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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 9025356" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>Speaking of which, the original <em><strong>Monster Manual 2</strong></em> doesn't give much for the background Info, namely:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Intro:</strong></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">B<span style="font-size: 12px">RUTAL</span> <span style="font-size: 12px">AND</span> R<span style="font-size: 12px">ELENTLESS</span>, a fomorian butcher fixates on one opponent, trying to hack the creature to death with its falchion.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Tactics:</strong></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">A fomorian butcher charges the most physically dangerous-looking foe, hewing wildly with its massive falchion. It then uses its <em>evil eye </em>to prevent the enemy from escaping. It spends an action point to make another falchion attack when that opponent becomes bloodied. It concentrates on one foe, trying to do as much damage as possible with <em>fomorian butchery</em>.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Lore:</strong></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Fomorian butchers are the most sadistic among fomorians and have been known to cut slaves in half simply for the joy of it. Their simpleminded pleasure in slaughter makes them frequent targets for recruitment and manipulation by other creatures. Fomorian butchers often work with devils, greedily trading their souls and some mysterious afterlife for the power they desire in the Feywild and beyond.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Encounter Groups:</strong></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: green">In a Level 21 Encounter with a Fomorian Cackler and Painbringer, suggesting they like hanging around with similarly sadistic Fomorians</span>.</p><p></p><p>If we rework the above facts that should be enough for a <strong>Description</strong>.</p><p></p><p>Let's see…</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">A fomorian butcher is a grossly misshapen giant like the rest of its kin. They wear leather armor covered in plates of metal scrap which act as surprisingly effective armor. The giant wields an enormous falchion in two hands, a cleaver-like blade massive enough to chop an elephant in half. The fomorian's skin and equipment is covered in gore, ranging from fresh red blood to blackened dried stains. Its most obvious deformity is an enormous eye that glares with baleful intensity.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> <em><strong>Fey Eye of Malevolence.</strong></em> <span style="color: red">stuff about <em>Evil Eye</em></span>.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> <em><strong>Obsessed with Slaughter.</strong></em> <span style="color: red">They really like to cut up creatures</span>.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> <em><strong>Gullible Associates.</strong></em> <span style="color: red">Not the Brightest. Easily manipulated by beings who can exploit their desire for butchery</span>.</p><p></p><p>That'll do for a rough outline.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 9025356, member: 57383"] Speaking of which, the original [I][B]Monster Manual 2[/B][/I] doesn't give much for the background Info, namely: [INDENT][B]Intro:[/B][/INDENT] [INDENT]B[SIZE=3]RUTAL[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]AND[/SIZE] R[SIZE=3]ELENTLESS[/SIZE], a fomorian butcher fixates on one opponent, trying to hack the creature to death with its falchion.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][B]Tactics:[/B][/INDENT] [INDENT]A fomorian butcher charges the most physically dangerous-looking foe, hewing wildly with its massive falchion. It then uses its [I]evil eye [/I]to prevent the enemy from escaping. It spends an action point to make another falchion attack when that opponent becomes bloodied. It concentrates on one foe, trying to do as much damage as possible with [I]fomorian butchery[/I].[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][B]Lore:[/B][/INDENT] [INDENT]Fomorian butchers are the most sadistic among fomorians and have been known to cut slaves in half simply for the joy of it. Their simpleminded pleasure in slaughter makes them frequent targets for recruitment and manipulation by other creatures. Fomorian butchers often work with devils, greedily trading their souls and some mysterious afterlife for the power they desire in the Feywild and beyond.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][B]Encounter Groups:[/B][/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=green]In a Level 21 Encounter with a Fomorian Cackler and Painbringer, suggesting they like hanging around with similarly sadistic Fomorians[/COLOR].[/INDENT] If we rework the above facts that should be enough for a [B]Description[/B]. Let's see… [INDENT]A fomorian butcher is a grossly misshapen giant like the rest of its kin. They wear leather armor covered in plates of metal scrap which act as surprisingly effective armor. The giant wields an enormous falchion in two hands, a cleaver-like blade massive enough to chop an elephant in half. The fomorian's skin and equipment is covered in gore, ranging from fresh red blood to blackened dried stains. Its most obvious deformity is an enormous eye that glares with baleful intensity.[/INDENT] [INDENT] [I][B]Fey Eye of Malevolence.[/B][/I] [COLOR=red]stuff about [I]Evil Eye[/I][/COLOR].[/INDENT] [INDENT] [I][B]Obsessed with Slaughter.[/B][/I] [COLOR=red]They really like to cut up creatures[/COLOR].[/INDENT] [INDENT] [I][B]Gullible Associates.[/B][/I] [COLOR=red]Not the Brightest. Easily manipulated by beings who can exploit their desire for butchery[/COLOR].[/INDENT] That'll do for a rough outline. [/QUOTE]
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