Monster: Hellfire Wyrm

Monster: Hellfire Wyrm

This is not a true dragon, so it does not get 12 age categories. A fiendish agent that lives among the humanoids. While writing this one up I noticed a major mistake that should affect a lot of statblocks, but by the time this post is up all mistakes should be fixed.

 

Hellfire Wyrm [Monster Manual II, page 125]

808 points
Attribute Modifiers: ST+25 (Size Modifier, -40%) [150]; IQ+4 [80]; HT+5 [50].
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM+4; Will+1 [5]; Per+2 [10]; FP+5 [15]; Basic Move +1 [5].
Advantages: Discriminatory Smell [15]; Discriminatory Taste [10]; Doesn’t Eat or Drink [10]; DR 6 [30]; Enhanced Move 0.5 (Air) [10]; Enhanced Move 1 (Ground) [20]; Extended Lifespan 5 [10]; Extra Attack 1 [25]; Extra Legs (Four Legs) [5]; Fangs [2]; Flexibility [5]; Flight (Cannot Hover, -15%; Winged, -25%) [24]; High Pain Threshold [10]; Immunity to Paralysis [10]; Immunity to Sleep [10]; Infravision [10]; Magic Resistance 1 (Improved, +150%) [5]; Nictitating Membrane 6 [6]; Night Vision 7 [7]; Parabolic Hearing 1 [4]; Peripheral Vision [15]; Protected Vision [5]; Talons [8]; Temperature Tolerance 6 [6]; Tunneling (Move 1) [35]; Unfazeable [15]; Universal Digestion (Matter Eater, +300%) [20]; Vibration Sense (Air) [10].
    Alternate Form: Morph (Accessibility, Only devils and tieflings, -15%; Magical, -10%) [75].
    Breathe Infernal Flame: Natural Weapon (Burning; Affects Insubstantial, +20%; Armor Divisor, (2), +50%; Cannot Parry, -40%; Cone 1, +60%; Costs Fatigue, 2 FP, -10%; Hidden, +20%; Increased 1/2D, 2x, +5%; Intangible, +50%; Magical, -10%; Ranged, +100%; Reduced Damage, -1 per die, -30%; Reduced Range, 1/5, -20%; Single, -20%) [14].
    Draconic Strikers [16]: Striker (Tail; Crushing; Cannot Parry, -40%; Clumsy 2, -40%; Long 1, +100%; Weak, -50%) [4] + Striker (Right Wing; Crushing; Accessibility, Not when flying, -10%; Limited Arc, Front and right, -20%; Long 1, +100%; Weak, -50%) [6] + Striker (Left Wing; Crushing; Accessibility, Not when flying, -10%; Limited Arc, Front and left, -20%; Long 1, +100%; Weak, -50%) [6].
    Fire Aura: Burning Attack 1d-1 (Aura, +80%; Melee Attack, Reach C, -30%) [6].
    Fire Resistance [60]: DR 20 (Includes Eyes, +10%; Includes Internal, +20%; Limited, Fire, -40%; Tough Skin, -40%) [50] + Immunity to Noxious Fire Effects [10].
    Spell-Like Abilities (Alternative Abilities) [100]:
    Mind-Sending [26/5=6];
    Remove Curse [65/5=13] - see GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery, p. 21;
    Suggestion [73];
    Wall of Fire 3 [40/5=8].
Disadvantages: Bad Grip 2 [-10]; Greed (12) [-15]; Ham-Fisted 1 [-5]; Horizontal [-10]; Loner (12) [-5]; Miserliness (12) [-10]; Odious Racial Habit (Eats sapient beings) [-15]; Selfish (12) [-5]; Vulnerability (Cold, x2) [-30]; Vulnerability (Holy Weapons, x2) [-10].
Perks: Axiomatic Touch [1]; Eye for Distance [1]; Penetrating Voice [1]; Scales [1]; Unholy Touch [1].
Quirks: Dull Touch 8 [-8]; Methodical [-1]; Staid [-1].
Creature Type: Dragon (Evil, Fire, Lawful).

