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Aberration · standard threat

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Aberration · 13 hexes · SM +3 Delver [Monster Manual, page 39]

Attributes

ST30
DX9
IQ10
HT14
HP36
Will11
Per10
FP14
Basic Speed5.75
Basic Move4
Dodge8
DR7

Melee attacks

UsageLevelDamageReach
Blunt ClawsBlunt Claws (9): thrust 4d-1 crushing (KYOS: 6d+2 crushing), Reach C.9thrust 4d-1 crushing (KYOS: 6d+2 crushing)C
Corrosive SlimeThe delver may exude a highly corrosive slime. Anything that touches the delver takes damage that depends on the material composition. Anything organic takes 1d-2 corrosion damage, anything made of metal takes 2d corrosion damage, and anything made of stone takes 4d corrosion damage.no roll1d-2 corrosionC

Traits (11)

  • Addiction (Metal)
  • Horizontal
  • Immunity to Noxious Acidic Effects
  • Infravision
  • Injury Tolerance (No Eyes, No Head, No Neck)
  • Internal Sealed (Acid-Resistant Only)
  • No Fine Manipulators
  • No Legs (Slithers)
  • Restricted Diet (Minerals)
  • Sealed (Acid-Resistant Only)
  • Subsonic Hearing (Biological (Passive); Melee Attack, Reach C)

Skills (1)

  • 14Prospecting

Notes

  • GCS ancestry draft: gcs/delver.gct
  • Source template total: 279 points.
  • Library-rebuilt template total: 279 points.
  • CER was computed from parsed Typical Stats using the Dungeons On Automatic baseline CER path.
  • Review attacks, special abilities, encounter frequency, treasure, grappling, and GCS modifiers before approval.
  • Size 13 hexes.

Encounter rating

CER52
Offense14
Protection38
Threat tierstandard
Appearing1
Wandering3

Tags

  • srd-3-5
  • aberration

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Where this one came from
Source record
Delver [Monster Manual, page 39]
Source system
gurps_4e_fan_conversion / author_permission
Released under
cc_by_4_0
Conversion
0.2.0-reviewed
Review status
approved
Credit
Original GURPS conversion by Enraged Eggplant, from Monsters (May 11, 2024); adapted and republished with permission.
  • GCS ancestry draft: gcs/delver.gct
  • Source template total: 279 points.
  • Library-rebuilt template total: 279 points.
  • CER was computed from parsed Typical Stats using the Dungeons On Automatic baseline CER path.
  • Issue #5: 1 special ability construction(s) restored (Corrosive Slime). No disabling construction on this record carries a cost the affliction term can score.
  • CER recomputed from the reviewed Typical Stats through the canonical Dungeons on Automatic CER path: OR 14, PR 38, CER 52, threat tier standard.
  • Encounter metadata derived (solitary): average number appearing 1, wandering weight 3. Encounter metadata derived for 0.2.0 from the reviewed threat tier and creature class (appearing: minor 4 / standard 2 / major 1 / severe 1, forced to 1 for solitary classes — including swarms, which are a single multi-body creature — and raised to 6 for gregarious minor creatures; wandering weight: minor 4 / standard 3 / major 2 / severe 1). The fan-conversion source states no appearing-in-numbers or wandering values, so these are derived, not source mechanics.
  • Lair, treasure, and grappling remain unpopulated in 0.2.0 by package policy: the authorized fan-conversion source states no lair, treasure, or grappling values, and review declines to invent them. See review/policy/0.2.0-empty-field-policy.md.
  • Review approved by automated-mechanical-review on 2026-07-26 (batch ee-2026-07-26-b4-special-mechanics); GCS fidelity check passed, DOA playability check passed.
  • Special-mechanics record. Mechanics the CER path cannot price are named per record in review/reports/cer-audit.md rather than folded into the number, and encounter counts are capped where a save-or-disable attack is present.

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