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Purplespawn Nightmare TacticsA purplespawn nightmare is an opportunistic predator,keeping to the shadows until its target is fightingother creatures. Then it emerges, using nightmareform to confuse enemies before landing a devastatingattack with its tail.Redspawn DevastatorREDSPAWN DEVASTATORS ARE FURY INCARNATE, themost powerful bestial dragonspawn. Fortunately forthe rest of the world, their numbers are small andtheir lairs remote. A devastator’s hunting ground islittered with scorched bones and sulfurous leavings.A devastator is a mighty beast, nearly 15 feet longwith a rippling, muscled body covered in crimsonscales.Redspawn Devastator LoreA character knows the following information with asuccessful Nature check.DC 30: These creatures dwarf other dragonspawnand can match true dragons in sheer might. Yet evenwith their great power, they still end up as steeds andguardians.Encounter GroupsBestial dragonspawn are exploited as warbeasts,mounts, or guardians. The more intelligent dragonspawncarve out their own destinies. They makealliances with other creatures to further theirpersonal agendas or even seize control of tribes ofweak-willed, savage creatures, bending such troops totheir own cruel will.DRAGONSPAWNDEVON CADDY-LEERedspawn DevastatorLevel 25 Elite BruteHuge natural beast (reptile) XP 14,000Initiative +15 Senses Perception +15; darkvisionHP 572; Bloodied 286; see also fiery wrathAC 39; Fortitude 39, Reflex 37, Will 38Resist 10 fireSaving Throws +2Speed 8, fly 8 (clumsy)Action Points 1m Bite (standard; at-will)Reach 2; +28 vs. AC; 3d10 + 9 damage.M Explosive Charge (standard; encounter) ✦ FireThe redspawn devastator charges an enemy; +28 vs. Reflex;3d12 + 10 fire damage, and the target is pushed 4 squares andtakes ongoing 10 fire damage (save ends).M Fling (standard; at-will)Reach 2; +28 vs. AC; 2d10 + 9 damage. If the attack hits, theredspawn devastator makes a secondary attack against thesame target. Secondary Attack: +28 vs. Fortitude; the target ispushed 6 squares and knocked prone.Fiery Wrath (only while bloodied) ) ✦ FireThe devastator’s bite attack deals 10 extra fire damage, and thetarget takes ongoing 10 fire damage (save ends). If the targettakes a standard action on its turn, it cannot save against theongoing fire damage that turn.Threatening ReachThe redspawn devastator can make opportunity attacks againstall enemies within its reach (2 squares).Alignment Evil Languages DraconicStr 29 (+21) Dex 16 (+15) Wis 17 (+15)Con 26 (+20) Int 5 (+9) Cha 11 (+12)Redspawn Devastator TacticsWhen a redspawn devastator detects another livingcreature, it surges forward, using its explosive charge.The devastator is not choosy about its target, attackingany foe it can reach. If it takes any significantdamage from its target, it tosses that opponent awayto find easier fare. Injury only brings out the beast’strue savagery: Exploding with flames, it ignites its victimswith flesh-eating fire as it rips them apart withits jagged fangs.Level 9 Encounter (XP 1,950)✦ 1 bluespawn stormlizard (level 9 brute)✦ 2 gnoll marauders (level 6 brute, MM 132)✦ 6 brownspawn marauders (level 4 skirmisher)Level 11 Encounter (XP 3,000)✦ 1 snaketongue celebrant (level 11 controller, MM273)✦ 1 greenspawn razorfiend (level 13 elite lurker)✦ 1 snaketongue warriors (level 8 brute, MM 272)✦ 6 snaketongue initiates (level 7 minion, MM 272)Level 15 Encounter (XP 6,050)✦ 1 night hag (level 14 lurker, MM 151)✦ 2 grayspawn fleshtearers (level 15 soldier)✦ 11 cyclops guards (level 14 minion, MM 46)CHAPTER 4 | New Monsters221