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Tusked Skyfish

These aerial jellyfish float in the air by means of internal alchemical reactions. This lets them control the direction of their movement though much of the time they allow the wind to carry them, only adjusting their heading when they sense prey nearby and move to intercept it. They are capable of reaching altitudes as high as 30,000 feet, though they don't usually go so high as there's far less potential food at those altitudes.

Skyfish have electrical currents running through their tendrils, powered by the same alchemical processes that grant them flight, which help quickly incapacitate and capture food. The large tusk shaped horns that protrude from their bell are used for defense against larger threats, ones that are too large for its tendrils to easily capture or are resistant to the skyfish's electricity and stench spray. They can suppress these electrical currents, saving energy when not hunting and allowing them to manipulate objects or interact with other creatures safely.

Some people have found that skyfish can be used for transport, fitted with special saddles to be ridden or carry heavy loads. Their slow speed makes them poor combat mounts, but they can function for luxury transport or long distance travel with no rush. Genies in particular seem more inclined to use skyfish as beasts of burden.

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Pathfinder 2e

Tusked skyfish can be found both in the Universe and the Plane of Air, though they are not actual elemental creatures. They have a strong affinity with air however, and are able to feed off of air elementals as easily as creatures of flesh and blood.

Tusked Skyfish Creature 4 Large Aberration Air Perception +10; darkvision Skills Athletics +11 Str +3, Dex +1, Con +3, Int -4, Wis +2, Cha +1 AC 18; Fort +11, Ref +9, Will +8 HP 78; Immunities electricity Tendril Curtain (electricity) Any creature that enters a space directly below the tusked skyfish within 20-feet of it takes 1d6 electricity damage (DC 18 basic Reflex save). On a critical failure, the target is also stunned 1. Speed 5 feet, fly 20 feet Melee horn +11, Damage 2d8+5 piercing Melee tendril +11 (agile, reach 15 feet), Damage 1d4+3 slashing plus 1d6 electricity and Tendril Tangle Alchemical Flight The tusked skyfish ignores difficult terrain from flying up, and if it ends its turn airborne without taking a Fly action that round, it does not fall. Stench Spray [2 actions] (olfactory, poison) The tusked skyfish sprays a foul-smelling fluid in a 20-foot line. Non tusked skyfish creatures in that area must attempt a DC 21 Fortitude save. The tusked skyfish can't use Stench Spray again for 1d4 rounds. Critical Success The creature is unaffected. Success The creature is sickened 1 for 1 round. Failure The creature is sickened 2 for 1 minute. Critical Failure The creature is sickened 4 for 1 minute and is unconscious for the same duration. The creature can attempt Perception checks to wake up from unconsciousness as normal. Tendril Tangle As Grab, but the tusked skyfish's Grab doesn't end if it moves away. Instead, they carry the grabbed creature with them. The skyfish takes a -5-foot circumstance penalty to its Fly speed while it moves with a grabbed creature. In addition, a creature grabbed by the skyfish takes 1d6 electricity damage at the start of each of the skyfish's turns (DC 18 basic Fortitude save).

13th Age

Tusked skyfish can fly through the transition between the World and the Overworld, so some wizards (and occasionally other people) use them as mounts to make that journey more easily. Storm giants and genies may use tusked skyfish as beasts of burden to carry their baggage, but they don't serve much use as guardians to such creatures, not even as mooks, so a tusked skyfish present in a battle with such creatures is really just some set dressing and flair rather than a combatant. Actual battles featuring tusked skyfish may be a pod of them hunting for food, an opportunity strike where the skyfish attempts to pluck some prey from a different battle, or humanoids who have captured one as something like a flying, electrified hunting dog.

Tusked Skyfish 4th level troop [large aberration] Initiative: +6 Big Tusk +8 vs. AC – 14 damage. Natural 14+: The target pops free from the tusked skyfish. CQ: Lightning Tendrils +9 vs. PD (1d2 nearby enemies) – 6 lightning damage. Any Hit: Unless the target succeeds at an immediate normal save (11+), the tusked skyfish can grab them and pull them next to itself. It can have up to four targets grabbed at a time, but only one enemy takes the 5 points of automatic lightning grab damage. CQ: Stench Spray +9 vs. PD (1d3+1 nearby enemies in a group) – 2 poison damage and the target is dazed (save ends). Natural 16+: The target is stunned instead of dazed (easy save ends, 6+). When the target saves against being stunned, they become dazed (save ends). Limited Use: 1/battle. Recharges the first time the escalation die reaches 6. Flight: Tusked skyfish fly slowly, but unlike the jellyfish they resemble they do have control over their direction and speed and are not dependent on the wind to move them. Tendril Curtain: Each enemy that moves to engage the tusked skyfish or starts its turn engaged (but not grabbed) with the skyfish must succeed on an immediate normal save (11+) or take 4 lightning damage. Resist Lightning 16+: When a lightning attack targets the tusked skyfish, the attacker must roll a natural 16+ or the attack deals only half damage. AC 18 PD 17 MD 13 HP 74

