Monsters: Gorgons

Monsters: Gorgons

No, not the serpentine gorgons. D&D has bull-like gorgons that breathe petrifying gas. But what I haveclearer in my memory are the gorgons from Might and Magic VIII and Heroes of Might and Magic III. The mighty gorgons from HoMM3 have an acidic breath and a death stare ability. The brass/bronze/iron gorgons from MM8 are basically D&D gorgons with some extra resistances. Brass gorgons' breath gets downgraded to paralysis.

Psionics: Wall of Ectoplasm

Psionics: Wall of Ectoplasm

The first ever monster that I posted on this blog was the aboleth. That creature can conjure ectoplasmic walls through psionics. While I did create the Metacreativity power with the GURPS Psionic Powers framework, I forgot about that ability. Let's quickly write it up and edit the aboleth's monster entry.

Sorcery: Assorted Spells IX

Sorcery: Assorted Spells IX

GURPS Magical Styles: Horror Magic just came out, featuring four new spells. But three of them do not seem convertible to Sorcery. One of them (Order from Chaos) does seem convertible, but still would work better as a specialization of the Power Tapping skill from Pyramid #4-1 alongside with Sacrifice (I really liked the Power Tapping skill, although I have some questions and doubts about it). But aside from that one spell, let's make some new ones. Defenestrating Sphere is one of my favorite D&D spells that throws subjects out of windows. Mirrored Skin is a minor buff that helps against laser beams and sunbolts. Spark Erosion is a machining method turned into a weapon. Also, a corrosion surge attack.

Monsters: Demons II

Monsters: Demons II

And now the last two demons from Monster Manual II.

Monsters: Demons

Monsters: Demons

Here we have three more demons from the Monster Manual II. Palrethee and zovvut aren't really interesting, but the jovoc is just not nice. I remember using these small menaces in my D&D games and I felt dirty after that. If you want to punish your players and your conscience, then throw them at the PCs.

Monsters: Abyssal Demons

Monsters: Abyssal Demons

Monster Manual II has eight new demons that, surprisingly, did not get get updated to 3.5 in any of thefollow-up supplements. The first three demons are abyssal maws, abyssal skulkers, and abyssal ravagers. At first I thought that they are boring, but now I appreciate them as low-point-value demons that can be summoned by the PCs, as the templates mostly lack the expensive energy resistances and spell-like abilities. Nice!

Monster: Abyssal Eviscerator

Monster: Abyssal Eviscerator

By S. Tappin

A simple monster from Miniatures Handbook. Like all the monsters from that book, it does not have a wide array of abilities, but a single defining feature. In this case, this is four arms and extra attacks. The description says that they are purplish, but look at the art. This is not the first time I see such inconsistencies.