HARPY (NEW YEAR)

Init +5
Melee Atk
• claws +4 (1d5+1 or grab)
AC 14
HD 3d6+5
MV 20, fly special
Act 1d20
SP carry, storm immune
Fort +2
Ref +7
Will +4
AL C

Cousins to the Gorgons, Harpies dwell in caves and exist to serve the gods as agents of punishment. They will torture and harass those on their way to the Underworld (Hades, Hell, whatever you care to call it, whatever it's nature).

When called upon to serve the gods, they are employed to abduct those the gods find deserving of punishment and take them to the source of vengeance and retribution. They can carry an individual, no matter their weight and encumbrance. Anything the gods might command them to fetch, they can carry. In other circumstances they have the equivalent of 3d5+1 Strength.

When bored, they will harass folks by stealing food and other significant objects.

They are always unhindered by storm winds despite the severity, and are sometimes heralded by such winds.

A Hapry can always fly at a faster speed than whatever other creatures around it can achieve. Take the flying speed of the fastest creature within 500' (be that "zero" or anything else) and add 1d6X10' to it to determine the Harpies current flying speed. This only changes if they encounter something faster than that, in which case the flying speed is re-determined.

RIVAL PARTY - ELF

Init +1d4
Melee Atk
 • dagger +0 (1d4)
Ranged Atk
 • sticky explosive +5 (1d7+2, special, 100')
AC 11+
HD 5d8
MV 40
Act 1d20
SP shapechanging, second head, life stealing, horn power
Fort +10
Ref +4
Will +3
AL L

RIVAL PARTY: The rival party is a group you can throw up against your PC party, to add an additional layer to a dungeon exploration, or to introduce a recurring group working in competition to your PCs for jobs, treasure, Patronage, etc. They are all "heavily marked" by their past experiences.

Wollatha has become so far removed from his Elf-kin that he is no longer allowed into Elfland. It is said that the baby-sized head that protrudes from his chest is his own heart, drawn out for all to see.

His magical aptitudes have taken strange turns... He can manifest grenade-sized multi-faceted spheres of matter to hurl at his foes. These will stick and explode, damaging the target and stealing 1 point of any Ability Score the Rival Elf chooses and that 'life energy' will float over and strengthen him (taking 1d3 rounds). He can also steal from Ability Scores with 1d4 rounds of contact per point.

He can alter his appearance to that of any humanoid type he has seen in person, though he can't duplicate particular individuals very well.

His horns give him infrahearing, letting him hear things beyond the usual human range. At the Judge's discretion, when the Rival Elf is hit with a damaging spell, such as Magic Missile or Lightning Bolt, he can instead take the minimum possible damage from the spell results table and lose one of his horns, as it is painfully burnt away from his head in a burst of acrid smoke and debris. The horn will grow back over the course of 3d4 months.

The small head growing from his chest gives him a second set of eyes; his initiative bonus is also a bonus to his AC. If the Judge desires, this can be re-rolled each round (or even for each attack against him). Anyone making a Will Save with the Elf in front of them is at a penalty of 2 while the disturbing infant-sized face is staring at them.

Wollatha is motivated by extreme hedoniam.


The Rival Party was created by using Monster Extractor V from Inner Ham: Monster Extractor V for DCC RPG on DriveThruRPG

RIVAL PARTY - WARRIOR

Init +2
Melee Atk
 • razor bones +7 (1d6+2+1)
AC 11 +1
HD 10d6 +25
MV 40
Act 1d20
SP inert matter, auto-reciprocal attack, spells, perfect silence
Fort +9
Ref +2
Will +1
AL L

RIVAL PARTY: The rival party is a group you can throw up against your PC party, to add an additional layer to a dungeon exploration, or to introduce a recurring group working in competition to your PCs for jobs, treasure, Patronage, etc. They are all "heavily marked" by their past experiences.

Driven by an insatiable hunger, Eethoka remains human in only the most minimal ways. A large snake-like creature formed primarily of a fine, gritty material, he remains as deadly a warrior as he was before his transformation.

His sinuous body lashes back at those who harm him directly in melee and moves in perfect silence, leaving a faint trail of gray dust.

Since he is composed of inert matter, he is immune to poisons, toxins and the like. He is perceived by magic and other extra-sensory means as an object, rather than a life form.

