New Oe/BX/1E Monster: Dzee-dzee-bon-da

This week's MOW entry is obviously a little Lovecraftian, though actually a creature from Native American mythology/legend. I was particularly inspired by the short description that's floating around the internet... "a monster, so ugly that even he is terrified of his own appearance."

DESCRIPTION Dzee-dzee-bon-das are true abominations of nature... creatures so hideous they scare even themselves. It is for this reason that only one dzee-dzee-bon-da will appear in one place at a time. Any creature gazing upon a dzee-dzee-bon-da must save vs. paralysis or die immediately from from fright. Any creature with 3 or fewer hit dice that makes a successful saving throw will still become catatonic for the remainder of their life with no chance for cure, any creature with 4-7 hit dice that makes a successful saving throw will still go into convulsions for 4-24 turns, and creatures with 8 or more hit dice that make a successful saving throw will attack at -1 "to hit" for 3-18 turns. Any dzee-dzee-bon-da that gazes upon itself, must save vs. paralysis or fall unconscious for 2-5 turns. In addition to their horrifying appearance, dzee-dzee-bond-das also produce a stench that is so strong, any creature coming withing 50' of it must make a saving throw vs. poison or fall unconscious for 3-12 turns. Description: Dzee-dzee-bon-das are drooling beasts of twisted flesh that possess 2-5 arms with taloned hands (each of which provides an attack that does 2-8 points of damage), 5-8 eyes (which eliminate bonuses for attacking from behind and allow surprise only on a 1), 3-4 legs, 5-8 tentacles (mostly on its head), and 2-5 horns.

Oe/1E STATS FREQUENCY: Very Rare NO. APPEARING: 1 ARMOR CLASS: 4 MOVE: 6" HIT DICE: 8 % IN LAIR: 90% TREASURE TYPE: Nil NO. OF ATTACKS: 2-5 DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-12 each SPECIAL ATTACKS: See below SPECIAL DEFENSES: See below MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard INTELLIGENCE: Low ALIGNMENT: Neutral SIZE: L (10’-12’ tall) PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil Attack/Defense Modes: Nil BX STATS ARMOR CLASS: 4 HIT DICE: 8** MOVE: 60' ATTACKS: 2-5 claws DAMAGE: 2-12 per attack NO. APPEARING: 1 SAVE AS: Fighter: 7 MORALE: 7 TREASURE TYPE: Nil ALIGNMENT: Neutral