Defenders of the Forest - Liber Fanatica

Chapter XI: Flora, Fauna
and Foes of the Forest
Fo r e s t Sn o t l i n g s
Source: Old World Bestiary, pg. 28 and 109
Although Snotlings resemble miniature Goblins, they usually
live in hollow trees or burrows apart from their larger Greenskin
cousins. Goblins are annoyed by the Snotlings’ silly antics and
constant mimicry. Wood Elves consider Snotlings more of a nuisance
than a threat, because unlike other Greenskins they pose
no danger to the forest. Some Elves even find Snotlings amusing
– until the little vermin poop in their gardens, steal their food
or hurl spore weapons through their windows. Treesingers have
observed that Snotlings proliferate in groves where mushrooms
are abundant, and are immune to their own spore weapons.
Sp o r e We a p o n s
Although Snotlings can’t use normal missile weapons, they can
throw exploding spore balls up to a range of 6 yards with a Ballistic
Skill of 20%. Missed throws scatter using the bomb rules
(OWA, pg. 45). Spore clouds disperse after 1d5+1 rounds.
• Choke Puffs: Upon impact, these speckled puffballs release
a spore cloud 2 yards in diameter. Anyone caught within the
cloud must pass a Toughness Test every round or double over in
a fit of coughing, counting as Stunned.
• Stink Balls: Prolonged exposure to the noxious spore clouds
released by these brown puffballs can actually be lethal. Anyone
standing within the 3-yard diameter cloud suffers 1 Wound on
every round that they fail a Toughness Test.
Gi a n t Sp i d e r s
Source: Old World Bestiary, pg. 51 and 96
Ar a c h n a r o k (New)
The greatest Giant Spiders are known to goblins as “Arachnaroks”.
These behemoths can grow to be as large as a barn, enabling
them to carry a howdah full of goblins atop their bloated
abdomens. Forest Goblins worship Arachnaroks as gods; Wood
Elves believe they came here long ago through the rift-tear in
the heavens.
Main Profile
- Arachnarok Statistics -
WS BS S T Ag Int WP Fel
45% - 58% 67% 41% 32% 43% 11%
Secondary Profile
A W SB TB M Mag IP FP
8 64 5 6 7 - - -
Skills: Perception +10%
Talents: Keen Senses, Natural Weapons, Night Vision, Terrifying,
Will of Iron
Special Rules:
• Armoured Skin: The carapace of an Arachnarok provides 3
Armour Points on all locations.
• Poison Surge: One attack per round represents the Arachnarok’s
venomous bite. Victims of this attack must pass a Challenging
(-10) Toughness Test or suffer a number of additional
Wounds equal to 1d10 x Degrees of Failure.
• Giant Wall Climber: Arachnaroks can clamber up and down
walls like normal spiders, and are large enough to step over
most obstacles. They can ignore terrain penalties for movement
purposes.
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Wa r p Sp i d e r s
The first Arachnaroks came to the world millennia ago, soon
after the Old Ones’ arrival. They were not creations of the
ancient race, instead arriving from elsewhere across the Warp.
The descendants of these original Warp Spiders are still stranded
on this world, but some retain a vestigial ability to translocate
through magical fulcrums.
Wood Elves fear that Arachnaroks will always be a menace,
because their eggs are stowed safely in the space between worlds.
Giant Spiders are not as aggressive as Beastmen, but they compete
with Elves for food, and render their sacred glades inaccessible
with thick webs. Mad Chaos Sorcerers have tried (without
success) to open Warp portals for a new wave of Arachnaroks to
enter the world.
Special Rules
• Rift Crawler: 50% of Arachnaroks have the ability to traverse
the Shadow Walk (see pg. 33) from one cave to another. Their
Willpower Tests are Easy (+20%), and spiders suffer no consequences
of failure except delayed arrival at their destination.
Daemons and Shadow Beasts have no power over them.
• Broodlings: 25% of young Arachnaroks are also capable of
traversing the Shadow Walk. These eight-legged infiltrators use
the normal Giant Spider profile (OWB, pg. 51, 96), but also
have the Rift Crawler ability listed above.