He can invoke the following magical effects by giving up his Action Die:

Force Manipulation (pg 143) at 1d10+18 once per hour, failing on a die result of "1".

Read Magic (pg 152) at 1d10+11 once per 8 hours, failing on a die result of "1".

Strength (pg 198) at 1d14+14 once per day, failing on a die result of "1".

Find Familiar (pg 141) at 1d8+11 once per month, failing on a die result of "1". At the Judge's whim, the Rival Warrior may have one or more Familiars currently surrounding him (stats above reflect this). Some potential stats are given below.


The Rival Warrior's Familiars:

Miniature Knight, 14-inches tall, Guardian Familiar (+1 AC), 9 hp, AC 17, mini-sword +8 (1d6, crit 1d12 III), Saves +1

Giant Bee, 29-inches long, Guardian Familiar (melee damage +1), 10 hp,  AC 14, sting +8 (1d6+1, crit 1d12 III), Saves +1

Hawk, Focal Familiar (excellent vision), 6 hp,  AC 14, talons +1 (1d3), Warrior can see through Hawk's eyes, Warrior can center spells on Hawk's position and cast with a +1,

Note: The Knight can ride the Bee!



The Rival Party was created by using Monster Extractor V from Inner Ham: Monster Extractor V for DCC RPG on DriveThruRPG

RIVAL PARTY - CLERIC

Init +2
Melee Atk
 • touch +5 (1d8+1)
AC 21
HD 4d12+2
MV 60 teleport
Act 1d20
SP life stealing, mighty grab, lay on hands, spells, stupidity
Fort +1
Ref +4
Will +5
AL C

RIVAL PARTY: The rival party is a group you can throw up against your PC party, to add an additional layer to a dungeon exploration, or to introduce a recurring group working in competition to your PCs for jobs, treasure, Patronage, etc. They are all "heavily marked" by their past experiences.

Ukix the Rival Cleric has been essentially turned inside out by some past encounter, existing as a pulsing sphere of "inner" flesh, with bones wrapping around it. Ukix hovers anywhere from 3 to 5 feet off the ground and teleports to new positions within 60 feet.

His touch steals life force from living beings and adds it to his own. Any hit points done in damage by his touch are added to his own hp total, up to his maximum of 50.

The spherical portion of the Rival Cleric's body can cling to anything, requiring damage equal to 1/4 of his current hp total to carve away enough of him to break the connection. If he chooses to grab an opponent in this way, it can be difficult to extricate the target, since he can drain their life to keep himself whole and maintain the grip, an excellent position from which to bargain for the target's life...

The Rival Cleric is stupid and makes mistakes which can cost him and his Party.

He has access to two 1st Level spells, one of which he can cast at a result of 15 and the other which he can cast at a result of 20, each once every three rounds. He has access to one 2nd Level spell, which he can cast at a result of 20 once every three rounds. He can Lay on Hands with a result of 15 once every 5 rounds.


The Rival Party was created by using Monster Extractor V from Inner Ham: Monster Extractor V for DCC RPG on DriveThruRPG

RIVAL PARTY - THIEF

Init +5
Melee Atk
 • scythe +5 (1d6+2)
AC 13
HD 7d6
MV fly 90
Act 1d20
SP giant-sized, regeneration, smothering
Fort +5
Ref +8
Will +3
AL C

RIVAL PARTY: The rival party is a group you can throw up against your PC party, to add an additional layer to a dungeon exploration, or to introduce a recurring group working in competition to your PCs for jobs, treasure, Patronage, etc. They are all "heavily marked" by their past experiences.

Timok the Rival Thief appears like a gigantic, distorted human-shaped balloon that's been nearly completely deflated, yet remains afloat, his head bobbling and swaying in reply to his movements. His vast flappy body covers an area approximately 100' by 70' and so anything within that space "under" the Thief is considered adjacent. While his movements are jittery and palsied, his ultimate accuracy remains high.

He heals at a rate of 4 hp per round, from all kinds of attacks, and recovers from other sorts of damage comparably quickly.

He is adept in the usual thiefly skills, barring Backstab and Disguise Self. Others may be very dependent upon conditions, such as having a suitably large shadow in which to Hide In Shadows (when used literally). If you'd like to use the bonuses of such skills, consider them as +10 across the board.

