Kerrick
First Post
Here are the first couple revised epic monsters. I've made numerous changes based on both UK's rules and my own, but these are still 3.5 stats. I'll explain the changes below.
AC: This uses the AC rules from v5 - natural armor, and deflection = Cha bonus for outsiders and undead. Since the SRD divine rules have no divine bonus of any kind for Rank 0 deities, they don't gain a divine AC bonus.
HD: As you can see from the table below, I adjusted Strength and HD scores, and lowered damage - ELH abominations deal damage as a creature 3 sizes larger, which I thought was too much, so I lowered it to 2 sizes larger (using UK's damage rules).
I also use a slightly different system for determining HD based on size, which I can post here if anyone's interested. It results in abominations getting quite a few fewer HD, but I think they're a bit more balanced.
Skills: I wrote these statblocks in Project Phoenix format, then converted them over to 3.5, so there might be a few mistakes. PP uses the 1:1 skill point system, which is MUCH easier - take the base number and add the Int modifier - that gives you the number of skills; HD +3 is the base bonus for each skill, then just add stat modifiers. Bada bing bada boom, done.
Feats: Creatures are limited to their Int score in feats, no matter how many HD they have.
VSCs: A creature gaining one or more VSCs gains only HD, not Strength or Con. A creature that acquires a VSC from immense strength getting even more strength from the VSC is illogical and sets up a recursive loop. Likewise, gaining more Con when you're already getting extra HD is silly - the extra HD represent a greater body mass, but more mass does not necessarily = greater health or resistance to disease and poison.
Fast Healing and Regeneration: I didn't really see the point in abominations having both, so the living ones get regen, and constructs/undead get fast healing.
SLAs: There are no real guidelines for setting CL; UK uses HD = CL, but these things have tons of HD, so I went with 2/3 HD = CL instead.
Immunities: I changed all the immunities to resistances, except where they're gained as a consequence of type (undead being immune to ability drain, e.g.). If you prefer immunities, feel free to change them back.
Anything else is covered after each entry. If you guys are interested in seeing the rest, I'll put them into an rtf file - translating all this stuff to BBCode is a big PITA.
Abominations are a subgrouping of the outsider type, much like celestials and fiends. The accompanying table indicates the average values an abomination of a given size has for its basic physical scores. Abominations also share several other characteristics. Abominations are always size Small or larger.
Abomination Traits
All abominations are born directly (or indirectly) from a god and some lesser creature (or idea), but none are favored, wanted, or loved. Still, they all share a tiny spark of deific energy, which grants them the qualities described in below. Abominations are treated as rank 0 deities. All of the abilites gained from divine status are included below.
Immunities (Ex): Abominations have a +10 bonus to saves vs. polymorphing, petrification, or any form-altering attack, mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, phantasms, patterns, and morale effects), and ability damage/drain or energy drain.
Resistances (Ex): Abominations have fire and cold resistance 20, and damage reduction of at least 20/magic (certain abominations have higher damage reduction, or DR of another type), and have significant spell resistance. They resist detection, and are all treated as if affected by a nondetection spell of a caster level equal to the abomination's HD.
Special Qualities (Ex): All abominations have the spell-like ability to use true seeing at will. They have maximum hit points per Hit Die and the blindsight extraordinary ability to a range of 100 feet.
Fast Healing and Regeneration: Most abominations have some measure of fast healing or regeneration, ranging from 5 to 55 for both abilities. Higher HD abominations generally have higher values for fast healing and regeneration. If an abomination has regeneration, it is usually subject to normal damage from at least two sources, one of which is the antithesis for their subtype, and the other of which is somehow tied to some unique feature of the abomination.
Spell Resistance: Most abominations have spell resistance equal to their HD + 12.
Spell-Like Abilities: All abominations have access to a variety of spells in the form of spell-like abilities, which they can use as 20th- or higher-level casters (caster level is generally 2/3 the creature's HD).
