Monsters: Yuan-Ti
The yuan-ti are psionic snakelike humanoids of various degrees of snakiness. The following post details only the yuan-ti from the Monster Manual, but there are several extra varieties in other supplements.
Yuan-Ti Pureblood [Monster Manual, page 263, Expanded Psionics Handbook, page 218]
126 points
Attribute Modifiers: DX+1 [20]; IQ+1 [20].
Advantages: Charisma 1 [5]; Discriminating
Smell [15]; Infravision [10]; Resistant to Psionics (+3) [10].
Disadvantages: Cold-Blooded (50°) [-5]; Odious Racial Habit (Eats sapient beings) [-15]; Restricted Diet (Carnivore) [-10]; Social Stigma (Savage) [-10].
Racial Psionic Abilities: Combat Senes 1 [24]; Emotion
Control 3 [25]; Mental Blow 1 [17].
Snake Shape:
Alternate Form (Rattlesnake (p. B458); Active Change, +20%; Psychometabolism,
-10%; Requires IQ Roll, -10%) [15].
Racial Psionic Skills: Combat Sense (H) IQ-2 [1]; Mental
Blow (H) Will-2 [1]; Snake Shape (H) IQ-2 [1]; Suggestion (H) IQ-2 [1].
Creature Type: Monstrous Humanoid.
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Emotion Control 3 [25] -> Emotion Control
3 [20]
Mental Blow 1 [17] -> Mental Blow 1 [16]
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Typical Stats
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ST:
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11
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HP:
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11
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Speed:
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5.25
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DX:
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11
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Will:
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11
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Move:
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5
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IQ:
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11
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Per:
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11
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HT:
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10
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FP:
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10
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SM:
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+0
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Dodge:
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9
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Parry:
Block:
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10U
10 (light small shield, DB 1)
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DR:
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2* (medium leather; torso)
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Punch (11): thrust 1d-2 crushing, Reach C.
Large Falchion (12): swing 2d cutting, Reach 1 or
thrust 1d-2 impaling, Reach 1.
Snake Shape (11): A yuan-ti can shift between its humanoid and snake forms (rattlesnake,
p. B458). Clothing and gear does not change with him. Transformation takes 10
seconds, but the yuan-ti does not have to take consecutive Concentrate maneuvers
during it. The yuan-ti can act freely, having the statistics of its current
form, until the transformation finishes.
Traits:
Charisma 1; Cold-Blooded (50°); Discriminating Smell; Infravision; Odious Racial Habit (Eats sapient beings); Resistant to Psionics (+3); Restricted Diet (Carnivore); Social Stigma (Savage).
Psionic Abilities: Combat Sense
1; Emotion Control 3; Mental Blow 1; Snake Shape.
Skills: Broadsword-12;
Intimidation-12; Shield-12.
Psionic Skills: Combat
Sense-11; Mental Blow-11; Snake Shape-11; Suggestion-11.
Creature Type: Monstrous
Humanoid.
Yuan-Ti Halfblood [Monster Manual, page 264, Expanded Psionics Handbook, page 218]
274 points
Attribute Modifiers: ST+2 [20]; DX+1 [20]; IQ+2 [40];
HT+1 [10].
Advantages: Charisma 1 [5]; DR 1 (Flexible,
-20%) [4]; Discriminating Smell [15]; Fangs [2]; Infravision [10]; Resistant to
Psionics (+3) [10].
Poison: Toxic Attack 2d (Cyclic, 1 day,
4 cycles, Resistible, +10%; Follow-Up, Fangs, +0%; Resistible, HT-4, -10%) [8].
Disadvantages: Cold-Blooded (50°) [-5]; Odious Racial Habit (Eats sapient beings) [-15]; Restricted Diet (Carnivore) [-10]; Social Stigma (Savage) [-10].
Perks: Scales [1].
Racial Psionic Abilities: Breath of the Black Dragon 1 [11]; Chameleon 3 [9]; Combat Senes 1 [24]; Ectoplasmic Bonds 8 [16]; Emotion Control 3 [25];
Mental Blow 1 [17]; Mental Stab 1 [33]; Photorefraction 2 [10].
Snake Shape:
Alternate Form (Rattlesnake (p. B458); Active Change, +20%; Psychometabolism,
-10%; Requires IQ Roll, -10%) [15].
Racial Psionic Skills: Breath of the Black Dragon (H) HT-2 [1]; Chameleon (H) HT-2 [1]; Combat Sense (H) IQ-2
[1]; Ectoplasmic Bonds (H) IQ-2 [1]; Mental Blow (H)
Will-2 [1]; Mental Stab (H) Will-2 [1]; Photorefraction (H) IQ-2 [1]; Snake
Shape (H) IQ-2 [1]; Suggestion (H) IQ-2 [1].
