Animal Specification: Crocodiles

Animal Specification

Crocodiles / Alligators

Animal Type: Reptiles, Saurians

Typical Animal Level ("AL"): 4 to 11 (Dwarf Species are AL 2 to 4, but do not usually attack adventurers)

Typical Number Encountered: 2d6

Usual Alignment(s): E/N

Description: as per their meta equivalents

Habitat: freshwater rivers, lakes and swamps, saltwater (crocodiles only) river estuaries and swamps

Language: none

Chars: Co 3d8, Wp 3d8

Movement:

Rate	Melee	Travelling
Swim at up to	20 ft/sec	13 mph

on land:

Rate	Melee	Travelling
Slither	3 ft/sec	2 mph
Belly Run	10 ft/sec	7 mph
High Walk	4.5 ft/sec	3 mph
Gallop	16 ft/sec	11 mph

Fighter Abilities:

AL/3, FRU AMR D = 25 + (5AL) % RD = 5 + (5AL) % 5 + (5AL) HP

Attack Modes:

Bite @ A = 10AL %, DAM = 2d8

HitLoc Table:

Sz varies greatly and is 2 * AL, with maximum Hit Location ("H") being 5(Sz+10). H is therefore 90 (for AL4) to 160 (for AL11). The following table is for a Sz 10 (AL5) specimen. Scale accordingly for different AL specimens.

HitLoc Area	Front	Side	Rear
Head	01 to 15	01 to 10	n/a
Front Legs (*2)	16 to 31	11 to 18	n/a
Chest	32 to 50	19 to 54	n/a
Abdomen	n/a	55 to 72	37 to 50
Hind Legs (*2)	n/a	73 to 80	21 to 36
Tail	n/a	81 to 100	01 to 20

ADS:

HitLoc Area	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
Head	4	4	4	2	0	0	2	4	4	4
Front Legs	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	4
Chest	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	4	4	4
Abdomen	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	4	4	4
Hind Legs	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	4
Tail	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Effects of Specific Damage:

Hit Loc Area	%age HP Damage taken	Effects
Head	15%	Unconscious, Co check vs Death
Head	30%	Decapitation, Death
Front Legs (each)	25%	Co check vs Leg Crippled
	50%	Leg Crippled, Co check vs Leg Severed
	75%	Leg Severed
Chest	80%	Incapacitated, Co check vs Death, Bleed 5%/min, Co check vs Bleed 5%/MR
Chest	160%	Death
Abdomen	60%	Co check vs Death/MR, Bleed 5%/MR
Abdomen	120%	Death
Legs (each)	25%	Co check vs Leg Crippled
	50%	Leg Crippled, Co check vs Leg Severed
	75%	Leg Severed
Tail	15%	Co check vs Tail Crippled
	30%	Tail Crippled, Co check vs Tail Severed
	45%	Tail Severed

Bleeding effects from Crippling, Severance and Decapitation of Legs are as for People. There are no Bleeding effects if Tail is Crippled or Severed.

Thievish Abilities:

M on Th Activities:

HS 8AL %, MS 8AL %
AfB, AfS, AbS 10AL%
DetH 8AL%, DetMM 8AL%, Hear 8AL%, Scent 8AL%

Defensive ThL = AL/2, FRU

Other Abilities / Powers / Notes:

Crocodiles and Alligators are different Species of the Order of Crocodilia, and have differences in appearance. But for game purposes they share the same Specification.
They are aggressive, carnivorous Saurian Reptiles.
They do not have Water Breathing, but can breathe when partially submerged and can open their mouths (e.g. to attack) when underwater.

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