Vortex
| Armor Class | 19 |
|---|---|
| Hit Dice | 2+2 |
| No. of Attacks | 1 |
| Damage | See below |
| Movement | 90’ |
| No. Appearing | 1-8 |
| Save As | F2 |
| Morale | 7 |
| Special Attacks | nil |
| Special Defenses | nil |
The vortex appears as a whirlwind - 40’ high, 10’ base diameter and 30’ diameter top. It appears to be free willed and cannot be summoned. The physical form of the vortex is a small sphere about the size of a grapefruit which bobs and dodges about in the center of the whirlwind. Its small size and its speed of movement make it difficult to hit; thus its high AC value.
If a character is ‘hit’ by the vortex, he suffers no immediate damage but is caught in the whirling cone of air and starts to spin. Thereafter he can only be released when the vortex is killed and he will take 1-3 hit points of damage per round as a result of the spin. Additionally there is a 5% cumulative chance per melee round of a spinning victim being killed by a particularly violent air current.
A single vortex is only large enough to accommodate one victim of human size, though it could contain two smaller creatures simultaneously. A victim trapped inside the vortex cannot hit the being’s sphere - only those who are not trapped may do so.
(Adapted from the Fiend Folio)
