Quote from Forum Archives on April 16, 2007, 7:33 am

Posted by: katana_swinger <katana_swinger@...>

This was accidentally sent only to BearClaw, so here it is for the list....

 

Achron Fingerbinder

Katana Lover <katana_swinger@yahoo.com&gt; wrote:

Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:49:38 -0700 (PDT)
From: Katana Lover <katana_swinger@yahoo.com&gt;
Subject: RE: [DragonRaid] non-Dark Creature Monsters
To: Zack BearClaw Kirback <dragonraid_bearclaw@yahoo.com&gt;

I'm currently working on a sand serpent.  It has a human like head and a sectioned centipede like body that is sand colored and shimmers like a mirage.  I'm thinking of a sneaky-ness or "laying in wait" as the sin enchantment and of course something from proverbs for the WR counter.  The hard thing is the rules for WR length. I have a hard time finding short enough scriptures to use.  Ah well, developement
should always be challenging!

 

i will be doing an update about our group this weekend.  Things have been crazy here, sorry for the long pause in info.

Have a blessed weekend.

Winter 

"Zack "BearClaw" Kirback" <dragonraid_bearclaw@yahoo.com&gt; wrote:

Nice work, Aaron! I been trying for a while to make up a few ideas for golems including rock and ice. I thought that then we would have more areas they could be in.

 

Aaron Siddall <asiddall@tds.net&gt; wrote:

 

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    I know dinosaurs of several types were mentioned, and I had poster some awile back (re-posted below). Im a fan of critters that will enhance the fantasy elements, such as tree creatures, animal-intelligent dragons (drake? Wyrm?).

 

-Aaron

 

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Number Appearing: 1-2

Size: 6-7 feet

Move: 2/- (cant run or swim)

Carry: 500lbs

Courage DL: 4

Battle Ability: 15

<DIV
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Defense:  20

Damage: Huge Fist 2 SST, Crush 3 SST (x 2 man-sized or smaller)

Physical Vitality: 50

Special: Golems are immune to poison, disease, and drowning, they do not sleep, eat, drink or feel discomfort in any way.

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These strange creatures are actually constructed by the efforts of magicians or dragons, and are used as sentries, tireless laborers, or vehicles of destruction. Golems are molded out of enchanted clay into the shape of a large man. Some are crafted to the point that they are almost indistinguishable from rough-hewn men, but many others look like vague caricatures of the human form. A golem is suicidaly dedicated to the commands of its master and any dragon that commands it. They will pursue their last command to the letter, ignoring or destroying all obstacles and dangers to its objective.

 

<DIV class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">A golem will often be found guarding lost tombs, catacombs, dragons hoard, or other locale where something is in need of a tireless guard or laborer. Fortunately for Lightraiders, these things are quite rare and expensive to create.

 

  

Tunnel Worm

Number Appearing: 1 SST

<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Size: 6-12ft long

Move: 1/3

Carry: 150

Courage DL:  3

Battle Ability: 12

Attack:  12

<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt">Defense: 10

Damage: SSt Tentacles plus poison (see below), SSt +2 Beak

Physical Vitality: 30

Special: Paralytic Tentacles deal a paralytic poison, Endurance DL 6 or become paralysed for 1 SST in rounds. Vision is 10 even in pitch black. Vision test or Listening test at DL 4 to notice when this creature is following the party.

 

<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">These slimy eyeless monsters ooze their way along the corridors of the deepest dungeons and caverns, seeking offal, carrion (or creatures it can turn into carrion) on which to feed. The creature look a bit like giant fish-belly white caterpillars with a beaked head ringed with thrashing tentacles. These monsters can squeeze their bulk through opening no wider than a foot wide, though they might be quite large.

 

Cowardly by nature, tunnel worms prefer to scavenge from other creatures and can often be found dwelling near underground communities or in the lower sewers of some cities. They have also been known to follow adventurers who venture through their territories, eating their
waste, fallen foes and friends.

 

These creatures are often kept as waste disposal for underground cultures such as dwarves, deep gnomes, and dark elves. The eggs of these creatures (always deposited in huge slimy clusters in stagnant underground ponds) are considered a delicacy by underground races, though humans generally consider them to be utterly revolting (Courage DL 2 just to attempt it, and Endurance DL 5 to keep it down).

 

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Amphithere (Dragon hating serpent)

Number Appearing: 1 SST

Size: 12ft long

Move: 3/5/4 (swim)

Carry: 150lbs

<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt">Courage DL:  5

Battle Ability: 15

Attack:  15

Defense:  15/20 vs ranged attacks

Damage: SSt+2 bite, 2 SSt crush

Physical Vitality: 40

<DIV class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Special: Sense Evil 10 in regards to dragons, and reptilian Dark Creatures..