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Trollkin Reaver

Trollkin, as the name suggests, are the descendants of humanoids and trolls (as well as possibly other creatures such as fey). Their appearances vary significantly, though many have horns and talons, along with thick, knobby skin and heavy tusks. This ancestry means many people distrust and fear trollkin, and the many reavers and raiders that have trollkin among them is both fueled by this reputation, and helps reinforce it. Their regeneration and thick skin provide strong defensive benefits that help ensure a trollkin survives multiple raids, and so any band that contains them will see them rise to the top and become elite fighters due to experience (and outlasting their non-trollkin rivals).

Pathfinder 2e

Trollkin are still seen as violent raiders and nothing more than monsters in many places, a reputation that orcs had but have been slowly moving past. So far, no force or faction of trollkin are large or unified enough to present a strong face to the rest of the world, and so the most common view of them is those who have seen them raid.

Trollkin Reaver Creature 4 Medium Humanoid Trollkin Perception +11; low-light vision Languages Common, Jotun Skills Athletics +12, Intimidation +9, Survival +9 Str +4, Dex +1, Con +3, Int +0, Wis +1, Cha +1 Items battle axe, hatchet (3), hide armor AC 19; Fort +13, Ref +11, Will +9 HP 82 (regeneration 10 (deactivated by acid or fire)); Weaknesses acid 5, fire 5 Speed 25 feet Melee battle axe +12 (sweep), Damage 1d8+8 slashing Melee hatchet +12 (agile, sweep), Damage 1d6+6 slashing Melee jaws +12, Damage 1d6+6 piercing Melee claw +12 (agile), Damage 1d4+6 slashing Ranged hatchet +12 (agile, sweep, thrown 10 feet), Damage 1d6+6 slashing Frenzy [2 actions] The trollkin reaver makes two claw Strikes and one jaws Strike in any order. Howl of Battle [1 action] (auditory, emotion, mental) The trollkin reaver howls, and up to three allies who hear this howl become quickened until the end of that ally's next turn but can use the extra action only to Strike. The trollkin reaver can't use Howl of Battle again for 1d6 rounds.

13th Age

Trollkin were lesser members of the Orc Lord's forces, mixtures of orc and troll stock, but with the Orc Lord's death and the shattering of the orc hordes trollkin are now trying to carve out their own spot of significance alongside their troll ancestors.

Trollkin Reaver 3rd level wrecker [humanoid] Initiative: +6 Vulnerability: fire Sweeping Axes +8 vs. AC (2 engaged enemies) – 8 damage. Frenzied Mauling +8 vs. AC (3 attacks) – 5 damage. R: Thrown Axe +8 vs. AC (2 attacks, each targeting one nearby enemy) – 6 damage. Limited Use: 1/battle. The trollkin reaver can make a second thrown axe attack, but loses sweeping axes for the rest of the battle. Lesser Trollish Regeneration: If the trollkin is damage at the start of their turn, they roll an easy save (6+) to heal 5 hit points. This does not prevent the trollkin from dying if reduced to 0 hit points or lower. Nastier Specials Howl of Battle: 1/battle, as a standard action, the trollkin reaver can unleash an inspiring howl. Three nearby allies of equal or lower level can each make a no-trigger melee attack as an interrupt action. This is a leader ability. AC 17 PD 17 MD 15 HP 56

#pathfinder 2e #13th age #homebrew #my homebrew #monster #humanoid #pathfinder level 4 #13th age level 3 #tome of beasts #long post

thirdtofifth

We are converting the entire Monster Manual II from D&D 3.5 to D&D 5e stats! Enjoy the moonbeast, a strange creature from beyond the stars that seeks to slay any who possess the magical moonstones it is bound to.

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loveaintforkeeping

When you say you play D&D

What people hear: I’m a gigantic fucking nerd

What you’re actually saying: I’m a gigantic fucking nerd with at least 3 friends that tolerate my presence on a weekly basis

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Common problem players and how to deal with them

Problem Player: The player who insists their PC is the only canon PC and all the other players characters are "non-canonical OCs"

Solution: Declare their PC non-canon. This will, in their mind, render the entire game non-canon, allowing them enjoy the game again as a non-canon AU where the other PCs exist.

