Neutral Man-sized Monster (animal, mammal)
Surprise 20% (if able to use senses); Senses acute night vision, superior hearing, very superior olfactory ability;
Armor Class 6
Hit Points 22 (HD 3+3; 3d8+9)
Move 15”
Poison 13, Petrify 14, Wand 15, Breath 16, Spell 16
Special Defenses none
Magic Resistance standard
To Hit AC 0: 16
Melee bite (2d6)
Special Attacks blood drain (2d6); Hits As normal
Base Morale 63%
Intelligence animal (1)
Languages none
Level III
Blood Drain. (minor, 1 segment) A weasel that successfully bites it's prey will hold fast and, beginning in the next round (on segment 1), the weasel will suck the blood from its prey doing 2d6 points of damage per round it maintains it's hold. The weasel and it's prey are considered grappled and the weasel will not let go unless it fails a morale check. The creature bitten can attempt to break the hold (using the grapple rules) but the weasel's hold it considered to be at least a 16 (or better depending upon the weasel's initial to-hit roll).
Giant weasels are very vicious and hunt prey aggressively. They will attack until destroyed. They favor woodlands but also roam subterranean places in hunting.
If taken before half-grown, and carefully trained, giant weasels can sometimes (25%) be used as hunting animals and guards. When encountered in their lair, there will always be 4 or more giant weasels—2 parents and young from 10% to 80% mature. The young also attack, doing damage appropriate to their development (bites and drains for 1d6 damage).
Weasel pelts sell for 1 ,000 to 6,000 gold pieces.
Neutral Small Animal (mammal) (1 to 2 ft. long; ½ to 3 lbs.)
Surprise 20% (if able to use senses); Senses acute night vision, superior hearing, very superior olfactory ability;
Armor Class 6
Hit Points 2 (HD ½; 1d4)
Move 15”
Poison 16, Petrify 17, Wand 18, Breath 20, Spell 19
Special Defenses none
Weakness tiny (-1 to-hit and saves)
Magic Resistance standard
To Hit AC 1: 20
Melee bite (1)
Special Attacks none; Hits As normal
Base Morale 40%
Intelligence animal (1)
Languages none
Level I
Weasels are common predators, though they are hunted for their pelts, or for pets. Use the statistics for weasel for similar mammals: ferrets, martens, minks, polecats, or stoats.
Weasel Familiar. A caster that has attracted a weasel familiar (or similar mammal as determined by the DM) is granted the weasel's senses in addition to the standard benefits of the familiar. Thus, under normal conditions, they are only surprised 20% of the time and if outdoors and downwind, this drops to 10%. The caster can also hear noise 40% of the time. (See Additional Rules, Listening at Doors.) They can detect poison in food at double the normal chances (minimum 25%). (See Conditions, Poison.) The caster can also detect invisible as if Intelligence 17+. (See Additional Rules, Vision Table III.)
Level I.; Giant. III.
Frequency. Giant. Rare; In Lair 15%
Number Appearing. Giant. 1-8; (Giant. Level III. 1d4)
Environment. Temperate and sub-tropical, uninhabited/wilderness areas (Giant. plain, scrub, forest, rough, desert, hills, marsh); Pleistocene (Giant. [a cat-like ancestor with a long body] plain, scrub, forest, hills);
Treasure Type. nil
Experience. Giant. XP 213 (or 125+4 per h.p.); Weasel. XP 9 (or 7+1 per h.p.)
