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CHAPTER 4 DRACONIC BEASTS Illus. by A. Swekel REDSPAWN BERSERKER A dragonlike humanoid the size of an ogre flexes red-scaled muscles as it roars a wordless challenge. Redspawn Berserker CR 8 Always CE Large monstrous humanoid Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft., Listen +2, Spot +2 Languages Draconic AC 20, touch 9, flat-footed 20 (–1 size, +2 armor, +1 shield, +8 natural) hp 105 (10 HD) Immune fear, fire, paralysis, sleep Fort +11, Ref +7, Will +8 Weakness vulnerability to cold Speed 40 ft. (8 squares) Melee morningstar +15/+10 (2d6+5) and bite +10 (1d8+2) Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft. Base Atk +10; Grp +19 Atk Options berserk attacks +2d6, Cleave, Power Attack Abilities Str 21, Dex 10, Con 23, Int 8, Wis 12, Cha 7 Feats Cleave, Great Fortitude, Improved Initiative, Power Attack Skills Balance +5, Jump +12, Listen +2, Spot +2, Tumble +18 Possessions morningstar, leather armor, light bone shield Vulnerability to Cold (Ex) A redspawn berserker takes 1-1/2 × normal damage from cold attacks. Berserk Attacks (Ex) A redspawn berserker can’t help but be enraged at the last person who dealt it damage. It deals 2d6 extra points of damage with its melee attacks when it hits the foe who last damaged it with a melee attack in the previous round. If no enemy damaged the redspawn berserker with a melee attack since before its last turn, this extra damage doesn’t apply. ECOLOGY To increase the size and power of her forces more swiftly, Tiamat causes red dragons and half-dragons of red descent to bear redspawn berserker children. A single egg can hold three or four young. Newborn redspawn berserkers have a voracious appetite, and with sufficient food, they grow to adult size in just a year, regardless of their size at birth or the size of their mother. Their hunting impacts the local ecology significantly unless a stock of living beings is provided for them. Environment: Redspawn berserkers live in whatever landscape they were born into, usually the fiery peaks that red dragons often inhabit. Typical Physical Characteristics: Redspawn berserkers stand 9 to 10 feet tall and weigh 650 to 700 pounds. They lack gender and have no means to procreate. SOCIETY Newborn redspawn berserkers mature quickly, ensuring that they don’t impose too long upon their often fickle and wrathful mothers. Full grown berserkers are exiled from their homes, but they usually remain close by, acting as guards and scouts. When Tiamat has something more specific in 118 Tiamat created her spawn for many purposes, and redspawn berserkers exist purely to destroy. Brutish and fearless, they thunder swiftly across the battlefield to come to grips with foes and rend them to pieces. STRATEGIES AND TACTICS A redspawn berserker charges into melee to bring itself close to as many foes as possible. It focuses its attacks on whatever foe last wounded it, crushing and slashing the enemy with its morningstar and bite attacks. SAMPLE ENCOUNTER Despite their innately chaotic natures, redspawn berserkers unfailingly behave as Tiamat or her representative demands. Air Assault (EL 13): Tiamat has set two redspawn berserkers and two juvenile red dragons to destroy or delay the player characters. The dragons carry the berserkers into battle, dropping them from their claws to land amid the enemy. As the berserkers occupy the PCs in melee, the dragons breathe fire on the battle.
