Salamander
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Difficulty | 12 |
Attacks |
Projectile as weapon, or melee weapon for 2d8, fire 1d6, bearhug 2d6, roasted 3d6 (scrolls, potions and spellbooks may be affected) |
Base level | 8 |
Base experience | 148 |
Speed | 12 |
Base AC | -1 |
Base MR | 0 |
Alignment | -9 (chaotic) |
Frequency (by normal means) | Very rare |
Genocidable | No |
Weight | 1500 |
Nutritional value | 400 |
Size | Medium |
Resistances | Fire, Sleep |
Resistances conveyed |
Fire |
A salamander:
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Reference | monst.c#line2895 |
A salamander has the torso of a man atop the body of a great snake. It has a thick hide. It is poisonous if eaten. They are not the salamanders from real life but rather are based on the monsters from D&D.
Encyclopedia entry
For hundreds of years, many people believed that salamanders were magical. In England in the Middle Ages, people thought that fire created salamanders. When they set fire to damp logs, dozens of the slimy creatures scurried out. The word salamander, in fact, comes from a Greek word meaning "fire animal". [ Salamanders, by Cherie Winner ]
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