This huge monster has AC 4 due to a great chain mail coat he wears, and carries a spear +1. When he first attacks, the minotaur [statistics 1] will rush forward and stab with his spear for 4-9 (d6+ 3) points of damage, due to his strength. The next round he will gore and bite doing 1-6 points of damage with each successful attack. The minotaur may only use his spear or his horns and bite.
Original B2 statistics 1
AC 4, HD 6, hp 35, #AT 1 or 2, D 4-9 or 1-6/1-6, MV (40’), Save F 6, ML 12
When intruders enter the area, the minotaur immediately moves to attack. He knows this area so well that the only way for victims to escape is to go through the secret door into area 36., or else to run out of the place and climb a large tree.
The cave the minotaur dwells in has skulls and bones arrayed in decorative patterns. The secret door is actually a slab of stone which takes not less than 3 humans to move. (It will be noticed by careful checking of the walls, but how it is moved requires a roll of a 1 on a six-sided die to indicate the searcher has found where it can be grasped. All of the minotaur’s treasure is behind this slab of rock. It hides:
Source: B2, PDF page 25. Original mechanics retained.
Original Basic D&D statistics — B2
| Armor Class (descending) | 4 |
|---|---|
| Hit Dice | 6 |
| Hit Points | 35 |
| Attacks | 1 or 2 |
| Damage | 4-9 or 1-6/1-6 |
| Movement per round | 40’ |
| Save As | F 6 |
| Morale | 12 |
Wears chain mail and carries a spear +1. First attacks with the spear for 1d6+3; on the next round uses gore and bite for 1–6 each. It may use the spear or horns and bite, not both.
AC 4, HD 6, hp 35, #AT 1 or 2, D 4-9 or 1-6/1-6, MV (40’), Save F 6, ML 12
Source: 45 — The Minotaur; Original B2 statistics 1. Unlisted statistics have not been invented.
Original Basic D&D — B2
A locked treasure chest contains a poison needle in its lock.
Location: Behind the secret stone slab in area 45; the chest holding 930 gold and 310 electrum pieces.
Trigger: A needle is present in the lock; its activation procedure is not stated.
| When | Roll / condition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| The chest’s needle is activated | Not specified in B2’s room entry | Poison is named, but the save, damage and poison outcome are not provided. |
1 locked chest (with poison needle in lock) - contents 930 gold and 310 electrum pieces
Source: 45 — The Minotaur. Original narrative retained. Low-face d6/d100 results in this table are a notation for the stated chances, not new detection or save rules.
Carried · One treasure bundle. Item amounts below describe its contents.
| Item | Amount | Source value / price | Location / condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spear +1 | 1 | Not stated | Minotaur |
Source: B2, caves area 45, PDF page(s) 25. Original narrative retained. Unstated prices and mechanics remain unspecified.
Hoard · One treasure bundle. Item amounts below describe its contents.
| Item | Amount | Source value / price | Location / condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold pieces | 930 | — | Locked chest with poison needle |
| Electrum pieces | 310 | — | Same chest |
| Staff of healing | 1 | Not stated | Behind secret slab |
| Plate mail +1 | 1 | Not stated | Human-sized or optionally elf-sized, one suit |
| Potion of gaseous form | 1 | Not stated | Coffer |
| Potion of healing | 1 | Not stated | Coffer |
| Potion of growth | 1 | Not stated | Coffer |
| Jewelry | 1 piece | 1600 gp | Jewelry chest |
| Jewelry | 1 piece | 900 gp | Same chest |
| Jewelry | 1 piece | 600 gp | Same chest |
| When | Roll | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Find secret grip | 1d6 | 1 finds the grip |
Source: B2, caves area 45, PDF page(s) 25. Original narrative retained. Unstated prices and mechanics remain unspecified.