Centipede, Dracopede, Green
Armored centipede with an acidic breath attack. A small beast.
Imagine a centipede as long as a dog, with brown legs and a moss covered green shell. It eats dead organic matter.
| HD: 1 | Armor: as chain |
| Hit it: normal | Dodge it: normal |
| Move: normal, climb normal |
It is immune to poison. It can detect nearby movement, walk on any surface, even upside down, and camouflage as moss. 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.
Corrosive Spray (recharge 2/6). The dracopede spits acid in a short cone. Those who fail their dodge take acid damage (2D4).
Random Encounter
- Monster: 1D8 dracopedes.
- Lair: A maze of narrow tunnels dug in rotten wood.
OR
Omen: Subtle chewing noises. - Spoor: A dead humanoid, melted by acid.
- Tracks: Corroded plants.
- 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.
Green Dracospit. Builds pressure and has 1/6 chance to explode if shaken. If it does, take 1D10 damage. Corrodes through organic matter.
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 don’t match similarly coloured dragons.