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Advanced Dungeon & Dragons List of New Monsters Monster A S M Hit AC T Special Special Exp. Name l i o Dice H Attacks Defenses Pts. z v A e e CO Aerophant N L 24 10 4 14 Trunk, trample Immune to Cold 2200 Sodius CE M 15 5+1 3 16 Drain Salt none 475 Concord CN L 12 9+1 -1 11 strafing run none 1800 Tarkon CN L 12 7 3 12 Poison tail 50% mag. resist 1000 Cyclic CE M 12 6 4 15 none Immune to cold 475 Spamalope CN S 12 4 2 17 none none 180 Grey(Ash)Dragon NE L 24 12+1 -3 10 Breath,Poison none 6000 Ice Wraith CE M 18 9 -5 12 Breath need +1 weapon 2500 Demi-Shadow E M 20 14 -2 9 Spell casting need +3 weapon 7500 Mud Golem CE L 12 90hp 4 9 none need +2 weapon 5500 Stone Dragon CE L 12 18 -5 8 Sandblast need +3 weapon 15000 Prismatic Dragn LE L 48 40 99 5 Breath & Spells AC -10 0 Hoolk N L 15 5-7 3 15 Poison None 700 Ploorian NE L 15 11 4 12 None None 3300 Grendel N L 45 5-20 -2 0 Charge,Impale Speed 0 True Troll NE L 30 20 -1 8 Throat Rip Dam. Reduction 13000 Animator NE M 6 9+5 2 9 Par.+Animation +1 weap. to hit 3200 Alien NE L 15 10 -1 9 Acid Immune to acid 18000 Phirth CN S 99 7 5 9 Charm See below 1300 Silver Twist N L 12 4 7 17 Transportation Transportation 175 ============================================================================= Monster's Description Name Aerophant This creature looks like an elephant with wings. It attacks in two ways: either wrapping its trunk around the opponent and throwing the opponent to the ground (d10+3), or trampling (3d10). It will automatically attempt to CHARM any characters it meets, and generally is of GOOD alignment (the CHARM is for defensive purposes only - however, if it is under the influence of another players charm, that charm can be "forwarded" to other opponents). Creator: Mark Oliver (LCO102@URIACC) Sodius This creature is exactly like the "Salt Creature" in the Star Trek episode "The Man Trap" (a.k.a. "The UnReal McCoy"). It can shapechange (like a Doppleganger) into any creature that its victim knows (past or present). The Sodius' main goal is to hypnotize (-2 to save) it's victim, and then draw the salt out of its victim. The victim loses 1 point of Constitution per round until either (1) the sodius stops, or (2) the victim loses ALL its Consitution, in which case it dies (resurrection possible). The victim can regain its Con by resting (1 point per day) or eating food with salt in it (1 point per 6 rounds). If forced to fight, the Sodius does 2-12 damage with its open hand (2 attacks per round). REMEMBER THAT WATER HAS NO SALT IN IT! Creator: Mark Oliver (LCO102@URIACC) Concord This creature has the body and wings of an eagle, and the head of a ram (the head is AC2). It has black slitted eyes (at DM's discretion,can paralyze), and a thin pointed tail (can strike for d4 damage, save vs. poison). The normal attack of the creature is to do a "strafing run", where the Concord swoops down on an opponent and rakes its claws on the victim as it flies by (3d4 damage). It can also charge like a ram and use its horns for d6 damage. The Concord LOVES elves! It will ALWAYS attempt to subdue an elf first, because it considers them a delicacy. It can secrete an odor that repells all races except elves (who are attracted to the smell). If necessary (or applicable), the Concord can also gate in 1-10 more Concords 25% of the time. Creator: Mark Oliver (LCO102@URIACC) Tarkon This creature dwells in the mountains of cold regions. It has a crocodile head and a rat-like body (it is bipedal). It has a long barbed tail, and has claws for hands and feet, and has greenish fur. A normal attack for the Tarkon is to attempt to grab its opponent with both claws (d6+3 damage per claw, 2 attacks per round) and hold it. If both claws hit, the opponent is "held", and the Tarkon will sting it with its tail (d4 damage, save vs. poison). It is immune to ALL cold attacks and has a 50% magic resistance. Creator: Mark Oliver (LCO102@URIACC) Cyclic This creature looks like a man that has been frozen solid, except for a pair of albino "eyes". It is formed almost entirely of living ice. The cyclic can attack with two "arms" for 2d6 damage (2 attacks/round). It is immune to all cold attacks, but takes double damage on all fire attacks (the touch of a lit torch would probably do d4 damage). Creator: Mark Oliver (LCO102@URIACC) Spamalope The Spamalope is a can of SPAM with antlers and legs (this originally was an inside joke of some sort). They are usually found in groups of 6-12, and will be gathered around a Hormel Ham worshipping it. The Ham is their only treasure, and it is worth 5gp. The Ham is edible, the Spamalope is not. Creator: Sam Huntsman (SH06078@UAFSYSB) Grey(Ash)Dragon Grey Dragons are far less intelligent than other evil dragons. They very rarely can speak, and never have spell casting