| From: | "Steven A. Tinner" <bluewizard@*****.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | PANA Update-2057 |
| Date: | Tue, 12 Nov 1996 01:33:46 -0800 |
Animals of North America.
This is a new, regular feature you'll be seeing from time to time on
this BBS, wherin I, your fearless native guide will enlighten you about
all those nasty little critters waiting in the shadows to devour you.
Please, feel free to correct anything I get wrong here. Those of you
waging your own secret shadow wars against the various corps and
critters are sure to have more info than a street scientist like myself.
Your info could help save a life! (Geeez that even sounds corny to me.)
Let's start off with something simple . . . I know, how about the . . .
DEATH TOAD
Bombina Interfactus
IDENTIFICATION
The so called Death Toad is at first inspection nothing more than a
common toad
exhibiting traits of giantism.
It’s body length averages 4 meters, and can weigh up to 400 kilos.
The toad can appear in a variety of colors, but mainly exhibits markings
of a dull
gray or green. This, combined with the mottled texture of the Death
Toad’s skin
lend to its often being mistaken for a large rock.
MAGIC CAPABILITY
None
HABITS
The Death Toad live primarily on a carnivorous diet consisting of small
mammals,
fish, and birds.
Active during the spring through early autumn, depending on the local
temperature.
COMMENTARY
The Death Toad is a fascinating example of giantism among awakened
species.
Some researchers wish to place the Death Toad in the dinosaur family due
to its
immense size, but genotyping does not confirm this theory.
POWERS
Concealment, Binding, Engulf (Some individuals in the species may
exhibit
Regeneration)
WEAKNESSES
Reduced Senses (Sight - movement based vision)]<<<<<
. . . . . . . . -- Doc Madness <01:27:33/11-12-57>
>>>>>[How big did he say they get? Holy frag! Hook me up with some hot sa=
uce
mama! We’re having frog legs tonight!]<<<<<
. . . . . . . . -- Munch-Kin <05:52:22/11-12-57>
>>>>>[These things are a real danger in the swamps of southern Florida. T=
hey grow
large enough there that the Engulf thing works exactly the way you think
it does.
Burp! Froggy snacks! I dig ‘um!]<<<<<
. . . . . . . . -- Kellogg <11:07:42/11-12-57>
>>>>>[What’s this binding thing the guide mentions? How about the
movem=
ent
based vision?]<<<<<
. . . . . . . . -- Seeker <13:13:13/11-12-57>
>>>>>[It’s got a sticky tongue. If it nails you with it, it’s
very ha=
rd to escape while
the warty fragger pulls you into it’s maw. As far as the vision, toads
are primarily
sit an wait hunters, only attacking something that happens by them. As
such, their
vision is designed to detect moving object. If you hold very still, it
might think that
you’re just part of the scenery.]<<<<<
. . . . . . . . -- Doc Madness <15:22:21/11-12-57>
