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Monday Monster: The Visitor.

For Use with the Dragonbane RPG.

Description:
This very odd looking but elusive creature looks to be a cross between a Pteranodon and a demon. It walks on two legs which are most often concealed by its cloak-like wings when on the ground. It has a gem in the center of its forehead. Perhaps the creature’s most unique quality is the unmistakable horribly stench that constantly surrounds it. The only sounds to have emanated from the Visitor are a low hum, some words in an ancient forgotten dialect, and one loud ear-splitting shriek.

Local miners have speculated that the creature was awakened by recent mining activity and that there could be more of them lurking underground or nearby. Aside from one rare daylight appearance where it chased townspeople about for hours, it has only been seen at night in the sky. It seems to only appear near mines, mining camps, or mining towns. It seems to have a strong disdain for mortal technology.

Despite its demonic appearance and hellish stench, the creature is not actually a demon, although its true origin may never be known as The Visitor has thus far been impossible to approach for any sort of communication.

If slain, the strange jewel in the creature’s forehead will fetch a handsome sum of gold to an weapon smith, alchemist, demonologist, or apothecary due to its unique magical properties. If properly harnessed in a magic item, the jewel is capable of causing the item to project an energy beam that does 2d6 fire damage to one target within 10 meters once per Stretch.

Ferocity: 3  Size: Medium
Movement: 14 (Flying) Armor: 2 (natural leathery hide)  HP: 24

Resistances:  The Visitor may make a free EVADE roll once per round and has Evade 16. It also receives a Boon on any subsequent Evade rolls involving missile attacks and spells. It is immune to fire damage.

• Special: The Visitor has wings and can take its movement in the air.
• The creature may vanish if it is near cover and at least 30 meters away from the nearest sentient creature.
• If reduced to 8 hp or lower, the Visitor will turn invisible and/or attempt to fly away.
• If slain the body dissolves into a puddle of foaming, noxious goo within one Stretch, leaving behind the jewel from its forehead.
• Please note The Visitor has never been seen out in an enclosed space and has only appeared next to mines and/or mining encampments.
• Dogs and other animals are automatically repulsed by the creature’s hallmark smell. Any animal in the vicinity will try to get upwind of the thing or as far away as possible.
• Any creature within 10 meters of the Visitor must make a CON roll or lose their sense of smell for one Shift.

MONSTER ATTACKS

D6 Attacks:

1. Energy Beam: The Visitor fires a hot blast of light from the jewel on its forehead at one character who takes 2d6 fire damage
2. Unreal Fart: The creature exudes even more of its usual stench. All creatures within 10 meters must make a CON roll or take 1d4 damage and become Sickly and Disgusted. A successful Evade puts the character on the nearest available edge of the cloud. Characters can also go nose blind as mentioned above.
3. Claw Swipe: Up to two creatures within 2 meters are struck by one of the Visitor’s razor-sharp claws for 1d8 slashing damage.
4. Beak Bite: The Visitor noms on the nearest creature for 1d8 bludgeoning damage. If you thought it smelled bad on the outside, its breath is worse. Make a CON roll or become incapacitated for one round while vomiting ensues.
5. Beam Sweep: A steady beam of energy erupts from the jewel on the creature’s forehead that strikes the first three creatures within 16 meters going from the creature’s right to left for 2d6 fire damage. The beam also strikes flammable inanimate objects and structures in between the targets with a 20% chance to ignite them.
6. Unearthly Shriek: Any creature capable of hearing within 30 meters of the creature must make a WIL roll or roll on the Fear Table. Characters who have heard the creature before receive a Boon on the WIL roll.

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I have plans to make a greater version of this monster in the days to come along with a version for Twilight Sword RPG as soon as the CAT license becomes available. It may also make an appearance for the Ruttigers Almanac and TTRPG Toolkit someday.

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The Bah-Koom

The Shlorping Abomination for Dragonbane RPG.

The Bah-Koom spends most of its time sleeping, but when it wakes it strikes fear into the heart of small animals and mortal kin alike. It normally feeds on creatures of Small size or smaller because its lack of teeth makes it difficult to do any serious damage to humans or other medium size creatures. It does spell certain doom for pets, some wildlife, and the occasional halfling.

The Bah-Koom has an oddly shaped head, not unlike that of a hammerhead shark that is more mouth than anything else. It has rows upon rows of spikey razor-sharp teeth that point backwards to prevent prey from escaping. Its bulbous, oddly shaped head is connected to a barrel-shaped body by a long tubular neck. Prey can sometimes be seen passing though the neck which stretches to accommodate most creatures. At the back of the creature is a long, rat-like tail that ends in a cartilage ball with a stinger.

It spends an inordinate amount of time sleeping, usually in a quiet, dark corner or back of a cave. When in comes to life the horrendous noise it makes is enough to frighten most creatures. It doesn’t move terribly fast and larger creatures are never on the menu. It moves via ridges on the underside of its body, similar to that of a snake. It will always attempt to flee at the sight of a Large creature or larger.

