Creatures

Grubstoppers

any bug large enough to calm a man's hunger

HP 1, Morale −, Exoskeleton −d2 (50%), Bite 1 damage + special

Encountered in swarms of d10.

Special: Some bugs have a bad bite (Toughness DR12). Roll below for the effect (d4): 1–2. Nothing.

  1. d6 damage.
  2. Infected.

Lore: A common word for any bug large enough to calm a man's hunger. In the Valley they grow on the corpse-soil, fed by what the mud pits offer, and they are nutritious in the sense that they fill you. Whether they nourish or merely fill is a Valley distinction without much practical difference.

Gaps / Expansion Notes

What "infected" means in Valley terms — the slow-growing undeath the gazetteer describes? — is implied but unstated. A Grubstopper is, mechanically, the cheapest danger in the booklet.