abilities. They make up for this lack of brains with their size and viciousness. The breath weapon of a grey dragon is a cloud of foul-smelling gas, which causes choking for d4 rounds as a Stinking Cloud (save vs. spell negates) and will age the victim d20 years (save vs. spell negates). This power of aging and decay also affects claw and bite wounds. Any wounds caused in this manner will heal at half normal rate unless a Cure Disease spell is first used (e.g. a Cure Light Wounds which would normally heal 8 pts. of damage will only heal 4). Any armor, shields, or edged weapons may corrode and crumble to dust, due to the Dragon's corrosive demeanor (magical weapons will be at a plus to save). Because of the Dragon's corrosive nature, their treasures tend to be gems and powerful magic items only. Creator: Rob Sanders (Y13RCS1@NIU) Ice Wraith The Ice Wraith is a creature that resembles a man-shaped cloud of mist. It survives by draining all heat from any available source near it (for example, a campfire. Because of this, cold-based attacks do double damage and heat-based attacks HEAL the Ice Wraith for half the damage points the attack would normally cause. A +1 or better weapon is required to hit, but any metal weapon passing through the creature will become intensely cold and may be dropped. The Wraith can cast Affect Normal Fires to make a heat source hotter, but this will cause the fire's fuel source to be consumed more quickly. Of course, body heat is also an acceptable source of heat for these creatures, so if a PC tries to douse his campfire to get rid of the Wraith, he may be in for an unpleasant surprise... Creator: Rob Sanders (Y13RCS1@NIU) Demi-Shadow A Demi-Shadow is an alternative to a lich for a magic-user (MU). A spell caster can, through the use of a shadow lanthorn, a Time Stop spell, a protective encasement for his body, and various other components, preserve his body forever while his mind roams free in shadow form. A Demi-Shadow appears as an ordinary shadow (the monster), but somewhat more substantial. His touch drains d6 points of strength or dexterity (divided evenly between the two) for d20 rounds. A +3 weapon is needed to hit, and the Demi-Shadow is immune to all spells except the following: Fireball & Lightning-1/4 damage Light -d20 damage Continual Light -d20+d10/round not dispelled The Demi-Shadow may use all spells he had when "alive" (except any that produce light). He will only be found in areas of darkness and will avoid lighted areas (unless he can use a Darkness spell, which is an inate ability). At 0 hit points, the Demi-Shadow will flee to his physical body, which will awake in d10 rounds as a VERY angry MU. Any spells cast while in Demi-Shadow form are used up in MU form as well (he doesn't get the spells back). Creator: Rob Sanders (Y13RCS1@NIU) Mud Golem A Mud Golem resembles a stone golem, whith the obious exception that he is made entirely of mud. A mud golem may not change his shape at all; his substance is malleable but always retains the same structure. A +2 weapon is required to hit; anything less just passes through the mud without doing any damage. Fire-based and cold-based spells do half damage and may harden an area of the golem's body. The hardened area may be hit with normal weapons for half damage, and a spell of the opposite temperature cast the following round may shatter that part of the body. No other spells have any effect. Creator: Rob Sanders (Y13RCS1@NIU) Stone Dragon A Stone Dragon is just that - a large dragon made entirely (to all outward appearances) of stone. They are only found in one size (as opposed to other dragons) and age group, and originate on the elemental plane of earth. They are too slow and stupid to cast spells, but most can learn one or two languages. The breath weapon of a Stone Dragon is a sandblast in a 60 degree cone for up to 100 feet. The sand does d20 damage, may blind the victim (save vs. petrification), and may get in the mouth and lungs and choke the victim (no action for d4 rounds - save vs. petrification again). A +3 weapon is required to hit the stony hide of this dragon. It has a 30% magic resistance and only hoards jewels as its treasure. It is too heavy to fly. The spells Stone-to-Flesh and Stone-to-Mud raise the Armor Class of the affected area of the dragon to 1. The Dig spell causes d4 times the level of the Mage casting the spell. Creator: Rob Sanders (Y13RCS1@NIU) Prismatic Dragn The Prismatic Dragon (Diamar) is a unique creature that inhabits the first layer of tne Nine Hells (he was created as a replacement for Tiamat, who was "permanently slain" in the author's campaign, but could work equally well as her prime consort). He derives his name from the crystal-like scales that cover his 150 foot body. These scales glitter when struck by light, producing a Hypnotic