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.

Steam Mephit [Monster Manual, page 184]

160 points

Attribute Modifiers: ST-3 [-30]; DX+3 [60]; IQ-1 [-20].

Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM-1.

Advantages: Blunt Claws [3]; Doesn’t Eat or Drink [10]; Filter Lungs [5]; Flight (Winged, -25%) [30]; Infravision [10]; Regeneration (Fast; Accessibility, Only if it is touching boiling water or is in a hot, humid area, -40%) [30].

Fire Resistance [60]: DR 20 (Includes Eyes, +10%; Includes Internal, +20%; Limited, Fire, -40%; Tough Skin, -40%) [50] + Immunity to Noxious Fire Effects [10].

                Breath Weapon: Burning Attack 1d (Costs Fatigue, 1 FP, -5%; Jet, +0%; Magical, -10%; No Incendiary Effect, -10%; Side Effect, Moderate Pain, +60%) [7].

Vapor Blur: Obscure 4 (Vision; Defensive, +50%; Extended, Infravision and Ladar, +40%; Magical, -10%; Stealthy, +100%; Takes Recharge, 1 hour, -30%) [20].

Steam Storm: Burning Attack 2d (Area Effect, 4 yards, +100%; Costs Fatigue, 3 FP, -15%; Emanation, -20%; Magical, -10%; No Incendiary Effect, -10%) [15].

Disadvantages: Curious (12) [-5]; Skinny [-5]; Vulnerability (Cold, x2) [-30].

Creature Type: Outsider (Fire).

Typical Stats

ST:	7	HP:	7	Speed:	5.75
DX:	13	Will:	9	Move:	5 ground, 11 air
IQ:	9	Per:	9
HT:	10	FP:	10	SM:	-1
Dodge:	8	Parry:	9 (unarmed)	DR:	0

Blunt Claws (13): thrust 1d-2 crushing (KYOS: 1d-5 crushing), Reach C.

Breath Weapon (13): A 10-yard jet of hot steam erupts from the mephit’s mouth. It uses Innate Attack (Breath) to hit. Don’t apply range penalties; treat this as a long melee weapon rather than a ranged attack. It does 1d non-incendiary burning damage, and has a 1/2D range of 5 yards. If any damage penetrates the target’s DR, he must make a HT roll, at -1 per 2 points of injury or suffer from moderate pain (p. B428) for (20 – HT) minutes as his skin and eyes burn and itch. This ability costs 1 FP to use.

Vapor Blur: Once per hour, a steam mephit can surround himself with vapor. This reaches to a two-yard radius around the mephit. With care, it can include a few friends as well. Subtract 4 from any attempts to see the mephit using normal vision, Infravision, or Ladar; there is no resistance roll. Even if someone does manage to see the mephit, subtract 4 from any attack roll against him that relies on vision to hit. The mephit itself can see perfectly while using this ability. It activates this ability by taking a Concentrate maneuver. Each activation lasts for 1 minute.

Steam Storm: By spending 3 FP, a steam mephit can create a storm of steam in the area around him. Every creature within 4 yards of him takes 2d non-incendiary burning damage. Treat it as large area injury for the purpose of DR.

                Traits: Curious (12); Doesn’t Eat or Drink; Filter Lungs; Flight (Winged); Immunity to Noxious Fire Effects; Infravision; Regeneration (Fast; Accessibility, Only if it is touching boiling water or is in a hot, humid area); Skinny; Vulnerability (Cold, x2).

Skills: Aerobatics-15; Brawling-13; Innate Attack (Breath)-13.

Creature Type: Outsider (Fire).