Monsters: Faerun Monsters II

Monsters: Faerun Monsters II

Another batch of assorted Forgotten Realms monsters. Watchspiders are more intelligent than normal monstrous spiders, and can be trained as guards. Dweomervores are small dragons with a wide array of spell-like abilities that feed on magic items. Osquips are multilegged rodents. Cavvekans are underground bat-dogs.

 

Watchspider [City of Splendors - Waterdeep, page 140]

 
7 points
Attribute Modifiers: DX+2 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%) [24]; IQ-6 [-120].
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: Will+5 [25]; Per+8 [40].
Advantages: Clinging [20]; DR 1 [5]; Extra Legs (Eight Legs) [15]; Fangs [2]; Infravision [10]; Injury Tolerance (No Head, No Neck) [12]; Night Vision 9 [9]; Peripheral Vision [15]; Silence 2 [10]; Subsonic Hearing (Biological (Passive), -5%; Melee Attack, Reach C, -30%) [4]; Super Jump 1 [10].
    Poison: Toxic Attack 1d-1 (Cyclic, 1 hour, 4 cycles, Resistible, +40%; Follow-Up, Bite, +0%; Resistible, HT-2, -20%; Symptoms, 2/3 HP, -5 ST, +25%) [5].
Disadvantages: Cold-Blooded (50°) [-5]; No Fine Manipulators [-30]; Restricted Diet (Carnivore) [-10]; Semi-Upright [-5]; Wild Animal [-30].
Perks: Climbing Line [1].
Creature Type: Magical Beast.
 
Typical Stats

ST:	10	HP:	10	Speed:	5.5
DX:	12	Will:	9	Move:	5
IQ:	4	Per:	12
HT:	10	FP:	10	SM:	+0
Dodge:	8	Parry:	N/A	DR:	1

    Mandibles (14): thrust 1d-2 impaling plus follow-up 1d-1 toxic (4 1-hour cycles, resisted by HT-2, -5 ST after loss of 2/3 HP), Reach C.
 
    Traits: Climbing Line; Clinging; Cold-Blooded (50°); Extra Legs (Eight Legs); Infravision; Injury Tolerance (No Head, No Neck); Night Vision 9; No Fine Manipulators; Peripheral Vision; Restricted Dier (Carnivore); Semi-Upright; Silence 2; Subsonic Hearing (Biological (Passive); Melee Attack, Reach C); Super Jump 1; Wild Animal.
    Skills: Brawling-14; Observation-14; Stealth-14.
    Creature Type: Magical Beast.
  

Dweomervore [City of Splendors - Waterdeep, page 134]

269 points

Attribute Modifiers: ST-4 [-40]; DX+3 [60]; IQ+1 [20]; HT+1 [10].
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM-2; Will+2 [10]; Per+2 [10].
Advantages: DR 1 (Flexible, -20%) [4]; Doesn’t Eat or Drink [10]; Extended Lifespan 3 [6]; Flight (Cannot Hover, -15%; Winged, -25%) [24]; Immunity to Paralysis [10]; Immunity to Sleep [10]; Infravision [10]; Nictitating Membrane 1 [1]; Night Vision 5 [5]; Peripheral Vision [15]; Sharp Claws [5]; Sharp Teeth [1]; Striker (Tail; Impaling) [8].
    Breathe Force: Crushing Attack 1d (Affects Insubstantial, +20%; Cone 1, +60%; Costs Fatigue, 1 FP, -5%; Increased 1/2D, 5x, +10%; Magical, -10%; Reduced Range, 1/5, -20%; Takes Recharge, 5 seconds, -10%) [8].
    Magic Drain: Leech 2 (Accelerated Healing, +25%; Accessibility, Only enchanted items, -20%; Magical, -10%; Steal ER, +50%) [43].
    Spell-Like Abilities (Alternative Abilities) [93]:
    Analyze Magic [12/5=3];
    Apportation 5 [6/5=2];
    Color Spray [31/5=7];
    Daze [32/5=7];
    Detect Magic [7/5=2] – see GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery, p. 19;
    Personal Invisibility [68];
    Shrink Other 1 [20/5=4].
Disadvantages: Bad Grip 2 [-10]; Dependency (Draining ER; Monthly) [-30]; Greed (12) [-15].
Perks: Scales [1].
Features: Early Maturation 4.
Creature Type: Dragon.

