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<blockquote data-quote="Leatherhead" data-source="post: 8679236" data-attributes="member: 53176"><p><h3> Rutterkin (MToF)</h3><p></p><p>Rutterkin are Demons that roam around the Abyss, looking for non-demons intruders to kill. Though at CR 2, they aren’t particularly good at that task. The more interesting thing about Rutterkin is their diseased Bite, which can turn their victims into a Manes, placing them on the lowest rung of the Demonic hierarchy. </p><p></p><p>That secondary fact could be exploited by evil-doers who are looking to build up a stockpile of Demons for whatever reason. Or it could be used as a “Zombie Horde” scenario. Unfortunately with Demons, there isn’t a whole lot you can do with most of them due to their nature.</p><p></p><p>In combat, the Rutterkin is also like a zombie: A slow, Ground-Bound, Melee Brute with more resilience than it should have. They do have one interesting feature, a 30’ fear aura that can also restrain, and gets harder to resist if you are fighting a swarm of Rutterkin. The ideal strategy for the Rutterkin is to dash forward, trap someone with the fear, and then pounce upon them in a group, hopefully transforming the victim in the process. </p><p></p><p>For this book, their Fear aura was changed to trigger from one Rutterkin instead of three minimum, and had its name changed from Crippling Fear to Immobilizing Fear. More interestingly, their Bite attack was changed to convert the victim into a Manes. Previously, the Bite converted the target into a slightly more dangerous monster, the Abyssal Wretch. A CR 1/4 monster that was created for MToF, but omitted from this book.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leatherhead, post: 8679236, member: 53176"] [HEADING=2] Rutterkin (MToF)[/HEADING] Rutterkin are Demons that roam around the Abyss, looking for non-demons intruders to kill. Though at CR 2, they aren’t particularly good at that task. The more interesting thing about Rutterkin is their diseased Bite, which can turn their victims into a Manes, placing them on the lowest rung of the Demonic hierarchy. That secondary fact could be exploited by evil-doers who are looking to build up a stockpile of Demons for whatever reason. Or it could be used as a “Zombie Horde” scenario. Unfortunately with Demons, there isn’t a whole lot you can do with most of them due to their nature. In combat, the Rutterkin is also like a zombie: A slow, Ground-Bound, Melee Brute with more resilience than it should have. They do have one interesting feature, a 30’ fear aura that can also restrain, and gets harder to resist if you are fighting a swarm of Rutterkin. The ideal strategy for the Rutterkin is to dash forward, trap someone with the fear, and then pounce upon them in a group, hopefully transforming the victim in the process. For this book, their Fear aura was changed to trigger from one Rutterkin instead of three minimum, and had its name changed from Crippling Fear to Immobilizing Fear. More interestingly, their Bite attack was changed to convert the victim into a Manes. Previously, the Bite converted the target into a slightly more dangerous monster, the Abyssal Wretch. A CR 1/4 monster that was created for MToF, but omitted from this book. [/QUOTE]
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