Monster of the Week: Schute

Bannock's Guide to the Monster's of Llamarkolos

   Schute

Finally we get to something good! Schutes are mainly harmless. I mean, they're as big as four Nalanjos, and they're as dangerous as any wild animal, but they're not ACTIVELY evil like some of the other critters in this guide. AND they happen to be absolutely delicious!

Schutes are giant crustaceans that live in the desert. That makes it a bit of a hassle to actually GET one, but oh boy is it worth it. At a metre and a half high and five metres long, the MEAT on that baby could feed an entire village for two nights. And yeah it's not TECHNICALLY seafood, but it must've crawled out of the sea sometime, right?

Some Farmers've tried to domesticate Schutes, but I think they're about as stubborn as the Farmers are. They don't do real well outside the desert, and they'll just stop eating and curl up until they starve. A couple operations have been succesful, but they're a lot smaller and don't taste all that good.

Right, right, this is a creature guide, not a menu. So Schutes are pretty slow to move, but they're capable of bursts of speed when they want to, so don't underestimate them. Their tail packs a whallop and can break your ribs, but the real threat is those claws - lethal, yet oh so delicious. Those things grab hold of your arm, I'm sorry, but you're losin it.

They're typically found aboveground either drinking at watering holes, or picking apart a carcass or a fallen tree. The rest of the time they're buried under the sand. They don't typically mind being walked on either, but if you feel the sand start rumbling, it's probably a good idea to get out of the way!

Stahl's Notes:

These are technically dangerous but if you know how to deal with them, it can be over in seconds. Just be sure there's a pot nearby so you don't waste the effort. Once these things die, they start to rot QUICK. Cooking and other methods can help to preserve it, but if it rots, it'll leave your stomach in knots for days.

Anyway, what's important is that if you simply have a tool long enough, you can stab it in one of two places and it'll go down immediately, no matter how healthy it is. There's a tiny hole right at the top of the mouth area, between the eyes. If you stab it right there, its arms will fall off immediately and it'll just die. They also have a weak point in the armor on their backs, around the point where the tail connects to the main body. You can stab right there and swish your blade around a little bit, and it'll just stop moving. I'm not sure if it actually kills the creature but, it does stop moving.

In retrospect, that actually sounds incredibly inhumane.

Please cook what you kill.

Artist: Blackfoss

Description:

The Schute is a many limbed crustacean that lives in arid desert locations and on beaches. Theyre not very intelligent and dont often notice people nearby them to begin with. Relatively not dangerous. But they do have a lot of vitality so they can be annoying to take down. Best avoided by those who do not know what they are doing.

Ability Scores and Stats

Vitality 80, with 12 vitality on its two weak points. Players aware of these weakpoints may attempt to strike them if they are directly behind or directly in front of the creature and have a stiff weapon with long Reach.

Rush 0

Vigor: 8

Alacrity: 6 

Deftness: 10

Consciousness: 2

Prescience: 4

Showmanship: 12

Stamina: 10

Resilience: 13

Psyche: 0

Vision: 5 Meters

Languages: None

Tenacity: 12

Fatigue: 50

Move Speed: 1 Tile per Turn

Acumen 0

Finesse 0

Abilities:

Snip

Snap Must be used before Snip.

The scute attempts to close its claw around a random body part within reach. Both the player and the Schute roll 1D20. If the result of the roll +Showmanship is higher in favor of the Schute, deal 25 vitality damage to the part.

Cooldown: 8 Rounds

Snap

The Scute opens its cut claw with a flair, and swings it around to aim at a target. Targets hit by the swing take 12 Grace Damage. 

Cooldown: 4 Rounds

Smack

The Schute flicks its muscular tail backwards to hit the target directly behind it. This deals 20 Might damage.

Cooldown: 12 Rounds

Enrage:

The creature becomes enraged, this may be used once per combat. While enraged, all damage it would deal is doubled and its movement speed increases to 4 tiles per turn. Enrage can only be used if its weak points are hit or it is below 41 Vitality.

Cooldown: Once Per Combat

Combat Routines:

Typically speaking, a schute wont even be aware its being attacked unless it takes damage. It typically will open battles with Snap and attempt to get aggressors away from it.

Difficulty Rating

1 Star

EXP TABLE

1 75

2 50

3 50

4 45

5 40

6 35

7 30

8 30

9 25

10 25

11 20

12 20

13 15

14 10

15 5

16 1 ~

If their weakpoint is exploited, Schute have a chance to drop Schute Meat.