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Post by Shadowdragon on Sept 22, 2004 6:35:07 GMT -5
Hello all. This is a thread for sharing both your own designs for creatures and those you've found on the web, in Dragon Magazine or old modules. Please follow this simple posting format.
MONSTER NAME (Where From)
Climate/Terrain:
Frequency:
Activity Cycle:
Diet:
Intelligence:
Treasure:
Alignment:
No. Appearing:
Armor Class:
Movement:
Hit Dice:
THAC0:
No. Of Attacks:
Damage/Attack:
Special Attacks:
Special Defenses:
Magic Resistance:
Size:
Morale:
XP Value:
DESCRIPTION OF MONSTER/SPECIAL COMBAT NOTES/OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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Post by Shadowdragon on Sept 22, 2004 6:42:08 GMT -5
CAIVEH (From Dragon Magazine Issue # 141)
Climate/Terrain: Tropical / Mountains And Forests
Frequency: Rare
Activity Cycle: Any
Diet: Carnivore
Intelligence: Average To Very
Treasure: B
Alignment: Neutral Good
No. Appearing: 1-10
Armor Class: 6
Movement: 18
Hit Dice: 2+1
THAC0: 19
No. Of Attacks: 2 Claw or 1 Weapon
Damage/Attack: 2-5/2-5 or By Weapon
Special Attacks: Berserker Fury
Special Defenses: Surprised Only On A 1 in 6, thief skills
Magic Resistance: Nil
Size: M (7' Tall)
Morale: Steady (11)
XP Value: 175
Caivehs are occasionally found working in mercenary armies in human
countries in tropical lands. If more than five caivehs are encountered,
the group will be a family comprised of one male and three or more
females. Caivehs resemble humans but with strongly leonine features.
Half an inch of long fur covers most of their bodies, and the males have
thick manes that add greatly to the lion image (they are called lion men
by most peoples).
About one in ten caivehs possess the ability to go berserk in certain
circumstances. If surrounded or cornered by hostile forces, psionically
assaulted, or captured and taunted, a caiveh berserker has a 75% chance
of going into battle-rage. If the caiveh tries to supress this rage, the
chance of entering berserker fury drops to 45%. A caiveh in this state of
mind has Intelligence and Wisdom scores of 1, but his Strength rises to
18/00, which allows a +3 to hit and +6 to damage scores. While berserk, a
caiveh tosses aside all weapons and uses its claws alone, with appropriate
combat bonuses.
If encountered as part of a military unit,caivehs use human-style weapons.
If a family unit or pride of caivehs is encountered, it relies on the
following weapons in order of preference: Scimitar, Hand Axe, Short Sword,
Trident, Claws.
Caivehs are quite stealthy by nature and possess a number of thieving
abilities, as shown below. Note that the percentage chance given in
parentheses is the chance of performing the skill within the caiveh's
native setting. This setting is always situated in a forested or
mountainous tropical region.
THIEF ABILITY-- SCORE
Move Silently--25% (95%)
Hide In Shadows--20% (75%)
Hear Noise--15% (35%)
Climb Natural Surfaces--85% (95%)
Please note that I had to make some minor changes to this monster to fit
in with the 2e PHB/DMG. The original creature was created by Gregg Sharp.
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Post by Shadowdragon on Sept 22, 2004 6:43:02 GMT -5
CYNAMOLGUS (From Dragon Magazine Issue #141)
Created by : Ronald C Morgan II
Climate/Terrain: Temperate/Forest
Frequency: Uncommon
Activity Cycle: Day
Diet: Omnivore
Intelligence: Low to Average
Treasure: Individual: L
Lair : B, Q(x2), S, X
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
No. Appearing: 20-200
Armor Class: 5
Movement: 12
Hit Dice: 1
THAC0: 20
No. Of Attacks: 1 Weapon
Damage/Attack: By Weapon Type
Special Attacks: Nil
Special Defenses: Resistance to fear.
Magic Resistance: Standard
Size: M (6'+ Tall)
Morale: Fearless (19-20)
XP Value: 35 Normal
65 Leader/Guards
210 Sub-Chief
270 Chief
DESCRIPTION OF MONSTER/SPECIAL COMBAT NOTES/OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Cynamolgi live in loose bands, usually in woods and near rivers. They are ferocious warriors who are resistand to fear; as a reult, FEAR spells have only a 10% chance of affecting them. Bands of cynamolgi often war upon each other, except in times of great trouble when they occasionally join forces for a few weeks at most.
For every 20 cynamolgi encountered, a leader with 8hp (attacking as a 2HD monster with +1 to damage) is present. This leader possesses a magical item 15% of the time and has average intelligence. If over 100 cynamolgi are encountered, the band includes: a subchief (AC:4 12hp Attacks as 3HD monster with +2 to damage); 2-8 guards (AC:4 10hp Attacks as 2HD monster with +1 to damage); and 2-6 war dogs (each with 16hp). The guards are 25% likely to have one magical item, and the subchief always has one magical item, usually a weapon.
While cynamolgi normally live in the wild, they sometimes move into abandoned villages or huge caves. In these cases, the cynamolgi (15% chance) keep 1-4 wolves around as guards. There is usually a chief in these habitats, a huge cynamolgs (AC:3 16hp Attacks as a 4HD monster with +4 damage) who has a powerful magical item and keeps a wolf with maximum hit points.
Cynamolgi may employ any type fo weapon, although they prefer swords, maces, and pole arms. Cynamolgi are chaotic but not actually evil. They have their own language, which sounds like the barking of dogs. Cynamolgi appear to be dogheded men of normal dog breeds and colors. Cynamolgi dress themselves in poorly cured animal skins. Their average life expectance is 30 years.
OK once again I've had to make some minor changes, as this was originally a 1st edition monster, but the spirit of the creature remains intact.
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