Rebounder
| Statistic | Value |
|---|---|
| Climate/Terrain | Any |
| Frequency | Very rare |
| Organization | Solitary |
| Activity Cycle | Any |
| Diet | Unknown |
| Intelligence | Animal (1) |
| Treasure | Nil |
| Alignment | Neutral |
| No. of Appearing | 1 |
| Armor Class | 7 |
| Move | 3 (15 if rebounding) |
| Hit Dice | 2 |
| THAC0 | 19 |
| No. of Attacks | 0 |
| Damage/Attack | 0 |
| Special Attacks | Rebounding, Gas |
| Special Defenses | Rebounding |
| Magic Resistance | Nil |
| Size | M (4'-6' tall) |
| Moral | Nil |
| XP Value | 120 |
Description
Rebounders are somehow related to gas spores and beholders. They look exactly like Gas Spores.
Combat
If a rebounder is struck with a blunt weapon, it takes no damage, and releases a cloud of gas, and then "rebounds" away at it's full movement rate. With every bounce, it loses 1/4 of it's momentum. If it bounces in the direction of a creature, and it successfully rolls to-hit, then that creature takes 1-8 points of damage (or 1-6, 1-4, or 1-2, depending on how many times the rebounder has bounced.) With every impact, a 5' x 5' x 5' cloud of poison gas is released. This gas does 1-4 points of damage for 1-4 rounds to anyone breathing it, until it dissipates. Slashing weapons do 1/2 damage, and knock the rebounder back at 1/2 it's movement rate. Puncturing weapons slay the rebounder instantly. When a rebounder dies, it explodes, doing 1-10 points of damage to anyone within 5 feet, and 1-4 to anyone between 5 and 15 feet away.
Habitat
Nothing is known about rebounder society, if it exists. Never has more than one rebounder been seen at one time.
Ecology
Rebounders do not interact with nature. It is possible that they are mutant gas spores, and not a race of their own.