Vermin · SM -1 Monstrous Scorpion (Small) [Monster Manual, page 287]
Attributes
ST8
DX12
IQ2
HT10
HP8
Will8
Per10
FP10
Basic Speed5.5
Basic Move4
Dodge8
DR1
Melee attacks
| Usage | Level | Damage | Reach |
|---|---|---|---|
| StingSting (12): thrust 1d-2 impaling (KYOS: 1d-3 impaling) plus follow-up 1d-2 toxic (4 1-hour cycles, resisted by HT, -2 HT and -1 DX after loss of 2/3 HP), Reach C. Poison: Toxic Attack 1d-2 (Cyclic, 1 hour, 4 cycles, Resistible, +40%; Follow-Up, Sting, +0%; Resistible, HT, -30%; Symptoms, 2/3 HP, -2 HT and -1 DX, +20%) Resolve as stated by the construction; the source gives no separate resolution text. | 12 | thrust 1d-2 impaling (KYOS: 1d-3 impaling) plus follow-up 1d-2 toxic (4 1-hour cycles, resisted by HT, -2 HT and -1 DX after loss of 2/3 HP) | C |
| PincersPincers (12): thrust 1d-3 cutting (KYOS: 1d-4 cutting), Reach C. 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). | 12 | thrust 1d-3 cutting (KYOS: 1d-4 cutting) | C |
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
- Restricted Diet (Carnivore)
- Temperature Tolerance 2 (Hot)
- Wild Animal with Mute
Skills (1)
- 12Stealth
Notes
- GCS ancestry draft: gcs/monstrous-scorpion-small.gct
- Source template total: -84 points.
- Library-rebuilt template total: -84 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.
Encounter rating
CER1
Offense3
Protection-3
Threat tierminor
Appearing6
Wandering4
Tags
- srd-3-5
- vermin
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Where this one came from
- Source record
- Monstrous Scorpion (Small) [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-small.gct
- Source template total: -84 points.
- Library-rebuilt template total: -84 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.
- CER recomputed from the reviewed Typical Stats through the canonical Dungeons on Automatic CER path: OR 3, PR -3, CER 1, threat tier minor.
- Conversion baseline reported OR 4, PR -3, CER 1 (tier minor). 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 6, wandering weight 4. 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-b3-cer-tails); GCS fidelity check passed, DOA playability check passed.
- CER tail record. The rating was recomputed through the consumer CER path and the tail was read against package peers in review/reports/cer-audit.md; a floor of 1 reflects a genuinely feeble creature and a severe rating tracks the record's own HP, DR and damage.
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