Giant Gila Monster

This is a large (up to 2 feet long) desert -dwelling lizard, which spends much of its time resting in its burrow. Notable for its sluggishness, the normal version of these reptiles poses little danger to adventurers unless they go looking for it. The fictional giant version is 10’ long, and considerably more active, with more dangerous venom. It is difficult to extract venom from Gila monsters of both types (Handle Poison DC 15) and failure by 5 or more indicates that the creature attempting this has poisoned themselves. Otherwise, a normal Gila monster provides 1d3 -1 doses with a successful check, and a giant Gila monster provides 1d6 -1. Other Names: Beaded Lizard.