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CR 70 would be really interesting. 
Blackdirge's Suped Up Monster Thread: Monster Column Updated 06/26/06!
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BLACKDIRGE
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I was thinking recently that I have only done one good aligned monster for this thread, and felt it was about time to introduce another good guy. So here he is, complete with some of the goodies from the Book of Exalted Deeds, including the Saint Template.
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Saint Benkevrian Wyrmwrath
Half-Dragon (silver) Centaur Fighter 4/Vassal of Bahamut 10
Large Outsider (native)
Hit Dice: 18d10+126 (261 hp)
Initiative: +3 (+3 Dex)
Speed: 50 ft. (10 squares), fly 100 ft. (average)
AC: 38 (-1 size, +3 Dex, +7 natural, +13 armor, +6 shield), touch 12, flatfooted 35
Base Attack/Grapple: +18/+32
Attack: Scaleblight +33 melee (1d8+17 plus 1d6 sonic/19-20 x3) or claw +27 melee (1d6+10)
Full Attack: Scaleblight +33/+28/+23/+18 melee (1d8+17 plus 1d6 sonic/19-20 x3) and bite +25 melee (1d8+5) and 2 hooves +25 melee (1d6+5) or 2 claws +27 melee (1d6+10) and bite +25 melee (1d8+5) and 2 hooves +25 melee (1d6+5)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Breath weapon, dragon wrack, holy power, holy touch, spells, spell-like abilities
Special Qualities: Damage reduction 10/evil, darkvision 120 ft., dragon senses, fast healing 9, immunity to acid, cold, electricity, sleep, petrifaction and paralysis, imperious aura, low-light vision, protective aura, resistance to fire 10, tongues
Saves: Fort +19, Ref +11, Will +12
Abilities: Str 30, Dex 16, Con 24, Int 14, Wis 18, Cha 18
Skills: Craft (armor-smithing) +14, Diplomacy +21, Heal +14, Hide +3, Intimidate +7, Knowledge (religion) +12, Listen +11, Move Silently +10, Sense Motive +16, Spot +11, Survival +11
Feats: Cleave, Dodge, Flyby Attack, Improved Critical (battleaxe), Improved Flyby Attack, Mobility, Multiattack, Power Attack, Sacred Vow, Spring Attack, Vow of Obedience, Weapon Focus (battleaxe), Weapon Specialization (battleaxe)
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 22
Alignment: Lawful Good
Possessions: Scaleblight +5 blessed screaming dragon bane battleaxe, +5 platinum scale armor, +4 soulfire large steel shield
Spells Prepared (3/3/3/2 Save DC = 14 + spell level): 1st – divine favor, protection from evil, shield of faith; 2nd – bear’s endurance, bull’s strength, shield other; 3rd – discern lies, searing light (2); 4th – dispel evil.
Spell-like Abilities (Su): 1/day – bless (DC 15), guidance, resistance, virtue (DC 14). As an 18th level caster.
Breath Weapon (Ex): 30-foot cone, once per day, damage 6d8 cold, Reflex DC 26 half.
Dragon Senses (Ex): Benkevrian can see four times as well as a human in low-light conditions and twice as well as a human in normal light. He has darkvision out to 120 feet.
Dragon Wrack (Su): Infused with the might of Bahamut, Benkevrian can inflict grievous wounds upon his most hated foe, evil dragons. Any evil dragon successfully struck by Benkevrian in melee suffers an additional 4d6 points of damage, additionally half of this extra damage is permanent hit point drain. Any evil dragon that strikes Benkevrian with a melee attack is subject to 2d6 points of damage, half of which is permanent hit point drain.
Holy Touch (Su): Benkevrian’s melee attacks are suffused with holy power. He deals an additional 1d6 points of holy damage to evil creatures whenever he strikes them with a melee weapon or with natural attacks. The damage rises to 1d8 against evil outsiders and evil undead. Evil creatures that successfully strike Benkevrian with natural or melee attacks are subject to holy damage the same as if Benkevrian had struck them with his own attacks.
Imperious Aura (Ex): Benkevrian receives a +10 in all charisma based skill checks involving dragons and dragon-type creatures.
