MANTICORE

Lawful Evil Large Monster (10-ft long)

FREQUENCY: Uncommon

NO. APPEARING: 1-4 (VI. 1d2)

SURPRISE: 33%

SENSES: infravision

ARMOR CLASS: 4

MOVE: 12" — fly 18" (Class E, 22/10 hp)

HIT DICE: 6 + 3 (hp 30)

% IN LAIR: 20%

TREASURE TYPE: E

THAC0: 13

MELEE: 2 claws (1d3 each) and bite (1d8)

MISSILE: tail spikes (1d6)

SPECIAL ATTACKS: tail spikes - Hits As: +2

SPECIAL DEFENSES: none

MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard

INTELLIGENCE: Low (5-7)

MORALE: +33%

SAVES: Poison 10, Petrify 11, Wand 12, Breath 12, Spell 13

LANGUAGES: Manticore

LEVEL: V (XP 760 or 400 + 8 per hp)

The coloration of the manticore is that of its various parts — lion-colored body, bat-brown wings, human flesh head.

Manticores prefer dismal lairs, so they are typically found in caves or underground. They range in all climes, although they enjoy warm places more than cold. The favorite prey of manticores is man, and they are usually encountered outside their lairs hunting for human victims.

A manticore attacks first by loosing a volley of 6 of its iron tail spikes (18" range as a light crossbow, 1-6 hit points damage per hit). They can fire four such volleys.

Environment. Temperate and Sub-tropical, Inhabited and/or Patrolled Areas (plains, scrub, rough, desert, hills, mountains, marsh); Temperate, Faerie and Sylvan Settings (plains, forest, hills, mountains); Underground

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