This is the final post for my
Monster Manual conversions. Most of
these creatures are ones I have converted already, and the wyvern was made
fairly simple through the use of the
Purple
Sorcerer dragon generator.
Thus far, you have full conversions of the Fiend Folio, the Monster Manual, and the Melnibonéan Mythos from the Deities & Demigods cyclopedia. Ultimately, this was a lot of fun to do, but a fair amount of work as well. On my Patreon I am doing more conversions, some of which (but not all) will
eventually be posted here. With various other projects on the go, my time is
tighter than it was, and I require more time to do things.
If you use any of these conversions, I would love to hear about
it! I love doing this work, and I love sharing with the community, but my health is not the best and I have to make hard decisions about how I spend my energy.
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Wraith: Init +Init +2; Atk non-corporeal touch +2 melee (1d6 plus Stamina
drain); AC 16; HD 4d12; MV fly 40’; Act 1d20; SP un-dead, Stamina drain (1d4
Stamina, Fort DC 13 for half), create spawn (victims reduced to 0 Stamina die
and become wraiths on the next full moon), immune to non-magical weapons,
non-corporeal; SV Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +8; AL C.
Wraiths are non-corporeal un-dead which are sometimes found
on old battlefields, but which are not bound to the location of their deaths.
Although wraiths shun and abhor sunlight, they are not harmed by it.
Based off of this post.
Wyvern: Init +7; Atk claw +5 melee (1d8) or bite
+8 melee (1d12) or tail sting +8 melee (1d12 plus venom); AC 17; HD 7d12; MV 40’
or fly 80’; Act 2d20; SP venom (1d3 Strength plus DC 17 Fort or 1d6 Stamina);
SV Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +7; AL C.
Wyverns are related to dragons, but they are not nearly as
smart and they have only two legs. Their tails end in venomous stings, which
are thankfully less potent than the venoms of some true dragons. A thief can
extract 1d5 doses of venom from a slain wyvern with a successful Handle Poison
check, and may make 1d3+2 attempts before the wyvern’s venom runs dry.
Xorn: Init –5; Atk claw +3 melee (2d6) or
bite +1 melee (2d8); AC 22; HD 4d8+16; MV 30’ or swim through stone 60’; Act
3d20; SP DR 10/magic, ignore stone at will, transport to Elemental Plane of
Earth, infravision 60’, see through stone 30’, smell gems and precious metals
120’, swim through stone; SV Fort +22, Ref –2, Will +10; AL N.
Small Xorn: Init –4; Atk claw +1 melee (2d6) or
bite +0 melee (2d8); AC 20; HD 2d8+8; MV 30’ or swim through stone 60’; Act
3d20; SP DR 10/magic, ignore stone at will, transport to Elemental Plane of
Earth, infravision 60’, see through stone 30’, smell gems and precious metals
120’, swim through stone; SV Fort +20, Ref +0, Will +8; AL N.
Large Xorn: Init –7; Atk claw +6 melee (2d6+3) or
bite +3 melee (2d8+3); AC 24; HD 8d8+8; MV 30’ or swim through stone 60’; Act
3d20; SP DR 10/magic, ignore stone at will, transport to Elemental Plane of
Earth, infravision 60’, see through stone 30’, smell gems and precious metals
120’, swim through stone; SV Fort +25, Ref –4, Will +15; AL N.
A xorn is a roughly barrel-shaped creature from the
elemental plane of earth. It has three arms ending with rock-hard claws, and
three short legs. Three eyes surround the gaping maw at the top of its
body.
Its skin is made of greyish-brown
rock-hard material that is quite difficult to damage. They are extremely heavy
– even a small xorn weighs over 800 pounds – due to their rocky makeup.
Xorns have the ability to teleport from the elemental plane
of earth to the material plane and back once every three centuries, and are
able to transport up to three willing creatures no larger than themselves when
doing so. They can swim through earth and stone at will, as though it were
water, leaving no opening behind them.
Likewise, they can treat earth and stone as solids whenever
it suits them. This is a natural part of any move action they take, and makes
it extremely easy for a xorn to escape almost any conflict that is going
poorly, although they cannot transport other creatures through stone or earth
in this manner. In addition to having infravision to a range of 60 feet, xorn
can see through solid earth or stone to a range of 30 feet.
Xorn eat precious metals and gems, which they can scent at a
range of 120 feet, even through solid earth and stone. They usually only come
into conflict with beings from the material plane over these “tasty
treats”. Often, xorn attacks can be
headed off by offering some portion of treasure (typically 50 gp x the xorn’s
Hit Dice), and in some cases xorn have carried adventurers to the elemental
plane of earth in exchange for precious metals and gems worth 100 gp x the
xorn’s Hit Dice, per person carried.
