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Magical Beast · standard threat

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Magical Beast · 3 hexes · SM +1 Digester [Monster Manual, page 59]

Attributes

ST16
DX12
IQ4
HT11
HP16
Will10
Per10
FP11
Basic Speed6
Basic Move9
Dodge9
DR1

Melee attacks

UsageLevelDamageReach
Sharp ClawsSharp Claws (13): thrust 1d+1 cutting (KYOS: 2d cutting), Reach C-1. On a miss requires a DX roll to avoid falling.13thrust 1d+1 cutting (KYOS: 2d cutting)C-1
Acid SprayAcid Spray (13): A digester can spray acid from a tubelike orifice in its forehead. This attack has no Acc, and has 1/2D 5 and Max 10. This attack is a continuous stream, like a flamethrower. Treat it as a melee weapon with a very long reach rather than as a ranged weapon. Do not apply penalties for target range and speed. This attack deals 4d corrosion damage. Each use costs 2 FP.13A digester can spray acid from a tubelike orifice in its forehead. This attack has no Acc, and has 1/2D 5 and Max 10. This attack is a continuous stream, like a flamethrower. Treat it as a melee weapon with a very long reach rather than as a ranged weapon. Do not apply penalties for target range and speed. This attack deals 4d corrosion damage. Each use costs 2 FPrather than as a ranged weapon

Traits (8)

  • Chameleon 1
  • Discriminatory Smell
  • Increased Consumption 1
  • Nigh Vision 5
  • No Fine Manipulators
  • Restricted Diet (Carnivore)
  • Weak Bite
  • Wild Animal

Skills (6)

  • 13Brawling
  • 13Innate Attack (Breath)
  • 15Jumping
  • 15Running
  • 12Stealth
  • 12Tracking

Notes

  • GCS ancestry draft: gcs/digester.gct
  • Source template total: -14 points.
  • Library-rebuilt template total: 6 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.
  • Exact GCS library matches change the template by +20 point(s).
  • Size 3 hexes.

Encounter rating

CER33
Offense23
Protection10
Threat tierstandard
Appearing2
Wandering3

Tags

  • srd-3-5
  • magical-beast

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Where this one came from
Source record
Digester [Monster Manual, page 59]
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/digester.gct
  • Source template total: -14 points.
  • Library-rebuilt template total: 6 points.
  • CER was computed from parsed Typical Stats using the Dungeons On Automatic baseline CER path.
  • GCS cost adjudication for "IQ-6": the source states -140 points and the native GCS library computes -120. Adopted the native library value of -120. Reduced IQ is -20 per level (B15), so IQ-6 is -120. The stated -140 prices seven levels.
  • CER recomputed from the reviewed Typical Stats through the canonical Dungeons on Automatic CER path: OR 23, PR 10, CER 33, threat tier standard.
  • Conversion baseline reported OR 21, PR 10, CER 31 (tier standard). The reviewed values come from the consumer CER implementation, which rounds damage once after the damage-type multiplier and credits ranged accuracy; the conversion baseline ceilinged the damage base first and ignored range.
  • Encounter metadata derived (gregarious): average number appearing 2, 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-b1-gcs-costs); GCS fidelity check passed, DOA playability check passed.
  • Every exact-identity cost discrepancy on this record is adjudicated against the published GURPS cost table in review/reports/gcs-adjudication.md; the adopted value and its basis are recorded in conversionNotes.
  • Visual GCS verification of the .gct is not claimed by this decision; checks.gcsVisualPass is false.

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