Protective Aura (Su): As a free action Benkevrian can surround himself with a nimbus of light with a 20-foot radius. This acts as a double strength magic circle against evil and as a lesser globe of invulnerability, both as cast by an 18th level cleric.
Tongues (Su): Benkevrian can speak with any creature that has a language, as though using a tongues spell cast by a 14th level cleric. This ability is always active.
It is hard to imagine a more righteous and forthright bastion of good than the divine splendor that is Benkevrian Wyrmwrath. The half dragon centaur is a determined foe of evil creatures everywhere, and especially evil dragons. He is known to have slain at least two dragons of wyrm status single handedly and has disposed of more lesser dragons than can easily be counted. A devout follower of the platinum dragon Bahamut, Benkevrian’s selfless service to his deity and the cause of good in general, has elevated him to the exalted status of sainthood.
Born to a community of centaurs in the Wood of Sharp Teeth on Faerun’s sword coast, Benkevrian was raised by his mother, a powerful druid. His father, the silver dragon Hemdrenerak, was almost completely absent in Benkevrian’s childhood, but the young half-dragon was regaled with endless stories of his father’s gentle benevolence and righteous might. On his twentieth birthday, Benkevrian was already a formidable warrior and had successfully defended his tribe against many orc and hobgoblin invasions, but he felt there was something missing in his life, some greater purpose he could not define. With the blessing of his mother he left the Wood of Sharp Teeth to find his father and seek guidance from the wise and noble dragon.
Benkevrian found his father’s lair easily using the information gleaned from the many tales told within his tribe. When he reached the snowy summit that housed Hemdrenerak’s lair he found to his horror, the once glorious body of his father reduced to little more than carrion for scavengers. Wracked with grief, Benkevrian wandered about the site of Hemdrenerak’s destruction and found the telltale scorch marks that where the tell-tale leavings of a red dragon.
Benkevrian made his way into his father’s lair, finding more signs of his father’s murderer along the way. The silver dragon’s horde had been removed down to the last copper piece. All that remained was a battered and rusting battleaxe, conspicuously alone amid the cavernous emptiness of his father’s barren lair. Benkevrian found himself oddly drawn to the abandoned weapon and as he stooped to pick it up, he caught a faint glimmer of light from within the corroded metal. The heft and balance of the axe was superb, and Benkevrian noted that it was composed not of iron or steel, but that rarest of metals, adamantium. Under closer inspection Benkevrian noticed delicate runes carved into the axe’s shaft, words he recognized as the ancient language of dragons. The inscription read:
By the cleansing breath of Bahamut
I bring death to the scales of darkness
The words tumbled from Benkevrian’s mouth like liquid fire, and the axe in his hand began to glow with a new luster. The traces of age faded from the twin blades of the weapon, revealing a burnished silver surface and an edge as keen as a dragon fang.
A sense of purpose filled the young half-dragon and he felt something momentous awaken within him. Bahamut had chosen him, had placed his sacred weapon in Benkevrian’s capable hands. The half-dragon knelt down, there in the empty lair of his father, and pledged his life and soul to the platinum dragon. In response to his vow, the cavern suddenly filled with a golden radiance, a blazing brilliance that dazzled Benkevrian’s eyes, and burned the shadow of grief from his heart. The light faded as quickly as it had come, but it left behind a single word, a name seemingly melted into the rock of the cavern wall. “Embrevenderagg” it read, and Benkevrian knew that Bahamut had named his father’s killer. Benkevrian left his father’s lair, his entire being bent on finding the red dragon Embrevenderagg, and avenging Hemdrenerak’s death.
It has been nearly one hundred years since that fateful day in his father’s desecrated lair, and Benkevrian has yet to confront Embrevenderagg, now an infamous great wyrm. Although the driving focus in his life remains the pursuit and eventual destruction of his father’s murderer, Benkevrian has not shirked his duties to Bahamut, and the cause of good in general. Gentle and compassionate, the half-dragon centaur has righted many wrongs in the century he has traveled the face of Faerun. From bandits to rampaging monsters, Benkevrian has destroyed evil in all its forms, wherever he has found it.
