We were driving in the car recently and my son asks, "what would happen if snake came out of your mouth every time you burped?"
I think a normal parent would have reacted much differently than I did.
"What kind of snake?" I ask.
"Well, if you burp once, a spitting cobra comes out. If you burp twice, a king cobra comes out."
"What happens with the cobras when they are out?"
"The cobras will do whatever you say or just follow you around for a while."
"If you burp a lot, do you get a lot of cobras?
"No, you can only get three cobras no matter how many times you burp."
"What if I burp three times?"
"Nothing. One burp is a spitting cobra, two burps are a king cobra."
Thus we have the belching snakes spell for Swords & Wizardry or your favorite retro-clone.
Belching Snakes
Spell Level: Cleric, 2rd Level, Druid, 3rd Level
Range: 30 feet (after the snakes appear)
Duration: 1 hour
The caster begins belching loudly in bursts of one or two belches. If the caster belches once, a spitting cobra appears. If the caster makes a two belch burst, a king cobra appears. The snakes follow commands, but wander off at the end of the spell. If killed, they disappear into nothingness.
Spitting Cobra: HD 1; AC 5[14]; Atk 1 bite (1hp); Move 16; Save 17; AL N; CL/XP 3/60; Special: Spit poison, 30' range (Save with +2 bonus to roll or go blind for 2d8 turns).
King Cobra: HD 2; AC 5[14]; Atk 1 bite (2hp + poison); Move 16; Save 16; AL N; CL/XP 4/120; Special: Lethal poison.
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Swords & Wizardry Core Rules, © 2008, Matthew J. Finch
Monster Compendium: 0e, © 2008, Matthew J. Finch
Pathfinder RPG Bestiary, © 2009, Paizo Publishing, LLC; Author:
Jason Bulmahn, based on material by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, and
Skip Williams.
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 2, © 2010, Paizo Publishing,
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James Jacobs, Steve Kenson, Hal MacLean, Martin Mason, Rob
McCreary, Erik Mona, Jason Nelson, Patrick Renie, Sean K Reynolds,
F. Wesley Schneider, Owen K.C. Stephens, James L. Sutter, Russ Taylor,
and Greg A. Vaughan, based on material by Jonathan Tweet, Monte
Cook, and Skip Williams.
Monstrosities, © 2012, Matthew J. Finch
Swords & Wizardry Complete Rules, © 2008-2012, Matthew J. Finch
Belching Snakes, ©2015, Sycarion Diversions, Authors John Payne and Jasper Payne
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