Vorpal Bunny
| Statistic | Value |
|---|---|
| Climate/Terrain | Any (but usually big caves) |
| Frequency | Very rare |
| Organization | Solitary |
| Activity Cycle | Day |
| Diet | Carnivore |
| Intelligence | Low (5-7) |
| Treasure | Nil |
| Alignment | Neutral |
| No. of Appearing | 1 |
| Armor Class | 0 (because of speed) |
| Move | 16, Jp 24 |
| Hit Dice | 5-9 |
| THAC0 | 5-6 HD: 15; 7-8 HD: 13; 9 HD: 11 |
| No. of Attacks | 1 |
| Damage/Attack | 4-24 (4d6) |
| Special Attacks | See below |
| Special Defenses | See below |
| Magic Resistance | Nil |
| Size | T (1/2'-2' long) |
| Moral | Steady (11-12) |
| XP Value | 5 HD: 975; 6-7 HD: 1,400; 8-9 HD: 2,000 |
Description
Vorpal bunnies typically appear as other rabbits. They come in various colors, and are considered "cute" by some. (For a while, anyway.) Specimens usually range from six to twenty-four inches in length, and as high as thirty-two inches when standing on their rear legs.
Combat
Vorpal bunnies lure their prey to them by hopping about and acting cute. They emit a gentle cooing sound, which has the effect of a low power charm spell (save vs. spell at +2.) Those charmed will be disposed toward picking up the "cute little rabbit" and perhaps petting it. Once it's prey is off guard, the vorpal bunny leaps at the throat of it's prey.
On a natural to hit roll of 18 to 20 indicates that the bunny has obstructed the victim's throat and decapitated him.
The vorpal bunny will run if it is seriosly pressed (ie battle goes against it), and will try and return later to consume anyone (or anything) it was successful in killing.
The low armor class of the bunny is due to his blindingly fast attack, and the fact that it usually catches it's prey off guard.
Habitat
Vorpal bunnies tend to enjoy living near big caves and caverns. It is believed that the vorpal bunnies find these places good for hunting prey as many large game seek shelter at them.
Ecology
Vorpal bunnies will usually be found alone unless a mating pair is discovered. This case is rare however as the male tends to mate with the female and then leave.