Typical Stats

ST:	6	HP:	6	Speed:	6
DX:	13	Will:	13	Move:	6 land, 12 air (cannot hover)
IQ:	11	Per:	13
HT:	11	FP:	11	SM:	-2
Dodge:	8	Parry:	9	DR:	1*

    Sharp Claws (15): thrust 1d-4 cutting (KYOS: 1d-6 cutting), Reach C.
    Sharp Teeth (15): thrust 1d-4 cutting (KYOS: 1d-6 cutting), Reach C.
    Tail (15): thrust 1d-2 impaling (KYOS: 1d-4 impaling), Reach C.
    Breathe Force (13): 1d crushing, costs 1 FP, takes 5 seconds to recharge. Range 5/10, maximum width 1 yard. This attack can affect insubstantial beings.
    Magic Drain: While maintaining ongoing contact with an enchanted item that has magical Energy Reserve, the dweomervore can drain 2 ER per second from the victim, while healing 1 HP per each stolen HP.
    Spell-Like Abilities (Alternative Abilities):
    Analyze Magic (11);
    Apportation 5;
    Color Spray (13);
    Daze (13);
    Detect Magic (13) – see GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery, p. 19;
    Personal Invisibility;
    Shrink Other 1 (13).

    Traits: Bad Grip 2; Dependency (Draining ER; Monthly); Doesn’t Eat or Drink; Early Maturation 4; Extended Lifespan 3; Flight (Cannot Hover; Winged); Greed (12); Immunity to Paralysis; Immunity to Sleep; Infravision; Night Vision 5; Peripheral Vision; Scales.
    Skills: Brawling-15; Innate Attack (Beam)-13; Innate Attack (Breath)-13; Innate Attack (Gaze)-13; Stealth-15.
    Creature Type: Dragon.

Osquip [Races of Faerun, page 176]

-98 points

Attribute Modifiers: ST-4 [-40]; DX+2 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%) [24]; IQ-6 [-120]; HT+2 [20].
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM-1; Will+6 [30]; Per+5 [25]; Basic Move+2 [10].
Advantages: Acute Taste and Smell 3 [6]; DR 1 (Tough Skin, -40%) [3]; Discriminatory Smell [15]; Extra Legs (Six Legs) [10]; Reduced Consumption 2 (Cast-Iron Stomach, -50%) [2]; Sharp Teeth [1]; Silence 1 [5].
Disadvantages: Horizontal [-10]; No Fine Manipulators [-30]; Short Lifespan 2 [-20]; Wild Animal [-30].
Perks: Burrower [1].
Features: Born Biter 2.
Creature Type: Magical Beast.

Typical Stats

ST:	6	HP:	6	Speed:	6
DX:	12	Will:	10	Move:	8
IQ:	4	Per:	9
HT:	12	FP:	12	SM:	-1
Dodge:	9	Parry:	N/A	DR:	1* (tough skin)

    Sharp Teeth (14): thrust 1d-4 cutting (KYOS: 1d-6 cutting), Reach C.

    Traits: Acute Taste and Smell 3; Born Biter 2; Burrower; Discriminatory Smell; Extra Legs (Six Legs); Horizontal; No Fine Manipulators; Reduced Consumption 2 (Cast-Iron Stomach); Short Lifespan 2; Silence 1; Wild Animal.
    Skills: Brawling-14; Stealth-14; Tracking-15.
    Creature Type: Magical Beast.

