Cal Then

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Tchklinxa
June 28, 2015 - 7:00pm
Refer to: Gamma World Creatures.

CAL THEN
Type: Medium Ossivore (bone eater) 2.5 meters
Number Appearing: 1
Move: Very Slow 2.4/7.2 (12 meters fastest ground speed/15 meters a turn is max flight speed)
STA: 70 probably should be actually 100
IM/RS 5/50
Attack: Bite
Damage: Bite 6d10
Special Attack: None
Special Defense:
Native World/Habitat:
The intelligent (LOG is 70) flying insect can attain a length of 2.5 meters. It has huge mandibles that can do 6d10 dice of damage and, given time, crush even duralloy. Can gnaw through body armors of metal, plastic and other materials, given time. It is attracted to bones, which is its favorite food. It carelessly rips the flesh off living creatures merely to devour their bones. The cal then is completely resistant to all heat and cold attacks. (GW1 1978) The Cal-Then first appeared in 1978 in the 1st edition of Gamma World, by James M. Ward and Gary Jaquet, and again in the 2nd edition of Gamma World from 1983, by Ward, Jaquet, and David James Ritchie.  Illustration by Jeff Easley or Keith Parkinson (specific credit unknown) from the 2e set.
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