Cicada, Giant
- Armor Class
- 3 [16]
- Hit Dice
- 4
- Attacks
- Bite (1d6)
- Special
- paralysis
- Move
- 9 Fly 18
- HDE/XP
- 5/240
Description
Giant Cicadas are peaceful, horse-sized insects concerned only with eating, mating, and vibrating their exoskeleton to "sing". The purpose of this singing is to attract more mates. Facing the prospect of combat, a cicada will fly away if possible. The cicada will only attack when escape is not an option.
Cicada singing is a normal activity, not an attack per se. Cicadas are usually singing 50% of the time.
Anyone within 20 feet of a singing giant cicada must make a saving throw or take 1d4 points of damage to internal organs and suffer complete hearing loss for 10 minutes. The save must be re-made each round the person is within the 20-foot range. For anyone failing the saving throw three times in a row, the hearing loss becomes permanent.
Ear plugs prevent hearing loss, but offer no protection against the internal damage.
Source note: This creature is converted from The Basic Fantasy Field Guide of Creatures Malevolent and Benign – Omnibus Edition, 1st Edition Release 4, © 2010–2025 Chris Gonnerman, R. Kevin Smoot, James Lemon, Matt Sluis, and Contributors. The Basic Fantasy Field Guide textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.