Knowing Your Own Strength [812] Replace ST+25 (Size Modifier, -40%) [150] with ST+13 [130] Add HP+12 [24]

Typical Stats - Small

ST:	25 (KYOS: 18)	HP:	25	Speed:	6.25
DX:	10	Will:	13	Move:	7 ground, 1 tunnel, 12 air (cannot hover)
IQ:	12	Per:	14
HT:	15	FP:	20	SM:	+3
Dodge:	9	Parry:	10 (unarmed)	DR:	3, 20 (vs. fire)

    Bite (14): thrust 3d-1 impaling, Reach C-1.
    Front Claw (14): thrust 3d-1 cutting or impaling, Reach C-2.
    Hind Claw (12): thrust 3d cutting or impaling, Reach C-2.
    Wing (14): thrust 3d crushing, Reach C-3, can only attack front and side hexes.
    Tail (12): thrust 3d crushing, Reach C-3.
    Alternate Form: By taking 10 consecutive Ready maneuvers, the dragon may shapeshift into any devil or tiefling as per the Morph advantage (p. B84).
    Breathe Infernal Flame (14): The dragon breathes out a blast of infernal fire, dealing thrust 2d(2) burning damage as large-area injury. This is a cone attack that uses rules from Area and Spreading Attacks (pp. B413-414). The cone is 1-yard wide and has a length of 5 yards (ST/5). Each use costs 2 FP. It is possible to make the cone wider by using the rules from Cones of Power (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Monsters 4: Dragons, p. 10). This attack can harm both substantial and insubstantial beings.
    Fire Aura: Anything that touches the hellfire wyrm takes 1d-1 burning damage. The hellfire wyrm can suppress this aura at will.
    Spell-Like Abilities (Alternative Abilities):
    Mind-Sending (12);
    Remove Curse (13) - see GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery, p. 21;
    Suggestion (12);
    Wall of Fire 3 (14).

    Traits: Axiomatic Touch; Bad Grip 2; Discriminatory Smell; Discriminatory Taste; Doesn’t Eat or Drink; Dull Touch 6; Enhanced Move 0.5 (Air); Enhanced Move 1 (Ground); Extended Lifespan 5; Extra Attack 1; Extra Legs (Four Legs); Eye for Distance; Flexibility; Flight (Cannot Hover; Winged); Greed (12); Ham-Fisted 1; High Pain Threshold; Horizontal; Immunity to Noxious Fire Effects; Immunity to Paralysis; Immunity to Sleep; Infravision; Loner (12); Magic Resistance 1 (Improved); Methodical; Miserliness (12); Nictitating Membrane 3; Night Vision 7; Odious Racial Habit (Eats sapient beings); Parabolic Hearing 1; Penetrating Voice; Peripheral Vision; Protected Vision; Scales; Selfish (12); Staid; Temperature Tolerance 6; Unfazeable; Unholy Touch; Universal Digestion (Matter Eater); Vibration Sense (Air); Vulnerability (Cold, x2); Vulnerability (Holy Weapons, x2).
    Skills: Brawling-14; Diplomacy-12; Fast-Talk-12; Innate Attack (Breath)-14; Innate Attack (Gaze)-14; Tactics-12.
    Creature Type: Dragon (Evil, Fire, Lawful).

Typical Stats - Medium

ST:	35 (KYOS: 23)	HP:	35	Speed:	6.25
DX:	10	Will:	15	Move:	7 ground, 1 tunnel, 12 air (cannot hover)
IQ:	14	Per:	16
HT:	15	FP:	20	SM:	+4
Dodge:	9	Parry:	11 (unarmed)	DR:	6, 20 (vs. fire)