Summon Creature (Sp): Abominations can summon creatures associated either with the portfolio of their godly progenitor or with their imprisonment. Summoned creatures serve the abomination without question. Summoned creatures automatically return whence they came after 1 hour, or sooner if slain. See specific abomination entries for additional details on summoning.
Telepathy (Su): Abominations can communicate telepathically with any creature within 1,000 feet that has a language.
Unique Abilities: All abominations have one or more unique abilities tied to their godly parent's portfolio, or to the manner of their incarceration.
Abominations speak Abyssal, Celestial, Infernal, and often a language associated with their imprisonment.
Anaxim
Large Construct (Abomination, Extraplanar, Lawful)
Hit Dice: 33d10+20 (320 hp)
Initiative: +8
Speed: 60 ft. (12 squares), fly 120 ft. (24 squares) (average)
Armor Class: 40 (-1 size, +4 Dex, +27 natural), touch 13, flat-footed 36
Base Attack/Grapple: +21/+37
Attack: Spinning blade +32 melee (2d6+12/19-20 x3) or electricity ray +25 ranged (10d6 electricity, 160 ft. range)
Full Attack: 2 spinning blades +32 melee (2d6+12/19-20 x3) and 2 slams +30 melee (2d6+6+1d6 electrical), or electricity ray +25 ranged (10d6 electricity, 160 ft. range) or 6 spikes +25 ranged (2d6+12, 120 ft. range increment)
Space/Reach: 10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks: Rend 4d6+18, sonic blast, spell-like abilities, summon iron golem
Special Qualities: Blindsight 100 ft., construct traits, DR 20/chaotic and adamantine and magic, fast healing 15, magic immunity, telepathy
Skills: Climb +46, Craft (any one) +39, Intimidate +39, Jump +46, Knowledge (the planes) +39, Listen +39, Spot +39
Feats: Cleave, Combat Reflexes, Flyby Attack, Great Cleave, Improved Bull Rush, Improved Critical (blade), Improved Initiative, Improved Sunder, Multiattack, Overwhelming Critical (blade), Power Attack, Weapon Focus (blade)
Saves: Fort +13, Ref +17, Will +18
Abilities: Str 35, Dex 19, Con —, Int 20, Wis 20, Cha 20
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary, binary (pair), or command line (2–5 anaxims and 5–12 iron golems)
ECL: ??
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Always lawful neutral
Advancement: 34–60 HD (Huge); 61–99 HD (Gargantuan)
An anaxim's natural weapons are treated as magic and lawful-aligned for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. Due to their higher-than average strength and dense construction, anaxim have 1 virtual size category.
Combat
Rend (Ex): If the anaxim hits with both spinning blades, it slices particularly well. This attack automatically deals an additional 4d6+18 points of damage.
Sonic Blast (Ex): As a standard action, an anaxim can emit a 30-foot cone of sonic energy that deals 20d6 points of sonic damage to all creatures that fail a DC 29 Reflex save; those that succeed take half damage. The save DC is Constitution-based.
Spell-Like Abilities: At will — greater dispel magic, displacement (DC 17), greater invisibility (DC 21), ethereal jaunt. Caster level 22nd. The save DCs are Charisma-based.
Summon Iron Golem (Sp): An anaxim can summon an iron golem up to four times per day.
[Since the description didn't say how big an anaxim was, I had to guess - I figured it was about 10 feet tall and weighed somewhere around 750 pounds, so that made it Large. I determined starting HD from the stats - they had 50 extra points, so it ended up being 25 base HD; Strength was 15 over the base 20 for Large, which gave it a VSC and extra HD - 8, to be precise.]
Atropal
Huge Undead (Abomination, Evil, Extraplanar, Lawful)
Hit Dice: 43d12+3 (519 hp)
Initiative: +6
Speed: 5 ft. (1 square), fly 100 ft. (20 squares)(good)
Armor Class: 50 (–2 size, +2 Dex, +12 natural, +1 dodge, +16 deflection), touch 38, flat-footed 47
Base Attack/Grapple: +21/+39
Attack: Touch +35 melee (2d6 Con drain/19-20)
Full Attack: 2 touches +35 melee (2d6 Con drain/19-20) and eye ray +22 ranged (energy drain/19-20)
Space/Reach: 15 ft/15 ft.
