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Ash Mephit

Chris Cumming — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:13:35 +0000

Ash Mephit

The ash mephit is a small winged humanoid composed of ash particles. An ash mephit is from the Quasi Elemental Plane of Ash in the Elemental Chaos. The stifling plane is difficult to breathe in as the cloying cold ash seems to seek out warmth. This impish creature enjoys suffocating beings with its ashes.

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Ash Mephit Tactics

The ash mephit starts a battle by sneaking into a position that it can catch a number of breathing opponents with its cloud of ash. It will then breathe on any close opponents before running away to hide again.

Ash Mephit Lore

A character knows the following information with a successful Arcana check.

DC 15: The ash mephit is an elemental humanoid from the Quasi Elemental Plane of Ash. It delights in taunting breathing creatures as they suffocate.

DC 20: The ash mephit finds a suitable location to unleash a cloud of ash that remains in place suffocating those caught in it. The mephit can also breathe on opponents close to it.

DC 25: The ash mephit is resistant to both fire and cold.

Encounter Groups

Ash mephits delight in causing havoc and suffocating their opponents and are sometimes found near volcanic regions filled with magma and ash.

Level 4 Encounter (XP 850)

1 Ash Mephit (level 4 controller)
2 Magma Claws (level 4 brute)
1 Magma Hurlers (level 4 artillery)
1 Ashbeast (level 3 lurker)

Ashbeast

Chris Cumming — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:40:45 +0000

The ashbeast is vaguely cat-like beast the size of a panther or cheetah composed by gray ashen particles. The particles shift as the ashbeast moves, often making it difficult to focus on. An ashbeast is from the Quasi Elemental Plane of Ash in the Elemental Chaos. The stifling plane is difficult to breathe in as the cloying cold ash seems to seak out warmth. An ashbeast hunts breathing creatures seeking to suffocate them and drag them off to feed.

Ashbeast

Level 3 Lurker

Medium Elemental Magical Beast (Cold)

XP 150

Initiative +7

Senses Perception +3

HP 38; Bloodied 19

AC 17; Fortitude 16, Reflex 16, Will 14

Resist fire 5, cold 5

Speed 7

:bm: Bite (Standard; at-will) ♦ cold

+8 vs. AC; 1d8+2 cold damage

:c: Suffocating Breath (Standard; recharge 5,6) ♦ cold

Close blast 3; targets all creatures that breathe; +5 vs Fort; 2d8+2 cold damage and target is stunned until end of Ashbeast’s next turn.

Combat Advantage

If the ashbeast has combat advantage against its target, it deals an extra 1d6 damage and stuns the target (save ends) on a successful melee attack against targets that breathe.

Disperse (Move; at-will)

Ashbeast becomes insubstantial until end of it’s move action and can shift upto it’s speed.

Alignment Evil

Languages Primordial

Skills Endurance +6; Stealth +8

Str 15 (+3)	Dex 16 (+4)	Wis 13 (+2)
Con 14 (+3)	Int 13 (+2)	Cha 12 (+2)

Ashbeast Tactics

The ashbeast moves insubstantially as a cloud of white-gray ash, approaching its desired target silently. It tries to camoflage it’s movements in stone based terrain. With stealth the ashbeast will stun it’s opponents and keep them stunned. Faced with a group of opponents bearing down on it, the ashbeast will unleash it’s suffocating breath in an attempt to stun many of them and escape.

Ashbeast Lore

A character knows the following information with a successful Arcana check.

DC 15: The ashbeast is an elemental magical beast from the Quasi Elemental Plane of Ash. It hunts creatures that breathe seeking to suffocate them with it’s ashen breath.

DC 20: The ashbeast hunts silently as it disperses while moving, reconstituting to stun its opponents. It can breathe a cloud of ash that draws heat from the victims.

DC 25: The ashbeast is resistant to both fire, due to its origin, and cold due to its composite material.

Encounter Groups

Ashbeasts sometimes hunt in conjunction with undead who are not affected by the cloying cold of the ashbeast as they do not breathe.

Level 3 Encounter (XP 700)

1 Ashbeast (level 3 lurker)
1 Corruption Corpse (level 4 artillery, MM page 274)
3 Zombies (level 2 brute, MM page 274)

Oilliphéist

Chris Cumming — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:26:12 +0000

The Oilliphéist is a lake-dwelling, flying, dragon-like monster which features in the mythology of Ireland. Its name comes from two Gaelic words: oll, meaning great, and péist, fabulous beast or reptile. Oilliphéist and other legends of Ireland such as the Caoránach, and the Copóg Phádraig are involved in stories with St. Patrick.