Creature Type: Monstrous Humanoid.
Variants:
Snake head and scaly
skin: No changes.
Human head and snake
arms: Remove Scales
[1]; add Extra Mouth 1 [5] and No Fine Manipulators [-30]; replace ST+2 [20]
with ST+2 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%) [12]. -34 points.
Snake tail in addition
to human legs: Add
Tail [0], Water Move +2 [10], Striker (Tail; Crushing; Cannot Parry, -40%) [3].
13 points.
Snake tail instead of
human legs: Add No
Legs (Slithers) [0], Water Move +2 [10], Super Climbing 1 [3], Striker (Tail;
Crushing; Cannot Parry, -40%) [3], Basic Move -1 [-5], Constriction Attack
[15], Double-Jointed [15]. 41 points.
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Knowing Your Own Strength
Human head and snake
arms: Remove
Scales [1]; add Extra Mouth 1 [5] and No Fine Manipulators [-30]. -26 points.
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Emotion Control 3 [25] -> Emotion Control
3 [20]
Mental Blow 1 [17] -> Mental Blow 1 [16]
Mental Stab 1 [33] -> Mental Stab 1 [30]
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Typical Stats – Snake
head and scaly skin
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ST:
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12
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HP:
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12
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Speed:
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5.5
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DX:
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11
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Will:
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12
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Move:
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5
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IQ:
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12
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Per:
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12
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HT:
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11
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FP:
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11
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SM:
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+0
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Dodge:
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9
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Parry:
Block:
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10U
10 (light small shield, DB 1)
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DR:
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1*, 2* (medium leather; torso)
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Punch (11): thrust 1d-2 crushing, Reach C.
Fangs (11): thrust 1d-2 impaling + follow-up 2d toxic (plus 4 1-day cycles, resisted with HT-4),
Reach C.
Large Falchion (13): swing 2d cutting, Reach 1 or
thrust 1d-2 impaling (KYOS: 1d-1 impaling), Reach 1.
Longbow (13): thrust 1d+1 impaling (KYOS: 1d+2 impaling), Acc 3, Range 180/240, RoF 1, Shots 1(2).
Snake Shape (12): A yuan-ti can shift between its humanoid and snake forms (rattlesnake,
p. B458). Clothing and gear does not change with him. Transformation takes 10
seconds, but the yuan-ti does not have to take consecutive Concentrate
maneuvers during it. The yuan-ti can act freely, having the statistics of its
current form, until the transformation finishes.
Traits:
Charisma 1; Cold-Blooded (50°); Discriminating Smell; Infravision; Odious Racial Habit (Eats sapient beings); Resistant to Psionics (+3); Restricted Diet (Carnivore); Scales; Social Stigma (Savage).
Psionic Abilities: Breath of the Black Dragon 1; Chameleon 3; Combat Sense 1; Ectoplasmic Bonds 8; Emotion Control 3; Mental Blow 3; Mental
Stab 3; Photorefraction 2; Snake Shape.
Skills: Bow-13; Broadsword-13;
Intimidation-13; Shield-13.
Psionic Skills: Breath of the Black Dragon-12; Chameleon-12; Combat Sense-12; Ectoplasmic Bonds-12; Mental Blow-12; Mental Stab-12;
Photorefraction-12; Snake Shape-12; Suggestion-12.
Creature Type: Monstrous
Humanoid.
Yuan-Ti Abomination
[Monster Manual, page 264, Expanded Psionics Handbook, page 218]
398 points
Attribute Modifiers: ST+7 (Size Modifier, -10%) [63];
DX+1 [20]; IQ+3 [60]; HT+3 [30].
Secondary Characteristic
Modifiers: SM+1.
Advantages: Amphibious [5]; Charisma 1 [5];
Constriction Attack [15]; DR 3 (Flexible, -20%) [12]; Discriminating Smell
[15]; Double-Jointed [15]; Fangs [2]; Infravision [10]; Resistant to Psionics
(+3) [10]; Striker (Tail; Crushing; Cannot Parry, -40%) [3]; Super Climbing 1
[3].
Poison: Toxic Attack 2d (Cyclic, 1 day,
4 cycles, Resistible, +10%; Follow-Up, Fangs, +0%; Resistible, HT-4, -10%) [8].
Disadvantages: Cold-Blooded (50°) [-5]; Odious Racial Habit (Eats sapient beings) [-15]; Restricted Diet (Carnivore) [-10]; Social Stigma (Savage) [-10].
Perks: Scales [1].
Features: No Legs (Slithers) [0].
