Tuesday 11 January 2022

Monster: Nethersight Mastiff

Monster: Nethersight Mastiff

I had always overlooked this monster, thinking it to be a variant of the shadow mastiff. Apparently, it is very different, and the idea of a hound that pulls ghosts into the material world with its teeth is appealing to me.


Nethersight Mastiff [Monster Manual II, page 160]

83 points
Attribute Modifiers: ST+7 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size Modifier, -10%) [35]; DX+1 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%) [12]; IQ-4 [-80]; HT+2 [20].
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM+1; Basic Speed +0.25 [5]; Basic Move +4 [20]; Will+4 [20]; Per+6 [30].
Advantages: Blessed (Ghost Weapon; Magical instead of Divine, -0%) [15]; Blunt Claws [3]; DR 2 (Tough Skin, -40%) [6]; Discriminatory Smell [15]; Extra Legs (Four Legs) [5]; Infravision [10]; See Invisible (Ethereal; Magical, -10%) [14]; Sharp Teeth [1]; Temperature Tolerance 2 (Cold) [2].
    Wrenching Bite: Affliction 1 (HT; Affects Insubstantial, +20%; Follow-Up, Sharp Teeth, +0%; Magical, -10%; Negated Advantage, Insubstantiality, +80%) [19].
Disadvantages: Cannot Speak [-15]; Bestial [-10]; Hidebound [-5]; Horizontal [-10]; No Fine Manipulators [-30]; Restricted Diet (Carnivore) [-10].
Perks: Fur [1].
Notes: Weight 800 lbs.
Creature Type: Magical Beast.

Knowing Your Own Strength [108]
Replace ST+7 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size Modifier, -10%) [35] with ST+7 [70]

Typical Stats

ST:

17

HP:

17

Speed:

6

DX:

11

Will:

10

Move:

10

IQ:

6

Per:

12

 

 

HT:

12

FP:

12

SM:

+1

Dodge:

9

Parry:

N/A

DR:

2* (tough skin)

    Wrenching Bite (14): thrust 1d+2 cutting (KYOS: 2d+2 cutting), Reach C. When this attack injures an insubstantial being, the victim must roll against HT or become substantial for margin of failure minutes.
    Blunt Claws (14): thrust 2d-1 crushing (KYOS: 3d crushing), Reach C-1.

    Traits: Bestial; Blessed (Ghost Weapon; Magical instead of Divine); Cannot Speak; Discriminatory Smell; Extra Legs (Four Legs); Fur; Hidebound; Horizontal; Infravision; No Fine Manipulators; Restricted Diet (Carnivore); See Invisible (Ethereal; Magical); Temperature Tolerance 2 (Cold).
    Skills: Brawling-14; Stealth-14; Tracking-14.
    Creature Type: Magical Beast.
    Notes: Weight 800 lbs.

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