It is without doubt that Benkevrian Wyrmwrath is a bright and shining beacon for the forces of good in Faerun, and his exploits are far from finished. But a pall of darkness hangs over Benkevrian, for one day he will eventually track down and confront Embrevenderagg, and on that day the world will either rid itself of evil beyond measure, or grieve for the loss of its most noble of heroes.
Appearance & Tactics
Benkevrian Wyrmwrath is a being of singular beauty, and breathtaking majesty. His body resembles that of a centaur in general outline, but is covered in small, interlocking scales of the brightest silver, and crowned with a majestic set of wings that rise from above the shoulders of his lower body. His upper torso is thick and muscular, with long supple arms, and a barrel chest. Benkevrian’s face combines the glory of his draconic father, and the simple, unassuming beauty of his mother to create a countenance that is the epitome of strength and honor.
Benkevrian is without fear, and approaches combat with a zeal and willingness that is heartening to his allies, and terrifying to his enemies. He relies upon his small repertoire of spells only to strengthen his prowess in combat, preferring to let his legendary axe, scaleblight, rule his offensive assault. Although gifted with the ability of flight, Benkevrian prefers to fight on the ground, and will attempt to force aerial opponents to the earth. Against evil dragons, Benkevrian is utterly without mercy, granting them no quarter, and offering little parlay before ripping into them with scaleblight.
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Saint Benkevrian Wyrmwrath
Half-Dragon (silver) Centaur Fighter 4/Vassal of Bahamut 10
Large Outsider (native)
Hit Dice: 18d10+126 (261 hp)
Initiative: +3 (+3 Dex)
Speed: 50 ft. (10 squares), fly 100 ft. (average)
AC: 38 (-1 size, +3 Dex, +7 natural, +13 armor, +6 shield), touch 12, flatfooted 35
Base Attack/Grapple: +18/+32
Attack: Scaleblight +33 melee (1d8+17 plus 1d6 sonic/19-20 x3) or claw +27 melee (1d6+10)
Full Attack: Scaleblight +33/+28/+23/+18 melee (1d8+17 plus 1d6 sonic/19-20 x3) and bite +25 melee (1d8+5) and 2 hooves +25 melee (1d6+5) or 2 claws +27 melee (1d6+10) and bite +25 melee (1d8+5) and 2 hooves +25 melee (1d6+5)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Breath weapon, dragon wrack, holy power, holy touch, spells, spell-like abilities
Special Qualities: Damage reduction 10/evil, darkvision 120 ft., dragon senses, fast healing 9, immunity to acid, cold, electricity, sleep, petrifaction and paralysis, imperious aura, low-light vision, protective aura, resistance to fire 10, tongues
Saves: Fort +19, Ref +11, Will +12
Abilities: Str 30, Dex 16, Con 24, Int 14, Wis 18, Cha 18
Skills: Craft (armor-smithing) +14, Diplomacy +21, Heal +14, Hide +3, Intimidate +7, Knowledge (religion) +12, Listen +11, Move Silently +10, Sense Motive +16, Spot +11, Survival +11
Feats: Cleave, Dodge, Flyby Attack, Improved Critical (battleaxe), Improved Flyby Attack, Mobility, Multiattack, Power Attack, Sacred Vow, Spring Attack, Vow of Obedience, Weapon Focus (battleaxe), Weapon Specialization (battleaxe)
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 22
Alignment: Lawful Good
Possessions: Scaleblight +5 blessed screaming dragon bane battleaxe, +5 platinum scale armor, +4 soulfire large steel shield
Spells Prepared (3/3/3/2 Save DC = 14 + spell level): 1st – divine favor, protection from evil, shield of faith; 2nd – bear’s endurance, bull’s strength, shield other; 3rd – discern lies, searing light (2); 4th – dispel evil.
Spell-like Abilities (Su): 1/day – bless (DC 15), guidance, resistance, virtue (DC 14). As an 18th level caster.
Breath Weapon (Ex): 30-foot cone, once per day, damage 6d8 cold, Reflex DC 26 half.
Dragon Senses (Ex): Benkevrian can see four times as well as a human in low-light conditions and twice as well as a human in normal light. He has darkvision out to 120 feet.