Problem Player: The player who keeps powerscaling your setting and insisting the goblins are "haxx-based low diff mutliversal" or some shit.

Solution: Just use your chain-scaling outerversal massively FTL smurfing to solo stomp 10/10 the argument

Problem Player: The player who never shows up, and none of you remember meeting, and when you search their social media you just get images of your own death.

Solution: Leave a message carved into the bones of an unburied heretic beneath the new moon asking them if they're still around and, if there's still no reply, you may need to find a new player.

Problem Player: The player from an 80s PSA who thinks they're here to pledge themselves to Satan and is clearly disappointed this is a roleplaying thing.

Solution: Sadly, this is just a find a different game group thing. Luckily, there's plenty of Old School Revival games that apply modern game design to the old-school satanic recruitment style that you can recommend them.

Problem Player: Jock who doesn't care about this nerd shit and is just here to impress their nerd crush.

Solution: This one is just a waiting game - by act three, they'll realise that they actually love RPGs in a big emotional climax. Make sure to have the game involve heavy-handed symbolism for the jock's personal problems to speed up the narrative.

Problem Player: Inhuman creature who's wearing the skin of one of the game group and is clearly planning to devour you all.

Solution: Don't be racist! This thing came from the Andromeda galaxy to hang out with you, the least you can do is let it play our human games and give it some snacks.

Problem Player: Sheldon Cooper

Solution: Kill on sight.

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there should be like secret extra editions of dnd that wotc denounces as false like christian apocrypha

athelind

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Before you take on the Bastardhall, get the ins and outs of the bone-chilling new Pathfinder Adventure Path, Bastion of Blasphemies, straight from the developer in yesterday's blog!

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Lake Troll

Lake trolls are slightly larger, stronger, and more intelligent than the more common trolls, though fortunately they are also less common. They are aquatic, and slightly slower on land compared to common trolls, but the most terrible thing about them is their much stronger and more consistent regeneration. Fire or acid cannot shut it down, at least not alone. In fact, they have no fear of acid, but instead cold weakens their aquatic infused bodies. Their powerful regeneration will power through one of cold or fire alone, needing both in rapid succession to shut down their regeneration and allow their deaths. Even experienced hunters may not be aware of this distinction, allowing a lake troll that's been burned terribly to ambush them when it springs back to life to assault them. Even worse, these clever trolls take delight in breaking weapons, tearing apart wood and even steel to leave their foes unarmed and far less able to face them.

Pathfinder 2e

Lake Troll Creature 7 Uncommon Large Amphibious Giant Humanoid Troll Water Perception +15; darkvision, scent (imprecise) 60 feet Languages Jotun Skills Athletics +17, Intimidation +15 Str +6, Dex +1, Con +6, Int -1, Wis +0, Cha -2 AC 22; Fort +19, Ref +14, Will +11 HP 150 (regeneration 20 (special)); Weaknesses cold 10, fire 10 Persistent Regeneration The lake troll's regeneration is reduced to 10 for 1 round if it takes either cold or fire damage, and is deactivated if it takes both cold and fire damage within a single round. Speed 20 feet, swim 40 feet Melee jaws +17 (reach 10 feet), Damage 2d10+10 piercing Melee claw +17 (agile, reach 10 feet), Damage 2d8+10 slashing Sundering Rend [1 action] Requirements The lake troll hit the same enemy with two consecutive claw Strikes in the same round; Effect The target must succeed on a DC 25 Reflex save or their weapon takes damage equal to one claw Strike.

13th Age

Lake Troll 6th level double-strength spoiler [large giant] Initiative: +11 Vulnerability: cold, fire Sundering Claws +10 vs. AC (2 attacks) – 22 damage. Dual Hits: If the lake troll hits the same enemy with two claw attacks during its turn, unless the target succeeds on an immediate normal save (11+) their weapon is damaged and reduces its damage die by 1 size until the end of the battle. If it’s a magic weapon, the save is instead easy (6+). Miss: 6 damage. Trollish regeneration: If the troll is damaged at the start of its turn, it heals 20 hit points. If it took cold or fire damage since its last turn, it must succeed on an easy save (6+) to regain the hit points, and if it took both fire and cold damage since its last turn this becomes a hard save (16+). If the troll moves from 0 or negative hit points to positive hit points, it can take a standard turn. Rubbery flesh: At 0 hit points or lower, a troll cannot take any actions, but it does not die, is not helpless, and still uses its standard defenses against attacks. At the start of its turn, a troll dies it if it has –40 hit points or fewer after attempting its regeneration save. Since a troll below 0 hit points is not helpless, heroes cannot use a coup de grace against it. Swimmer: The lake troll breathes water and air, and loves ambushing out of the water. AC 20 PD 20 MD 15 HP 160

