Combat Fmy
A dire boar charges its opponent, trying to rip the target open with its tusks. Ferocity Ex A dire boar is such a tenacious combatant that it continues to fight without penalty even while disabled or dying. Spines adorn this enormous boar's back and neck. Its tusks are long, sharp, and barbed, and its small red eyes seem to burn with a wicked intelligence. Dire boars are omnivorous and spend most of their time rooting around, much as ordinary pigs do. They viciously attack anything that...
Challenge Rating
A monster's Challenge Rating CR tells you how difficult it is to fight. If a party of 4 heroes encounters a monster with a CR equal to its average level, the heroes should triumph over it, but the encounter should drain the party of 20-30 of its resources spells, hit points, magic items, and so forth . A monster's Challenge Rating is the best yardstick to determine whether or not it is an appropriate encounter for your heroes remember that heroes who have already faced several encounters are...
Table OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 The Dangers of Being a Hero 10 Crypt fiend 22 Example Nerubian worker crypt fiend 24 Ghoul Giant, frost Giant, molten Giant, sea Gnoll Example Human lich Makrura Mana surge Mechanized animal Obsidian destroyer Obsidian statue Primal ooze Quilboar Risen Example Risen warrior Rock borer Satyr Scorpid Shade Silithid Reaver Swarmer Example Skeletal warrior Succubus Swarm Bat swarm Rat swarm Tar beast Thistleshrub Timberling Trogg Troll, ice Voidwalker Wendigo Archaedas, Stone Guardian of...
Creating a CRypc Fiend
Crypt fiend is an acquired template that can be added to any nerubian, including a spiderlord referred to hereafter as the base creature . Nerubian spiderlords with this template are termed crypt lords. See Lands of Mystery for more information on nerubians and Dark Factions for nerubian spiderlords. A crypt fiend uses all the base creature's statistics and special abilities except as noted here. Crypt lords have all the statistics and special abilities of crypt fiends, plus a few Size and Type...
Core Hound
Huge Outsider Chaotic, Evil, Extraplanar, Fire Hit Dice 18d8 108 189 hp Armor Class 16 -2 size, -1 Agy, 9 natural , touch 7, flat- Base Attack Grapple 18 34 Attack Bite 25 melee 3d8 9 plus 2d8 fire Full Attack 2 bites 25 melee 3d8 9 plus 2d8 fire Special Attacks Constrict 3d8 9 plus 2d8 fire, improved grab, savage bite Darkvision 60 ft., damage reduction 15 magic, fire subtype, regeneration 10, scent Fort 17, Ref 10, Will 13 Str 27, Agy 9, Sta 22, Int 6, Spt 10, Cha 11 Climb 29, Jump 29, Listen...