Monster: Nightcrawler

Monster: Nightcrawler

Nightshades are extraplanar undead creatures made of darkness and evil. They always stood out for me, because usually undead creatures rise from formerly living creatures, but these ones kind of form spontaneously. I'd make them outsiders, not undead. But that aside, nightcrawlers are the worm-like nightshades not unlike purple worms with tons of magical abilities.

 

Nightcrawler [Monster Manual, page 195]

725 points
Attribute Modifiers: ST+80 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size Modifier, -70%) [160]; IQ+3 [60]; HT+7 [70].
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM+7; Will+2 [10]; Per+2 [10].
Advantages: DR 9 [45]; Dark Vision [25]; Doesn’t Breathe [20]; Doesn’t Eat or Drink [10]; Doesn’t Sleep [20]; Fangs [2]; High Pain Threshold [10]; Immunity to Metabolic Hazards [30]; Immunity to Mind Control [30]; Injury Tolerance (No Blood; No Neck; Unliving) [30]; Internal DR 4 (Tough Skin, -40%) [4]; Magic Resistance 3 (Improved, +150%) [15]; Pressure Support 1 [5]; Subsonic Hearing (Melee Attack, Reach C, -30%) [4]; Telesend (Magical, -10%; Universal, +50%) [42]; Temperature Tolerance 5 (Cold) [5]; Tunneling (Move 3) [45]; Unaging [15]; Vacuum Support [5].
    Stinger: Striker (Impaling; Cannot Parry, -40%) [5].
    Poison: Toxic Attack 1d (Cyclic, 1 minute, 4 cycles, Resistible, +80%; Follow-Up, Stinger, +0%; Resistible, HT-5, -5%; Symptoms, 1/3 HP, -6 ST, +90%) [11].
    Cold Resistance [60]: DR 20 (Includes Eyes, +10%; Includes Internal, +20%; Limited, Cold, -40%; Tough Skin, -40%) [50] + Immunity to Noxious Cold Effects [10].
    Energy Drain: Leech 3 (Accelerated Healing, +25%; Heals FP, +60%; Magical, -10%) [58].
    Spell-Like Abilities (Alternative Abilities) [89]:
    Blackout 4 [66];
    Cone of Cold 3 [38/5=8];
    Detect Magic [7/5=2] – see GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery, p. 19;
    Remove Curse [65/5=13] - see GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery, p. 21.
Disadvantages: Appearance (Monstrous; Universal, +25%) [-25]; Lifebane [-10]; No Manipulators [-50]; Social Stigma (Monster) [-15]; Vulnerability (Silver, x2) [-10]; Weakness (Sunlight; 1d per minute) [-60].
Features: No Legs (Slithers); Not Subject to Fatigue.
Creature Type: Undead.

Knowing Your Own Strength [905] Replace ST+80 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size Modifier, -70%) [160] with ST+28 [280] Add HP+30 [60]

Typical Stats

ST:	90 (KYOS: 38)	HP:	90 (KYOS: 98)	Speed:	6.5
DX:	10	Will:	15	Move:	6 ground, 3 burrow
IQ:	13	Per:	15
HT:	17	FP:	N/A	SM:	+7
Dodge:	10	Parry:	N/A	DR:	9, 4* (tough skin; internal), 20 (vs. cold)

    Stinger (15): thrust 16d-1 impaling (KYOS: 11d+2 impaling) plus follow-up 1d toxic (4 1-minute cycles, resisted by HT-5, -6 ST after loss of 1/3 HP), Reach C-10 (from the tail).
    Fangs (15): thrust 12d+2 impaling (KYOS: 9d+1 impaling), Reach C.
    Energy Drain: While maintaining ongoing contact (grappling or having an opponent swallowed whole, for example), the nightcrawler can drain 3 HP per second from the victim, while healing 1 HP or 1 ER per each stolen HP.
    Spell-Like Abilities (Alternative Abilities):
    Blackout 4 (15);
    Cone of Cold 3 (15);
    Detect Magic (15) – see GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery, p. 19;
    Remove Curse (15) - see GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery, p. 21.

    Traits: Combat Reflexes; Dark Vision; Doesn’t Breathe; Doesn’t Eat or Drink; Doesn’t Sleep; High Pain Threshold; Immunity to Metabolic Hazards; Immunity to Mind Control; Immunity to Noxious Cold Effects; Injury Tolerance (No Blood; No Neck; Unliving); Lifebane; Magic Resistance 3 (Improved); No Legs (Slithers); No Manipulators; Pressure Support 1; Social Stigma (Monster); Subsonic Hearing (Melee Attack, Reach C); Telesend (Magical; Universal); Temperature Tolerance 5 (Cold); Unaging; Vacuum Support.
    Skills: Brawling-15; Engineer (Mining)-15; Expert Skill (Thanatology)-15; Innate Attack (Beam)-15; Innate Attack (Gaze)-15; Occultism-15; Thaumatology-12.
    Creature Type: Undead.

Nightcrawler Venom

This poison is extracted from a nightcrawler. A living victim must make an immediate HT-5 roll or suffer 1d toxic damage. Every minute for 4 more cycles he must make another HT-5 roll to resist or take the same amount of damage. After losing 1/3 HP to this poison, the victim gains a -6 penalty to ST until he heals above this threshold.

Form: Follow-Up Poison.

Cost: $300 (singular); $110 (5-batched).

Recipe: $30; 1 day; defaults to Poisons-1.

Statistics: Toxic Attack 1d (Cyclic, 1 minute, 4 cycles, Resistible, +80%; Follow-Up Poison, -20%; Resistible, HT-5, -5%; Symptoms, 1/3 HP, -6 ST, +90%) [10].