    Bite (16): thrust 4d+2 impaling, Reach C-1.
    Front Claw (16): thrust 4d+2 cutting or impaling, Reach C-3.
    Hind Claw (14): thrust 5d-1 cutting or impaling, Reach C-3.
    Wing (16): thrust 5d-1 crushing, Reach C-5, can only attack front and side hexes.
    Tail (14): thrust 5d-1 crushing, Reach C-5.
    Alternate Form: By taking 10 consecutive Ready maneuvers, the dragon may shapeshift into any devil or tiefling as per the Morph advantage (p. B84).
    Breathe Infernal Flame (16): The dragon breathes out a blast of infernal fire, dealing thrust 3d-1(2) burning damage as large-area injury. This is a cone attack that uses rules from Area and Spreading Attacks (pp. B413-414). The cone is 1-yard wide and has a length of 7 yards (ST/5). Each use costs 2 FP. It is possible to make the cone wider by using the rules from Cones of Power (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Monsters 4: Dragons, p. 10). This attack can harm both substantial and insubstantial beings.
    Fire Aura: Anything that touches the hellfire wyrm takes 1d-1 burning damage. The hellfire wyrm can suppress this aura at will.
    Spell-Like Abilities (Alternative Abilities):
    Mind-Sending (14);
    Remove Curse (15) - see GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery, p. 21;
    Suggestion (14);
    Wall of Fire 3 (16).

    Traits: Axiomatic Touch; Bad Grip 2; Discriminatory Smell; Discriminatory Taste; Doesn’t Eat or Drink; Dull Touch 8; Enhanced Move 0.5 (Air); Enhanced Move 1 (Ground); Extended Lifespan 5; Extra Attack 1; Extra Legs (Four Legs); Eye for Distance; Flexibility; Flight (Cannot Hover; Winged); Greed (12); Ham-Fisted 1; High Pain Threshold; Horizontal; Immunity to Noxious Fire Effects; Immunity to Paralysis; Immunity to Sleep; Infravision; Loner (12); Magic Resistance 1 (Improved); Methodical; Miserliness (12); Nictitating Membrane 6; Night Vision 7; Odious Racial Habit (Eats sapient beings); Parabolic Hearing 1; Penetrating Voice; Peripheral Vision; Protected Vision; Scales; Selfish (12); Staid; Temperature Tolerance 6; Unfazeable; Unholy Touch; Universal Digestion (Matter Eater); Vibration Sense (Air); Vulnerability (Cold, x2); Vulnerability (Holy Weapons, x2).
    Skills: Brawling-16; Diplomacy-14; Fast-Talk-14; Innate Attack (Breath)-16; Innate Attack (Gaze)-16; Tactics-14.
    Creature Type: Dragon (Evil, Fire, Lawful).

Typical Stats - Large

ST:	50 (KYOS: 30)	HP:	50	Speed:	6.25
DX:	10	Will:	16	Move:	7 ground, 1 tunnel, 12 air (cannot hover)
IQ:	15	Per:	18
HT:	15	FP:	20	SM:	+5
Dodge:	9	Parry:	11 (unarmed)	DR:	9, 20 (vs. fire)

    Bite (16): thrust 7d-1 impaling, Reach C-1.
    Front Claw (16): thrust 7d-1 cutting or impaling, Reach C-5.
    Hind Claw (14): thrust 7d cutting or impaling, Reach C-5.
    Wing (16): thrust 7d crushing, Reach C-7, can only attack front and side hexes.
    Tail (14): thrust 7d crushing, Reach C-7.
    Alternate Form: By taking 10 consecutive Ready maneuvers, the dragon may shapeshift into any devil or tiefling as per the Morph advantage (p. B84).
    Breathe Infernal Flame (16): The dragon breathes out a blast of infernal fire, dealing thrust 4d+1(2) burning damage as large-area injury. This is a cone attack that uses rules from Area and Spreading Attacks (pp. B413-414). The cone is 1-yard wide and has a length of 10 yards (ST/5). Each use costs 2 FP. It is possible to make the cone wider by using the rules from Cones of Power (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Monsters 4: Dragons, p. 10). This attack can harm both substantial and insubstantial beings.
    Fire Aura: Anything that touches the hellfire wyrm takes 1d-1 burning damage. The hellfire wyrm can suppress this aura at will.
    Spell-Like Abilities (Alternative Abilities):
    Mind-Sending (15);
    Remove Curse (16) - see GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery, p. 21;
    Suggestion (15);
    Wall of Fire 3 (16).

