Eurypterid, Buffalopterus
- Armor Class
- 6 [13]
- Hit Dice
- 1
- Attacks
- Claw (1d6-1)
- Special
- poison, fear, hold/grab
- Move
- 6 Swim 9
- HDE/XP
- 1/15
Description
Known to some as sea scorpions, Eurypterids are amphibious arthropods related to arachnids. Primeval and voracious, these predators range in size from relatively harmless, the size of a small dog, up to large ones the size of a cow. Regardless of their size, all share one thing in common: an aggressive attitude. Eurypterids lash out at anything that might be food, happily secure in their flat, stout carapace. Although quite at home in the shallow sea (or fresh-water lake), most eurypterids are capable of scuttling around on land and can exist out of water indefinitely.
There is a small amount of evidence that some species of eurypterids are poisonous, but all of these are of the small variety. Those stung by a poisonous eurypterid must make a saving throw against poison at +2 or die.
Buffalopterus strikes fear into the hearts of those who behold it. Its body resembles a terrifying fusion of arachnid and aquatic predator, covered in a thick, chitinous exoskeleton that gleams with a dark, oily sheen. Its body is about a foot in diameter with eight spindly legs, a bulbous tail, and two powerful pincer- like claws extending from the front of its body.
Buffalopterus inhabits shallow coastal regions, where it lays in wait among tangled seaweed and rocky outcrops, ready to ambush unsuspecting prey that ventures too close.
See Also
Other creatures grouped under Eurypterid: Eurypterid, Jaekelopterus, Eurypterid, Megalograptus, Eurypterid, Pentecopterus.
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.