Wheat Hollow - Outlying Monsters: The Swamp Sloth

Presenting one of the monsters that was cut from the TLG Crusader article - The Swamp Sloth.

Sloth, Swamp

Frequency:  Very Rare
NO. ENCOUNTERED:  1
SIZE:  Large
HD:  4 (d10)
MOVE:  Land – 9ft/Water – 18ft
AC:  15
ATTACK:  3 (2 claws, 1d6; 1 bite 1d6)
SPECIAL:  None
SAVES:  P
INT:  Average
ALIGNMENT:  Neutral/Evil
TYPE:  Animal
TREASURE:  5
XP:  60 + 4/hp

Swamp sloths are not like their more docile cousins. They are very aggressive and can move quite well on land. They like to live in areas where it is wet – lakes, rivers, and marshes/swamps. They are great swimmers and like to attack small water craft, tipping them over and attacking/eating the critters inside. They will often make their lair on an island or a secluded spot near water and plan their attacks from there.

They are large for their kind and are entirely covered with heavy, thick fur that is dark gray or brown in color. They have dark brown eyes and a mouth filled with sharp teeth. When they attack they prefer to use their large paws that have long sharp claws and prefer to eat other animals instead of leaves and plants.