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Many stories in Ireland are passed down through an oral tradition. One of the more famous stories involves St. Patrick chasing all the snakes out of Ireland. Oilliphéist, being a monsterous snake heard the stories and was angered. He was determined to show the adventurous priest how dangerous snakes could be.

Hearing a horrible sound emerge from the banks above his watery lair, Oilliphéist leap from the water and swallowed the enebriated bard Ó Ruairc (O’Rourke) who had been drunkenly playing music. The bard, completely oblivious to his predicament, continued to play music poorly within the belly of the beast. Tired of the horrendous sounds emanating from his stomach, Oilliphéist spat O’Rourke back out onto the lake’s edge.

Angry at the popular priest and the horrible bard, Oilliphéist decided to quit Ireland and leave his watery lair behind. In a fury of frustration, the dragon-lizard smote the land on his way into the air with his tail. The damage done to the earth left a long furrow creating the River Shannon on his flight out of Ireland.

Oilliphéist

Level 21 Solo Skirmisher

Gargantuan Natural Magical Beast (dragon)

XP 16,000

Initiative +18

Senses Perception +14; Darkvision

HP 1,010; Bloodied 505

AC 37; Fortitude 36, Reflex 35, Will 33

Resist Cold 25

Saving Throws +3

Speed 8, fly 8 (hover), overland flight 16, swim 6

Action Points 2

:bm: Tail Lash (Standard; at-will)

Reach 3; +26 vs Armor Class; 2d6+7 damage and target is stunned until end of Oilliphéist’s next turn.

:bm: Claw (Standard; at-will)

Reach 3; +27 vs Armor Class; 1d10+7 damage.

:bm: Bite (Standard; at-will)

Reach 3; +27 vs Armor Class; 2d8+7 damage plus the target is grabbed (until escape). Oilliphéist cannot make bite attacks while grabbing a creature, but it can use its claws and tails.

:m: Slicing Fury (Standard; at-will)

Oilliphéist makes a claw attack against one target and a tail lash attack against another target.

:m: Swallow (Standard; encounter)

Oilliphéist tries to swallow a bloodied Large or smaller creature it is grabbing; +24 vs Fortitude; the target is swallowed. The swallowed target is inside Oilliphéist and is dazed and restrained until it is no longer swallowed. The swallowed target has line of sight and line of effect only to Oilliphéist, and no creature has line of sight or line of effect to the swallowed target. The only attacks the swallowed target can make are basic attacks. At the start of each of Oilliphéist’s turns, the swallowed target takes 20 damage. When Oilliphéist dies, the target is no longer swallowed and can escape as a move action, appearing in Oilliphéist’s former space.

:m: Music Hater (Immediate Reaction; recharge when bloodied)

Oilliphéist hates music, when ever a bard or other character begins using a music instrument Oilliphéist can Shift upto its speed (8) and make a Bite attack against the source of the music.

:c: Ground Gouger (Standard; recharge 6)

Close Blast 6; +24 vs. Reflex; 4d12+7 and the target is knocked prone. The target is also stunned and takes 5 ongoing damage (save ends both)

:c: Frightful Presence (Standard; encounter) ♦ Fear

Close burst 5; targets enemies; +22 vs Will; the target is stunned until the end of Oilliphéist’s next turn. Aftereffect: The target takes a -2 penalty to attack rolls (save ends).

Alignment Evil

Languages Common, Draconic, Elven

Skills Nature +17; Intimidate +20

Str 26 (+18)	Dex 24 (+17)	Wis 16 (+13)
Con 27 (+18)	Int 20 (+15)	Cha 22 (+16)

Oilliphéist by Apis Teicher

Oilliphéist Lore

A character knows the following information with a successful Nature check.

DC 25: Oilliphéist is a lake-dwelling, flying, dragon-like monster. It’s name means great fabulous beast or reptile in Elvish.

DC 30: Oilliphéist is able to swallow opponents whole and his tail is legendary having carved the course of the River Shannon when enraged.

DC 35: As O’Rourke discovered, Oilliphéist is not a fan of music, as such psychic attacks are quite effective at annoying the beast.

Image by Apis Teicher
Information on Oilliphéist from Dragonstouch.co.uk
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