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Weeping Treant

These towering treants can reach heights of a touch over 30 feet. though their bodies are slender and they have gnarled and twisted trunks. Most significant are the thick tears of sap that run down their humanoid faces and drip down their bodies. These treants defend dark, unnerving forests, protecting the entire region or specific locations within the forest. The reason for their weeping is unknown, with many debates, but no one able to provide a reason more compelling than "that's what trees do." The treants themselves refuse to speak of the reasoning, and tend to get annoyed or even furious with those who keep asking about it.

Pathfinder 2e

Weeping Arboreal Creature 6 Uncommon Huge Plant Wood Perception +13; low-light vision Languages Arboreal, Common, Fey Skills Athletics +15, Stealth +9 (+13 in forests) Str +5, Dex -1, Con +4, Int +1, Wis +3, Cha +0 AC 22; Fort +17, Ref +11, Will +13 HP 105; Resistances bludgeoning 5, piercing 5; Weaknesses axes 5, fire 10 Acidic Tears Whenever the weeping arborial is hit by a Strike, each creature in a 5-foot emanation takes 1d12 persistent acid damage (DC 24 basic Reflex save). Speed 5 feet Melee branch +15 (reach 10 feet), Damage 2d6+9 bludgeoning Ranged rock +13 (brutal, range increment 60 feet), Damage 2d8+9 bludgeoning Throw Rock [1 action]

13th Age

Weeping Treant 6th level elite wrecker [huge plant] Initiative: +5 Vulnerability: Fire Crashing Branches +11 vs. AC – 30 damage. Miss: 6 damage, and the weeping treant can make a crashing branches attack against a different target as a free action (once per turn). Ranged: Hurdled Debris +9 vs. PD (one nearby enemy or far-away enemy at -2 atk) – 40 damage. Miss: 10 damage. Acidic Tears: When an enemy engaged with the weeping treant hits it with an attack, that enemy must make an immediate normal save (11+) or take 1d12 acid damage. Hardwood Resistance: The weeping treant has resist damage 12+ to all damage except fire damage and melee weapon damage. AC 23 PD 20 MD 16 HP 140

#pathfinder 2e #13th age #homebrew #my homebrew #monster #plant #wood #pathfinder level 6 #13th age level 6 #tome of beasts #long post

Treacle

Honestly, the treacle barely functions as a monster, being much more of an environmental hazard and a gotcha trap for characters who are a bit too trusting. Slow, weak, and lacking in any threatening offenses, these oozes instead have a very primitive form of telepathy that they can use to take on a form that a nearby creature would find harmless. They then try to lure in victims, making non-threatening sounds and waiting to have an opportunity to make physical contact. Once in contact, the treacle slowly draws blood through the creature's skin, feeding on it without leaving any marks or creating any pain. This works far better on creatures that are asleep or paralyzed, in which case it is very possible that the victim will die. In the wild they take the form of a creature's offspring and attempt to infiltrate families to feed on the other young or the parent, but their options and appearances are far more varied and capable among humanoids. Pets, infants, or lost objects are all options, and an infestation of treacle can remain a problem in a community for a long time before all the oozes are discovered.

Pathfinder 2e

A treacle really doesn't function as a combat threat, but also isn't quite fast enough for me to think it deserves a hazard stat block like that one scorpion I did. It is an exploration threat, but with a creature stat block, which is interesting enough for me to include even if it's not going to show up in very many places.

Treacle Creature -1 Tiny Ooze Perception +4; motion sense 60 (imprecise) feet Skills Deception +5 Str -3, Dex -2, Con +3, Int -5, Wis -2, Cha +1 AC 9; Fort +6, Ref +0, Will +2 HP 14 Speed 15 feet, climb 10 feet Change Shape [1 action] (concentration, polymorph) The treacle the appearance of any tiny creature or object. This doesn't change its Speed or its attack and damage modifiers with its Strikes. The treacle has an automatic result of 25 on Deception checks and DCs to pass as the creature or object it's mimicking. Drain Blood [10 minutes] Frequency Once per hour; Requirement The treacle is touching a paralyzed, restrained, unconscious, or willing creature; Effect That creature takes 1d8 bleed damage (DC 16 basic Fortitude save). This damage occurs so slowly and unobtrusively that the target must succeed at a DC 16 Perception check or else they don't realize they've been damaged. When contact with the treacle breaks, the target can attempt a DC 14 Perception check to see blood on their skin or clothes.

