><p></p><p>So they're roughly man-sized despite being eight feet long and weighing as much as a rhinoceros!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh, I noticed one more curious titbit in <em>Blood and Shadows</em>. The New Drugs table lists a highly addictive (DC 18) and expensive (400 gp) drug called Umber Hide. Is this somehow produced from or inspired by the Umber Hulk or is the "Umber" just a coincidence? Unfortunately there's no explanation as to what this substance actually is or does. It's not even mentioned in the Alchemical Drugs section.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 8452702, member: 57383"] Glad to help. Further on the Dire Whirli' Bug, the Umber Bulk's monster entry says "this stupid creature consists of a large chitin shell, resembling a primitive, even more beetle-like umber hulk" with "Two small pairs of beady black eyes" rather than the unnumbered eyes in the Chapter 2 version. So they have four eyes like an Umber Hulk. So I guess it looks like a big half-egg chitin shell with a beetle-man hidden underneath it. Interesting it mentions a tongue - I don't recall any official descriptions mentioning whether Umber Hulks even have tongues. Also, note there's no mention of it having mandibles let alone the whopping serrated sickles of a Hulk, though it's probable that Bulks have mandibles since they're "even more beetle-like" than Bulks are. If they have mandibles they don't fight with them, since their ability block only gives them a single 1d4 base damage "Butt" rather than a "Bite" or "Gore". What is more problematic is their ability block says they are Medium Aberrations. So they're roughly man-sized despite being eight feet long and weighing as much as a rhinoceros! Oh, I noticed one more curious titbit in [I]Blood and Shadows[/I]. The New Drugs table lists a highly addictive (DC 18) and expensive (400 gp) drug called Umber Hide. Is this somehow produced from or inspired by the Umber Hulk or is the "Umber" just a coincidence? Unfortunately there's no explanation as to what this substance actually is or does. It's not even mentioned in the Alchemical Drugs section. [/QUOTE]
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