Maroon
2006-12-31, 01:04 PM
So, I'm kind of new to this thing. I'm also bad with numbers, so I wonder if any feels like statting this creature out.
Molebear
"Are you sure we didn't take a wrong turn?" Carol asked, examining the damp tunnel.
"I'm... pretty sure this is the right one," Yartez answered. "It's a bit wetter than I remember, and a bit muddier, and I guess a bit unstable, but I'm reasonably sure this is the secret tunnel to the castle."
"Reasonably sure?" Carol replied, glancing at the warrior. "It looks as if we're under a body of water of sorts. And this tunnel is certainly not man-made." She stopped to listen, and went on: "Do you hear that? Some kind of rumbling, as if something is digging... and its coming this way."
The other could hear it now, and feel it as well, a deep thumping, growing closer and closer. Sand started dropping from the ceiling.
"Not good," Carol said, just before something large burst out of the wall a few yards ahead.
At first glance, it looked like a huge, black badger, mud and sand streaming from his shimmering fur. When it noticed the group of adventurers, it walked closer, and they could discern it had an ursine posture, but possessing mole-like forelimbs. It had a pink snout, and hardly noticable eyes.
It growled.
"Not good indeed," Stennis Longleaf said, "but at least we know what made these tunnels. I hope we'll be able to tell other people about it."
Yartez held up his torch, and as he did so, the creature groaned and stumbled back, away from the torch.
"Hey, it's afraid of fire," Yartez said to his companions. He started driving the mole-like beast back through the tunnel.
"It's probably sensitive to light, Yartez," Carol corrected him. "And I don't think it's very wise to do that-"
At that point, the animal roared, stood on its hind legs, and took a swing at Yartez. Its immense paw struck Yartez's arm and broke it, the torch was flinged away into a pool. It went out, sizzling, and the tunnel went black.
"I knew we took a wrong turn."
The molebear is, as the name suggests, a large mammal resembling a cross between a mole and a bear. It has shimmering black fur all over its body, except on its snout and claws, which usually have a pink tone. It is a burrowing animal, creating immense tunnels wherever it goes. It prefers temperate climes, and good, solid soil, but some live in deserts. It is omnivorous, eating nearly anything in its path, but likes giant vermin. It sometimes comes above ground to search for honey, before going back below the surface, leaving a massive mound of earth. The molebear's eyes are nearly blind and very sensitive to bright light, but it can sense even the slightest of vibrations. Its origin is still a mystery, although we can safely assume a wizard and a lack of shovels are involved.
It's just flavor right now, but maybe someone can find a use for it. I imagined it having tremorsense and light sensitivity, and possibly awesome blow as a monster feat. It's up to you, of course.
EDIT: And some visual stimulation too.
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/3679/molebearresizeym6.png
Molebear
"Are you sure we didn't take a wrong turn?" Carol asked, examining the damp tunnel.
"I'm... pretty sure this is the right one," Yartez answered. "It's a bit wetter than I remember, and a bit muddier, and I guess a bit unstable, but I'm reasonably sure this is the secret tunnel to the castle."
"Reasonably sure?" Carol replied, glancing at the warrior. "It looks as if we're under a body of water of sorts. And this tunnel is certainly not man-made." She stopped to listen, and went on: "Do you hear that? Some kind of rumbling, as if something is digging... and its coming this way."
The other could hear it now, and feel it as well, a deep thumping, growing closer and closer. Sand started dropping from the ceiling.
"Not good," Carol said, just before something large burst out of the wall a few yards ahead.
At first glance, it looked like a huge, black badger, mud and sand streaming from his shimmering fur. When it noticed the group of adventurers, it walked closer, and they could discern it had an ursine posture, but possessing mole-like forelimbs. It had a pink snout, and hardly noticable eyes.
It growled.
"Not good indeed," Stennis Longleaf said, "but at least we know what made these tunnels. I hope we'll be able to tell other people about it."
Yartez held up his torch, and as he did so, the creature groaned and stumbled back, away from the torch.
"Hey, it's afraid of fire," Yartez said to his companions. He started driving the mole-like beast back through the tunnel.
"It's probably sensitive to light, Yartez," Carol corrected him. "And I don't think it's very wise to do that-"
At that point, the animal roared, stood on its hind legs, and took a swing at Yartez. Its immense paw struck Yartez's arm and broke it, the torch was flinged away into a pool. It went out, sizzling, and the tunnel went black.
"I knew we took a wrong turn."
The molebear is, as the name suggests, a large mammal resembling a cross between a mole and a bear. It has shimmering black fur all over its body, except on its snout and claws, which usually have a pink tone. It is a burrowing animal, creating immense tunnels wherever it goes. It prefers temperate climes, and good, solid soil, but some live in deserts. It is omnivorous, eating nearly anything in its path, but likes giant vermin. It sometimes comes above ground to search for honey, before going back below the surface, leaving a massive mound of earth. The molebear's eyes are nearly blind and very sensitive to bright light, but it can sense even the slightest of vibrations. Its origin is still a mystery, although we can safely assume a wizard and a lack of shovels are involved.
It's just flavor right now, but maybe someone can find a use for it. I imagined it having tremorsense and light sensitivity, and possibly awesome blow as a monster feat. It's up to you, of course.
EDIT: And some visual stimulation too.
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/3679/molebearresizeym6.png