13th Age

Really the treacle has absolutely no place in a 13th Age game as a creature. This is just an environmental hazard, a character who interacts positively with the treacle needs to make a successful DC 15 skill check to either notice the feeding happen or identify the treacle based on flaws in its disguise, or else they lose a recovery. If they have it during a full-heal up and don't identify it, they start their next arc with one less recovery, and they have to keep attempting this until they figure out the source of their tiredness and weakness. If you want to be especially mean, don't even tell them they're losing the recoveries, just count them down and start imposing penalties if they run out without realizing it.

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Tosculi Hive-Queen

A hive-queen is the true nerve center of each hive-city, a psychic unifying force for each hive. Her will upon the hive is like iron, able to sense every member and communicate with them instantly, even looking through their eyes if they are close enough. This is called the Golden Song, a shared consciousness the hive-queen uses to ensure the hive acts toward one solid goal, and any tosculi that cannot hear her song is exiled at best. This means the hive-queen is a potential failure point for the hive-city however, as if anything happens to her and she has not prepared the hive plunges into full chaos.

In order to prevent this, each hive-queen has several potential heirs ready at any given time, immature daughters she trains and observes. The most promising is selected when she feels her death is near, and fed a special serum the hive-queen ferments in her gut, which finishes the daughter's maturation to a full hive-queen. Typically her first action upon this growth is to direct the hive-city to destroy her mother and sisters, to remove any challenge to her rule so she can have her own heir daughters. If the hive-queen is killed without preparing her heir, most hives fail and die shortly after, though one of the daughters may be able to grow to full maturity and eliminate her sisters to take control of the hive before this death.

Pathfinder 2e

Tosculi Hive-Queen Creature 8 Rare Large Beast Tosculi Perception +17; darkvision Skills Acrobatics +18, Athletics +15, Deception +14, Diplomacy +16, Intimidation +16, Society +15 Str +3, Dex +6, Con +4, Int +3, Wis +3, Cha +4 Items +1 kukri (4) AC 26; Fort +16, Ref +18, Will +15 HP 157 Golden Song (mental, primal) The hive-queen is a psychic nexus for all the tosculi of her hive. She knows the distance and direction to each one, can communicate instantly and telepathically with any member of her hive within 20 miles, and can share the senses of any member of her hive within 1 mile as a single action with the concentrate trait. If any member of her hive gains a condition or is damaged, the hive-queen knows this. A member of her hive within a 60-foot emanation of her is immune to mental effects that target only a specific number of creatures. If a mental effect targets all creatures in an area, only the hive members in the area are affected. Speed 35 feet, fly 60 feet Melee kukri +19 (agile, finesse, magical, trip), Damage 2d6+7 slashing Melee stinger +18, Damage 2d6+7 piercing plus queen venom Encouraging Pheromone [2 actions] The hive-queen releases a cloud of pheromones that causes all tosculi within a 60-foot emanation (including herself) to gain 10 temporary hit points that last for 1 minute. The hive-queen can't release the pheromones again for 1d4 rounds. Glittering Dust [1 action] The hive-queen releases a cloud of glittering golden particles in a 30-foot emanation. Each non-tosculi in the area must attempt a DC 26 Fortitude save. The hive-queen can't use Glittering Dust again for 1d4 rounds. Critical Success The creature is unaffected. Success The creature is dazzled for 1 round. Failure The creature is blinded for 1 round, then dazzled for 1 minute. If they were invisible, they become concealed instead for 1 minute. If they were already concealed for any other reason, they are no longer concealed for 1 minute. Critical Failure As failure, except the creature is blinded for 1 minute, then dazzled for 1 hour, and the other effects have a duration of 1 hour. Implant Egg [2 actions] (manipulate); Requirement A paralyzed, restrained, or unconscious living creature is within the hive-queen's reach; Effect The creature is exposed to tosculi larva. Queen Venom (poison); Saving Throw DC 26 Fortitude; Maximum Duration 10 rounds; Stage 1 clumsy 2 (1 round); Stage 2 clumsy 4 (1 round); Stage 3 paralyzed (1 round) Tosculi Larva (disease); Saving Throw DC 24 Fortitude; Maximum Duration 6 weeks; Stage 1 paralyzed, and does not need to eat or drink (1 week); Stage 2 as stage 1 plus drained 1 (1 weeks); Stage 3 as stage 1 plus drained 3 (1 week); Stage 4 the creature dies and an adult tosculi can emerge from the corpse as an interact action. The hive-queen chooses when she lays the egg what form of tosculi is born from it, though she cannot choose for it to be another hive-queen.

