Tuesday, October 9, 2012

New Oe/BX/1E Monster: Kraben

Before you say it, of course this creature is inspired by the three-eyed raven that appears in Bran's dreams in Game of Thrones. (BTW, I believe in the books it's actually a crow.) But I thought a 3-eyed raven would be more interesting in the role of spy rather than simply a symbol or as just a dreamworld familiar.


DESCRIPTION

Krabens are a species of three-eyed ravens most often found as the familiars of magic-users and employed as spies. The kraben’s natural stealth makes them perfectly suited for this job, able to move silently and hide in shadows as a 7th-level thief. Their natural intelligence also enables them in this capacity; while they are only capable of speaking their only language, they are able to understand the common tongue, as well as 3-5 common languages (e.g., elvish, dwarvish, etc.) and an additional 1-2 uncommon languages (e.g., trollish, hill giant, etc.) Furthermore, krabens make all their saving throws as a 1st-level magic-user.

Oe/1E STATS
FREQUENCY: Rare
NO. APPEARING: 1-2
ARMOR CLASS: 7
MOVE: 3”/36”
HIT DICE: 1/2
% IN LAIR: 90%
TREASURE TYPE: A
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-2
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: See below
MAGIC RESISTANCE:
Saves as 1st-level magic-user
INTELLIGENCE: Average to very
ALIGNMENT: (Lawful) neutral
SIZE: S
PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil
Attack/Defense Modes: Nil


BX STATS
ARMOR CLASS: 7
HIT DICE: 1/2
MOVE: 30’/360’
ATTACKS: 1 beak
DAMAGE: 1-2
NO. APPEARING: 1-2
SAVE AS: Magic-user:1
MORALE: 10
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
ALIGNMENT: Neutral

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