New Oe/BX/1E Monster: Hsigo (Flying Monkey)

This creature from Chinese legend supposedly inspired L. Frank Baum's flying monkeys in his Oz books.

Hsigo

Oe/1E STATS FREQUENCY: Uncommon NO. APPEARING: 10-100 ARMOR CLASS: 7 MOVE: 12”/24” HIT DICE: 1 % IN LAIR: 20% TREASURE TYPE: Nil NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-2 or by weapon SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard INTELLIGENCE: Low ALIGNMENT: Neutral SIZE: S (4’ tall) PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil Attack/Defense Modes: Nil

BX STATS ARMOR CLASS: 7 HIT DICE: 1 MOVE: 120’/240’ ATTACKS: 1 weapon DAMAGE: 1-2 or by weapon NO. APPEARING: 10-100 SAVE AS: Fighter: 1 MORALE: 10 TREASURE TYPE: Nil ALIGNMENT: Neutral

Hsigos are winged monkeys with human faces and dog-like tails. While sometimes found in the wild in forested areas, they are usually bred to act as servants for those that own them (most often high-level magic users.)

The weapons normally carried by hsigos are:
small sword - 40%
club - 30%
morning star - 20%
spear - 10%

For every 10 hsigos appearing as part of their owner’s army, there will be an additional leader with 2 hit dice (attacks and saves as 2 HD monster), carrying a +1 sword. For every hsigo army numbering 50 or greater, there will be a hsigo general with 3 hit dice (attacks and saves as a 3 HD monster), carrying a +1 sword and wearing a magic helmet (-1 bonus to AC.)