Special Attacks: Constitution drain, energy drain, spell-like abilities, summon nightcrawler
Special Qualities: Abomination traits, blindsight 100 ft., command/rebuke undead 19/day, DR 25/good and silver and magic, divine SR, fast healing 20, negative energy aura, turn resistance 22, undead traits
Saves: Fort +18, Ref +22, Will +31
Abilities: Str 43, Dex 15, Con –, Int 28, Wis 22, Cha 42
Skills: Bluff +62, Concentration +62, Diplomacy +62, Intimidate +62, Knowledge (arcana, religion, the planes) +55, Listen +27, Search +55, Sense Motive +52, Spellcraft +55, Spot +28
Feats: Combat Casting, Dodge, Improved Critical (touch), Improved Critical (eye ray), Improved Initiative, Improved Turning, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Quicken Spell-Like Ability (finger of death), Toughness, Undead Mastery, Weapon Focus (touch), Weapon Focus (eye ray), Zone of Animation
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary
ECL: ??
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Always lawful evil
Advancement: 44–72 HD (Huge); 73–108 HD (Gargantuan); 109-129 (Colossal)
Combat
An atropal's natural weapons are treated as magic and evil- and lawful-aligned for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.
Command/Rebuke Undead (Su): An atropal can command or rebuke undead as a cleric with a level equal to its HD + 1, 3 + Cha bonus times per day.
Constitution Drain (Su): When the atropal hits a living opponent with a touch attack, the opponent takes 2d6 points of Constitution drain. The atropal heals 5 hit points of damage for each point of Con it drains, gaining any excess as temporary hit points. The attack allows a DC 47 Fortitude save. The DC is Charisma-based.
Energy Drain (Su): The atropal can shoot a a ray of darkness from one eye to a range of 200 feet. If it hits a living being, the target must make a DC 47 Fort save or gain 2d4 negative levels, as the energy drain spell (4d4 on a critical hit). For each negative level bestowed, the atropal heals 5 points of damage, or 10 on a critical hit, gaining any excess as temporary hit points. After 24 hours have passed, the afflicted opponent must attempt a DC 47 Fort save for each negative level (the DC is Charisma-based). If the save is successful, it regains the lost level.
Negative Energy Aura (Su): An atropal radiates negative energy in a 30-foot-radius. All undead in the field (including the atropal) are treated as having turn resistance +20 and fast healing 20. Living creatures in the aura are treated as gaining 10 negative levels (as if they were energy drained, but the lost levels immediately return upon leaving the field) unless they have some sort of negative energy protection or protection from evil. Creatures with 10 or fewer HD or levels instantly die (and, at the atropal's option, rise as spectres under its command 1 minute later).
Spell-Like Abilities (Sp): At will - animate dead, blasphemy, create undead, cone of cold, desecrate, finger of death, greater dispel magic, greater invisibility, greater teleport, plane shift, spectral hand, unholy aura; 3/day — create greater undead, haste, project image, speak with dead, weird. Caster level 28th; save DC 26 + spell level. The save DCs are Charisma-based.
Summon Nightcrawler (Su): An atropal can summon a nightcrawler four times per day.
[I reverse-engineered the HD by assigning starting stats, then figuring the extra stat points - there were 86 extra, so it became 43 HD, which felt a lot closer to the mark than 66, IMO. Undead can't regenerate (you need a Con score), so that went; likewise, I ditched a bunch of the combat-related feats (the atropal's arms are atrophied and it has only touch attacks, so the Power Attack chain made little sense). Since I lowered the HD, I could also drop a lot of the feats, which left me with a good selection of logical ones.]
AC: This uses the AC rules from v5 - natural armor, and deflection = Cha bonus for outsiders and undead. Since the SRD divine rules have no divine bonus of any kind for Rank 0 deities, they don't gain a divine AC bonus.
