Friday 31 May 2019

Monsters/NPCs: Orc Warrior and Half-Orc Infiltrator

Monsters/NPCs: Orc Warrior and Half-Orc Infiltrator

Here we have a simple orc warrior that can be used as a mook, and a half-orc infiltrator, a spy that usually poses as a mercenary or a merchant to evaluate a city's defenses prior to an orcish incursion.

Thursday 30 May 2019

Monsters: Ooze

Monsters: Ooze

These ones were a pain to stat up. I've had to use at least 6 different books to properly represent the engulfing attack and the ooze senses. But I'm glad to be done with these. Oozes are always fun, but they can be very deadly in GURPS. I've decided to omit their splitting ability, because I cannot come up with a proper way to represent it, aside from Duplication with Uncontrollable Trigger.

Wednesday 29 May 2019

Monster: Ogre Mage

Monster: Ogre Mage

I've already written up the ogre mage template, this time I've revised it a bit (the changes are in the template post), and made a statblock.

Tuesday 28 May 2019

Monster: Nymph

Monster: Nymph

And here we have the last monster that begins on the letter "N". The nymph is a fey creature of transcendental beauty that can permanently blind people.

Monday 27 May 2019

Monster: Nightwing

Monster: Nightwing

Nightwings are the last ones of the nightshades (unless we include the fourth, aquatic type intoduced in Pathfinder). These ones can fly and drain magic.

Sunday 26 May 2019

Monster: Nightwalker

Monster: Nightwalker

Here we have the second type of the nightshades - the nightwalker. This one is a huge humanoid with a terrifying gaze.

Saturday 25 May 2019

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.

Friday 24 May 2019

Monsters: Nightmares

Monsters: Nightmares

Nightmares are evil, intelligent horses with flaming hooves and the ability to breathe smoke, become ethereal, fly, and project themselves to the Astral Plane.

Thursday 23 May 2019

Monster: Night Hag

Monster: Night Hag

Night hags are evil outsiders with some peculiar abilities that let them spread disease, cause nightmares, and become ethereal. Never seen these monsters being used though.

Wednesday 22 May 2019

Monster: Water Naga

Monster: Water Naga

And here we have the last of the four nagas from the Monster Manual. These ones are aquatic, have spines, and very strong poison.

Tuesday 21 May 2019

Monster: Spirit Naga

Monster: Spirit Naga

Spirit nagas lack scales and any powerful physical attacks, but can control minds of other beings with their gaze.

Monday 20 May 2019

Monster: Guardian Naga

Monster: Guardian Naga

Guardian nagas lack the mind-bending abilities of the dark nagas, but can spit virulent poison.

Sunday 19 May 2019

Monster: Dark Naga

Monster: Dark Naga

Nagas are serpentine creatures with human faces. They possess no manipulators, but have innate spellcasting abilities and a poisonous stinger.

Saturday 18 May 2019

Monsters: Mummies

Monsters: Mummies

Let's finish the letter M in D&D Monster Manual with the mummy and mummy lord.

Friday 17 May 2019

Monster: Mohrg

Monster: Mohrg

Mohrgs are undead creatures that rise from mass murderers or other villains that have not atoned for their sins.

Thursday 16 May 2019

Monster: Minotaur

Monster: Minotaur

D&D minotaurs are quite different from the Banestorm minotaurs - bigger, stronger, but with less of a thick skin.

Wednesday 15 May 2019

Monsters: Mind Flayers (Illithids)

Monsters: Mind Flayers (Illithids)

Mind flayers, also known as illithids, are iconic D&D monsters. They have powerful telepathic abilities and their signature brain extraction move. Avoid them, unless you have prepared mental defenses. I suggest reading Lords of Madness for D&D 3.5 or The Illithiad for AD&D 2e. Both are great reads.

Tuesday 14 May 2019

Monster: Mimic

Monster: Mimic

Mimics are classic D&D monsters that exude adhesive slime and fool adventurers by pretending to be chests, doorframes, beds, and other objects.

Monday 13 May 2019

Racial Template: Merfolk

Racial Template: Merfolk

Merfolks are aquatic humanoids. While they can breathe air, they are unable to move on land.

Sunday 12 May 2019

Monster: Steam Mephit

Monster: Steam Mephit

This is the last mephit from the Monster Manual for D&D 3.5. There are three more in other sources, and several others in supplements of older editions.

Saturday 11 May 2019

Monster: Salt Mephit

Monster: Salt Mephit

This one has interesting abilities that inflict itching or dehydrate creatures.

Friday 10 May 2019

Monster: Ooze Mephit

Monster: Ooze Mephit

This little monster is very similar to a very smelly and slippery water mephit. Strangely, lacks acid resistance.

Thursday 9 May 2019

Monster: Magma Mephit

Monster: Magma Mephit

Magma mephits are similar to fire mephits, but possess an interesting ability to transform themselves into pools of lava.

Wednesday 8 May 2019

Monster: Ice Mephit

Monster: Ice Mephit

Ice mephit are the cold counterparts of the fire mephits with an additional ability to cast magic missile once per hour. Why and how it fits the ice theme? I have no idea.

Tuesday 7 May 2019

Monster: Fire Mephit

Monster: Fire Mephit

Fire mephits aren't anything special, but they can ruin an armored warrior's day with their Heat Metal ability.

Monday 6 May 2019

Monster: Earth Mephit

Monster: Earth Mephit

And here we have the earth mephit who has an ability to change its size and ST. Usually, I avoid such abilities like fire.

Sunday 5 May 2019

Monster: Dust Mephit

Monster: Dust Mephit

This monster lets me use a quite rare irritating condition that was introduced in GURPS Supers - itching.

Saturday 4 May 2019

Monster: Air Mephit

Monster: Air Mephit

I've always liked the mephits. I've already converted the water mephit a long time ago, so let's tackle the rest.

Wednesday 1 May 2019

How to: Monk Abilities

How to: Monk Abilities

I've heard people requesting me to convert some of Pathfinder/D&D class abilities, and I have only now got to the point when I have enough free time and motivation to do so. Here we have all basic monk abilities. These are my interpretations, not literal conversions.