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1. Launches semi-detached stomach to envelop and digest prey
2. Uses body as projectile
3. Emits brain-melting waves
4. Exudes digestive enzymes in noxious gaseous cloud
5. Uses telepathic power in attempt to scare foes to death
6. Long-distance suction tentacles speedily pump fluids from target
7. Cakes enemies with blinding accumulation of powder expelled on jets of compressed air
8. Extrudes continuous brood of attack-babies
9. Releases giant, ambulatory phagocytes that retrieve nourishment for the main body
10. Heart-stopping voltage attack
11. Soul-destroying metaphysical ray
12. Caustic, adhesive vomit
Nice list, I especially like number 2.
ReplyDeleteMy first thought were slimes but it could also be constructs as projectile weapons.
Or someone curling up in a ball.
Excellent idea fodder! Perfect for sci-aliens too ;)
ReplyDeleteYou really should compile these things into some sort of book.
ReplyDeleteI've adapted a version of this table for my campaign (I hope you don't mind if I share):
ReplyDelete1. Body parts detach (entirely or partially) to catch prey (stomach folds out and around, jaw uncoils to lash, arms/eyes fly around)
2. Self-destructs, sowing spores, myriad babies eat their way out, infection erupts
3. Transforms into another monster, even a character double
4. Breathes/vomit/excretes clouds/lines/cones of acid, dispel magic, reverse gravity, etc.
5. Uses telepathic power in attempt to scare/bore/depress/make foes laugh to death
6. Long-distance, unexpected body part (tentacle, tongue, tractor beam, extra arm/head)
7. Cakes enemies with powder/mucus/substance that has a gradual other effect
8. Extrudes continuous brood of attack-babies
9. Releases giant, ambulatory phagocytes that retrieve nourishment for the main body
10. Aura: electricity/heat/psychic turbulence
11. It's a decoy; the real beast is invisible and right behind you!
12. Summons legal representatives to enforce laws that protect it