Monsters by Request

[R.C, Jr]

Inspired by Jason Bulmahn’s Orcish Warclops contest -won by board member Kizan- and in the interest of increasing site content, allow me to introduce Monsters by Request. Post a paragraph about a monster you would like to see added to the game. Your request can be mechanical (I need a CR 1 flying devil), flavourful (a humanoid owl totem with a divine connection to a barbarian tribe), pop cultural (two words: Godzilla!), or a combination. The third Friday of every month, the next monster in the cue will be added to the Original Content section of the site.

Please indicate whether you would like a 3.5 or PFRPG version of the monster in your request.
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[Hecknoshow]

Jack Frost.

The name Jack Frost is from "Jokul Frosti" a Norse (Dwarven Connection?) mythological figure who's name meant Glacier Frost.

Edit: A preference for PF, but either system is fine.
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GM: Okay you're all settled into the Inn for the night
Barbarian: I wander into the forest to find a bear.
GM: You what?
B: I wander into the forest to find a bear!
GM: Why?
B: To fight it obviously!

[bastille]

Sleestaks!

I'd like a monster where the features of a Sleestak and the salt vampire (from Star Trek TOS) are combined. The Sleestak would be the base monster and the hhhsssalt sucking feature (and others?) added to them. This hybrid monster should be able to hypnotize victims before clamping it's lips on them. The Sleestack scales and hands should seep poison and it should paralyze victims for easy sucking.



I didn't check for existing Sleestak d20 3.5 stats but I propose two varieties:

1. The Sleestak Salt Vampire
Sleestaks are devolved from Altrusians.

2. The Altrusian Salt Vampire
Altrusians are similar to Sleestak but are marked by a shorter stature, an extra finger on each hand and a golden-yellow skin tone. Intellectually they were very different, however. The Altrusians possessed advanced psionic technologies based on light crystals.

Here is some information about Sleestaks picked from wikis:

Physical Description:
- They have pincer-like hands with no fingers (thumbs and four fingers grouped as part of the hand)
- They have webbed feet
- They have scaly skin with frills around the neck
- They have stubby tails
- They have a blunt horn on top of the head
- They posses both reptilian and insectoid features

Communication:
- They possess some rudimentary form of telepathy
- They emit a hissing sound when agitated
- They can communicate through speech
- They often communicate with a hissing sound (sleestaki ?)

Deity:
- They they have a god (a sleestak queen)
- They sacrifice humans at every opportunity

Equipment:
- sleestaks are typically equipped with a crossbow and a quiver full of metal bolts which hang from their waist (they use nets too)
- They are able to manufacture crossbows, rope, nets, periscopes and other relatively advanced technologies

Diet:
- They eat bugs as a regular part of their diet


General:
- They don't like humans
- They hate bright light and rarely venture out during the day
- They don't like fire
- They lay eggs

[Drack]

I want you to stat up a "striga".

This is what is said about them in the tv show Supernatural
"Strigas appear in human form most of the time. They live for thousands of years and can only be killed while feeding, which they tend to do in spurts every 25 years. They feed off the lifeforce of humans and prefer children, since they have stronger lifeforces ... this usually results in the children falling into a coma and never awaking. The striga usually enters children's rooms through the window and converts into a hideous creature by night."

The show also goes on to say that the creature is impervious to damage by weapons of god and those of the earth (except while feeding).

They are creatures from legends that are described as similar to vampires and are sometimes witch like (I would like a more witch approach if possible).

Hopefully you pick this one because it could be an interesting creature.

[R.C, Jr]

[Drack]

[R.C, Jr]

[Hecknoshow]

Wouldn't have done a giant but the concept really works, a nice writeup overall.

At first I wasn't sure about the fire resistance, but the aura of absolute zero kinda helped me visualize that.

An advanced version could also have powers that improve the form ice armor and weapons ability, allowing for different weapons and maybe armor spikes instead of the default and maybe giving a younger version less powerful weapons and armor so theres lots of room to play around with.

You also missed filling out the CMB and CMD.
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GM: Okay you're all settled into the Inn for the night
Barbarian: I wander into the forest to find a bear.
GM: You what?
B: I wander into the forest to find a bear!
GM: Why?
B: To fight it obviously!