Laraken [Shining South, page 66]

540 points

Attribute Modifiers: ST+25 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size Modifier, -30%) [75]; IQ-5 [-100]; HT+4 [40].
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM+3; HP+25 (Size Modifier, -30%) [35]; Will+7 [35]; Per+5 [25]; Basic Move -1 [-5].
Advantages: 360° Vision (Panoptic I, +20%) [30]; Amphibious [10]; DR 1 (Can’t Wear Armor, -40%; Tough Skin, -40%) [1]; Detect (Magic; Magical, -10%; Reflexive, +40%) [13]; Doesn’t Breathe [20]; Doesn’t Eat or Drink (Food Only, -50%) [5]; Doesn’t Sleep [20]; Extra-Flexible Arms [10]; Infravision [10]; Injury Tolerance (Homogenous, No Blood, No Eyes, No Head, No Neck) [62].
    Dimension Door: Warp (Costs Fatigue, 1 FP, -5%; Magical, -10%; Range Limit, 10 yards, -50%; Reliable 8, +40%) [75].
    Absorb Magic [308]: DR 20 (Absorption, Healing, +80%; Bane, Shadow Magic, -10%; Limited, Magic, -20%) [150] + Magic Resistance 3 (Bane, Shadow Magic, -10%; Improved, +150%; Spell Absorption, +50%) [18] + Neutralize (Magic; Accessibility, Not shadow magic, -10%; Magical, -10%; Power Theft, +200%) [140].
Disadvantages: Dependency (Absorbed Magic; Weekly) [-20]; Invertebrate [-20]; Mute [-25]; No Fine Manipulators [-30]; No Mouth [-4]; Wild Animal [-30].
Features: No Legs (Slithers).
Creature Type: Outsider.
Notes: Size 7 hexes; Weight 2,500 lbs.

Knowing Your Own Strength [658] Replace ST+25 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size Modifier, -30%) [75] with ST+16 [160] Replace HP+25 (Size Modifier, -30%) [35] with HP+34 [68]

Typical Stats

ST:	35 (KYOS: 26)	HP:	60	Speed:	5.25
DX:	10	Will:	12	Move:	4 ground, 4 water
IQ:	5	Per:	10
HT:	14	FP:	14	SM:	+3
Dodge:	8	Parry:	9 (unarmed)	DR:	1* (tough skin)

    Tentacle (12): thrust 4d+2 crushing (KYOS: 5d+1 crushing), Reach C-2.
    Dimension Door (13): The laraken can spend 1 FP and make a Ready maneuver to teleport to any place within 10 yards, as if using the Warp (p. B97) advantage.
    Absorb Magic: The laraken has DR 20 against magic. Each point of damage this DR stops turns into one character point that the laraken can use to heal itself. These points are stored into a pool that can contain up to 20 character points. Once this pool is full, each point of DR will still stop one point of magic damage, but will not convert it into a character point. The laraken does not have to use stored points immediately. It loses absorbed points – unused ones first – at the rate of one point per second. Restoring one HP drains 2 stored points immediately. Such healing is permanent. Only HP in excess of the laraken’s usual scores drains away. The laraken cannot absorb damage from its own abilities.
    The laraken has Magic Resistance 3 (Improved), but whenever a spell is cast on it, the laraken can waive its bonus to resist from Magic Resistance and instead roll its unmodified resistance roll. The caster still gets a penalty equal to the MR. If the spell fails for whatever reason, the laraken gains a number of character points equal to the spell’s modified Fatigue Point cost to cast (e.g., reduced by high skill). It can use these points to heal itself. This functions exactly like magical damage absorption described above.
    In addition, whenever the laraken strikes a creature with magical abilities with a tentacle or otherwise touches them, roll a Quick Contest of Will between the two creatures. The victim gets a bonus equal to their best Talent with any of the powers affected. If the laraken wins, it neutralizes the victim’s magical powers for minutes equal to its margin of victory, and temporarily acquires the powers it neutralized – including all their enhancements and limitations – for the duration. It cannot use this neutralization again until the “borrowed” powers wear off or it “returns” them (a free action on it turn). If it loses or ties, there’s no effect – but critical failure on the Will roll cripples this ability for 1d hours. Once the laraken has neutralized a given subject, it can’t affect them again until their powers recover.