    Traits: Axiomatic Touch; Bad Grip 2; Discriminatory Smell; Discriminatory Taste; Doesn’t Eat or Drink; Dull Touch 10; Enhanced Move 0.5 (Air); Enhanced Move 1 (Ground); Extended Lifespan 5; Extra Attack 2; Extra Legs (Four Legs); Eye for Distance; Flexibility; Flight (Cannot Hover; Winged); Greed (12); Ham-Fisted 1; High Pain Threshold; Horizontal; Immunity to Noxious Fire Effects; Immunity to Paralysis; Immunity to Sleep; Infravision; Loner (12); Magic Resistance 2 (Improved); Methodical; Miserliness (12); Nictitating Membrane 9; Night Vision 7; Odious Racial Habit (Eats sapient beings); Parabolic Hearing 1; Penetrating Voice; Peripheral Vision; Protected Vision; Scales; Selfish (12); Staid; Temperature Tolerance 6; Unfazeable; Unholy Touch; Universal Digestion (Matter Eater); Vibration Sense (Air); Vulnerability (Cold, x2); Vulnerability (Holy Weapons, x2).
    Skills: Brawling-16; Diplomacy-16; Fast-Talk-16; Innate Attack (Breath)-16; Innate Attack (Gaze)-16; Tactics-16.
    Creature Type: Dragon (Evil, Fire, Lawful).

Typical Stats - Gargantuan

ST:	75 (KYOS: 42)	HP:	75	Speed:	6.25
DX:	10	Will:	18	Move:	7 ground, 1 tunnel, 12 air (cannot hover)
IQ:	17	Per:	20
HT:	15	FP:	20	SM:	+6
Dodge:	9	Parry:	11 (unarmed)	DR:	12, 20 (vs. fire)

    Bite (16): thrust 10d+2 impaling, Reach C-1.
    Front Claw (16): thrust 10d+2 cutting or impaling, Reach C-7.
    Hind Claw (14): thrust 11d-1 cutting or impaling, Reach C-7.
    Wing (16): thrust 11d-1 crushing, Reach C-10, can only attack front and side hexes.
    Tail (14): thrust 11d-1 crushing, Reach C-10.
    Alternate Form: By taking 10 consecutive Ready maneuvers, the dragon may shapeshift into any devil or tiefling as per the Morph advantage (p. B84).
    Breathe Infernal Flame (16): The dragon breathes out a blast of infernal fire, dealing thrust 6d+1(2) burning damage as large-area injury. This is a cone attack that uses rules from Area and Spreading Attacks (pp. B413-414). The cone is 1-yard wide and has a length of 15 yards (ST/5). Each use costs 2 FP. It is possible to make the cone wider by using the rules from Cones of Power (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Monsters 4: Dragons, p. 10). This attack can harm both substantial and insubstantial beings.
    Fire Aura: Anything that touches the hellfire wyrm takes 1d-1 burning damage. The hellfire wyrm can suppress this aura at will.
    Spell-Like Abilities (Alternative Abilities):
    Mind-Sending (17);
    Remove Curse (18) - see GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery, p. 21;
    Suggestion (17);
    Wall of Fire 3 (16).

    Traits: Axiomatic Touch; Bad Grip 2; Discriminatory Smell; Discriminatory Taste; Doesn’t Eat or Drink; Dull Touch 12; Enhanced Move 0.5 (Air); Enhanced Move 1 (Ground); Extended Lifespan 5; Extra Attack 3; Extra Legs (Four Legs); Eye for Distance; Flexibility; Flight (Cannot Hover; Winged); Greed (12); Ham-Fisted 1; High Pain Threshold; Horizontal; Immunity to Noxious Fire Effects; Immunity to Paralysis; Immunity to Sleep; Infravision; Loner (12); Magic Resistance 2 (Improved); Methodical; Miserliness (12); Nictitating Membrane 12; Night Vision 7; Odious Racial Habit (Eats sapient beings); Parabolic Hearing 1; Penetrating Voice; Peripheral Vision; Protected Vision; Scales; Selfish (12); Staid; Temperature Tolerance 6; Unfazeable; Unholy Touch; Universal Digestion (Matter Eater); Vibration Sense (Air); Vulnerability (Cold, x2); Vulnerability (Holy Weapons, x2).
    Skills: Brawling-16; Diplomacy-18; Fast-Talk-18; Innate Attack (Breath)-16; Innate Attack (Gaze)-16; Tactics-18.
    Creature Type: Dragon (Evil, Fire, Lawful).