Size:
Type:
± Humanoid
Form:
Temper:
# App:
± 2d4, Wild 2d10, Lair 2d10
Lair:
Diet:
Combat Dice:
± 0
Hit Points:
± 0
Attack Rank:
± 0
Passive Defense:
± 0
Active Defense:
Damage Reduction:
± 0
Role:
Ground:
± 50'
Climb/Arboreal:
Flight:
± 10'
Swim:
Benthic:
Burrow:
Ethereal:
Actions/Abilities/Traits: Basic Fantasy
Actions/Abilities/Traits: Basic Fantasy
Offense
1 bite or 1 weapon
Circumstance: Combat
1d6 or by weapon
Special
Shapeshifting
Can assume three forms: human, giant cockroach (6-foot long), or roachman (intermediate form with humanoid shape, insect mandibles, antennae, bug eyes, spikes, and wings).
Special
Flight
In insect form only, can fly clumsily and slowly.
Special
Immunity to normal weapons
In any form, immune to normal weapons. Must use silver or magical weapons to harm it.
Special
Disease resistance
+5 on saves vs. Poison, and immune to most forms of disease, saving at +5 against any disease that the GM rules may harm it.
Special
Weakness: Bright lights
Recoils from bright lights (as bright as sunlight or a **continual light** spell; twilight, torches, light, or lanterns won't affect it). Must make a morale check when exposed to such a light, with failure causing it to scurry away to the nearest dark place.
Environments
underdark
A human who can transform into a gigantic cockroach
A Werecockroach is a human (or occasionally other humanoid) who can transform into a gigantic cockroach. In human form, a werecockroach tends to be a thin, unkempt person, usually walking a bit hunched and typically fond of wearing long, brown overcoats or robes. A werecockroach dislikes sunlight and other bright lights, preferring to wander about at night or underground even when in human form. Regardless of current form, a werecockroach tends to scurry, stopping from time to time to sniff and look around.
A werecockroach can assume the form of an enormous, unsightly 6-foot long cockroach. When in this insect form, a werecockroach is able to fly, albeit clumsily and slowly, and attacks by biting. In addition to this insect form, a werecockroach can also assume an intermediate form (a "roachman"). In this form, the werecockroach cannot fly and looks generally humanoid in shape, but has insect mandibles protruding from its mouth, two thin, long antennae on its head, shiny black bug eyes, spikes sticking out of its limbs, and four dark brown wings on its back. The roachman form shares the insect form's immunity to normal weapons, but must use a weapon to attack instead of biting.
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Actions/Abilities/Traits: Basic Fantasy
A human who can transform into a gigantic cockroach
A Werecockroach is a human (or occasionally other humanoid) who can transform into a gigantic cockroach. In human form, a werecockroach tends to be a thin, unkempt person, usually walking a bit hunched and typically fond of wearing long, brown overcoats or robes. A werecockroach dislikes sunlight and other bright lights, preferring to wander about at night or underground even when in human form. Regardless of current form, a werecockroach tends to scurry, stopping from time to time to sniff and look around.
A werecockroach can assume the form of an enormous, unsightly 6-foot long cockroach. When in this insect form, a werecockroach is able to fly, albeit clumsily and slowly, and attacks by biting. In addition to this insect form, a werecockroach can also assume an intermediate form (a "roachman"). In this form, the werecockroach cannot fly and looks generally humanoid in shape, but has insect mandibles protruding from its mouth, two thin, long antennae on its head, shiny black bug eyes, spikes sticking out of its limbs, and four dark brown wings on its back. The roachman form shares the insect form's immunity to normal weapons, but must use a weapon to attack instead of biting.
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Basic Fantasy Field Guide Omnibus