Reptile: Snake: Rattlesnake (Common)
Species: Reptile, Snake. Breed/Type: Rattle, Common. Class: Reptile. Align: Basic instinct creature. Gender: 01-50: Female, 51-00: Male.
Level: 1-D4. Damage-Points: 1-D4 x level.
Number encountered: 1. There is a 10% chance of discovering a rattle snake pit filled with 1-D20 +7 x 5 rattlesnakes.
Experience-Points: 4 x level.
Characteristics:
Awareness: Hearing: 5, Sense of Smell: 0, Sixth Sense: 0, Taste: 34 (this is its sense of smell), Touch: 26, Vision: 10, Charisma -: Appearance: See: "Description". Speech: 1, Constitution: 12, Coordination: 24, Dexterity: 34, Intelligence: 1, Mental-Strength: 5, Strength: 6, Wisdom: 1.
Movement:
Flying: Can't. Grounded: 3. Swimming: 1
Luck: 0.
Oxygen-Points: 15.
Blood-Points: 36.
Attacks:
Bite ----------- : 1
Damage ------ : 1-D2 (+1-D2 per 2 levels advanced).
Range -------- : 1 space (5').
Attack type - : Needle.
Special ------- : Venom: See: "Special Offenses".
Defense: 22. Offense: 28.
Treasure: %Roll needed to have money and treasure:
30% chance for 1-D6 treasure checks, but only within an existing snake pit (where victims have been poisoned to death).
Begin rolling on the Common chart.
Description:
Annihilation Strike?: No. Sudden Death Strike?: No.
Description: Length: 4-8' (depending on level). Weight: 2-7 Lbs., Skin color: Brown and tan with distinctive diamond-shaped patters upon its entire back, Skin texture: Smooth and Scaly,
Eye color: Yellow, Eye shape: Small sized and rounded., Posture: Snake.
The Common Rattlesnake is a lengthy serpent with diamond-shaped patterns down its back.
Dislikes ----- : Fire, cold weather and water.
Disposition - : The Common Rattle Snake Rattle is a shy creature that likes solitude. It will not attack unless cornered or surprised, but will flee from danger if at all possible.
Fears -------- : Fire, cold, and weather.
Habitat ------ : Grasslands and Forests.
Immunities - : Rattlesnake Poison.
Life-span --- : 30 years.
Likes -------- : Mice and other small rodents.
Needs ------- : Basic needs of life (food, water, shelter, Etc.).
Note --------- : The skin of an averaged-sized Common Rattle Snake is about 2 silver pieces.
Special Abilities:
The skin of a Rattle Snake makes it harder to see as it camouflages against desert terrain. A successful avoidance-roll vs. “Awareness (Vision)” will reveal the location of a nearby Rattle Snake (if it does not warn an intruder first). Rattle Snakes can bite after they have been killed, but an object must be put in their mouth first.
Special Defenses:
None.
Special Offenses:
Venom: The Common Rattlesnake will inject its venom into the blood-stream of its victim if a Maximum Strike occurs in which 50%+ damage is inflicted.
Effect time: 12 turns (1 minute).
Avoidance-roll: Yes: vs. "Poison".
Effects if avoidance-roll is:
Successful: Movement decreases 30% (rounded down). Penalty of -30 to strike.
Unsuccessful: Movement decreases 60% (rounded down). Penalty of -60 to strike.
Within 72 hours, death will occur unless a successful avoidance-roll vs. "Constitution" (two rolls to succeed) is rolled.
Complications: Fever and delusional sleep will occur.
Duration of Effects: 2-D12 days.
After effects of poison: Slight dizziness which will subside in 1-D6 days.
Special: A level #1 Rattlesnake is far more lethal than the others, for a baby Rattlesnake does not know how to control its venom flow as the older snakes. Be harder on one who is bitten by a level #1 Rattlesnake.
Susceptibilities and Weaknesses: None.
Weapon Susceptibilities : Rank-0 non-magical weapon to harm.
