How would you use a gaint snake in 3rd ed.?

Martin

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I have just started painting the old Grenadier Giant Snake. It’s to be used in a scenario I will GM in early October. I had this clear idea about giant snakes in the 3rd ed. rule book, but much to my surprise, it turned out to be a figment of imagination! There’s no giant snake in the bestiary – at least I didn’t find one. So, my question to you all would be what a 3rd ed. stat line for a sort of generic giant snake would look like? Should it have a poison bite, a strangle attack like a python? Let me hear your great ideas.

Cheers
 

Erny

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You could use the giant leech rules, if they hit they cause extra wounds on subsequent turns unless removed by force, instead of sucking blood however the snake is constricting. I think they also get to drop down on characters, are scared of fire but cause fear in anything under 10', very giant snake like. I think they are only 6 points with very low WS and Initiative. You could always boost these, even stick in a 6+ armour save for scales.
 

Martin

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Thanks. Good idea to use the leech as a template. And thanks for the link the the Monster Monual - very useful.

Constrictor and poisonous should probably be two different types. Concerning the size I have confrontations like this in mind, although this may be a bit too large.
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However, it certainly should feel like a monster in the same way that the giant spider feels huge and fear-inspiring.
 

Erny

Member
If you want it to be more of a monster you should probably just give it more wounds too otherwise it just isn't going to be survivable enough.
 
I realise I'm a bit late in replying to this one, but I hope it proves helpful to any concerned.

I would take the Giant Snake profile from Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay and reverse engineer the stat line using the conversion tool on page 213.

The end result would be:

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The attack is a Bite attack.
 
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