     The laraken cannot absorb shadow magic or other kinds of magic that use the Shadow Weave.

    Traits: 360° Vision (Panoptic I); Amphibious; Dependency (Absorbed Magic; Weekly); Detect (Magic; Magical; Reflexive); Doesn’t Breathe; Doesn’t Eat or Drink (Food Only); Doesn’t Sleep; Extra-Flexible Arms; Infravision; Injury Tolerance (Homogenous, No Blood, No Eyes, No Head, No Neck); Invertebrate; No Fine Manipulators; No Legs (Slithers); No Mouth; Wild Animal.
    Skills: Brawling-12; Wrestling-12.
    Creature Type: Outsider.
    Notes: Size 7 hexes; Weight 2,500 lbs.

Cavvekan [Races of Faerun, page 175]

-88 points

Attribute Modifiers: ST-4 [-40]; DX+2 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%) [24]; IQ-6 [-120]; HT+2 [20].
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM-1; Will+6 [30]; Per+8 [40]; Basic Move+3 [15].
Advantages: Acute Hearing 2 [4]; Discriminatory Smell [15]; Enhanced Move 0.5 (Ground) [10]; Extra Legs (Four Legs) [5]; Reduced Consumption 2 (Cast-Iron Stomach, -50%) [2]; Sharp Teeth [1]; Silence 2 [10]; Sonar (Accessibility, In air, ‑10%; Biological (Passive), -5%; Restricted Arc, 60°, ‑75%; Targeting, +20%) [6]; Ultrahearing [5].
Disadvantages: Bad Sight (Nearsighted) [-25]; Horizontal [-10]; No Fine Manipulators [-30]; Short Lifespan 2 [-20]; Wild Animal [-30].
Features: Born Biter 1; Night Vision 5.
Creature Type: Magical Beast.

Typical Stats

ST:	6	HP:	6	Speed:	6
DX:	12	Will:	10	Move:	9
IQ:	4	Per:	12
HT:	12	FP:	12	SM:	-1
Dodge:	9	Parry:	N/A	DR:	0

    Sharp Teeth (14): thrust 1d-4 cutting (KYOS: 1d-6 cutting), Reach C.

    Traits: Acute Hearing 2; Bad Sight (Nearsighted); Born Biter 1; Discriminatory Smell; Enhanced Move 0.5 (Ground); Extra Legs (Four Legs); Horizontal; Night Vision 5 (-5 is the native illumination level); No Fine Manipulators; Reduced Consumption 2 (Cast-Iron Stomach); Short Lifespan 2; Silence 2; Sonar (Accessibility, In air; Biological (Passive); Restricted Arc, 60°; Targeting); Ultrahearing; Wild Animal.
    Skills: Brawling-14; Intimidation-10; Mount-12; Running-10; Tracking-15.
    Creature Type: Magical Beast.

POISON

 
Watchspider Venom
This poison is extracted from a watchspider. A living victim must make an immediate HT-2 roll or suffer 1d-1 toxic damage. Every hour for 4 more cycles he must make another HT-2 roll to resist or take the same amount of damage. After losing 2/3 HP to this poison, the victim gets a -5 penalty to ST until he heals above this threshold.
Form: Follow-Up Poison.
Cost: $120 (singular); $45 (5-batched).
Recipe: $12; 1 day; defaults to Poisons-1.
Statistics: Toxic Attack 1d-1 (Cyclic, 1 hour, 4 cycles, Resistible, +40%; Follow-Up Poison, -20%; Resistible, HT-2, -20%; Symptoms, 2/3 HP, -5 ST, +25%) [4].