13th Age

Tosculi Hive-Queen 6th level double-strength leader [large humanoid] Initiative: +12 Lashing Scimitars +11 vs. AC (4 attacks) – 10 damage. Natural 16+: The hive-queen can make a great stinger attack as a free action. [Special Trigger] Great Stinger +11 vs. AC – 8 damage and the target is stuck (save ends). CQ: Glittering Dust +11 vs. PD (1d2+1 nearby enemies) – The target is shocked (easy save ends, 6+). Natural 14+: The target is hindered and shocked (easy save ends, 6+). Quick Use: 1/round, as a quick action, if the escalation die is even. Implant Egg +11 vs. PD (one stuck, stunned, or unconscious enemy) – 30 damage, and the target must start making last gasp saves as a tosculi larva grows within them. On the fourth failed save, the target dies and the hive-queen rolls a d20: on a 1-10, a new tosculi drone crawls out of the body (with no crossbow attack); on an 11-15, a new tosculi warrior crawls out of the body, and on a 16+ a new tosculi elite bow raider (with no bug bow attack until they can gather a bow in some way, such as from a body) crawls out of the body. Flight: The hive-queen is quite an agile flyer for her size, though not as much as the smaller members of her hive. Heartening Pheromones: When the escalation die reaches 6, the hive-queen releases a cloud of pheromones that cause all nearby living tosculi to gain temporary hit points equal to half their maximum hit points (including herself). Hive Mind: The hive queen knows the distance, direction, and condition of all members of her hive within 20 miles, and can use the senses of any member of her hive within 1 mile. Tosculi that are in the same battle as the hive-queen are immune to the effects of an attack against MD (though not damage) unless that attack can target multiple enemies. AC 22 PD 20 MD 18 HP 150

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feyd-rautha-apologist

Eberron deserves a shit ton of praise for a lot of stuff but specifically props to it for just having the guts to outright say "Yeah magic works like completely differently for non-player characters".

Because like yeah, once you take a step back, memorizing three dozen different spells and being able to fully cast each of them within six seconds is an insane thing to ask of Joe Average who works at the telegraph station and just needs to cast Sending a bunch.

If your job is anything other than getting killed by gnolls for a living you don't fucking need Wizard levels. Just learn the one spell you need to do your job and you're set. The Esoteric Order of Aureon is a scam to sell you 50gp worth of rare inks per spell level

Tosculi Elite Bow Raider

Above the warriors of a hive are the elite raiders. Physically significantly larger, over five feet, and smarter with greater allowed individual decision making, elite raiders are given command of drones and warriors when the queen can't personally manage everything. They lead larger raiding parties against more secure targets, and a band always remains with the queen as an honor guard. Each raider's life is considered to be worth any number of drones or warriors, never thrown away carelessly and the lower members of a hive will sacrifice themselves without hesitation to try and protect a raider.

Pathfinder 2e

Tosculi Elite Bow Raider Creature 5 Medium Beast Humanoid Tosculi Perception +12; darkvision Languages Diabolic, Kholo, Tosculi Skills Acrobatics +13, Athletics +11, Stealth +13 Str +2, Dex +4, Con +3, Int +1, Wis +3, Cha +1 Items composite longbow (20 arrows) AC 22; Fort +12, Ref +13, Will +10 HP 75 Evasive [reaction] Trigger The tosculi is targeted by a ranged Strike or spell attack roll; Effect The tosculi gains a +2 circumstance bonus to AC against the triggering attack. After the attack, they Fly 5 feet. Speed 25 feet, fly 35 feet Melee claw +13 (agile, finesse), Damage 2d4+6 slashing Ranged composite longbow +15 (deadly d10, range increment 100 feet, propulsive, reload 0, volley 30 feet), Damage 1d8+5 piercing Hunt Prey [1 action] (concentrate) The tosculi designates a single creature they can see and hear, or one they're Tracking, as their prey. The tosculi gains a +2 circumstance bonus to Perception checks to Seek the prey and to Survival checks to Track the prey. The first time the tosculi hits the designated prey in a round with a ranged Strike, they deal an additional 1d8 precision damage. This effect lasts until the tosculi uses Hunt Prey again. Hunting Shot [1 action] Frequency Once per round; Requirement The tosculi is wielding a ranged weapon with reload 0 and has designated a creature as their prey using Hunt Prey; Effect The tosculi makes two Strikes with the required weapon against their prey. If both Strikes hit, combine their damage for the purpose of resistances and weaknesses.

