Monster of the Week Bonus Edition: Djetabi (Serpopard)

DESCRIPTION Sometimes referred to as "serpopards," djetabi (singular and plural) have the body of an oversized leopard with a serpentine neck and head. Normally found in the plains and shrub lands of warmer climates, djetabi are solitary animals, preferring to live alone and mating only occasionally and indiscriminately. Djetabi are natural predators and will attack most other animals. Furthermore, their tan coloration and light spotting provides them a bit of natural camouflage in shrub lands, allowing them to surprise their prey on a 1-3 (on 1d6) in that type of terrain. While a djetabi's fangs are sharp and inflict a good deal of damage, its true danger is its poisonous bite. On any successful "to hit" roll by a djetabi on a bite attack, its victim must save vs. poison or die in 2-3 turns. While djetabi have been portrayed as domesticated in sculpture and on pottery, there is no record to support that this has ever happened. On the contrary, most of those who have tried have died.

Oe/1E STATS FREQUENCY: Rare NO. APPEARING: 1-3 ARMOR CLASS: 6 MOVE: 18" HIT DICE: 4 % IN LAIR: 5% TREASURE TYPE: Nil NO. OF ATTACKS: 3 DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-4/1-4/1-8 + poison SPECIAL ATTACKS: Poison SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard INTELLIGENCE: Animal ALIGNMENT: Neutral SIZE: L (7-8' tall) PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil Attack/Defense Modes: Nil BX STATS ARMOR CLASS: 6 HIT DICE: 4* MOVE: 180' ATTACKS: 2 claws/1 bite DAMAGE: 1-4/1-4/1-8 + poison NO. APPEARING: 1-3 SAVE AS: Fighter: 2 MORALE: 8 TREASURE TYPE: Nil ALIGNMENT: Neutral