Sunflowers
| Statistic | Value |
|---|---|
| Number Appearing | 1 sq yd to 31x31 miles fields (100 per sq yd) |
| Armor Class | 10 |
| Move | 0" |
| Hit Dice | 1 hp each. |
| Treasure | See description. |
| Attack | Special |
| Align | Neutral |
| Intelligence | Non- |
| Size | Small (4 inches) to L (12 feet) |
Description
Part One: Monsters
Sunflowers (From an idea by Larry Niven)
Sunflowers are silver-faced, semi-carnivorous plants. In large patches the sunflowers not on the edge of the patch have depleted the soil. Sunflowers respond to outside stimuli, and focus sunlight on anything flying overhead, frying it to crisp if they can. They do 1d6 per exponent of 10 sq yards; i.e., 1000 sq yards do 3d6, One square mile (2,919,542 sq yds) does 6d6 points of damage. Range is 300", but at double range they do 1/4 damage, at triple range, 1/8 damage.
On a calculator, take the LOG10 of the sq. yardage, and round to the nearest.
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Gauss Dragon (Thanks to Norman Henderson for this nonsense)
| Statistic | Value |
|---|---|
| Number Appearing | 1 |
| Armor Class | -1 |
| Move | 9" / 24" |
| Hit Dice | 9 - 11 |
| Treasure | H,S,T,U |
| Attack | 1-6, 1-6, 3-24 |
| Alignment | Lawful Neutral |
| Intelligence | Average to Very |
| Size | Large (48' long) |
| Chance of Speaking | 60% |
| Chance of Magic use | 75% |
| Chance of Sleeping | 40% |
Gauss Dragons are silvery creatures, with a metallic sheen to their bodies. The breath weapon of a Gauss Dragon is one Magic Missile (as per spell) per hit point. Because of the nature of their breath weapon, Gauss Dragons have strong magnetic fields, and are -2 to hit with metallic weapons, and a successful strike with a metallic weapon will transmit a 1d3 electric shock to the wielder unless precautions are taken.
Gauss Dragons prefer very cold climates, preferably ones with extremely bad weather. Gauss Dragons love lightning storms.