pqqqqqqqqqrs REDSPAWN BERSERKER LORE Characters with ranks in Knowledge (arcana), Knowledge (nature), or Knowledge (religion) can learn more about redspawn berserkers. When a character makes a skill check, the following lore is revealed, including the information from lower DCs. Knowledge (arcana) DC Result 10 Descendants of a dragon aren’t always of the dragon type. Knowledge (nature) DC Result 18 Redspawn berserkers are rarely encountered monstrous humanoids. 23 Redspawn berserkers are fearless fi ghters immune to fi re, paralysis, and sleep. 28 Redspawn berserkers often focus their attacks on the last person to wound them in melee. Their attacks against such creatures are particularly potent. 32 Redspawn berserkers are born to red dragons and red half-dragons. Knowledge (religion) DC Result 18 Redspawn berserkers are some of Tiamat’s spawn. 23 Redspawn berserkers worship Tiamat as their deity and serve in her armies. 28 Redspawn berserkers are born to red dragons and red half-dragons. pqqqqqqqqqrs mind for her spawn, they instinctually travel to and gather before her chosen leader in the region, which is often an aspect of the deity. TYPICAL TREASURE Redspawn berserkers carry little gear and even less treasure. They travel light to maintain their speed, and they exist only to kill and eat the foes of Tiamat. At most, a redspawn berserker might have half standard treasure. REDSPAWN BERSERKERS WITH CLASS LEVELS Redspawn berserkers’ favored class is barbarian, although some become fighters. SPELLEATER “Keep that thing away from me.” —Malidras Siannodel, elf bladesinger A massive, four-legged creature looms over all other nearby objects, its armor-plated body reflecting ambient light. The creature hunkers down close to the ground, its short and powerful legs jutting out from its sides, planting it firmly in place. The creature’s body flows directly into its head, a vicious looking snout extending out and bristling with fangs. Spelleater CR 14 CN Huge dragon Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision (4 × human), Listen +13, Spot +13 Languages Common, Draconic AC 31, touch 10, flat-footed 29 (–2 size, +2 Dex, +21 natural) hp 225 (18 HD) SR 22 Immune sleep, paralysis Fort +17, Ref +13, Will +10 Speed 50 ft. (10 squares) Melee bite +27 (3d6+10/19–20) and tail +21 (2d6+5) Space 15 ft.; Reach 10 ft. Base Atk +18; Grp +36 Atk Options Combat Reflexes, Power Attack Special Actions devour spell Spell-Like Abilities (CL 18th): At will—detect magic Abilities Str 31, Dex 14, Con 22, Int 12, Wis 8, Cha 10 Feats Combat Reflexes, Improved Critical (bite), Improved Initiative, Improved Natural Attack (bite), Power Attack, Weapon Focus (bite) Skills Balance +10, Bluff +6, Concentration +16, Diplomacy +4, Handle Animal +6, Hide +12, Intimidate +16, Knowledge (arcana) +7, Knowledge (history) +6, Listen +13, Move Silently +10, Ride +4, Search +13, Sense Motive +9, Spellcraft +11, Spot +13, Survival +7 Advancement see text Devour Spell (Su) Any time a character casts a spell on a spelleater and does not overcome its spell resistance, the spelleater converts that spell energy into a boost for its own natural abilities. When a spelleater’s spell resistance blocks an incoming spell, the creature selects and gains one of the following benefits, which lasts for a number of rounds equal to the level of the spell. Multiple applications of the same benefit do not stack; instead, if the spelleater chooses the same benefit again before the first duration has elapsed, use the longer of the two durations. Combat Boost: The spelleater gains a +2 bonus on its melee attack rolls and damage rolls. Damage Reduction: The spelleater gains DR 5/ adamantine. Fast Healing: The spelleater gains fast healing 10. Magic Dampening: The spelleater generates a magicdampening field, causing all spellcasters within 60 feet to take a –2 penalty to their caster level. Spelleaters are the result of draconic tampering with the basic elements of magic and life, creatures born and bred to consume magic and those who wield it. Physically resembling an armored dinosaur but possessing the intelligence and racial benefits of dragons, spelleaters are dangerous outcasts that struggle with their own nature in an attempt to stay alive. STRATEGIES AND TACTICS Spelleaters tend to attack spellcasters first, trying to goad them into using their spells quickly. The creatures take full advantage of their power to devour spells, going after casters in order to give themselves increased abilities early in the CHAPTER 4 DRACONIC BEASTS 119
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Contents Introduction. . . . . . .
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CHAPTER 1 DRAGONBOUND HEROES —Dee
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