Stone Groll
| Statistic | Value |
|---|---|
| Climate/Terrain | Subterranean |
| Frequency | Rare |
| Organization | Pack |
| Activity Cycle | Night |
| Diet | Carnivorous |
| Intelligence | Animal (2-4) |
| Treasure | Nil |
| Alignment | Neutral |
| No. Appearing | 1-8 |
| Armor Class | 6 |
| Movement | 12" |
| Hit Dice | 1 |
| THAC0 | 19 |
| No. of Attacks | 1 |
| Damage/Attack | 2-7 |
| Special Attacks | Nil |
| Special Defenses | Nil |
| Magic Resistance | Nil |
| Size | S (4' long) |
| Morale | Average (8-10) |
| XP Value | 15 |
Description
These furry, dark, egg-shaped creatures have small, slender limbs; large ears; beady red eyes; and a wide, drooling mouth filled with sharp, pointy teeth. They growl when approached and dart about with unusual speed.
Combat
Stone Grolls attack with a bite of their powerful jaws. They like to overwhelm smaller prey with numbers by biting and dragging the victim to the ground. They rarely attack medium to large-sized creatures unless present in overwhelming numbers.
Stone Grolls have an excellent sense of smell and have a -2 to any surprise rolls. They can track like a Ranger with an 85% chance of success. This sense of smell is sufficiently acute to allow the Grolls to distinguish the emotional state of their prey and they are driven to a hunting frenzy by the smell of fear.
These creatures can also cling to walls as the spider climb spell. They are able to run up walls and drop on their prey from the ceiling. Grolls suffer 1d8hp of damage per round that they are drenched in water.
Habitat/Society
Stone Grolls normally live in a pack in caverns with large flat areas that are devoid of water. They form small packs in which a pecking order exists. The leaders are usually the strongest and most intelligent members of the pack, and determine whether to attack a particular foe. They utilize scouts to investigate areas ahead of the roving pack, and the yelps from these scouts will draw the immediate response from any Grolls in the area.
Stone Grolls can be tamed with some patience, although they are likely to revert to their wild ways given sufficient provocation.
Ecology
Grolls are purely carnivorous predators. They will only eat fresh meat and any carcass more than two days old will be ignored after a brief smell.