13th Age

Tosculi Elite Bow Raider 5th level archer [humanoid] Initiative: +12 Claw and Duck +9 vs. AC (2 attacks) – 8 damage. Natural Even Hit or Miss: The tosculi can pop free from the target. Quick Shot: If the tosculi is unengaged after its first attack but before making its second attack, it can make a no trigger bug bow attack in place of its second claw and duck attack. Ranged: Bug Bow +11 vs. AC (1 nearby or far-away enemy) – 15 damage. Natural 16+: 25 damage. Miss: 3 damage. Evasive: The tosculi gains +1 AC and PD against ranged attacks. Flight: Tosculi elite bow raiders fly even faster than tosculi warriors. AC 20 PD 20 MD 15 HP 70

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Tosculi Drone and Warrior

Tosculi are a species that combine elements of humanoids and wasps. Unlike wasps they can share a true hive mind, called the Golden Song, which created and sustained by the hive-queens. Each hive-queen has her own song, though most often it is learned from her mother and the previous queen of her hive, meaning that these songs tend to pass down through generations of a hive. Most of these hives are quite predatory, quickly turning to banditry, livestock theft, and even raiding small settlements. Those few tosculi that cannot hear their queen's Golden Song are exiled, forced to try and live among other creatures and never seen as tosculi by any of their people.

The majority of a tosculi hive are drones, born to be workers and builders for the hive. They are the smallest and weakest of their hive, and are discouraged from even learning or growing as individuals. They stand between 3 and 4 feet, and have weaker wings that prevent them from even flying, instead being only able to glide. During raids or war, drones may be used as one-way scouts, relying on the queen's Golden Song to convey what the drone sees to the hive's warriors, so the drone can report on enemy position and status without any expectation of returning alive.

Warriors are the next most common members of a hive, slightly larger than drones but not significantly. They oversee work crews and battle groups of drones, or may be gathered up in large numbers to act as a fighting force. With more allowance to act independently than drones, they can develop some distinct skills and personality traits, though these are expected to be subordinate to the queen's command and control. Their most important role is to collect hosts for the hive's eggs, paralyzing choice creatures and returning them to the hive for the queen to plant her eggs within.

Pathfinder 2e

Tosculi Drone Creature 0 Small Beast Humanoid Tosculi Perception +5; darkvision Languages Tosculi Skills Acrobatics +5 Str -1, Dex +3, Con +2, Int -1, Wis +1, Cha -3 Items crossbow (10 bolts) AC 15; Fort +4, Ref +5, Will +3 HP 20 Speed 20 feet Melee claw +7 (agile, finesse), Damage 1d4+1 slashing Ranged crossbow +7 (range increment 120 feet, reload 1), Damage 1d8 piercing Glide [1 action] (move) The tosculi drone glides gently through the air, moving 5 feet toward the ground and up to 25 feet forward. As long as the tosculi spends at least 1 action gliding each round, it remains in the air at the end of each turn. For the purpose of determining damage from falls, a tosculi drone always treats falls as if they were 20 feet shorter. Swarming Stance A tosculi drone can share the same space as another tosculi , but no more than two tosculi can occupy the same space. When tosculi share the same space, they gain a +1 circumstance bonus to attack rolls.

Tosculi Warrior Creature 2 Small Beast Humanoid Tosculi Perception +7; darkvision Languages Tosculi Skills Acrobatics +11, Athletics +7 Str +1, Dex +5, Con +3, Int +0, Wis +1, Cha +1 AC 19; Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +5 HP 32 Speed 20 feet, fly 30 feet Melee mandibles +9 (finesse), Damage 1d8+3 piercing Melee claw +11 (agile, finesse), Damage 1d4+3 slashing Melee stinger +9 (finesse), Damage 1d6+3 piercing plus warrior venom Prepare Host [2 actions] Requirements The tosculi warrior is adjacent to a paralyzed creature; Effect The tosculi warrior makes a stinger Strike against the target where it delivers an exceptionally potent dose of warrior venom. The target takes a -2 circumstance penalty to the save against warrior venom from this Strike, and if they fail they are paralyzed for 1 minute (or 1 hour on a critical failure). Swarming Stance A tosculi warrior can share the same space as another tosculi, but no more than two tosculi can occupy the same space. When tosculi share the same space, they gain a +1 circumstance bonus to attack rolls. Warrior Venom (poison); Saving Throw DC 17 Fortitude; Maximum Duration 10 rounds; Stage 1 clumsy 1 (1 round); Stage 2 clumsy 2 (1 round); Stage 3 clumsy 3 (1 round); Stage 4 clumsy 4 (1 round); Stage 5 paralyzed (1 round)