HD: As you can see from the table below, I adjusted Strength and HD scores, and lowered damage - ELH abominations deal damage as a creature 3 sizes larger, which I thought was too much, so I lowered it to 2 sizes larger (using UK's damage rules).
I also use a slightly different system for determining HD based on size, which I can post here if anyone's interested. It results in abominations getting quite a few fewer HD, but I think they're a bit more balanced.
Skills: I wrote these statblocks in Project Phoenix format, then converted them over to 3.5, so there might be a few mistakes. PP uses the 1:1 skill point system, which is MUCH easier - take the base number and add the Int modifier - that gives you the number of skills; HD +3 is the base bonus for each skill, then just add stat modifiers. Bada bing bada boom, done.
Feats: Creatures are limited to their Int score in feats, no matter how many HD they have.
VSCs: A creature gaining one or more VSCs gains only HD, not Strength or Con. A creature that acquires a VSC from immense strength getting even more strength from the VSC is illogical and sets up a recursive loop. Likewise, gaining more Con when you're already getting extra HD is silly - the extra HD represent a greater body mass, but more mass does not necessarily = greater health or resistance to disease and poison.
Fast Healing and Regeneration: I didn't really see the point in abominations having both, so the living ones get regen, and constructs/undead get fast healing.
SLAs: There are no real guidelines for setting CL; UK uses HD = CL, but these things have tons of HD, so I went with 2/3 HD = CL instead.
Immunities: I changed all the immunities to resistances, except where they're gained as a consequence of type (undead being immune to ability drain, e.g.). If you prefer immunities, feel free to change them back.
Anything else is covered after each entry. If you guys are interested in seeing the rest, I'll put them into an rtf file - translating all this stuff to BBCode is a big PITA.
Abominations are a subgrouping of the outsider type, much like celestials and fiends. The accompanying table indicates the average values an abomination of a given size has for its basic physical scores. Abominations also share several other characteristics. Abominations are always size Small or larger.
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Size Str Dex Con HD Slam/Claw Bite/Gore
Small 19–27 20–21 20–21 1-9 1d6 1d8
Medium 25–35 18–19 24–25 3-18 1d8 2d6
Large 31–43 16–17 28–29 6–36 2d6 2d8
Huge 37–51 14–15 32–33 8–72 2d8 4d6
Gargantuan 43–59 12–13 36–37 12–108 4d6 4d8
Colossal 49–67 10–11 40–41 36-216 4d8 6d6
Titanic 51–74 10 44–45 72-432 6d6 8d6Abomination Traits
All abominations are born directly (or indirectly) from a god and some lesser creature (or idea), but none are favored, wanted, or loved. Still, they all share a tiny spark of deific energy, which grants them the qualities described in below. Abominations are treated as rank 0 deities. All of the abilites gained from divine status are included below.
Immunities (Ex): Abominations have a +10 bonus to saves vs. polymorphing, petrification, or any form-altering attack, mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, phantasms, patterns, and morale effects), and ability damage/drain or energy drain.
Resistances (Ex): Abominations have fire and cold resistance 20, and damage reduction of at least 20/magic (certain abominations have higher damage reduction, or DR of another type), and have significant spell resistance. They resist detection, and are all treated as if affected by a nondetection spell of a caster level equal to the abomination's HD.
Special Qualities (Ex): All abominations have the spell-like ability to use true seeing at will. They have maximum hit points per Hit Die and the blindsight extraordinary ability to a range of 100 feet.
Fast Healing and Regeneration: Most abominations have some measure of fast healing or regeneration, ranging from 5 to 55 for both abilities. Higher HD abominations generally have higher values for fast healing and regeneration. If an abomination has regeneration, it is usually subject to normal damage from at least two sources, one of which is the antithesis for their subtype, and the other of which is somehow tied to some unique feature of the abomination.
Spell Resistance: Most abominations have spell resistance equal to their HD + 12.