The Rival Thief can wrap around one or more targets (if grouped together) and attempt to smother them. Each round enveloped after the first requires a Fort Save vs. DC 16 to remain conscious, and reduces the enveloped targets' Stamina by 1d4. Failing the Save means the character has fallen unconscious. Remaining enveloped, they will be reduced to 0 hp in a further 1d3 rounds. Most attacks made from within the Thief's envelopment are made at -2 and damage is two steps down the Dice Chain, dropping an additional step each time Stamina drops. For each target enveloped beyond the first, add 1 to the Save DC.

The Thief is, as with all his kind, driven by acquiring gold and jewels.

The Rival Party was created by using Monster Extractor V from Inner Ham: Monster Extractor V for DCC RPG on DriveThruRPG

RIVAL PARTY - HALFLING

Init -1
Ranged Atk
 • spiked tongue +8 (1d10+2, 60')
AC 8
HD 2d6
MV 75
Act 2d20
SP shrinkability, multi-headed
Fort +2
Ref +4
Will +5
AL N

RIVAL PARTY: The rival party is a group you can throw up against your PC party, to add an additional layer to a dungeon exploration, or to introduce a recurring group working in competition to your PCs for jobs, treasure, Patronage, etc. They are all "heavily marked" by their past experiences.

A mobile, 5-foot column of crackling energy with her face constantly emerging from it and sinking back in to it is what Mirandi the Rival Halfling has become.... The tumult and confusion experienced by the Rival Halfling "inside" the column causes a constant cascade of emotions for her, meaning that as each iteration of her face appears it bears a different expression or emotion, from near-catatonia to hatred to agony.

The Rival Halfling can shrink down to 1-inch tall, holding this size for up to three Turns. At full size, the Halfling gives off light in a 50' radius like half-daylight; at her smallest, exactly like that of a candle.  For each halving of her size, add 2 to her AC, but cut the range of attacks by half as well, and drop the damage die down the Dice Chain.

By constantly exhibiting multiple faces the Halfling is very difficult to surprise or sneak past. From 2-4 faces are always visible and functional, so she can make her attacks in two very different directions, for example. She can act as the "spotter" for the Rival Party, keeping an eye on multiple opponents, reporting back to the the Party and spoiling surprises (as the Judge sees fit).

As a being of (predominantly) energy, the Halfling cannot be picked up or shoved around. She can't climb walls or other surfaces any better than any other Halfling could, remaining susceptible to falling damage. She must always move across a surface at least as wide as she is, but can move onto objects of suitable size, which could then be carried or moved through the air, such as shrinking then sliding onto a dagger's blade to be transported across a chasm by a flying ally.

She is driven by greed above all things, and will focus on the acquisition of wealth in order to find the means to return to a fully physical form.

The Rival Party was created by using Monster Extractor V from Inner Ham: Monster Extractor V for DCC RPG on DriveThruRPG

RIVAL PARTY - WIZARD

Init +2
Melee Atk
 • brawl +6 (1d3+1)
 • acid kiss +4 (1d14+1)
AC 14
HD 4d8
MV 60
Act 1d20
SP redirect magic, shape-changing, spells
Fort +4
Ref +3
Will +6
AL C

RIVAL PARTY: The rival party is a group you can throw up against your PC party, to add an additional layer to a dungeon exploration, or to introduce a recurring group working in competition to your PCs for jobs, treasure, Patronage, etc. They are all "heavily marked" by their past experiences.

With an athletic frame and the head of a giant slug, Beltram the Rival Wizard defends the group from magic. Any incoming spell, whether directed at the Wizard or at an ally within 10' can be 'caught' by the Wizard if he makes a Fort Save vs a DC of 10 + spell's level, modified by the caster's Luck. If this Save is failed, he can 'burn' a point of his Fort Save to deflect the spell harmlessly in a random direction.

The Rival Wizard can catch a 1st Level spell with one limb and re-direct it with another. His head counts as a limb for this purpose. To catch a 2nd Level spell, he must use two limbs to catch and a different two to release it again. A 3rd Level spell can be caught with three limbs and cast outward again with the remaining two limbs at a cost of losing a point of Reflex Save and AC. Catching and re-directing a 4th Level spell reduces the Reflex Save and AC by 2. These loses return at two points per 24 hours.

