Monster: Neh-Thalggu (Brain Collector)

Monster: Neh-Thalggu (Brain Collector)

An extradimensional horror that teleports around and extracts brains from humanoids at range. Very cool.

Neh-Thalggu (Brain Collector) [Epic Level Handbook, page 206]

807 points
Attribute Modifiers: ST+15 (Size Modifier, -20%) [120]; DX+2 [40]; IQ+5 [100]; HT+2 [20].
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM+2; Will+2 [10]; Per+2 [10]; Basic Move +2 [10].
Advantages: DR 5 (Tough Skin, -40%) [15]; Doesn’t Eat or Drink [10]; ER 13 (Magic; Special Recharge, Every successful Extract Brain attack recovers 1 ER, -70%) [12]; Extended Lifespan 3 [6]; Extra Arms 8 (Extra-Flexible, +50%; Short, -50%; Weak Arms, 1/2 ST, -25%) [60]; Extra Attack 1 [25]; Extra-Flexible Arms [10]; Extra Legs (Twelve Legs; Cannot Kick, -50%) [8]; Immunity to Metabolic Hazards [30]; Infravision [10]; Injury Tolerance (No Brain, No Neck, No Vitals) [15]; Insubstantiality (Affect Substantial, +100%) [170]; Magic Resistance 3 (Improved, +150%) [15]; Slippery 3 [6]; Telesend (Magical, -10%; Universal, +50%) [42]; Wild Talent 1 (Accessibility, Only skills of extracted brains, -20%; Telepathy, -10%) [14].
    Manifest Maw [22]: Natural Weapon (Impaling; Affects Substantial, +40%; Cannot Parry, -40%; Resilient, +40%; Single, -20%) [10] + Affliction (HT; Attribute Penalty, HT-5, +25%; Follow-Up, Manifest Maw, +0%) [12].
    Dehydration: Fatigue Attack 1d (Dehydration, +20%; Follow-Up, Head-Tentacles, +0%) [12].
    Extract Brain: Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Only on material targets with a brain, ‑15%; Disadvantage, Secondary Fragile (Enhanced Unnatural), +25%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Secondary Heart Attack, +60%; Teleportation, -10%) [33].
    Spell-Like Abilities (Alternative Abilities) [100]:
    Plane Shift [50/5=10];
    Teleport [90].
Disadvantages: Appearance (Monstrous) [-20]; Low Empathy [-20]; Mute [-25]; No Sense of Humor [-10]; Short Arms [-10]; Social Stigma (Monster) [-15]; Uncontrollable Appetite (12) (Brains) [-15]; Weak Arms (1/2 ST) [-5].
Creature Type: Aberration.

Knowing Your Own Strength [841] Replace ST+15 (Size Modifier, -10%) [60] with ST+8 [80] Add HP+7 [14]

Typical Stats

ST:	25 (KYOS: 18)	HP:	25	Speed:	6
DX:	12	Will:	17	Move:	8
IQ:	15	Per:	17
HT:	12	FP:	12	SM:	+2
Dodge:	9	Parry:	13 (unarmed)	DR:	5* (tough skin)

    Manifest Maw (20): thrust 3d impaling + follow-up poison (resisted by HT; -5 to HT for margin of failure minutes), Reach C. Can be used against substantial or insubstantial beings.
    Head-Tentacle (20): thrust 1d-1 crushing (KYOS: 1d-3 crushing) + follow-up 1d fatigue damage, Reach C. Effective ST 12 (KYOS: 9). These ten tentacles lack the leverage to use any weapon that must be swung. Subtract one yard from the reach of any melee weapon wielded by the head-tentacles. Treat FP lost to the attack identically to FP lost to dehydration for all purposes, notably recovery.
    Extract Brain (17): With a Concentrate maneuver, a brain collector can extract the brain from a target creature in line of sight. This is a psionic teleportation attack that requires a Quick Contest of the brain collector’s Will against the target’s HT. A roll to resist failed by less than 5 mentally stuns the target, allowing them to roll against HT again once per second to recover. If the victim fails by 5 or more, or rolls a critical failure, their brain is extracted. The target immediately dies, unless it can survive without a brain. Each successful extraction replenishes 1 point of ER for the brain collector. A neh-thalggu can store no more than 13 brains at a time.
    Spell-Like Abilities (Alternative Abilities):
    Plane Shift (15);
    Teleport (15).

    Traits: Appearance (Monstrous); Doesn’t Eat or Drink; ER 13 (Magic; Special Recharge, Every successful Extract Brain attack recovers 1 ER); Extended Lifespan 3; Extra Arms 8 (Extra-Flexible; Short; Weak Arms, 1/2 ST); Extra Attack 1; Extra-Flexible Arms; Extra Legs (Twelve Legs; Cannot Kick); Immunity to Metabolic Hazards; Infravision; Injury Tolerance (No Head, No Neck, No Vitals); Insubstantiality (Affect Substantial); Low Empathy; Magic Resistance 3 (Improved); Mute; No Sense of Humor; Short Arms; Slippery 3; Social Stigma (Monster); Telesend (Magical; Universal); Uncontrollable Appetite (12) (Brains); Weak Arms (1/2 ST); Wild Talent 1 (Accessibility, Only skills of extracted brains; Telepathy).
    Skills: Brawling-20; Diplomacy-16; Expert Skill (Planology)-16; Expert Skill (Psionics)-18; Intimidation-16; Occultism-16; Stealth-16; Thaumatology-16.
    Creature Type: Aberration.