Pattern-like effect. The scales also provide immunity to fire, electric, and acid attacks, and take only half damage from cold-based attacks (observant PC's will notice that during cold attacks, Diamar will close his eyes and mouth to protect them from damage). Diamar also has claws of sharpness (as the sword) and a highly venomous bite (save vs. poison at -5). He can use the breath weapon of any evil dragon, provided it is a color dragon. He has the spell casting abilities of a 30th level MU, a 20th level illusionist, and a 15th level Wu Jen (Oriental Adventures), and has a magic resistance of 75%. As a lesser power (as if he's not bad enough already!), he can use the following spell-like abilities once per round: Polymorph Self, Charm Person, Dispel Magic, Know Align. Teleport, Suggestion. He also has the following innate abilities: Vocalise, Detect Lie, Detect Invisible, Read Magic, Read Languages. He has both a wisdom and intelligence of 20, a charisma of 21, and a comeliness of 22. His single greatest weakness is his vanity. He will never polymorph into anything he considers ugly. A clever MU once bought escape for his entire party by molding a large diamond into a small statue of Diamar and presented it to him. Diamar was so flattered he let the entire party pass unharmed! He prefers to use spells that reflect his nature, like Prismatic Spray, Prismatic Wall, and Chromatic Orb. He should be played as very intelligent, very proud, very evil, and VERY DANGEROUS. Diamar has 300 hit points, 40 Hit Dice, and has a suggested EP value of 80,000 (if killed "permanently", EP should be 800,000). Creator: Rob Sanders (Y13RCS1@NIU) Hoolk The Hoolk is the result of genetic experimentation. This creature inhabits any region of temperate or warmer climate. The Hoolk are always humgry and prefer human meat. It will continue to attack until dead, and attacks with poisonous claws and fangs. When encountered in their lair, double the numbers will be present along with 1-2 young (20-80% grown) plus a "leader" that gets +1 per die on hit points and +1 to hit, damage, and saving throws. Hoolk are humanoid reptiles with wings. Their scales are green and their heads are smooth. The eyes are yellow and look like the eyes of a snake. In proportion, the build of a hoolk is larger than almost any human of comparable size (8 feet tall). Creator: Gary Samek <C133GES@UTARLVM1> Ploorian Ploorians are half evil cloud giant and half elephant. Ploorians have lost the ability to levitate. The Ploorians hate all other life forms, especially cloud giants. They are thought to be the last remnants of several thousands of cloud giants that dared to confront the gods and demand equal status. The gods punished the giants by torture and then cursed them with the elephants that the giants used as pack beasts. Ploorians have a keen sense of smell and are suprised only on a 1. In any group, one will be considered as "chief" (AC 3, 12 hit dice, very intelligent). Ploorians are 18 feet tall and appear to be a giant/elephant representation of a centaur; the elephant half is normal, but the giant half has a light blue skin and silver hair. It is suspected that the Ploorians will band with the fire and frost giants against the gods in the battle of Ragnarok. Ploorians are 10% magic resistant. STR: 23 INT: 9 (chief: 11) WIS: 11 DEX: 10 CON: 15 CHR: 3 (* Concept derived from the Lensman series by E. E. Doc Smith *) Creator: Gary Samek <C133GES@UTARLVM1> Grendel These amphibians appear much like stegosauri, only smaller and lower, and with big pointed teeth. Curious, intelligent (IQ of about 75) and omnivorous, they have recial memory passed down through DNA/RNA and can understand relatively advanced concepts, such as revenge. They generally range out from a deep pool or slow-moving river, where they spend most of their time, if they smell any disturbance (very good sense of smell, both in water and in air). They are extremely territorial. If attacked or attacking, they can speed up their metabolism many times over, increasing their running speed to as much as 100 mph. In this mode they act as if doubly Hasted and move at 300". This Speed drops their AC to -10 (DEX bonus). They may attack up to 4 different targets while on Speed. The effects last from 2-7 rounds and the Grendel will start to "overheat" after the 3rd round of Speed. There is a 30% chance per round after the 3rd that the Grendel will overheat and drop dead in its tracks. This happens automatically after the 7th round. This heat sensitivity while on Speed causes it to take double damage from fire or heat attacks, while cold based attacks will allow it another 2-7 rounds of Speed (start over), but do normal damage due to the sudden temperature change. Any character with Infravision who sees a Grendel going on Speed must save vx. Paralyzation