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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 9254363" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><a href="https://github.com/Sanglorian/orcus/raw/main/Orcus%20Monsters%20-%20current.pdf" target="_blank">Orcus Monsters</a></p><p>4e</p><p><strong>Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Poltergeist:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Abyssal Mummy:</strong> Over the millennia, kings, emperors and high priests who sold their souls to Orcus have been marshalled as his undead servants.</p><p><strong>Ghoul:</strong> If the target [of a ghoul claw attack] loses all their recoveries, they turn into a ghoul after their next long rest.</p><p><strong>Ghoul Lacedon:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghast:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghast Lacedon:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ichor-Ghoul, Terrifying Undead Ichor-Ghoul:</strong> Hundreds of years ago, a secret organization in pursuit of power made the mistake of combining two powerful magical items: an orb of chaos and the mysterious necrosis cube. The result was the creation of the terrifying undead ichor-ghouls.</p><p><strong>Desiccated Husk:</strong> Ichor-ghouls that go too long without feeding shrivel and become moribund. Their blood-drenched flesh dries, and they become desiccated husks.</p><p><strong>Bloody Bones:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Inevitable Undying:</strong> The Undying are elves and fey who attempted to extend their lifespans by unnatural means, and were struck down by the god Enoran as punishment.</p><p><strong>Jiang-Shi, Hopping Vampire:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Jiang-Shi Scholar:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Jiang-Shi Magistrate:</strong> If a jiang-shi scholar has drunk the breath of 10 or more humanoids, then the next time it is reduced to 0 HP, it reforms as a jiang-shi magistrate.</p><p><strong>Skeleton:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skeleton Warrior:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Smoldering Skeleton:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Failed Sacrifice:</strong> A skeleton of a victim from a dark ritual gone awry, driven by hunger for revenge against those responsible for its fate.</p><p><strong>Revenant Skeleton:</strong> A skeletal figure escaped from the Plane of Shadow to seek retribution against its killers.</p><p><strong>Greater Failed Sacrifice:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Specter:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Peaceful Specter:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Spectral Spawn:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Specter of Chivalry:</strong> A gallant specter, born of the soul of one betrayed while upholding their sworn duty.</p><p><strong>Specter of Sorrow:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Deathgaunt:</strong> Deathgaunts and gloomwardens are specters that remain on the Prime Material Plane to cause trouble and suffering, even after being given a chance to move on to the afterlife.</p><p><strong>Gloomwarden:</strong> Deathgaunts and gloomwardens are specters that remain on the Prime Material Plane to cause trouble and suffering, even after being given a chance to move on to the afterlife.</p><p><strong>Zombie:</strong> A reanimated but decaying corpse, the zombie shambles aimlessly.</p><p><strong>Fast Zombie:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Putrid Zombie:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombified Wyvern:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Abyssal Mummy, Undead Servant:</strong> Over the millennia, kings, emperors and high priests who sold their souls to Orcus have been marshalled as his undead servants.</p><p><strong>Ghoul, Foul Ravenous Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Bloody Bones, Glistening Mass of Raw Muscle Pulsing With Thick Veins of Crimson-Black Blood, Skeletal Humanoid With Bits of Muscle and Sinew Hanging From its Body:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Jiang-Shi, Very Fast Counter:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skeleton Warrior, Animated Skeleton:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Smoldering Skeleton, Charred Skeleton Wreathed in Flames and Embers:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Revenant Skeleton, Skeletal Figure:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Peaceful Specter, Serene Spirit:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Free-Willed Spectral Spawn:</strong> Any humanoid killed by a specter rises as a free-willed spectral spawn at the start of its creator’s next turn, appearing in the space where it died (or nearest unoccupied space).</p><p><strong>Specter of Chivalry, Gallant Specter:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Specter of Sorrow, Melancholic Specter:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead Soldier:</strong> When not warring against rival demon princes, Orcus likes to travel the planes, particularly the Material Plane. Should a foolish spellcaster open a gate and speak his name, he is more than likely going to hear the call and step through to the Material Plane. What happens to the spellcaster that called him usually depends on the reason for the summons and the power of the spellcaster. Extremely powerful spellcasters are usually slain after a while and turned into undead soldiers or generals in his armies.