Tristan Tanner wrote:
Two creatures that are completely unrelated, aside from maybe some relation to poison/venom. The death worm is more suited for a more typical D&D scenario, though the Phantom Anesthetist would be an interesting monster to prowl the streets of Portown by night.
https://bogeymanscave.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-mad-gasser-of-mattoon-and-mongolian.html
Very cool, never heard of the mad gasser! For anyone who likewise never heard of it, turns out he was a supposed thing in Illinois in the 40s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Gasser_of_Mattoon.
ReplyDeleteThat aside, re: the Mongolian death worm.. since the poisonous hide causes a save or die effect, you might want to add whether or how long after the worm's death that effect persists Tristan Tanner.
If it persists indefinitely, I can see a major market among thieves and assassins for swatches of the hide. For example, sew a swatch into the inside of a leather glove and use the glove as as assassination tool; all you have to do is give the glove to the target and have them try it on for fit. Likewise, a blanket-sized section of hide would be a great drop-trap (open door, blanket drops from ceiling, people die) or again an assassination tool (wear gloves, offer to cover up victim with this warm waterproof hide blanket, then bam they're dead).
en.wikipedia.org - Mad Gasser of Mattoon - Wikipedia
Diabolical idea. I think Hercules was tortured with a poison cloak.
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ReplyDeleteChris Holmes, indeed - he was actually killed with it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heracles#Death
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