Dragon Wrack (Su): Infused with the might of Bahamut, Benkevrian can inflict grievous wounds upon his most hated foe, evil dragons. Any evil dragon successfully struck by Benkevrian in melee suffers an additional 4d6 points of damage, additionally half of this extra damage is permanent hit point drain. Any evil dragon that strikes Benkevrian with a melee attack is subject to 2d6 points of damage, half of which is permanent hit point drain.
Holy Touch (Su): Benkevrian’s melee attacks are suffused with holy power. He deals an additional 1d6 points of holy damage to evil creatures whenever he strikes them with a melee weapon or with natural attacks. The damage rises to 1d8 against evil outsiders and evil undead. Evil creatures that successfully strike Benkevrian with natural or melee attacks are subject to holy damage the same as if Benkevrian had struck them with his own attacks.
Imperious Aura (Ex): Benkevrian receives a +10 in all charisma based skill checks involving dragons and dragon-type creatures.
Protective Aura (Su): As a free action Benkevrian can surround himself with a nimbus of light with a 20-foot radius. This acts as a double strength magic circle against evil and as a lesser globe of invulnerability, both as cast by an 18th level cleric.
Tongues (Su): Benkevrian can speak with any creature that has a language, as though using a tongues spell cast by a 14th level cleric. This ability is always active.
It is hard to imagine a more righteous and forthright bastion of good than the divine splendor that is Benkevrian Wyrmwrath. The half dragon centaur is a determined foe of evil creatures everywhere, and especially evil dragons. He is known to have slain at least two dragons of wyrm status single handedly and has disposed of more lesser dragons than can easily be counted. A devout follower of the platinum dragon Bahamut, Benkevrian’s selfless service to his deity and the cause of good in general, has elevated him to the exalted status of sainthood.
Born to a community of centaurs in the Wood of Sharp Teeth on Faerun’s sword coast, Benkevrian was raised by his mother, a powerful druid. His father, the silver dragon Hemdrenerak, was almost completely absent in Benkevrian’s childhood, but the young half-dragon was regaled with endless stories of his father’s gentle benevolence and righteous might. On his twentieth birthday, Benkevrian was already a formidable warrior and had successfully defended his tribe against many orc and hobgoblin invasions, but he felt there was something missing in his life, some greater purpose he could not define. With the blessing of his mother he left the Wood of Sharp Teeth to find his father and seek guidance from the wise and noble dragon.
Benkevrian found his father’s lair easily using the information gleaned from the many tales told within his tribe. When he reached the snowy summit that housed Hemdrenerak’s lair he found to his horror, the once glorious body of his father reduced to little more than carrion for scavengers. Wracked with grief, Benkevrian wandered about the site of Hemdrenerak’s destruction and found the telltale scorch marks that where the tell-tale leavings of a red dragon.
Benkevrian made his way into his father’s lair, finding more signs of his father’s murderer along the way. The silver dragon’s horde had been removed down to the last copper piece. All that remained was a battered and rusting battleaxe, conspicuously alone amid the cavernous emptiness of his father’s barren lair. Benkevrian found himself oddly drawn to the abandoned weapon and as he stooped to pick it up, he caught a faint glimmer of light from within the corroded metal. The heft and balance of the axe was superb, and Benkevrian noted that it was composed not of iron or steel, but that rarest of metals, adamantium. Under closer inspection Benkevrian noticed delicate runes carved into the axe’s shaft, words he recognized as the ancient language of dragons. The inscription read:
By the cleansing breath of Bahamut
I bring death to the scales of darkness
The words tumbled from Benkevrian’s mouth like liquid fire, and the axe in his hand began to glow with a new luster. The traces of age faded from the twin blades of the weapon, revealing a burnished silver surface and an edge as keen as a dragon fang.
A sense of purpose filled the young half-dragon and he felt something momentous awaken within him. Bahamut had chosen him, had placed his sacred weapon in Benkevrian’s capable hands. The half-dragon knelt down, there in the empty lair of his father, and pledged his life and soul to the platinum dragon. In response to his vow, the cavern suddenly filled with a golden radiance, a blazing brilliance that dazzled Benkevrian’s eyes, and burned the shadow of grief from his heart. The light faded as quickly as it had come, but it left behind a single word, a name seemingly melted into the rock of the cavern wall. “Embrevenderagg” it read, and Benkevrian knew that Bahamut had named his father’s killer. Benkevrian left his father’s lair, his entire being bent on finding the red dragon Embrevenderagg, and avenging Hemdrenerak’s death.