Sometimes, undigested gems may be found within a xorn’s
primary stomach.
In addition, it is 20%
likely that a xorn on the material plane is encountered within 100 yards of a
seam of metallic ore.
Such as seam is
able to produce 10d6 x 100 lbs. of refined metal if the labor necessary to
follow, extract, and smelt the ore is performed (1d6 days of labor per 10
lbs.).
There is a further 10% chance that, after 2d6 days of labor,
another vein is located, intersecting the first. Determine value and type randomly, as with
the first vein. There is a 5% chance of
encountering a third intersecting vein, a 2% chance of a fourth, a 1% chance of
a fifth, and a 1% chance of additional veins thereafter until no vein is
encountered.
From this post.
Yeti: Init +2;
Atk claw +7 melee (1d8+3) or bite +5 melee (1d5+4); AC 14; HD 10d8; MV 40’ or
climb 30’; Act 2d20; SP rend for 2d8, stunning cry or gaze (1d6 rounds, Will DC
10), radiate cold (1d6, Fort DC 15 for half); SV Fort +8; Ref +6; Will +10; AL
C.
Yeti are large, ape-like monstrous humanoids dwelling in the
cold, high regions of the world. Their fur is a dirty white, and their eyes
blaze with reddish or yellowish light. They are often described as smelling
faintly like skunk spray.
Yeti are believed to be shy and secretive, avoiding
encounters with intelligent creatures more often than attacking. As a result,
yeti tracks are seen more often than the creatures themselves. However, reports
claim that yeti sometimes trail folk travelling the high passes, learning what
they can about them. Sometimes, this results in an attack, and when a yeti
chooses to attack, its attack can be devastating.
A yeti attacks with claws and fangs. Its weird, ululating
cry can freeze opponents in terror, as can its malevolent gaze. A yeti can use
its cry with an Action Die, or its gaze against a single opponent as part of a
move or attack, once per round. Those who hear the cry or meet the gaze must
make a save (Will DC 10) or be stunned for 1d6 rounds, and unable to take any
action. In addition, the yeti’s body radiates intense cold, so that any
creature engaged in close melee combat with a yeti takes 1d6 points of cold
damage each round (Fort DC 15 for half).
A yeti that hits with both its claw attacks can rend for an
additional 2d8 damage.
Yeti sometimes lead bands of white ape-men (see the core rulebook, p. 395). They may keep
shiny objects, but the remainder of their treasure is usually found in some
hidden area where they store the remains of their victims. For some reason,
yeti are attracted to holy relics and clerical scrolls, and hoard the writings of
mountain priests. There are rumours that yeti with dark fur roam some isolated
temperate forests, occasionally terrorizing the inhabitants of remote
settlements, hunting cabins, and logging camps.
Yeti will attack lone travelers without reservation, but may
observe a group for many days prior to making any attack. They observe from a
distance, using stealth. There is a 20% chance that a yeti will use its cry,
observing the effect on travelers (and avoiding those who seem to easily resist
repeated attempts); there is a 10% chance each time that a distant yeti will
return the cry (with the same effects).
If a yeti observes a group already engaged in a dangerous encounter, it
is 75% likely to use its cry.
When an actual attack is made, the yeti chooses some
location that allows it to get close without being observed. The yeti then uses
its cry, charges, grapples a random character, and carries him off (the victim
is subject to the yeti’s gaze and cold aura). The yeti will choose an ice or
rock crevice if possible, so that pursuing creatures must use a hazardous route
to overtake it. The yeti is 50% likely to have piled rocks atop the crevice to
drop on pursuers (2d4 rocks, causing 2d10 damage each). It is 25% likely to use
its cry, possibly causing stunned climbers to fall to their deaths.
Yeti prefer intelligent victims to unintelligent ones, and
thus always choose humans and their close kin over pack animals. Once the yeti
has secured a victim, it will tear it limb from limb, consuming the victim over
a period of several hours. Thereafter, the yeti will plan one ambush attack
every 24 hours (60% at night, 25% during daylight hours, and 15% either at dawn
or dusk) to renew its food supply. This will continue until the yeti is slain,
or until the group escapes its territory. Worse, there is a cumulative 5%
chance ever 24 hours that an additional yeti will begin making raids on the
group.
Taken from this
post. For fun and contrast, also look at this
post.
Zombie: See the core rulebook, page 431.
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