Ferocity: 2 Size: Medium
Movement: 8  Armor: 2 (Natural)  HP: 12

MONSTER ATTACKS

D6 Attacks:

1. Roar! The Bah-Koom comes to life with an unearthly howl. All creatures within 30 meters who have never heard it before must make a WIL roll. If failed, roll on the Fear Table.
2. Slurp: The creature attempts to inhale any one creature or object within 2 meters. Make an opposed STR roll vs 12. If the creature wins, it successfully inhales a small sized creature or smaller. If the creature is Medium size or larger, the creature will attempt to slurp up a weapon, object, or random item. On rare occasions it has inhaled an entire adventurer’s pack. See “In the creature’s gut” for what happens next.
3. Spew: The Bah-Koom goes from suck to blow, expelling chunks of bone, fur, feathers, small coins, and other random tiny objects in a cone 2 meters wide at the base and 6 meters wide at the end. It does 1d6 damage and blinds the targets for one round. Successful Evade rolls place the creature is moved to the closest edge out of the cone.
4. Sting: The creature attempts to zap one target within 4 meters with its tail. The stinger delivers 1d4 piercing damage and a Potency 10 Paralytic Poison (See Dragonbane rules for details.) If armor blocks the damage, no poison is injected.
5. Flail Profusely: The Bah-Koom does what has been described at its panic dance that is confusing more than dangerous. Any creature within 4 meters is struck with the head or tail for 1d6 Bludgeoning damage. Any creature witnessing this behavior for the first time can be mesmerized by the movements and must make a WIL roll or become Confused.
6. Adorable Shlorp: The Bah-Koom sniffs and sucks its way around the target as if tasting it. This does no damage to Medium or Larger creatures other than possibly cleaning their clothes. It looks up at the target creature with sad puppy dog eyes as if begging for mercy. Small creatures have a chance to become stuck in the creature’s mouth and Slurped the next round. (See 2 above.) If applied to a Medium or larger creature and is not attacked on the subsequent round, The Bah-Koom will whine and move away at double its normal speed in and effort to flee.

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Monday Monster: Coychure

For use with the Dragonbane RPG.

Coychure

Description:
Once someone encounters the Coychure, they can’t unsee it. Some have gone so far as to beg Mentalists to erase it from their minds. This nocturnal predator causes other cryptids to flee at the very sight of it.

It is unclear where this creature originated. Some say it is a demon, others say it was hatched in a mad Archmage’s laboratory. Deep research, as best that can be done by scholars at present, suggests that more than one of these beasts indicate they came from a pocket dimension or subplane. One victim driven mad by the Coychure claimed that it came from a strange puzzle box along with other nightmares.

Its most striking feature are its two mouths, one lupine, the other more human. Its eyes are similar to a bee, set farther back on the skull. It has a body of a coyote, wings like a vulture, warped, distorted limbs similar to vulture talons. The Coychure’s tail is almost reptilian, but also similar to a fish. Its body is covered in a mix of fur, feathers, and scales making its actual body very difficult to identify.

One interesting thing about this monster is that its flesh and even bone dissolves when it is slain, making any sort of identification impossible. Once slain the creature turns to a sizzling puddle of goo withing one Stretch. Contact with the goo deals 1d4 acid damage and burns for one Stretch unless neutralized or washed off.

Resistance:
The Coychure is immune to effects requiring a WIL roll such as Fear or mind control. Also immune to acid and poison. Takes half damage from non-magical fire, cold, slashing, and piercing attacks.

Nimble: Coychure Evades attacks at skill level 14.

Wings: The Coychure may take its movement in the air.
Swimming: The Coychure swims at normal movement speed and can hold its breath underwater for a full Stretch.

Aura of Terror: The first time a creature steps within 10 meters of the Coychure it must make a WIL roll. Failure means a roll on the Fear Table. Creatures who have seen the Coychure before have a Boon to this roll.

Ferocity: 2  Size: Medium
Movement: 12  Armor: 3 Natural HP: 22

MONSTER ATTACKS

D6 Attacks:

1. Existential Dread Howl: Anyone within 30 meters must make a WIL roll with a Bane regardless of having seen the creature. Failure means rolling on the Fear Table.
2. Bite-Bite: One target within 2 meters is bitten twice for 2d4 piercing damage.
3. Swooping Talon Rake: One target within 4 meters is hit for 1d8 slashing damage and is knocked prone at the start of their turn.
4. Gibbering Nonsense: All creatures within 8 meters must make a WIL roll to fend off a psychic attack. Failure means becoming Dazed. If already Dazed, the GM may choose another condition.
5. That Tail: The Coychure flies up into the air slapping one character within 4 meters with an attack that does 1d4 piercing damage and injects a Potency 12 Paralyzing Poison. If armor negates the damage, no poison is delivered.
6. Drag-N-Drop: The Coychure attempts to grab one character or creature (Medium or smaller) and carry it into the air 1d12 meters and in a direction of the GM’s choosing before dropping them for an appropriate amount of fall damage and starting the turn prone. An Opposed STR roll vs a 14 may be made to resist being picked up and dropped early.

