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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 7692419" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>Another Monsterpedia entry in the same month?</p><p></p><p>You're spoiling us, Echohawk.</p><p></p><p>I'm surprised you didn't mention that the Ravenloft version of the Jackalwere - the one in <em>Creatures of Darkness</em> (1994) - has some significant differences from the standard variety. The most notable of those are: they have more Hit Dice (6 instead of 4); they have a claw/claw/bite routine instead of just a bite (and their bite does <em>slightly</em> more damage, 1d10 instead of 2d4); they are vulnerable to bronze rather than iron; and finally <em>every one of them</em> is a 6th-level evil priest with full spellcasting and undead-wrangling abilities. The Van Richten <em>Werebeasts</em> guide you mentioned includes one such Ravenloft "True Jackalwere" named Abu al Mir.</p><p></p><p>The Ravenloft version of the Jackalwere is pretty obviously the basis for the Jackal Lord in the 3E <em>Fiend Folio</em>, although the latter is noticeably tougher, being an 8 HD / CL 8th level divine caster with some nifty spell-like abilities.</p><p></p><p>Curiously, the Ravenloft Jackalwere doesn't have a sleep gaze attack. The 3E Jackal Lord does have a gaze attack, but it's a 1/day ability that can turn an opponent into a jackal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 7692419, member: 57383"] Another Monsterpedia entry in the same month? You're spoiling us, Echohawk. I'm surprised you didn't mention that the Ravenloft version of the Jackalwere - the one in [I]Creatures of Darkness[/I] (1994) - has some significant differences from the standard variety. The most notable of those are: they have more Hit Dice (6 instead of 4); they have a claw/claw/bite routine instead of just a bite (and their bite does [I]slightly[/I] more damage, 1d10 instead of 2d4); they are vulnerable to bronze rather than iron; and finally [I]every one of them[/I] is a 6th-level evil priest with full spellcasting and undead-wrangling abilities. The Van Richten [I]Werebeasts[/I] guide you mentioned includes one such Ravenloft "True Jackalwere" named Abu al Mir. The Ravenloft version of the Jackalwere is pretty obviously the basis for the Jackal Lord in the 3E [I]Fiend Folio[/I], although the latter is noticeably tougher, being an 8 HD / CL 8th level divine caster with some nifty spell-like abilities. Curiously, the Ravenloft Jackalwere doesn't have a sleep gaze attack. The 3E Jackal Lord does have a gaze attack, but it's a 1/day ability that can turn an opponent into a jackal. [/QUOTE]
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