Wyvern (creature)

For the 1900s timeline with dragons, see Wyvern (timeline)
==Wyvern (creature) ==
The wyvern is a dragonlike creature with only two legs and a long, snakelike, barbed poisonous tail. Like
dragons, wyverns are fierce predators and fly well. However, they are not intelligent, and have no flamebreath. They are solitary diurnal creatures found in remote wildernesses, and seldom come close to civilized lands (they tend to get hunted, fast!).
A wyvern will strike with its tail (2-hex reach) from above, then land to carry off its prey; it can carry up to Medium encumbrance. It can penetrate up to heavy leather armor or chainmail (plus any Toughness),
but nothing thicker. Against a metal-armored foe, a wyvern is fairly helpless, though
it will slam attack a knight to get to less armored prey. Its talons are used for grasping its prey.
Rumors: There are many stories of Wyverns that have Type D venom in their tails. Some legends tell of wyverns that can shoot poisoned quills from their tails, These are shot at straight DX, modified by range. There is no
Ace, since it never takes time to aim. Likewise, Half Damage and Maximum don‘t apply – it simply doesn‘t shoot at anyone further than ten yards away. The quills will penetrate up to DR 1 armor plus any Toughness. They do no damage themselves, but act as a delivery agent for the venom. There are also rumors of much bigger wyverns — increase ST (hence, damage) and “hit points” dramatically should the party meet one of these
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