Centipede, Dracopede, Blue
Armored centipede with a chilling breath attack. A small beast.
Imagine a centipede as long as a dog, with stone gray legs and a snow covered blue shell with spikes that look like icicles. It eats frozen organic matter.
| HD: 1 | Armor: as chain |
| Hit it: normal | Dodge it: normal |
| Move: normal, climb normal |
It resists cold. It can detect nearby movement, walk on any surface, even upside down, and camouflage as an icicle. It can’t see well.
Attacks (1/round)
Bite. The dracopede makes one melee attack (1D4).
Defensive Curl. The dracopede curls into a ball. As long as it stays in this position, it cannot move or attack, nor be damaged by missile weapons and one-handed melee weapons.
Freezing Spray (recharge 2/6). The dracopede spits a liquid that freezes very quickly in a short cone. Those who fail their dodge take cold damage (2D4) and are stuck to the floor.
The sprayed ground becomes spiky and slippery. If a creature falls, it takes damage (1D4). This attack has no effect while in temperatures above the freezing point.
Random Encounter
- Monster: 1D8 dracopedes.
- Lair: A maze of narrow tunnels dug in ice.
OR
Omen: Subtle chewing noises. - Spoor: A dead humanoid, frozen as it covers its face.
- Tracks: Strange frozen spikes.
- Trace: A dracopede shell.
- Trace: Well polished surface.
Salvaging the body
Dracopedes are highly sought after for the alchemical property of their spit. Their carapace is very hard, but 5 of them are needed to make an human-sized armor.
Blue Dracospit. Builds pressure and has 1/6 chance to explode if shaken. If it does, take 1D6 damage. Instantly freezes in contact with air in zubzero teperatures.
D6 Symbolism
In local cultures the bat is a symbol of …
- Dragons
- Elementals
- Seasons
- Shyness
- Weather
- Sacred
Credits
Dracopedes are original creations of Richard J Leblanc found in the Creature Compendium. I always love more insectoid diversity and really love their abilities. I was less a fan of making them look like dragons, I think their breath attack is a strong enough parallel without having to give them a dragon face. But that’s just my personal taste. I also love that their breath attacks dont match similarly coloured dragons’.