A spell that has been caught, can be cast outward on the Rival Wizard's action at a new target or targets, using the original Spellcheck result to determine all effects.

The Rival Wizard can assume alternate forms, assuming any form on the Chaotic Familiars chart from the Rulebook. To assume a new form takes 1-2 Turns for a slow transformation, looking like a weird, shrinking (or growing) hybrid until the transformation is complete. During the transformation, the Rival Wizard is limited to either a Move action or the use of an Action Die. Use the Familiar stats for the Wizard while in the assumed form, except for hit points and Saves.

Any victim who dies from the Rival Wizard's acid kiss is injected with 10-50 slug eggs, which incubate within the target's body (even if the victim is revived by the usual means). This is extremely nasty. A revived victim will succumb to fever and weakness, losing 1 from a random physical Attribute each day until on the 1d4+6th day the slugs painfully emerge, doing 2d4 damage.

Paranoid in the extreme, the Rival Wizard has many suspicions and crackpot theories. These generally exempt his fellow party members, while the strength of the combined party is to his advantage, at least. Clerics are Wizards in disguise so as to steal knowledge from other Wizards. Elves are an abomination not to be tolerated, causing the downfall of all mankind within this decade if not fought. Halflings should be destroyed as an inferior offshoot of mankind, polluting the culture. The Judge should freely add additional cases of paranoia as suits the campaign.

The Rival Party was created by using Monster Extractor V from Inner Ham: Monster Extractor V for DCC RPG on DriveThruRPG

GROVER

With apologies to Michael Smollin and Sesame Workshop...

Init last
Melee Atk
 • hold back +6 (stops movement for one round)
AC 8
HD 2d4
MV 10-20
Act 2d16
SP zip, damage avoidance, resources
Fort +0
Ref +0
Will -2
AL L

Grover is convinced there is a MONSTER in this hallway, and he does not want to see it, and does not want you to see it either. He is AFRAID of the monster. He will do anything he can to stop you from revealing the DANGEROUS, BIG, SCARY monster in this hallway.

Even though his movement rate is low, he can zip out of sight and back into sight, covering unknown distances while out of sight — usually accompanied with the sound of madly shuffling dress shoes, though you NEVER SEE any dress shoes. He can thus produce resources that are improbable or impossible.

Anyone trying to HARM lovable, furry, old Grover should discover it is a very difficult thing to do... The Judge is encouraged to invent any excuse, even those that are only very slightly realistic, for why an attack on Grover misses it's mark. Grover is very flexible, so maybe he has bent out of the way just as an arrow flies past him. Sometimes he goes from being NEAR to being FAR, just to make a point, and thus melee strikes will miss. He might be nailing up a crude wooden barrier to prevent anyone from revealing the MONSTER at the end of the hallway, and the back swing of his hammer might foil an attack against him. Players should feel free to invent reasons they miss, too.

Anyone playing along with Grover and gently revealing to him that HE is the Monster in the hallway, and not making him feel bad by being embarrassed about the whole thing, should gain 2d3+1 Luck on the spot.

WYVERN

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Init +2
Melee Atk
 • bite +4 (1d4 + poison)
 • claw +1 (1d6+1)
AC 16HD 4d12
MV 60 fly 120
Act 1d20 + 1d16
SP gaze
Fort +7
Ref +6
Will +3
AL C

Wyverns have an irrational attraction to human females in diaphanous clothing, and are known to spirit them away to remote places and simply guard them. They prevent the women from leaving and ultimately these women weaken and die, unless rescued.

The wyvern's gaze is effective from 30 feet or less. One each round, the individual that the wyvern is looking at must make a Will Save vs. DC 13 or be shaken by visions of their greatest fears glimpsed within the luminous eyes of the wyvern, increasing their fumble range by 3, and removing any AC improvement from Agility.

The poison of their bite creates a fever that presents itself anywhere from 2-4 weeks after the bite. This can be thrown off with a Fort Save vs. DC 14 (call for the roll any time between bite and affliction, for obfuscational purposes). The fever is brought on by any strong exertion, such as climbing a rock face or fighting a battle. The area of the bite will feel as if on fire, and the afflicted character will weaken, only able to act every other round, losing 1d3 hp per round until at 0 hp they are unconscious. After the third day of unconsciousness, they can roll a Fort Save vs. DC 12 to revive and begin recovery (healing hp as normal). Upon failure, they can make a new roll each day thereafter.

