# Ape

Y ape 

Difficulty

6

Attacks

Claw 1d3, Claw 1d3, Bite 1d6

Y ape 

Difficulty

6

Attacks

Claw 1d3, Claw 1d3, Bite 1d6

Base level

4

Base experience

41

Speed

12

Base AC

6

Base MR

0

Alignment

0 (neutral)

Frequency (by normal means)

2 (Quite rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

1100

Nutritional value

500

Size

Large

Resistances

None

Resistances conveyed

None

An ape:

 has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso.
 is an animal.

 is omnivorous.

 is strong.

 can be seen through infravision.

 normally appears in small groups.

Reference

monst.c#line1923

The ape is a large animal, standing upright on hind legs, using the front legs to claw and attack.  Luckily, the ape is not strong enough to withstand a properly prepared player, and will succumb, often leaving a tasty meal.
Its difficulty level is the second-lowest of the apelike creature category, topping only the monkey. It does not possess either the theft attack of the monkey or the grabbing attack of some other Y.
Do not confuse it with the carnivorous ape, which is difficulty 8 and does possess a grabbing attack.

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Encyclopedia entry

The most highly evolved of all the primates, as shown by all their anatomical characters and particularly the development of the brain.  Both arboreal and terrestrial, the apes have the forelimbs much better developed than the hind limbs.  Tail entirely absent.  Growth is slow and sexual maturity reached at quite an advanced age.

[ A Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of Africa by Dorst ]

Aldo the gorilla had a plan.  It was a good plan.  It was right.  He knew it.  He smacked his lips in anticipation as he thought of it.  Yes.  Apes should be strong.  Apes should be masters.  Apes should be proud.  Apes should make the Earth shake when they walked.  Apes should _rule_ the Earth.

[ Battle for the Planet of the Apes,
by David Gerrold ]

 

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