[R.C, Jr]

[Hecknoshow]

[R.C, Jr]

Its' your monster, who am I to deny your request. I've changed the ability to open it up if that's what you want but still suit the needs of the GM in a hurry.
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[Hecknoshow]

[Drack]

How do you view the monster by request? I can not seem to open them.

[R.C, Jr]

[Drack]

[R.C, Jr]

I would love to solve this problem but have no clue where to start.
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[Drack]

[bastille]

I can't view the two monsters as well. I use IE 6, IE 7 and IE 8. Does the browser really matter?

I click any one of the monster links and the monster page shows but there is no content.

[R.C, Jr]

I thought it may have had to do with the pictures, but I just deleted the hivoid pic and nothing happened.
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[R.C, Jr]

Well, for those who can see it, enjoy the Salislacerta a new 0-HD monster based on bastille's suggestion.

I'm pretty happy with this one, I think it broke some new ground for 0-HD creatures, which are generally "Like orcs, but-". This guy's got magical abilities and different tactics and motivations. Thoughts are welcome. No, demanded!
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[bastille]

This is great! I plan to ogle it salaciously in my pylon this weekend.

My campaign has an arctic region ruled by a Bard/Witch. These creatures will be excellent minions for him! I plan to dump bucket loads of these critters onto my players.

Is there an arctic or cold template, in PF or D&D, that I can apply to the Salislacertas? (I think the answer is yes - any thoughts, anyone?)

[Hecknoshow]

Odd choice making its spell-like uses con based but giving it a con penalty. Was this to balance the power?

What's the duration for the Whims(Cool name by the way)?

I always love monsters that aren't immediately, and directly, attacking the party, but instead have a more sinister underhanded approach. Not sure what that says about me?
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GM: Okay you're all settled into the Inn for the night
Barbarian: I wander into the forest to find a bear.
GM: You what?
B: I wander into the forest to find a bear!
GM: Why?
B: To fight it obviously!

[Majuba]

[Epiphanis]

Here are some ideas I never bothered to stat up:

"Portal Slime": a slime colony that live on vertical flat surfaces of stone. This transparent ooze generates the illusion of a three-dimensional tunnel leading off into darkness within its clear fluid body, even though no such exists. Its body is extremely adhesive and it absorbs and digests with acid any creature that mistakenly try to enter the seeming tunnel behind it.

"Phigment": similar to a living spell, Phigments are essentially magic brought to life. Specifically, phigments are illusion spells that gain sentience. Having visual and sonic components, they can adopt the semblance of any creature of Medium or smaller size. They cannot, however, physically interact with the world in any way. They feed on the belief intelligent creatures have in their reality, gradually dealing Wisdom damage on anyone they remain in proximity that remain unwary to their true nature. They have high Bluff and Disquise skills, and are typically skilled at fooling other creatures regarding their nature. Once discovered, they flee to seek new victims. Anything that dispels magic or illusions deals damage to them.
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Epiphanis

[R.C, Jr]

[DivFord]

This makes a really interesting low-level monster. Well done Ryan!

I'm intrigued by the idea of a Salislacerta rogue with improved feint. Combined with the desperate plea, he could really sucker punch PCs. And the fact that they're only CR1/3 means you could put several in an encounter, which avoids players killing off all the interesting monsters first.

Indeed. I like this muchly

[Drack]

[Drack]

I have a second request for a freddy kruger ghost monster for pathfinder.

[R.C, Jr]

I will work on the striga this month. Thanks for the suggestions, guys!
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[redmage]

We have a race in our lore that basically consists of former humans turned mutant by their own environmental tampering. Their faces are extremely pale and mottled and their wizards use constant magical auras to survive in their atmosphere. I'd imagine the non-spellcaster types would need some sort of environment suit to survive, and these are the ones I'd want to stat up.

Weird supernatural and/or extraordinary abilities are more than welcome and a CR below 3 is preferred. They're called Xalimites and they live in a decimated wasteland in case you'd want to work within our setting, but I'm fine with any new ideas. Would prefer a Pathfinder block. I'm fairly new to tabletop RPGs and I'm not confident making balanced monsters yet, so I've wanted a true statblock for these guys. Thanks!
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