A wyvern may be the final life-stage of an ancient dragon, reduced to a wizened body, non-intelligence and irrational behavior.

MARTIANS

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Init +0
Melee Atk
 • tentacle +3 (1d6)
AC 12
HD 3d10
MV 10
ACT 1d24 + 2d20
Fort -4
Ref -1
Will +7
AL C

“A big greyish rounded bulk, the size, perhaps, of a bear, was rising slowly and painfully out of the cylinder. As it bulged up and caught the light, it glistened like wet leather. Two large dark-coloured eyes were regarding me steadfastly.” — H. G. Wells, The War Of The Worlds

Martians are a strange race of conquerors hailing from, as their name suggests, the planet Mars. The martians are reasonably strong, even though they move sluggishly in Aerth’s gravity, but they primarily rely on their strange fighting machines in war.

Though technologically advanced, over the eons their physical forms have degraded and atrophied into primitive cephalopodic shapes. They are so devolved that they no longer have a proper digestive system, instead simply absorbing their victims’ blood directly into their bodies through the use of glass pipettes.



MARTIAN WAR MACHINES
Init +5
Melee Atk
• 1d10 tentacles +10 (1d12, 20’ reach)
Ranged Atk
 • Heat Ray (Ref Save DC 14, 3d30 damage)
AC 20
HD 10d20
MV 60
SP black smoke
Fort n/a
Ref +5
Will n/a
AL C

The martians travel from planet to planet by launching themselves across space in large canisters, fired from enormous cannons buried underneath the red planet’s surface. The machines they use are large and terrible, standing higher than a church, and weighing several tons. Their machines have three tentacular legs, with dozens of thinner tendrils dangling down and acting as hands or fingers. From the central mass of the machine is a strange hood, in which the martians pilot the machine. And finally, extending on an odd tube, is the martians’ greatest weapon: the heat ray.

Black Smoke
The martians also make use of a strange compound known simply as black smoke. Some martian fighting machines are equipped with this in addition to a heat ray or instead of it. When canisters of the substance are dropped, a black gas spreads about 500’ in all directions (at a rate of 100’ per round), requiring anyone within that area to make a DC 14 Fort Save each round or take 2d16 damage.



Adventure Hooks

• Whilst exploring a network of underground caverns, the party accidentally stumbles across a large metal cylinder, buried in the rock for millions of years. Within the crashed ship, martians wait dreaming in cryosleep…

• The party is transported to Barsoom, the dreamlands of Mars, and must help a clan of green martians fend off invading martians.

• A meteor streaked across the sky the other night, landing in the nearby woods. Strange hammering noises and greenish lights have been emanating from the crash site.

• A sorcereress has recently been employing giant tripodal war machines, things that are clearly not of Aerth. The local lord has hired you to investigate and find out where she is getting the horrific weapons.

• A group of beastfolk have begun worshiping the corpse of a martian as their god, and through their faith have managed to bring it back to life in an undead state. Their “god” is now instructing them in how to construct fighting machines and produce the black smoke. The beastfolks’ early attempts are crude, but deadly.

• In a nearby valley, strange sounds of battle have been heard from the deep woods, and occasional flashes of light have been seen. Deep in the woods, a group of Mi-Go face off against the martians. It is an excellent opportunity to steal some alien technology, and if the party were to help one side or the other, who knows what rewards they may obtain...




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SKULL SACK

Init +0
Melee Atk
 • explosive discharge +4 (1d6+2, 30' radius)
 • bite +4 (1d8+1)
AC 11
HD 4d6
MV 70
Act 1d20
SP strategic, branded, voice thief
Fort +3
Ref +1
Will +3
AL L

This demon appears as a human skull within a vast, empty sack of human flesh. The skull slides across the ground, dragging the excess of flesh behind it. When it speaks, the voice is muffled by the flesh, but intelligible.

