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==Tips and Tricks==
 
==Tips and Tricks==
  
Barring a source of stasis to stay at normal speed, you'll want to dispatch these foes as quickly as is feasible, preferably by itself. A torpor snail by itself is not terribly deadly, but being irresistibly slowed while surrounded by enemies is a very sticky situation.
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Barring a source of stasis to stay at normal speed, you'll want to dispatch these foes as quickly as is feasible, preferably by itself. They are like a milder version of floating eyes; while less deadly than irresistible paralysis, you don't want to be slowed either, and the torpor snail doesn't check your MR.
  
 
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torpor snail wTorpor snail.png
HP 51-67
HD 10
XP 424
Speed 7
AC 8
EV 1
Will 40
Attack1 25 (bite: plain)


Resistances rDrown, rWater
Vulnerabilities None
Habitat Amphibious
Intelligence Insect
Uses Uses nothing
Holiness Natural
Size Large
Type elephant slug, torpor snail
Flags No skeleton
A huge gastropod with a lime-green shell. Torpor snails are said to be in some way connected with the god Cheibriados; just being near them is enough to slow the movements of unwary adventurers, leaving them easy prey for the snails' terrifying, ever-gnashing radulae.

Tips and Tricks

Barring a source of stasis to stay at normal speed, you'll want to dispatch these foes as quickly as is feasible, preferably by itself. They are like a milder version of floating eyes; while less deadly than irresistible paralysis, you don't want to be slowed either, and the torpor snail doesn't check your MR.