13th Age

Tosculi Drone 4th level mook wrecker [humanoid] Initiative: +8 Scrabbling Claws +7 vs. AC – 8 damage. Miss that’s a natural 8+: One claw still catches for 4 damage. Ranged: Stinger Crossbow +8 vs. AC (one nearby or far-away enemy) – 5 damage. Gliding Wings: The tosculi drone can glide, which is like flying except it can’t move upward and can only go horizontally and slightly down. Skittering: The tosculi drone gains a +1 bonus to scrabbling claws attacks for each ally engaged with the target (max +4 bonus). AC 19 PD 17 MD 14 HP 17 (mook) Mook: Kill one tosculi drone mook for every 17 damage dealt to the mob.

Tosculi Warrior 4th level spoiler [humanoid] Initiative: +10 Many Sharp Claws +7 vs. AC (2 attacks) – 8 damage. Natural 16+: The tosculi can choose to deal 4 damage instead of 8, and make a stinger attack as a free action. Miss: 2 damage. Stinger +8 vs. AC – 4 damage, and unless the target succeeds on an immediate normal save (11+), they are stuck (save ends). Prepare Host +7 vs PD (one stuck, stunned, or unconscious enemy) – 5 ongoing poison damage and the target is stuck (hard save ends both, 16+). If the target is reduced to 0 hp by this damage, they don’t need to make death checks and stop taking the ongoing damage, but are stunned (hard save ends, 16+) if they recover hit points. Flight: Unlike drones, tosculi warriors can fly, and are quite fast and agile at it. Skittering: The tosculi warrior gains a +1 bonus to attack rolls for each ally engaged with the target (max +4 bonus). AC 20 PD 19 MD 14 HP 54

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Tophet

Hollow statues usually made of brass or bronze with iron reinforcements, tophets were initially created as a method of ritual execution or sacrifice. The subject is placed inside of the tophet, then a fire is lit within or below the statue to burn them to death. Those who worship entities of fire, or simply want their execution platform more independent, will animate their tophet so it can hunt down its own victims, a perpetual fire burning inside its body by magic. No fuel is needed for this, beyond a symbolic offering of wood or coal on occasion, but a tophet that doesn't get a sacrifice for long enough may go on a rampage until it claims a victim for itself.

Pathfinder 2e

Tophet Creature 8 Huge Construct Perception +16; darkvision Skills Athletics +18 Str +6, Dex +0, Con +5, Int -2, Wis +0, Cha -2 AC 27; Fort +19, Ref +14, Will +14 HP 134; Immunities bleed, death effects, cold, disease, doomed, drained, fatigued, fire, healing, nonlethal attacks, paralyzed, poison, sickened, unconscious, vitality, void; Resistances physical 10 (except adamantine) Fiery Heart (arcane, aura, fire) 30 feet. Whenever the tophet's inner fire is lit the tophet casts bright light in the aura, and creatures within the area have resistance 5 to cold damage. Speed 30 feet Melee fist +18 (magical, reach 10 feet), Damage 2d10+10 bludgeoning plus Grab Ranged gout of flame +16 (fire, magical, range 100 feet), Damage 3d10 fire plus 1d10 splash fire Pilot Light [1 action] (arcane, fire) The tophet either lights or douses its internal flame. While its flame is lit, the tophet's fiery heart aura is active and it Swallow Whole [1 action] (attack) Large, 4d6 fire, Rupture 20

13th Age

Tophet 5th level double-strength blocker [huge construct] Initiative: +6 Scorching Fist +11 vs. AC (2 attacks) – 15 damage. Natural 16+: Unless the target succeeds on an immediate normal save (11+), they are thrown into the tophet’s open belly. While in the belly, the target is grabbed, hindered, and takes 15 ongoing damage. The tophet’s hands are not occupied while it has a creature in its belly so it can keep fighting other creatures normally. R: Gout of Flame +11 vs. PD (1d2 nearby enemies in a group) – 15 fire damage. Natural 14+: 5 ongoing fire damage. Fiery Heart: All nearby creatures gain resist cold 12+. Inorganic Immunity: The tophet is immune to effects. It can’t be dazed, weakened, confused, made vulnerable, or touched by ongoing damage. Resist Cold and Fire 16+: When a cold or fire attack targets this creature, the attacker must roll a natural 16+ on the attack roll, or it deals only half damage. AC 22 PD 19 MD 14 HP 140

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