Racial Psionic Abilities: Breath of the Black Dragon 1 [11]; Chameleon 3 [9]; Combat Senes 1 [24]; Ectoplasmic Bonds 8 [16]; Emotion Control 3 [25]; Instill
Fear 2 [21]; Mental Blow 1 [17]; Mental Stab 1 [33]; Photorefraction 2 [10].
Snake Shape:
Alternate Form (Rattlesnake (p. B458); Active Change, +20%; Psychometabolism,
-10%; Requires IQ Roll, -10%) [15].
Racial Psionic Skills: Breath of the Black Dragon (H) HT-2 [1]; Chameleon (H) HT-2 [1]; Combat Sense (H) IQ-2
[1]; Ectoplasmic Bonds (H) IQ-2 [1]; Instill Fear (H)
Will-2 [1]; Mental Blow (H) Will-2 [1]; Mental Stab (H) Will-2 [1];
Photorefraction (H) IQ-2 [1]; Snake Shape (H) IQ-2 [1]; Suggestion (H) IQ-2
[1].
Creature Type: Monstrous Humanoid.
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Knowing Your Own Strength [405]
Replace ST+7 (Size Modifier, -10%) [63] with
ST+7 [70]
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Sapient-Only
Telepathy [-12]
Emotion Control 3 [25] -> Emotion Control
3 [20]
Instill Fear 2 [21] - > Instill Fear 2
[18]
Mental Blow 1 [17] -> Mental Blow 1 [16]
Mental Stab 1 [33] -> Mental Stab 1 [30]
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Typical Stats
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ST:
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17
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HP:
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17
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Speed:
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6
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DX:
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11
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Will:
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13
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Move:
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6 ground, 6 water
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IQ:
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13
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Per:
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13
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HT:
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13
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FP:
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13
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SM:
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+1
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Dodge:
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11
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Parry:
Block:
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13U
13 (light small shield, DB 1)
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DR:
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3*, 2* (medium leather; torso)
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Punch (11): thrust 1d+1 crushing (KYOS: 2d crushing), Reach C-1.
Tail Slap (11): thrust 2d-1 crushing (KYOS: 3d-1 crushing), Reach C-1. Cannot parry.
Fangs (11): thrust 1d+1
impaling (KYOS: 2d impaling) + follow-up 2d toxic (plus 4 1-day cycles,
resisted with HT-4), Reach C.
SM+1 Large Falchion (16): swing 3d cutting, Reach 1 or
thrust 1d+2 impaling (KYOS: 2d+1 impaling), Reach 1.
SM+1 Longbow (16): 2d+1 impaling (KYOS: 3d impaling), Acc 3, Range 255/340, RoF 1, Shots
1(2).
Snake Shape (16): A yuan-ti can shift between its humanoid and snake forms (rattlesnake,
p. B458). Clothing and gear does not change with him. Transformation takes 10
seconds, but the yuan-ti does not have to take consecutive Concentrate
maneuvers during it. The yuan-ti can act freely, having the statistics of its
current form, until the transformation finishes.
Traits:
Amphibious; Charisma 1; Cold-Blooded (50°); Combat Reflexes; Constriction Attack; Discriminating Smell; Double-Jointed; Infravision; Odious Racial Habit (Eats sapient beings); Resistant to Psionics (+3); Restricted Diet (Carnivore); Scales; Social Stigma (Savage); Super Climbing 1.
Psionic Abilities: Breath of the Black Dragon 2; Chameleon 5; Combat Sense 1; Ectoplasmic Bonds 14; Emotion Control 3; Instill Fear
2; Mental Blow 3; Mental Stab 3; Photorefraction 4; Snake Shape.
Skills: Bow-16;
Broadsword-16; Intimidation-16; Shield-16.
Psionic Skills: Breath of the Black Dragon-16; Chameleon-16; Combat Sense-16; Ectoplasmic Bonds-16; Instill Fear-16; Mental Blow-16;
Mental Stab-16; Photorefraction-16; Snake Shape-16; Suggestion-16.
Creature Type: Monstrous
Humanoid.
Yuan-Ti Poison
This poison is extracted from a yuan-ti. A
living victim must make an immediate
HT-4 roll or suffer 2d toxic damage. Every day for 4 more cycles he must make
another HT-4roll to resist or take the same amount of damage.
Form: Follow-Up Poison.
Cost: $210 (singular); $75 (5-batched).
Recipe: $21; 1 day; defaults to Poisons-1.
Statistics: Toxic Attack 2d (Cyclic, 1 day, 4
cycles, Resistible, +10%; Follow-Up Poison, -20%; Resistible, HT-4, -10%) [7].
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