Fer-de-lance

Source product: Cyclopedia of Common Animals
Pages: 140
Section: Snakes – Venomous

This large snake averages 1d20+30 inches long, but can grow to over 8 feet. They are irritable and unpredictable, and where they are found, these serpents will sometimes enter human habitations seeking prey. A successful Handle Poison check allows a thief to milk 1d3+1 doses of venom from a fer-de-lance, living or dead. Other names: Aroani, barba amarilla, jararaca, jergona, labaria, lancehead, mapaná, mapanare, mapepire balsain, nashipkit, talla equis, and yoperojobobo.

Summary

Init +5; Atk bite +3 melee (1 plus venom); AC 14; HD 1d3; MV 30’; Act 1d20; SP venom (1d3 Agility plus Fort DC 20 or additional 1d4 Stamina damage); SV Fort +1; Ref +5; Will -4; AL N.

Created: Dec 6, 2025
Updated: Dec 6, 2025