It is a crafty thing, using terrain to it's advantage at all times, enabled by it's remarkable speed. Any attack made against it should be rolled with a spare six-sider. On a result of the high half of the range of numbers, the skull sack gets a +5 AC. Based on the circumstances and the actions of the PCs, the Judge should feel free to adjust which numbers invoke the extra AC.

The skin of the demon can exude a viscous, amber liquid, which will explode in exposure to air. A single attack die roll is compared to all ACs within the area of effect, and all so hit will take the damage rolled.

Anyone bitten by the skull sack is bruised by the teeth pinching them through the sack of flesh. This bruise will not vanish, except by extraordinary means, for the next 1d8 months, effectively branding the individual. This doubles the likelihood of encountering demons and those allied to demons in that time.

Additionally, those bitten by the skull sack will immediately and completely lose their voice for 1d14 days. Additional bites will not lengthen the time. Extraordinary acts may reduce this time frame or eliminate it completely. Stolen voices can be used by the skull sack.

With daemonic arrogance, the skull sack seeks either to control or to destroy everything it encounters, as if all of creation existed for it alone, deferring only to demons of a higher order.


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RABBLE

Init +1d8
Melee Atk
 • mayhem +1d6 (1d4 + attack bonus)
 • vengeance +1d8 (1d7 + attack bonus)
 • fury +1d10 (1d10 + attack bonus) 
Ranged Atk
 • improvised weapons +1d4 (1d4*1d3, 10/20/30)
AC 5
HD 20d6
MV 25
Act 5d20
SP -
Fort +8
Ref +2
Will +6
AL C

Rabble are a large, noisy, uncontrolled group of people, generally swept up by mischievous or malicious intent or fervor. When their approximate intent is to harm someone they can certainly be deadly, but remain unpredictable... The Rabble depicted here is designed with the intent to do harm.

Depending on the degree of their intent, use the attack level you deem appropriate.

Each round, as they envelop the subject of their anger, roll 1d3 and consult the following:

   1) Employ only half of their Action Dice and restrict them to half of their movement.

   2) Employ all of their Action Dice, but any result of an odd number is considered as no action taken.

   3) Employ all Action Dice.

Each HD eliminated represents a member of Rabble becoming incapacitated or killed. Handle this distinction between injury and death by narrative means, not by numbers. Any time a 1/4th of the current total HD are eliminated, roll a Will Save for the Rabble vs. a DC 18. With a success, their temper is abated, and they should be stepped down the rank of attacks (e.g., from 'vengeance' to 'mayhem'). Stepping down from mayhem means the Rabble disperse... If however the Save is failed, they ramp up the scale of the attack ranks (e.g., from 'vengeance' to 'fury'). When rising beyond fury, add 1d6 HD back into the total, giving some members an extra HD owing to the near-madness of their rage.

Note that the size of the Rabble is not limited by the number of HD, but that the HD in larger groups of Rabble would represent the 'core' that the rest of the members are following. For tougher Rabble, give two of the HD to each member of the core. You may also increase or decrease the number of HD to suit the situation, as with any monster.

SCOUT DRONE — DEVICE OF SELVOTH AZAVATO, BLOODSPORT RECRUITER

Init +0
Ranged Atk
 • darts +4 (1d6)
AC 14
HD 6d14
MV fly 40
Act 1d20
SP Immune to magic
Fort +4
Ref +2
Will --
AL N

Selvoth Azavato's Scout Drone hovers over civilized regions, seeking any sort of fight or conflict to observe. It can recognize folks carrying weapons and armor, and assume they may be on their way to a fight. It can differentiate between a drunken brawl in an alley between amateurs and a battlefield fight between skilled, experienced fighters.

Once it has found outstanding combatants, uniquely powered individuals, or even terrain that makes a fight more interesting, it will send a homing signal back to Selvoth Azavato, while tracking those individuals so that Azavato can recruit them for bloodsport games back in the Magenta Dimension.

If it's not obvious so far, the PCs are the most interesting combatants that the drone has detected in a long, long time...



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HEYU - SELVOTH AZAVATO'S SERVANTS

Init +1
Melee Atk
 • club +6 (1d6+2)
AC 18
HD 3d6
MV 30
Act 1d20
SP Double damage from acid/corrosives
Fort +1
Ref +4
Will --
AL N

These multi-limbed constructs are conditioned to obey Selvoth Azavato. He uses them to do any and all labor that might be involved in his mission, as well as to defend him if when the need arises.

