Reptile: Snake: Rattlesnake (Giant)
Species: Reptile. Breed/Type: Rattlesnake, Giant. Class: Reptile (Monster).
Align: Basic instinct creature. Gender: 01-50: Female, 51-00: Male.
Level: 1 + 1-D30. Damage-Points: 1-D12 x level.
Number encountered: 1. There is a 10% chance of discovering a giant rattlesnake pit filled with 1-D4 +1 x 2 giant rattlesnakes.
Experience-Points: 25 x level.
Characteristics:
Awareness: Hearing: 18, Sense of Smell: See: "Taste", Sixth Sense: 0, Taste: 40 (this is its sense of smell), Touch: 28, Vision: 24, Charisma -: Appearance: See: "Description". Speech: 3, Constitution: 30, Coordination: 28. Dexterity: 38, Intelligence: 3. Mental-Strength: 26, Strength: 32, Wisdom: 3.
Movement:
Flying: Can't. Grounded: 14. Swimming: 5
Luck: 0.
Oxygen-Points: 78.
Blood-Points: 90.
Attacks:
Bite ----------- : 1
Damage ------ : 1-D12 (+1-D12 per 2 levels advanced).
Range -------- : 3 spaces (15').
Attack type - : Needle.
Special ------- : Venom: See: "Special Offenses".
Defense: 28. Offense: 38.
Treasure: %Roll needed to have money and treasure:
30% chance for 1-D6 +6 treasure checks, but only within an existing snake pit.
Begin rolling on the UnCommon chart.
Description:
Annihilation Strike?: Yes. Sudden Death Strike?: Yes.
Description: Length: 20-30' (depending on level). Weight: 300-500 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: Large sized and rounded., Posture: Snake.
The Giant Rattle Snake is a huge breed of Rattlesnake with diamond-shaped patterns down its back.
Dislikes ----- : Mankind.
Disposition - : The Giant Rattlesnake is a hunter and a predator in every sense of the word.
Fears -------- : None.
Habitat ------ : Grasslands and Forests.
Immunities - : Rattlesnake Poison.
Life-span --- : 180 years.
Likes -------- : Large game.
Needs ------- : Basic needs of life (food, water, shelter, Etc.).
Note --------- : The skin of an averaged-sized Giant Rattlesnake is about 2 white-gold 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:
Damage-Reduction: 3
Special abilities to turn:
Acid --------- : 71+
Blunt -------- : 71+
Cold --------- : 71+
Electricity -- : 71+
Fire ---------- : 71+
Needle ------ : 71+
Sharp -------- : 71+
Special Offenses:
Venom: The Giant 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: 3 turns (15 seconds).
Avoidance-roll: Yes: vs. "Poison".
Effects if avoidance-roll is:
Successful: Movement decreases 50% (rounded down). Penalty of -40 to strike.
Unsuccessful: Movement decreases 80% (rounded down). Penalty of -70 to strike.
Within 72 hours, death will occur unless a successful avoidance-roll vs. "Constitution" is rolled.
Complications: Fever and delusional sleep will occur.
Duration of Effects: 4-D12 days.
After effects of poison: Intense dizziness which will subside in 3-D6 days.
Special: A level #1 Giant Rattlesnake is far more lethal than the others, for a baby Giant 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 Large Rattlesnake.
Susceptibilities and Weaknesses: None.
Weapon Susceptibilities : Rank-0 non-magical weapon to harm.