Fossil reef denizens

COLONY OF BURNACLES

3 HP | 2 ARMOR | EYES : -2 | JAWS : -1 | LIMBS : -1 | BRAINS : -2

  • Tight packed colony of pint sized barnacles
  • Fire exhaust (1D3 DAMAGE)
  • Ash covered shells (2 ARMOR)

KILN: These colonies do not move instead waiting for their prey to come within reach. They can emit heat to attract Flytoplankton and release fire from exhausts on the side of their shells to deter predators.

ABYSSAL BUTTERCUP

2 HP | EYES : 0 | JAWS : -1 | LIMBS : 0 | BRAINS : -2

  • Land bound sea anemone
  • Similar in size and shape of a fez
  • Found in a variety of different colours shapes, sizes, and colours
  • Flower like stinging tentacles (1 DAMAGE)
  • Fertilised eggs look and act like dandelion seeds
  • Soft but fire resistant

DEADLY-GARLAND: The diversity of the flowery shaped tentacles of one ABYSSAL BUTTERCUP is mesmerising. If a person stares at one they will become bonded to it, a person can only be bonded to one at a time. Whilst bonded the person will keep the ABYSSAL BUTTERCUP attached to the top of their head, unable to wear headgear. They will be attracted towards places with the ABYSSAL BUTTERCUP’S prey. If a suitable place is found the ABYSSAL BUTTERCUP will leave the host.

OBSIDIAN LAVA TALOS

6 HP | 1 ARMOR | EYES : -1 | JAWS : 1 | LIMBS : 1 | BRAINS : -1

  • Obsidian arm blades (1D6 DAMAGE)
  • Obsidian lava spear (1D6+2 DAMAGE, talos takes one damage when it creates one, 1 use)
  • Obsidian scales (1 ARMOR)
  • Fast, and ruthless

GLASSBLOWER: The true form of this talos is lava. The talos can change any lava that is part of it or touches it to obsidian of any shape. With this ability it creates an obsidian based skeleton, armor, and weapons. Additionally, it can change obsidian back into lava.

Robbert

Robbert is an Elder octonut crab situated in the CRAB location.

ELDER OCTONUT CRAB

12 HP | 2 ARMOR | EYES : 1 | JAWS : 2 | LIMBS : 0 | BRAINS : 2

  • 2m tall & 8 m wide (leg tip to leg tip) Coconut crab
  • Fusion of Coconut crab & Coconut octopus (physiologically & mentally)
  • Eyes of Octopus
  • Mouth area is the tentacle and beak of Octopus
  • Claw strike (1D6+2 DAMAGE)
  • Hard exoskeleton adorned with a backward facing shell of a Rusty horseshoe crab (2 ARMOR)
  • Philosophical & slow decision makers
  • Excellent climber
  • Keen sense of smell

LETHARGIC: The combination of crab and octopus used to hunger for food. Now it is old and fasting, no longer needing to grow. Now it wishes to feed wisdom to others. They are surprisingly stealthy, able to burrow and live under the surface for days at a time.

Puzzle

The players must figure out the 4 groups of 4 connected words. They have a total of 8 guesses.

FLOAT CANCERISATION TENTACLE MILK
HORSESHOE SPIDER TREE LOBSTER
MOLLUSC BLUE RING CANCER THREE HEARTS
FIDDLER PALM GHOST HERMIT

The groups are:

  • Crabs: FIDDLER, SPIDER, GHOST, CANCER

  • Not true crabs: HORSESHOE, CARCINISATION, HERMIT, LOBSTER

  • Octopuses: BLUE RING, TENTACLE, THREE HEARTS, MOLLUSC

  • Coconut: PALM, MILK, FLOAT, TREE

After each mistake Robbert gives a clue:

  1. One group may look like the other but truly they are not

  2. Of the groups I am 2 and eat one

  3. I am not a true crab and neither is that which I adorn