It has been nearly one hundred years since that fateful day in his father’s desecrated lair, and Benkevrian has yet to confront Embrevenderagg, now an infamous great wyrm. Although the driving focus in his life remains the pursuit and eventual destruction of his father’s murderer, Benkevrian has not shirked his duties to Bahamut, and the cause of good in general. Gentle and compassionate, the half-dragon centaur has righted many wrongs in the century he has traveled the face of Faerun. From bandits to rampaging monsters, Benkevrian has destroyed evil in all its forms, wherever he has found it.
It is without doubt that Benkevrian Wyrmwrath is a bright and shining beacon for the forces of good in Faerun, and his exploits are far from finished. But a pall of darkness hangs over Benkevrian, for one day he will eventually track down and confront Embrevenderagg, and on that day the world will either rid itself of evil beyond measure, or grieve for the loss of its most noble of heroes.
Appearance & Tactics
Benkevrian Wyrmwrath is a being of singular beauty, and breathtaking majesty. His body resembles that of a centaur in general outline, but is covered in small, interlocking scales of the brightest silver, and crowned with a majestic set of wings that rise from above the shoulders of his lower body. His upper torso is thick and muscular, with long supple arms, and a barrel chest. Benkevrian’s face combines the glory of his draconic father, and the simple, unassuming beauty of his mother to create a countenance that is the epitome of strength and honor.
Benkevrian is without fear, and approaches combat with a zeal and willingness that is heartening to his allies, and terrifying to his enemies. He relies upon his small repertoire of spells only to strengthen his prowess in combat, preferring to let his legendary axe, scaleblight, rule his offensive assault. Although gifted with the ability of flight, Benkevrian prefers to fight on the ground, and will attempt to force aerial opponents to the earth. Against evil dragons, Benkevrian is utterly without mercy, granting them no quarter, and offering little parlay before ripping into them with scaleblight.
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Elder-Basilisk
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Lela said:
It adds up correctly when I'm looking at it:
10 base -1 size=9 +3 Dex=12 +7 natural=19 +13 armor=32 +6 shield=38
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A wonderful thread Blackdirge... top notch stuff...
I'm pretty sure I'll be able to use Gengevra the Tauric Gorgon/Medusa of Legend down the road and possibly the Gentera along with her.
I don't know if you're still taking any requests or how the long the line is but any thoughts of a drow or drider precursor race... Without boring anyone with too many details of my game I have only standard elves as of now but the seeds of a spider-religion are sprouting up. I could use some prototype/new race like you did with the Gentera. Probably more spider based at this point using any of spider like creatures in the MM or MM2 or wherever.
EDIT: I just read thru most of the thread and notice you tend to go higher levels... so keeping that in mind maybe something that would predate Lloth if that makes sense. An advanced Aranea or something similar that I could use as a messiah type. "Lloth is coming... Lloth is coming"
I'm pretty sure I'll be able to use Gengevra the Tauric Gorgon/Medusa of Legend down the road and possibly the Gentera along with her.
I don't know if you're still taking any requests or how the long the line is but any thoughts of a drow or drider precursor race... Without boring anyone with too many details of my game I have only standard elves as of now but the seeds of a spider-religion are sprouting up. I could use some prototype/new race like you did with the Gentera. Probably more spider based at this point using any of spider like creatures in the MM or MM2 or wherever.
EDIT: I just read thru most of the thread and notice you tend to go higher levels... so keeping that in mind maybe something that would predate Lloth if that makes sense. An advanced Aranea or something similar that I could use as a messiah type. "Lloth is coming... Lloth is coming"
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Chris Parker
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BLACKDIRGE said:
Look at the saves. That seem a bit incorrect to you? He has a 20 Con but only a +4 Fortitude? Hmm....
BLACKDIRGE
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rei jin said:
Man, do I feel sorry for your players.
Thanks for checking out the thread, and yes I am working on something more powerful than the God Eater.
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