at -3 or be blinded in the Infrared spectrum for d4 rounds. While on Speed, a Grendel may dodge up to 4 missle attacks per round as if it were a Monk of 9th level. If it is raining or very foggy, the chance of overheating in only 5% per round, and the Grendel can go up to 12 rounds before dropping. If immersed in water or snow, the chance is only 2% per round (starting on the 10th round), and the Grendel can go up to the 20th round before dropping. If the tail attack is a natural 19 or 20, the victim is impaled unless he can roll under half his DEX on a d20 (round down). When impaled, the victim loses d4 hit points per round in blood, loses and DEX bonus to AC, and all atacks are at -5 to hit and -1 on damage. To disengage from the spikes, the victim must roll under half his STR on a d20 (round down). On a Speeded Charge, the prey of a Grendel must roll for surprise (1-4) or be knocked down for 1-2 rounds and take d6 hit points. This is in addition to any attacks from the Grendel. A Grendel will normally keep fighting until it is at 25% of normal hit points or for 3d4 rounds. Grendels are solitary, meeting only to spawn. The young are born alive in water, and are fishlike and very small (less than 1" at birth). Often 50,000 will be born at once. Once they are 6" or longer, the adults will eat them if no other food is available. After about 3 or 4 months they become amphibious and are recognizable as being Grendels, and will crawl up on the land and attack and eat everything in sight, including each other! Young get no special Charge attack. Creator: Jeff Fulford (care of Charlie Fineberg <FINEBERG@WUMS>) True Troll The True Troll seems to be the oldest member of the troll family, and the base stock from which the others sprang. While lacking the regenerative powers of its evil offspring, the True Troll is perhaps even more dangerous, for it is resistant to the spells of all but the most powerful mages and clerics, and because of their thick, stony hide and inherent toughness, take only 1 point of damage for every 2 points done (50% damage reduction). True Trolls are usually found in deserted fens, far from civilization, and although they will occasionally raid isolated settlements, their numbers have been reduced to the point where they do not pose a threat to society--as opposed to wandering adventurers. Greedy, blookthirsty, and mean, they love to tast the blood and flesh of humans and demihumans, often pausing for a round in combat to rip the throat out of a victim (requires two claw hits the previous round). If this attack (bite) is succesful, the hapless victim loses all but 1d4 hit points and loses 1 hit point every round thereafter until dead or healed. Even then, the victim is incapable of speech or eating solid foods for 2-8 weeks, or until healed through regeneration. True Trolls have both infra- and ultravision with a range of 90'. They speak the languages of trolls, ogres, orcs, and the local common speech (25% of the time). One in 20 (5%) will be magic-user, specializing in necromantic spells and summoning. If using weapons, they prefer the two-handed sword or halberd (with which they are +5 to hit and +13 on damage). Creator: Jeff Howe (care of Charlie Fineberg <FINEBERG@WUMS>) Animator Animators are vicious creatures who kill for the pleasure of doing it. Their appearance resembles that of a lich, but with a spectral look. They usually don't leave their lairs, in which they never keep treasure. However, since they're found in unaccessible places (dungeons and ruins), there is a good chance of finding magic items from their unfortunate victims: 30% - Magic Weapon 20% - Magic Shield or Armor 10% - Potion 05% - Miscellaneous The animator can attack with 2 claws, each of which inflicts a cold chill causing 2-12 damage, plus paralysis unless a save is made. However, they normally attack by animating objects to attack the party. The animated object can be any smaller than human size, and it will attack as a living creature (not as a throw object). The animated object(s) will usually be stones, logs, or anything in sight. All objects will take 25 HP of damage before being destroyed, and will have 2 attacks per round, each doing 1-8 HP. An animator can control up to 5 objects in a range of 120". If an object is destroyed, the Animator will automatically take control of another. The animator is immune to all non-magical weapons and missiles. It is also immune to all spells affecting the mind, and cannot be turned (because it's not undead). Creator: J. Anotonio Chavez (BL197903@TECMTYVM) Alien These horrible creatures are found in the deepest of caverns where they prey on unsuspecting adventurers. They have 60' infravision. If found in a group there will be from 5-20 leather egg-like sacks which pulsate when approached. The eggs contain the face huggers (FH). The FH will attempt to attach to the mouth of a victim and deposit an egg in the victims body. Once attached to a victim the FH must be cut off, releasing the alien's acid upon the vitim, inflicting 1d4 of acid damage per round until washed off. It takes 6 turns for the FH to deposit its egg. A Cure Disease will kill the FH with no ill effects if done within 3 turns. A Cone of Cold will cause dormancy in the egg sacks for 2d6 days. The egg will mature in to chest burster (CB) in 1d3 days. The CB will come out of the victims body via the chest (hence the name). The victim is killed instantly, no save! The victim may be resurrected only if a Heal is performed first. The CB matures into an Alien. Full grown Aliens attack with their claws, bite, and tail (-3 to hit). The mouth attack inflicts an additional 3d4 of acid damage per round until washed off. Anyone viewing an Alien from the front must save vs. magic or be rigid with fright for 1d6 rounds. The Alien is not affected by charm, sleep, feeblemind, polymorph, cold, insanity, death spells/symbols, but take +3 damage from fire and electricity. Clearly the acid damage is the worst aspect of these creatures. All acid damage may be halved if a save is made against breath weapon. Any hit upon an Alien causes a spray of acid in a 5' radius (all in range take 3d4 points of damage per round until the acid is washed off). The Aliens communicate telepathically. They are VERY smart and cunning. Creator: "ToeJam" (C471040@UMCVMB) Phirth The Phirth is an ethereal creature with the equivalent of a Prime Material Plane Box of Holding. Their main attack is to grab out of their box when it is opened by a curious victim. The strength of a Phirth is 16. Any victim caught with strength < 16 is steadily pulled into the box at the rate of (16 - Str) feet per round. If the victim's strength is 16 he/she can hold out for a number of rounds equal to his/her constitution before being pulled in a the rate of Str=15. 17 Strength breaks free in 5 rounds. 18+ Strength breaks free on a successful roll of 1d20 under 18. The Phirth attempts to charm its victim. If a save vs. spell is not made the victim will not attempt to save him/herself for 1d4 rounds. Damage done is based upon resistance - full resistance is 1d3 per round, drag is 1d2 per round, or no damage for no resistance. Phirths move by teleporting to convenient places in hopes of finding victims. The Phirth can't open its own box, just shut it. Silver Twist A silver twist is considered more of an odd phenomenon than a monster. The twists are thought to be the result of a backfired experiment in magic. Appearing as a constantly shimmering mobius strip, the twist can stretch into a fairly thin 12' long x 2' wide rectangle or expand outward into a 12' diameter x 2' depth cylinder. Its size and relatively clumsy means of locomotion make it an easy target. The danger associated with it comes from the twist's magic. If a successful strike is made by the twist, the victim is transported to a random location as if a Dimension Door spell was cast upon the victim. If a character strikes the silver twist, there is a 2 in 6 chance that the character will be equally affected by a Dimension Door. The effect of the Dimension Door is as if a 15th level mage cast it to its maximum distance of 450 yards (1350 feet). There is, however, a random direction associated with the effect. Roll 2d8 (one at a time) and use the table below to determine where in 3 dimensional space the receiver goes: ================================================== 1st die Direction Theta 2nd die Direction Phi ================================================== 1 North 90 1 Up 0 2 NorthEast 45 2 Up 45 3 East 0 3 Flat 90 4 SouthEast 315 4 Down 135 5 South 270 5 Down 180 6 SouthWest 225 6 Down 225 7 West 180 7 Flat 270 8 NorthWest 135 8 Up 315 * Radius of Rho = 450 Yards (1450 Feet) * Location in 3-dimensional space is given by: X = Rho * Sin(Phi) * Cos(Theta) Y = Rho * Sin(Phi) * Sin(Theta) Z = Rho * Cos(Phi) * Double check the calculation with the formula: Rho = Sqrt( X**2 + Y**2 + Z**2 ) The first die roll gives the direction in the X-Y plane for the first point of reference; the second roll gives the direction in a plane perpendicular to the X-Y plane. The point determined is the destination for the victim/striker. A truly vicious alternative is to have two more dice rolled to determine the bodily orientation once the destination is reached (you can make this table up on your own). If the destination point is found to be a solid object, then the "Astral Plane" rule of Dimension Door applies. The weight restriction rules of Dimension Door also apply. The best way to oppose a silver twist is to attack it in a non-pysical (magical) manner. Better still, running away never hurts. Creator: Jeff Contompasis <JCONTOMP@TUFTS>