Tarrasque: armor class -3
size (50' long)
300Hp
attacks:6 1-12x2, 2-24, 1-10x2, and 5-50 (acts as a sword of sharpness severing a limb an a natural role of 18 or better,
The tarrasqu is a killing machine and when active eats everything around for mile including plant life and vegetation. The mere sight of the tarrasque causes creatures with less than 3HD to be paralyzed with fright, no savings throw, until out of sight of it, 7HD get a savings throw.The tarrasque's carapace is highly reflective, bolts rays, cones of cold and even magic missles are useless against it1-6 bounces back at the caster. its immune to fire and heat can only be hit by +1 or better weapons regenerates 1 HP a round and is immune to psionics.the slaying of a tarrasque is said to be possible only its its reduced to -30 HP and a wish spell is then used. Otherwise the slightest piece of a tarrasque will regenerate into a whole new monster. "It is hoped that the tarrasque is a solitary creation, some hideous abomination unleashed by the dark arts or by elder, forgotten gods to punish all of nature"
its only active so often and goes through long peroids of dormancy 5d4 months-4d4years ratio of activity to dormancy is 1:30
XP value 107,000 (the most out of anything in the whole book.)
*AD&D 2nd edition mostrous manual
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