Monstrous Humanoid · SM +0 Scorpionfolk [Monster Manual II, page 221]
Attributes
ST13
DX12
IQ10
HT11
HP17
Will10
Per13
FP11
Basic Speed6
Basic Move6
Dodge9
DR2
Melee attacks
| Usage | Level | Damage | Reach |
|---|---|---|---|
| PikePike (14): thrust 2d-1 impaling (KYOS: 2d impaling), Reach 4, 5*. Unbalanced parry. | 14 | thrust 2d-1 impaling (KYOS: 2d impaling) | 4, 5* |
| PincerPincer (14): thrust 1d+2 cutting (KYOS: 2d-1 cutting), Reach C-1. The scorpionfolk 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 1d+2 cutting (KYOS: 2d-1 cutting) | C-1 |
| StingSting (13): thrust 1d+1 impaling (KYOS: 1d+2 impaling) plus follow-up 1d-2 toxic (3 1-hour cycles, resisted by HT-3, -2 DX after loss of 2/3 HP), Reach C-1. | 13 | thrust 1d+1 impaling (KYOS: 1d+2 impaling) plus follow-up 1d-2 toxic (3 1-hour cycles, resisted by HT-3, -2 DX after loss of 2/3 HP) | C-1 |
Traits (10)
- Extra Legs (Six Legs; Cannot Kick)
- Infraivision
- Lifting ST 2
- Magic Resistance 1 (Improved)
- Odious Racial Habit (Eats sapient beings)
- Restricted Diet (Carnivore)
- Social Stigma (Savage)
- Temperature Tolerance 3 (Hot)
- Terrain Adaptation (Sand)
- Weak Bite
Skills (3)
- 14Brawling
- 14Spear
- 14Survival (Desert)
Notes
- GCS ancestry draft: gcs/scorpionfolk.gct
- Source template total: 122 points.
- Library-rebuilt template total: 102 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).
Encounter rating
CER29
Offense17
Protection12
Threat tierstandard
Appearing2
Wandering3
Tags
- srd-3-5
- monstrous-humanoid
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Where this one came from
- Source record
- Scorpionfolk [Monster Manual II, page 221]
- 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/scorpionfolk.gct
- Source template total: 122 points.
- Library-rebuilt template total: 102 points.
- CER was computed from parsed Typical Stats using the Dungeons On Automatic baseline CER path.
- GCS cost adjudication for "IQ-2": the source states -20 points and the native GCS library computes -40. Adopted the native library value of -40. Reduced IQ is -20 per level (B15), so IQ-2 is -40. The stated -20 prices one level.
- CER recomputed from the reviewed Typical Stats through the canonical Dungeons on Automatic CER path: OR 17, PR 12, CER 29, threat tier standard.
- 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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