HOLMENTZER MONSTERS: T - Z

T - Thoul, Giant Tick, Troglodyte, Troll

U - Unicorn

V - Vampire

W - Wight, Wolf, Wraith

Y - Yellow Mold

Z - Zombie

Thoul is Mentzer, via Moldvay.

Giant Tick is Holmes.

Troglodyte is in H & M. Holmes' entry remains intact, except for how Mentzer, which is via Moldvay, deals w/ the trogs' stench. Holmes says, "[those] nauseated... lose 1 point of strength (not hit points) each round for 1-6 rounds; the effect is cumulative. Loss of strength lasts 10 melee rounds after it has taken final effect". Mentzer says, "Nauseated characters have a -2 penalty on their Hit Rolls while in hand-to-hand combat with the troglodytes". Going w/ Mentzer.

Troll is Holmes.

Unicorn is Holmes.

 

Vampire Holmes.

Wight is in H & M. Holmes' entry has been passed down here, w/ just a few small diffs. First, Mentzer, via Moldvay, adds that one becoming a wight will do so in "1-4 days". Secondly, while Mentzer simply says wights "can only be hit by silvered or magical weapons," Holmes agrees, but gives magic arrows a special bonus against wights, doing "double damage". Also of note is that Holmes mentions "barrow wights (as per Tolkien)".

Wolf is Mentzer, via Moldvay.

Wraith is Holmes.

Yellow Mold is in H & M. Basically same, biggest diff is Holmes' Yellow Mold potentially releases a cloud of spores on "rough contact" & causes nearby PCs to Save vs. Poison "or be killed", while Mentzer's YM, which is via Moldvay, "if it is touched, even by a torch," may send up spores which cause PCs to Save vs. Death Ray, or "choke to death within 6 rounds".

Zombie is in H & M. Interestingly, while Holmes' & Moldvay's Zombies are quicker than Mentzer's (120' vs. 90'), Holmes closes his entry w/, "by nature they are slow, getting only one attack every other melee round". Mentzer does not have this bit about attacking every other round, but instead, along w/ Zombies being slower in general, has them always lose initiative in battle (via Moldvay). Finally, like Skeletons, Holmes' Zombies are neutral & are more the puppets of "some evil magic-user or evil cleric", whereas Mentzer's Zombies are chaotic. Going w/ Holmes.

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