Environment

Special abilities

Normal sight 0 | Magic vision 10 | Weapon invulnerability 2 | No body parts 1

The maggot man is a being similar to a human, but composed of swarming maggots held together by magic. If this spell is cancelled, the maggot man falls apart.

Magic and priesthood

A maggot man can be controlled by an outside will, for example a powerful priest, a wizard or even a divine incarnation, that is, whoever cast the spell. It then acts much more cleverly and can exceptionally even cast weaker spells.

Combat

The maggot man's touch shocks the victim. If it hits, it can engage the victim in wrestling and the maggots start gnawing at it; in wrestling it deals very heavy damage, and ordinary armor protects against it only a little (magical armor protects fully).

Regeneration

Destroying a maggot man is not easy. Not even a mortal blow destroys it; the maggots merely fall apart and within a few rounds reassemble, each time somewhat more damaged. It is truly destroyed only once it has been “killed” like this five times. Only fire and magic really harm it: such damage stays with it even after a new “revival”, and if it is killed by fire or magic, it will not rise again.