With their many limbs, they can perform multiple tasks at one time (but still just have the the one Action Die; so the more things they are doing the slower they are doing them). They have a high Strength, which should be rolled for each of them on the usual 3d6, but with a 4-point bonus.

They have a tendency to confuse or forget details of their instructions, frustrating Azavato and his plans.

A Heyu's club can be energized to cause stun damage only, which is recovered at a rate of 1 hp per Turn. In this case, 0 hp would mean unconsciousness, not potential death. A Roll The Body check could be used to see if the character wakes up early and has a chance to "play possum" if they wished.



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SELVOTH AZAVATO — EXTRA-DIMENSIONAL BLOODSPORT RECRUITER

Init -3
Melee Atk
 • brawling +0 (1d2)
Ranged Atk
 • lightfire gun +5 (1d8, 50')
AC 14 (19)
HD 6d8
MV 30
Act 1d20
SP Double damage from fire, high Int
Fort +1
Ref +1
Will +3
AL N

Selvoth Azavato is a sharp-witted, highly intelligent hustler. Ostensibly, his job is to recruit warriors and interesting combatants to take back to the Magenta Dimension to populate the gladiatorial arena. Whether he brings them back willingly or by force, his employers do not care, nor does he himself.

With him on this job are a scouting drone, which will proceed him, and his clockwork manservants. Also on the journey is his transit servitor, a living being which he can use to both get out of tight situations and to make the translation back to the Magenta Dimension.

Azavato himself loves being in charge of a situation. His greedy and grasping personality can just about overcome his xenophobia, and he can barely hide his glee at the thought of those he's recruiting being mangled and eviscerated in the arena.

His methods of recruitment can vary from monetary enticements and straight-up business negotiations, to violent press-gang tactics; whatever it takes to get the most interesting subjects for the arena, Azavato is willing to do it.

With a slight re-working, Azavato could be an easy way to bring DCC characters over to an X-Crawl game/campaign.



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HEAD IN A BUCKET

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Init last
Melee Atk
 • bite +0 (1d3)
AC 5
HD 2d8
MV 0
Act 1d20
SP -
Fort +1
Ref -6
Will +6
AL C

It was just there, and scared the life out of me — I raised the bucket and a man's head was resting within it!

As I struggled to regain my breath, it spoke to me in a weak, tiny voice... "Would you please return me to my home? I'm terribly cold, and have been lost for so long. Please help me, won't you?"

The head's memory seems to be, erm, incomplete, but it wanted me to travel with it, in search of it's body. I had no means to do such a thing, so when I heard about your impossible exploits, I thought maybe you'd be able to help the head, instead of myself...

If the PCs accept the Head, it will try to guide them to places where it's body might be. In truth, it is a demon in disguise, leading the PCs into danger at every opportunity.

To use the Head, decide on which places you want to lead the PCs to, and then consider what sort of "ordinary" person might visit all of those places, or at least near those places. Then you have the 'backstory' that the Head can give the PCs to convince them of it's sincerity. The Head will feign not knowing how it became separated from it's body, but will remember these places in a jumbled recollection, not knowing which it's been to most recently. Judges can also consider what sort of rivals or enemies the Head may have "made in life" to fold in other locations that the "whole person" wouldn't have likely visited, but which it's enemies might have done.

If you need to reveal the demon disguised as the Head, use the demon of your choice as best suits your campaign There are a few to choose from here on the blog, or you could generate a new one from the Rulebook.

LE-09 — PLANET SHAPERS

Init -3
Melee Atk
 • flail +4 (1d6)
AC 16 (21)
HD 7d14
MV 40
Act 2d20
SP Double effect from Cold
Fort +8
Ref +1
Will --
AL C

Designed to be a bodyguard for the leader of the Planet Shapers mission, LE-09 has suffered damage to it's negatronic brain in the warp-jump to this world, and has gone wandering off beyond it's normal operational parameters. This might be the world's first clue that something is not right, leading them to the Planet Shapers.