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Monday Monster: Gorvult

Compatible with Dragonbane RPG.

Description: A large, black, hairy beast that glides seamlessly between the trees and lands on prey from above. It is the terror of the night in deep forest/jungle areas.

Ferocity: 2             Size: Large
Movement: 12 (Flying) Armor: 2 (Natural)            HP: 36

Has wings, can fly. When flying at night is treated as having 14 Sneaking.

Gorvult Attacks:

D6 Attacks:

1: Big, Big Bite: Inflicts 2d8 piercing damage on one target within 2 meters.

2: Big, Big Crunch: The Gorvult leaps high into the air and comes down with all of its weight on one target inflicting 2d6 bludgeoning damage and knocking the opponent prone on their turn.

3: How Good Is Your Armor? The Gorvult makes excited noises and jumps up and down on one target within 4 meters 1d6 times inflicting 1d6 bludgeoning damage each time. Each bounce counts as a separate attack when parrying. A successful EVADE avoids the attack entirely. One successful bounce leaves the character prone on the start of their turn.

4: Big Wallop! The Gorvult swings both fists together striking up to 2 adjacent characters within 2 meters for 1d8 bludgeoning damage each. Characters struck by the attack are knocked prone until the start of their turn.

5: Thump Thump: Gorvult grabs one character within 2 meters by the ankle and slamming them against the ground 1d4 times for 1d6 bludgeoning damage each time. Armor bonuses do not apply. After the first slam, the character can make a free attempt to wriggle out of the creature’s grasp with an opposed STR roll. (Gorvult has a 16 for purposes of this check.) Characters hit with this attack also suffer the Dazed condition.

6: Snatch and Drop: Gorvult grabs one character within 2 meters with its talons and soars skyward 45 meters before dropping them. Standard falling damage applies.

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Monday Monster: X-Rex

Compatible with Dragonbane RPG.

TYRANNOSAURUS X

Description: It has a scaly hide and large mouth full of razor-sharp teeth as its dinosaur cousin would. It shares the same height and rough build as well—with one critical difference. It has long, ape-like arms ending in wicked claws, making it the true king of the apex predators.

It is unclear whether or not the X-Rex was created in an advanced science laboratory or by magic. Regardless, the creature didn’t stay contained long. Could there be a draconic, aquatic, or winged variant running around somewhere?

Ferocity: 2             Size: Huge.
Movement: 20     Armor: 4 Natural           HP: 66

MONSTER ATTACKS

D6 Attacks:

1.  Terrifying Roar: A fierce, deafening roar blasts everyone within 30 meters radius of the creature and forces them to make a Fear Roll.
2. Ferocious Bite: The creature’s huge maw descends upon up to two adjacent creatures within 4 meters of it for 3d10 Slashing Damage plus 1d6 bleeding damage per turn until a successful CON roll is made. All Parry attempts are made with a Bane on this attack.
3. Claw Swipe: The creature swings its massive arms at up to 4 adjacent creatures within 2 meters dealing 2d10 slashing +1d6 bleeding damage and knocking them prone at the start of their turn. Affected characters also take an additional 1d4 durability damage to their armor every time this attack hits.
4. Pounce and Maul: The X-Rex leaps into the air and lands on one opponent within 4 meters dealing 2d10 slashing damage +1d6 bleeding. The target creature is pinned under the weight of the X-Rex allowing for a Ferocious Bite attack on the creature’s next action unless it is distracted or the victim makes an opposed STR check vs 16 to wiggle free. (AGI may be substituted for STR if higher.) This attack can’t be parried.
5. Thrash About: The monster lashes out at every target within 4 meters dealing 1d10 slashing + 1d6 bleeding damage and begin their next turn prone. A successful EVADE moves the character back 4 meters to the nearest edge away from the creature. This attack can’t be parried.
6. Playing With Its Food: The Rex grabs one creature within 4 meters and launches them into the air. (Characters may attempt a free Acrobatics roll to tumble out of the way.) Launched characters then have a chance to find themselves in the creature’s mouth, taking 3d10 Slashing Damage +1d6 bleeding damage per round AND are trapped in the Rex’s mouth at the beginning of their next turn. An opposed STR roll vs 16 allows the character to break free of the creature’s jaws and start their turn on the ground next to the Rex.

*Bleeding damage can be stopped in a number of ways. If the player makes a successful CON roll at the start of their turn, no further action is needed. If the character or ally uses the Healing Skill on their turn as an action, they can stop the bleeding. Magic healing via potion, spell, or item automatically stops the bleeding. The bleeding can also be stopped without any roll during a Stretch Rest. The damage stops as soon as pressure is applied, presumably at the start of the rest.

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