Vermin · SM +4 Monstrous Scorpion (Colossal) [Monster Manual, page 287]
Attributes
ST50
DX12
IQ2
HT13
HP50
Will8
Per10
FP13
Basic Speed6.25
Basic Move6
Dodge9
DR6
Melee attacks
| Usage | Level | Damage | Reach |
|---|---|---|---|
| StingSting (14): thrust 8d+1 impaling (KYOS: 9d+1 impaling) plus follow-up 1d toxic (5 1-hour cycles, resisted by HT-4, -3 HT and -5 DX after loss of 2/3 HP), Reach C-3. Poison: Toxic Attack 1d (Cyclic, 1 hour, 5 cycles, Resistible, +50%; Follow-Up, Sting, +0%; Resistible, HT-4, -10%; Symptoms, 2/3 HP, -3 HT and -5 DX, +65%) Resolve as stated by the construction; the source gives no separate resolution text. | 14 | thrust 8d+1 impaling (KYOS: 9d+1 impaling) plus follow-up 1d toxic (5 1-hour cycles, resisted by HT-4, -3 HT and -5 DX after loss of 2/3 HP) | C-3 |
| PincersPincers (14): thrust 7d cutting (KYOS: 7d+2 cutting), Reach C-3. The monstrous scorpion can either nip and let go or hold on and grapple the victim in addition to injuring him. Either is an attack that takes full hit location penalties – not halved for grappling. Treat this attack as a bite for these purposes (see Teeth on page 115 of GURPS Martial Arts for details). The pincers give +2 with tasks that require a firm grip (including climbing). | 14 | thrust 7d cutting (KYOS: 7d+2 cutting) | C-3 |
Traits (11)
- Ambidexterity
- Cold-Blooded (50°)
- Extra Legs (Eight Legs)
- Injury Tolerance (No Brain, No Neck, No Vitals)
- Night Vision 5
- No Fine Manipulators
- Peripheral Vision
- Subsonic Hearing (Biological (Passive); Melee Attack, Reach C)
- Restricted Diet (Carnivore)
- Temperature Tolerance 2 (Hot)
- Wild Animal with Mute
Skills (2)
- 14Brawling
- 12Stealth
Notes
- GCS ancestry draft: gcs/monstrous-scorpion-colossal.gct
- Source template total: 116 points.
- Library-rebuilt template total: 116 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.
- GCS template includes a +25-point reconciliation child requiring decomposition.
Encounter rating
CER114
Offense65
Protection49
Threat tiersevere
Appearing1
Wandering1
Tags
- srd-3-5
- vermin
GCS v5 downloads
Where this one came from
- Source record
- Monstrous Scorpion (Colossal) [Monster Manual, page 287]
- 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/monstrous-scorpion-colossal.gct
- Source template total: 116 points.
- Library-rebuilt template total: 116 points.
- CER was computed from parsed Typical Stats using the Dungeons On Automatic baseline CER path.
- Issue #5: 1 special ability construction(s) restored (Poison). No disabling construction on this record carries a cost the affliction term can score.
- GCS ancestry reconciliation adjudicated: the published template total is 116 points and the parsed source children sum to 91, a difference of +25. Classified as grouped construction not decomposed — consistent with grouped abilities the prose parser did not split into individual children (alternative abilities, linked constructions, and spell or breath-weapon groups). The points are real and priced in the author's total; only the decomposition is missing. The authorized source total is preserved; the remaining manual step is opening gcs/monstrous-scorpion-colossal.gct in GCS to replace the reconciliation child with native constructions where the grouped ability can be decomposed.
- CER recomputed from the reviewed Typical Stats through the canonical Dungeons on Automatic CER path: OR 65, PR 49, CER 114, threat tier severe.
- Encounter metadata derived (gregarious): average number appearing 1, wandering weight 1. 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-b2-gcs-reconciliation); GCS fidelity check passed, DOA playability check passed.
- The source-total difference is classified and documented in conversionNotes; the authorized published total is preserved and the residual stays visible as a reconciliation child.
- Visual GCS verification of the .gct is not claimed by this decision; checks.gcsVisualPass is false.
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