</p><p><strong>Undead General:</strong> When not warring against rival demon princes, Orcus likes to travel the planes, particularly the Material Plane. Should a foolish spellcaster open a gate and speak his name, he is more than likely going to hear the call and step through to the Material Plane. What happens to the spellcaster that called him usually depends on the reason for the summons and the power of the spellcaster. Extremely powerful spellcasters are usually slain after a while and turned into undead soldiers or generals in his armies.</p><p><strong>Undead Serpent:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie, Reanimated But Decaying Corpse:</strong> ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 9254363, member: 2209"] [URL='https://github.com/Sanglorian/orcus/raw/main/Orcus%20Monsters%20-%20current.pdf']Orcus Monsters[/URL] 4e [B]Undead:[/B] ? [B]Poltergeist:[/B] ? [B]Abyssal Mummy:[/B] Over the millennia, kings, emperors and high priests who sold their souls to Orcus have been marshalled as his undead servants. [B]Ghoul:[/B] If the target [of a ghoul claw attack] loses all their recoveries, they turn into a ghoul after their next long rest. [B]Ghoul Lacedon:[/B] ? [B]Ghast:[/B] ? [B]Ghast Lacedon:[/B] ? [B]Ichor-Ghoul, Terrifying Undead Ichor-Ghoul:[/B] Hundreds of years ago, a secret organization in pursuit of power made the mistake of combining two powerful magical items: an orb of chaos and the mysterious necrosis cube. The result was the creation of the terrifying undead ichor-ghouls. [B]Desiccated Husk:[/B] Ichor-ghouls that go too long without feeding shrivel and become moribund. Their blood-drenched flesh dries, and they become desiccated husks. [B]Bloody Bones:[/B] ? [B]Inevitable Undying:[/B] The Undying are elves and fey who attempted to extend their lifespans by unnatural means, and were struck down by the god Enoran as punishment. [B]Jiang-Shi, Hopping Vampire:[/B] ? [B]Jiang-Shi Scholar:[/B] ? [B]Jiang-Shi Magistrate:[/B] If a jiang-shi scholar has drunk the breath of 10 or more humanoids, then the next time it is reduced to 0 HP, it reforms as a jiang-shi magistrate. [B]Skeleton:[/B] ? [B]Skeleton Warrior:[/B] ? [B]Smoldering Skeleton:[/B] ? [B]Failed Sacrifice:[/B] A skeleton of a victim from a dark ritual gone awry, driven by hunger for revenge against those responsible for its fate. [B]Revenant Skeleton:[/B] A skeletal figure escaped from the Plane of Shadow to seek retribution against its killers. [B]Greater Failed Sacrifice:[/B] ? [B]Specter:[/B] ? [B]Peaceful Specter:[/B] ? [B]Spectral Spawn:[/B] ? [B]Specter of Chivalry:[/B] A gallant specter, born of the soul of one betrayed while upholding their sworn duty. [B]Specter of Sorrow:[/B] ? [B]Deathgaunt:[/B] Deathgaunts and gloomwardens are specters that remain on the Prime Material Plane to cause trouble and suffering, even after being given a chance to move on to the afterlife. [B]Gloomwarden:[/B] Deathgaunts and gloomwardens are specters that remain on the Prime Material Plane to cause trouble and suffering, even after being given a chance to move on to the afterlife. [B]Zombie:[/B] A reanimated but decaying corpse, the zombie shambles aimlessly. [B]Fast Zombie:[/B] ? [B]Putrid Zombie:[/B] ? [B]Zombified Wyvern:[/B] ? [B]Abyssal Mummy, Undead Servant:[/B] Over the millennia, kings, emperors and high priests who sold their souls to Orcus have been marshalled as his undead servants. [B]Ghoul, Foul Ravenous Undead:[/B] ? [B]Bloody Bones, Glistening Mass of Raw Muscle Pulsing With Thick Veins of Crimson-Black Blood, Skeletal Humanoid With Bits of Muscle and Sinew Hanging From its Body:[/B] ? [B]Jiang-Shi, Very Fast Counter:[/B] ? [B]Skeleton Warrior, Animated Skeleton:[/B] ? [B]Smoldering Skeleton, Charred Skeleton Wreathed in Flames and Embers:[/B] ? [B]Revenant Skeleton, Skeletal Figure:[/B] ? [B]Peaceful Specter, Serene Spirit:[/B] ? [B]Free-Willed Spectral Spawn:[/B] Any humanoid killed by a specter rises as a free-willed spectral spawn at the start of its creator’s next turn, appearing in the space where it died (or nearest unoccupied space). [B]Specter of Chivalry, Gallant Specter:[/B] ? [B]Specter of Sorrow, Melancholic Specter:[/B] ? [B]Undead Soldier:[/B] When not warring against rival demon princes, Orcus likes to travel the planes, particularly the Material Plane. Should a foolish spellcaster open a gate and speak his name, he is more than likely going to hear the call and step through to the Material Plane. What happens to the spellcaster that called him usually depends on the reason for the summons and the power of the spellcaster. Extremely powerful spellcasters are usually slain after a while and turned into undead soldiers or generals in his armies. [B]Undead General:[/B] When not warring against rival demon princes, Orcus likes to travel the planes, particularly the Material Plane. Should a foolish spellcaster open a gate and speak his name, he is more than likely going to hear the call and step through to the Material Plane. What happens to the spellcaster that called him usually depends on the reason for the summons and the power of the spellcaster. Extremely powerful spellcasters are usually slain after a while and turned into undead soldiers or generals in his armies. [B]Undead Serpent:[/B] ? [B]Zombie, Reanimated But Decaying Corpse:[/B] ? [/QUOTE]
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