A-to-Z Challenge, M: Mapinguari (New Oe/BX/1E Monster)

As nutschell noted on Wednesday's Jenglot post about each culture having their own type of vampire, so do most of them have their own type of bigfoot/yeti creature (something I noted myself in Monday's hibagon post). Today's A-to-Z monster comes to us by way of the Brazilians. What I like about it as a hominid cryptid, however, is that it's not just a "big, hairy man-like creature that stinks," it's a "big, hairy man-like creature that stinks AND it has a 0 AC and it's impenetrable by standard edged weapons." Sure, it's only a 6 HD die creature, but without a magic edged weapon or a character in the party with a pretty good attack with a hammer or mace, this thing will eat you alive... literally!

Mapinguari

DESCRIPTION Mapinguaris are hairy, hulking hominids with a stench that often precedes them by as far as 100’. Below the matted red hair of these forest-dwellers is an incredibly tough skin that not only provides them with AC of 0, but makes them impervious to the effects of bladed weapons. Mapinguaris attack with a pair of ferocious claws and the devastating bite of a gaping mouth that sits somewhere near their chest.

Oe/1E STATS FREQUENCY: Rare NO. APPEARING: 1-4 ARMOR CLASS: 0 MOVE: 12” HIT DICE: 6 % IN LAIR: 15% TREASURE TYPE: D NO. OF ATTACKS: 3 DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-8/1-8/3-18 SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil SPECIAL DEFENSES: Immune to attacks from bladed weapons MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard INTELLIGENCE: Average ALIGNMENT: Neutral SIZE: (10’ tall) PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil Attack/Defense Modes: Nil BX STATS ARMOR CLASS: 0 HIT DICE: 6 MOVE: 120’ ATTACKS: 2 claws/1 bite DAMAGE: 1-8/1-8/3-18 NO. APPEARING: 1-4 SAVE AS: Fighter: 6 MORALE: 10 TREASURE TYPE: D ALIGNMENT: Neutral