Spell-Like Abilities: All abominations have access to a variety of spells in the form of spell-like abilities, which they can use as 20th- or higher-level casters (caster level is generally 2/3 the creature's HD).
Summon Creature (Sp): Abominations can summon creatures associated either with the portfolio of their godly progenitor or with their imprisonment. Summoned creatures serve the abomination without question. Summoned creatures automatically return whence they came after 1 hour, or sooner if slain. See specific abomination entries for additional details on summoning.
Telepathy (Su): Abominations can communicate telepathically with any creature within 1,000 feet that has a language.
Unique Abilities: All abominations have one or more unique abilities tied to their godly parent's portfolio, or to the manner of their incarceration.
Abominations speak Abyssal, Celestial, Infernal, and often a language associated with their imprisonment.
Anaxim
Large Construct (Abomination, Extraplanar, Lawful)
Hit Dice: 33d10+20 (320 hp)
Initiative: +8
Speed: 60 ft. (12 squares), fly 120 ft. (24 squares) (average)
Armor Class: 40 (-1 size, +4 Dex, +27 natural), touch 13, flat-footed 36
Base Attack/Grapple: +21/+37
Attack: Spinning blade +32 melee (2d6+12/19-20 x3) or electricity ray +25 ranged (10d6 electricity, 160 ft. range)
Full Attack: 2 spinning blades +32 melee (2d6+12/19-20 x3) and 2 slams +30 melee (2d6+6+1d6 electrical), or electricity ray +25 ranged (10d6 electricity, 160 ft. range) or 6 spikes +25 ranged (2d6+12, 120 ft. range increment)
Space/Reach: 10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks: Rend 4d6+18, sonic blast, spell-like abilities, summon iron golem
Special Qualities: Blindsight 100 ft., construct traits, DR 20/chaotic and adamantine and magic, fast healing 15, magic immunity, telepathy
Skills: Climb +46, Craft (any one) +39, Intimidate +39, Jump +46, Knowledge (the planes) +39, Listen +39, Spot +39
Feats: Cleave, Combat Reflexes, Flyby Attack, Great Cleave, Improved Bull Rush, Improved Critical (blade), Improved Initiative, Improved Sunder, Multiattack, Overwhelming Critical (blade), Power Attack, Weapon Focus (blade)
Saves: Fort +13, Ref +17, Will +18
Abilities: Str 35, Dex 19, Con —, Int 20, Wis 20, Cha 20
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary, binary (pair), or command line (2–5 anaxims and 5–12 iron golems)
ECL: ??
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Always lawful neutral
Advancement: 34–60 HD (Huge); 61–99 HD (Gargantuan)
An anaxim's natural weapons are treated as magic and lawful-aligned for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. Due to their higher-than average strength and dense construction, anaxim have 1 virtual size category.
Combat
Rend (Ex): If the anaxim hits with both spinning blades, it slices particularly well. This attack automatically deals an additional 4d6+18 points of damage.
Sonic Blast (Ex): As a standard action, an anaxim can emit a 30-foot cone of sonic energy that deals 20d6 points of sonic damage to all creatures that fail a DC 29 Reflex save; those that succeed take half damage. The save DC is Constitution-based.
Spell-Like Abilities: At will — greater dispel magic, displacement (DC 17), greater invisibility (DC 21), ethereal jaunt. Caster level 22nd. The save DCs are Charisma-based.
Summon Iron Golem (Sp): An anaxim can summon an iron golem up to four times per day.
[Since the description didn't say how big an anaxim was, I had to guess - I figured it was about 10 feet tall and weighed somewhere around 750 pounds, so that made it Large. I determined starting HD from the stats - they had 50 extra points, so it ended up being 25 base HD; Strength was 15 over the base 20 for Large, which gave it a VSC and extra HD - 8, to be precise.]
