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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yogah of Yag" data-source="post: 3307233" data-attributes="member: 49377">Hi! 1st post, so please be merciful.This is my attempt at a TV-monster to d20 stats. Let me know what you think. BTW, I use the Conan RPG system from Mongoose Publ., which is an off-shoot of the 3.0/3.5 SRD.Rhizan (Chthonios)Medium Elemental (earth)Hit Dice: 4d8+8 (26 hp)Initiative:  +8 (+1 Dex, +1 Reflex, +4 Improved Initiative, +2 Lightning Reflexes)Speed: 30 ft.Dodge Defence: 13 (+1 Dex, +2 natural)Parry Defence: 15 (+5 Str)DR:  5Base Attack/Grapple:  +3/+8Attack:  slam +8 melee, or claw +8 meleeFull Attack:  2 slams +8 melee (AP 5), or 2 claws +8 melee (AP 5)Damage: slam 1d8+5, or claw 1d6+5Special Attacks:  Earth incarnate, improved grab, crushing clawsSpecial Qualities:  Elemental qualities, sunlight vulnerability, tremorsense 60 ft.Space/Reach:  5 ft. (1)/10 ft. (2)Saves:  Fort +7, Ref +4, Will +2Abilities: Str 20, Dex 12, Con 13, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 9Skills:  Hide +15*, Listen +7, Spot +7Feats:  Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes, Greater Fortitude, ToughnessClimate/Terrain:  any land, or undergroundOrganization:  solitary, group (2-12), horde (3-18)Advancement: 5-8 HD (medium), 9-12 HD (large)A Rhizan is a vaguely humanoid mass of dirt, clay and small stones interwoven with long rootsstanding six feet tall and weighing around 300 lbs. It possesses a lumpy misshapen head (at timeslacking discernable eyes), a broad-chested torso with wide shoulders, two thick-set legs as wellas two long arms terminating in giant, crablike claws.A Rhizan cannot speak and has no known language, although if summoned by a scholar will obey thesimplest of commands.  It can, however, indicate affirmation or negation by nodding or shakingof the head, respectively.Some cultures believe that Rhizans are the spirits of the dead who were not accorded a proper,respectful burial, or those who died violent deaths or even those poor souls devoured by the earthduring violent earthquakes.  Other peoples opine that Rhizans are scions of the Great Earth Spirit,guarding their mother's deepest secrets from prying eyes and greedy hands.CombatRhizans are extremely territorial and will fight any creature that invades its perceived space,unless commanded by a summoner to do otherwise.  They tend to use their long, heavy arms to smashanything within reach, or deploy their huge pincher-claws to crush whatever falls into their grasp.Crushing Claws (Ex) :  On a successful grapple check a Rhizan can deal 1d6+5 (AP 5) bludgeoning damagewith its claws per round until the grapple is ended.  Each round the AP is increased by +1.Earth Incarnate (Su) :  A Rhizan can meld into the ground as a standard action completely blendinginto the soil, especially ground which is partially laced with roots and humus. All that is needed for themto dissolve back into the element whence they came is a cube 5 feet by 5 feet by 5 feet.  A Rhizan canreemerge as a standard action from the ground anywhere that soil is exposed.Elemental qualities:  Rhizans are immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning.Rhizans are indeed subject to critical hits:  a Player Character who makes a successful critical hitagainst a Rhizan decapitates it, after which it slumps down no longer a threat or otherwisedissolves back into an inanimate and harmless pile of soil, pebbles, clay and roots.They have darkvision with a range of 60 feet. A slain Rhizan cannot be raised orresurrected.  Rhizans, however, can be flanked.Improved Grab (Ex) :  To use this ability the Rhizan must hit with its claw attack.  It can then attempt tostart a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity.  If it wins the grapple check,it establishes a hold and can use its crushing claws attack.Sunlight Vulnerability (Su) :  Rhizans are not used to existing in sunny places.  They prefer instead toinhabit shadowy or very dark regions, especially deep underground.  A Rhizan in direct sunlight suffers a-1 cumulative penalty per round to all attacks, initiative, saves and skill checks.  If the Rhizan is exposedto direct sunlight for more than ten minutes, it begins to dry out and crumble into a lifeless, immobile heapof dirt, clay and brittle roots.  A Rhizan in such a situation has a 50% chance to continue fighting or attemptto flee to a sunless place whereupon it no longer suffers the penalty.Tremorsense (Ex):  A Rhizan automatically detects and pinpoints the location of anything that is in contactwith the ground and within a range of 60 feet.  If no straight path exists through the ground from the Rhizanto those that it�s sensing, then the range defines the maximum distance of the shortest indirect path. A Rhizanmust itself be in contact with the ground, and the creatures must be moving.  As long as the other creaturesare taking physical actions, including casting spells with somatic components, they are considered moving;they do not have to move from place to place for a Rhizan to detect them.* Rhizans receive a +12 racial bonus to hide when underground, but only when the wall surfaces are pre-dominantly earthen and roots of trees.  If not, they still receive a +8 bonus whenever underground.------------------------Inspired by the "dirt monsters" seen in episode 6.22 "Grave" of television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.</blockquote>

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