Giant scorpion
s giant scorpion 
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| Difficulty | 15 |
| Attacks |
Claw 5d2, Claw 5d2, Sting 3d4 poison |
| Base level | 12 |
| Base experience | 285 |
| Speed | 15 |
| Base AC | 3 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 1 (Very rare) |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 500 |
| Nutritional value | 150 |
| Size | Large |
| Resistances | poison |
| Resistances conveyed | poison (80%) |
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A giant scorpion: | |
| Reference | SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1545 |
The giant scorpion is a monster added in SLASH'EM. As the name implies, it is a far stronger version of a scorpion; similar to a winged gargoyle, however, scorpions can not grow up into giant scorpions, and laying an egg while polymorphed into a giant scorpion will only produce another giant scorpion.
Strategy
These monsters are a major threat: they possess good speed, many hit points, and can inflict a large and steady stream of damage. One should be particularly careful if one lacks poison resistance, but even with it they remain formidable foes. Elbereth, powerful pets and/or attack wands, and possibly escape items are all advised. Be very careful not to mistake them for the regular scorpions with whom they share a glyph: they have three times as much health and hit approximately five times as hard.