Atropal
Huge Undead (Abomination, Evil, Extraplanar, Lawful)
Hit Dice: 43d12+3 (519 hp)
Initiative: +6
Speed: 5 ft. (1 square), fly 100 ft. (20 squares)(good)
Armor Class: 50 (–2 size, +2 Dex, +12 natural, +1 dodge, +16 deflection), touch 38, flat-footed 47
Base Attack/Grapple: +21/+39
Attack: Touch +35 melee (2d6 Con drain/19-20)
Full Attack: 2 touches +35 melee (2d6 Con drain/19-20) and eye ray +22 ranged (energy drain/19-20)
Space/Reach: 15 ft/15 ft.
Special Attacks: Constitution drain, energy drain, spell-like abilities, summon nightcrawler
Special Qualities: Abomination traits, blindsight 100 ft., command/rebuke undead 19/day, DR 25/good and silver and magic, divine SR, fast healing 20, negative energy aura, turn resistance 22, undead traits
Saves: Fort +18, Ref +22, Will +31
Abilities: Str 43, Dex 15, Con –, Int 28, Wis 22, Cha 42
Skills: Bluff +62, Concentration +62, Diplomacy +62, Intimidate +62, Knowledge (arcana, religion, the planes) +55, Listen +27, Search +55, Sense Motive +52, Spellcraft +55, Spot +28
Feats: Combat Casting, Dodge, Improved Critical (touch), Improved Critical (eye ray), Improved Initiative, Improved Turning, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Quicken Spell-Like Ability (finger of death), Toughness, Undead Mastery, Weapon Focus (touch), Weapon Focus (eye ray), Zone of Animation
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary
ECL: ??
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Always lawful evil
Advancement: 44–72 HD (Huge); 73–108 HD (Gargantuan); 109-129 (Colossal)
Combat
An atropal's natural weapons are treated as magic and evil- and lawful-aligned for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.
Command/Rebuke Undead (Su): An atropal can command or rebuke undead as a cleric with a level equal to its HD + 1, 3 + Cha bonus times per day.
Constitution Drain (Su): When the atropal hits a living opponent with a touch attack, the opponent takes 2d6 points of Constitution drain. The atropal heals 5 hit points of damage for each point of Con it drains, gaining any excess as temporary hit points. The attack allows a DC 47 Fortitude save. The DC is Charisma-based.
Energy Drain (Su): The atropal can shoot a a ray of darkness from one eye to a range of 200 feet. If it hits a living being, the target must make a DC 47 Fort save or gain 2d4 negative levels, as the energy drain spell (4d4 on a critical hit). For each negative level bestowed, the atropal heals 5 points of damage, or 10 on a critical hit, gaining any excess as temporary hit points. After 24 hours have passed, the afflicted opponent must attempt a DC 47 Fort save for each negative level (the DC is Charisma-based). If the save is successful, it regains the lost level.
Negative Energy Aura (Su): An atropal radiates negative energy in a 30-foot-radius. All undead in the field (including the atropal) are treated as having turn resistance +20 and fast healing 20. Living creatures in the aura are treated as gaining 10 negative levels (as if they were energy drained, but the lost levels immediately return upon leaving the field) unless they have some sort of negative energy protection or protection from evil. Creatures with 10 or fewer HD or levels instantly die (and, at the atropal's option, rise as spectres under its command 1 minute later).
Spell-Like Abilities (Sp): At will - animate dead, blasphemy, create undead, cone of cold, desecrate, finger of death, greater dispel magic, greater invisibility, greater teleport, plane shift, spectral hand, unholy aura; 3/day — create greater undead, haste, project image, speak with dead, weird. Caster level 28th; save DC 26 + spell level. The save DCs are Charisma-based.
Summon Nightcrawler (Su): An atropal can summon a nightcrawler four times per day.
[I reverse-engineered the HD by assigning starting stats, then figuring the extra stat points - there were 86 extra, so it became 43 HD, which felt a lot closer to the mark than 66, IMO. Undead can't regenerate (you need a Con score), so that went; likewise, I ditched a bunch of the combat-related feats (the atropal's arms are atrophied and it has only touch attacks, so the Power Attack chain made little sense). Since I lowered the HD, I could also drop a lot of the feats, which left me with a good selection of logical ones.]
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