The creature has a literal photographic memory, normally used in exploring a world in preparation for it's being terraformed. It is primarily powered by solar energy, and without access to it's usual off-world power back-ups, LE-09 becomes listless or immobile between midnight and dawn, taking approximately two hours of sunlight before it regains full operational function. It gets secondary power from the ethereal dimension, though this energy maintains it's memory banks and other programming, and is insufficient to allow LE-09 to move about.

Mimicking it's masters, it will attempt to eat people, roaming in search of humans to prey upon, even though it does not need to eat substances from this world for sustenance.

It can activate additional armor by "using" an Action Die (no roll required, it just uses up one Die on that round). However, this system is also faulty, only kicking in (after the Action Die has been "spent") on a 1-in-5. The armor will remain up for no more than 2d5 rounds, requiring another Action Die if the creature decides to again activate the armor.

Consider LE-09 as having a Stamina of 21 for any purposes where that would be relevant.


This creature was created using Monster Extractor IV: Aliens & Manufactured Beings, available from RPGNow.

ANT FOLK

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Init +0
Melee Atk
 • weapon +0 (by type)
AC 12
HD 2d5
MV 30
Act 1d20
SP -
Fort +2
Ref +1
Will +0
AL N

Occasionally found wandering the land, usually in search of food. They tend to be of a nervous disposition, and invariably fail to hold a conversation for any length of time (usually just getting back to wandering off).

Once an ant person has found food, they will return to their colony with a bundle of it, and then the ant people will return in numbers to collect the rest of the food. They have no sense of others' personal property.

If crossed, they can send seemingly endless numbers of soldiers to fight for food or a safe place to build a colony (their colonies are often susceptible to flooding, forcing them to pack up and seek a new home).

CHARLES FLATADZ

Init +0
Social Atk
 • flex (awe 1d16)
Melee Atk
 • punch +0 (1d4-2 [0,0,1,2])
AC 15
HD 3d6
MV 30
Act 1d20
SP -
Fort +4
Ref +2
Will +2
AL C

Charles Flatadz wanders the land, putting on displays of his physical prowess in towns and villages, and selling his wares: books (some all-pictures, some text) on better health and fitness, and ointments and concoctions meant to support that end.

He can awe the crowd by running through his routine of poses and catch-phrases. With each pass, he can awe 1d16 zero level individuals. Others are awed at the Judge's discretion, except for PCs, which should be left to their own devices. Those awed are inclined to spend money on Flatadz's products.

Flatadz's products set the stage for a further situation, left to the devices and invention of the Judge, but a few suggestions follow:

1) Flatadz's books and brews prepare the populace for something that is soon to come... Another, more malevolent visitor who will now feast on a selection of those who have 'bought in'...

2) Flatadz returns two to four weeks after his first visit. Those who partook of his products are susceptible to his control. He may simply want those under his power to spread word of him and increase his appeal and ability to sell his wares. This effect could be combined with the above, so the "enthusiasts' spread the word, and some small portion of them feeds the evil visitor — or feeds Flatadz himself!

3) The "Charles Flatadz" identity is completely false, a cover for: a powerful wizard... a reviled sovereign on the run... a scam artist who's escaping the results of one scam by running another...

4) The ointments and such cause users to sleep extra-heavily — Flatadz then burgles their homes.



Charles Flatadz can be found shilling within the pages of Inner Ham products.

FREED ANGRY SPIRIT

Init +9
Melee Atk
 • "ghost weapon" +3 (as per weapon)
 • float through +1 (1d6 cold)
AC 13
HD 3d6
MV 40 fly
Act 1d20 + 1d16
SP possession
Fort n/a
Ref +5
Will +5
AL N

750-some years ago, an armorer was attacked from behind and killed. His spirit was cast into an insect instead of rising to the beyond...

Since that time, the spirit has slowly clawed it's way up the chain of life forms until it can now inhabit a simple humanoid, such as gorblins, zorbits, or — rarely — even some humans. However, over the years its former intelligence has dwindled, leaving only a low, feral consciousness.

Thus when the host creature is destroyed, the spirit rises immediately to lash out at whomever has disturbed them.

The spirit's possession power primarily makes it immune to detection and attack, only being forced out upon the death of the living vehicle. In this era, the subject of this power gets a Will Save at a DC 16 minus their number of HD to block the possession. Upon a successful possession, the spirit can only subtly influence the creature's actions, though this influence may increase over time...