# Manticore

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Manticore

f manticore File:Manticore.png

Difficulty

12

Attacks

Claw 2d4 physical, Claw 2d4 physical, Bite 1d8 physical, Sting 1d4 poison (strength), Arrow 1d6 paralysis

f manticore File:Manticore.png

Difficulty

12

Attacks

Claw 2d4 physical, Claw 2d4 physical, Bite 1d8 physical, Sting 1d4 poison (strength), Arrow 1d6 paralysis

Base level

8

Base experience

183

Speed

12

Base AC

3

Base MR

30

Alignment

−1 (chaotic)

Frequency (by normal means)

1 (Very rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

800

Nutritional value

600

Size

huge

Resistances

poison

Resistances conveyed

poison

A manticore:

 can fly.

 has no hands.

 is an animal.

 can see invisible creatures.

 is poisonous to eat.
 is carnivorous.

 is nasty.
 is strong.

 can be seen through infravision.

 appears only in Gehennom.

 cannot be tamed.

The manticore is a feline in dNetHack with multiple melee attacks, a poisonous sting, and a paralyzing ranged attack. Without free action or some other means of resistance, the manticore's ranged paralysis attack is not to be taken lightly, as a player could be quickly incapacitated and killed.

The manticore is a true monster, with a leonine torso and legs,
batlike wings, a man's head, a tail tipped with iron spikes, and
an appetite for human flesh.

The manticore stands 6 feet tall at the shoulder and measures 15
feet in length. It has a 25-foot wingspan. Each section of the 
manticore closely resembles the creature it imitates. The leonine 
torso has a tawny hide, the mane is a lion's brown-black color,
and the batlike wings are a dark brown with sparse hair. All 
manticores have heads that resemble human males; the mane
resembles a heavy beard and long hair.

In combat, the manticore fires volleys of 1-6 tail spikes.
The spikes are coated in a paralyzing venom.

[ Dungeons and Dragons 2nd Edition 
	Complete Monstrous Manual ] 