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Shostak · 08-07-2018, 01:45 PM

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Priest
This fearsome creature lurks, waiting for its prey, by all appearances kneeling with hands together in contemplative prayer. To picture Priest, imagine the abominable combination of a cephalopod, a hominid, and a dragonfly nymph whose labium features structures reminiscent of arms and hands instead of pincers. With these “praying hands,” the Priest lashes out to snatch victims and draw them to its awful jaws. This attack has a 3-hex range for small Priests, and a 4-hex range for large ones. If a Priest hits on its attack, it inflicts minor damage (see below) and the defender immediately rolls 4d v DX to avoid being grappled. To break the grapple, roll 4d v ST against a small Priest, 5d against a large one. Grappled victims are drawn to the Priest’s mouth at 2 hexes per turn if the Priest’s ST is higher, 1 hex per othewise. A Priest can only feed on one figure at a time, and will not drop grappled prey except as a last-ditch effort to preserve its life. A feeding Priest will try to fly away from a melee, at -2 MA for encumbrance, to eat in safety. Like an octopus, the Priest can expertly camouflage itself by altering its skin texture and color; add 2d to rolls to notice a camouflaged specimen. Twice per hour, Priests can, instead of attacking, belch forth a dark cloud that engulfs their hex/es and adjacent hexes—treat this as per the Shadow spell—to aid in escape. On their next turn, they may attempt to flee. A Priest will probably flee from anything able to break its grapple.

1-hex Priest
ST 12
DX 13
IQ 2
MA 10 (14 flying)
Attack: Grappling labium 1 damage, Jaws 1d+2
Rubbery skin stops 1 damage

3-hex Priest
ST 30
DX 13
IQ 2
MA 14 (18 flying)
Attack: Grappling labium 2 damage, Jaws 2d+2
Rubbery skin stops 2 damage

08-07-2018, 01:45 PM	#55
Shostak Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: New England	Re: New Monsters Permission is given to Steve Jackson Games to use this in exchange for acknowledging my contribution. Priest This fearsome creature lurks, waiting for its prey, by all appearances kneeling with hands together in contemplative prayer. To picture Priest, imagine the abominable combination of a cephalopod, a hominid, and a dragonfly nymph whose labium features structures reminiscent of arms and hands instead of pincers. With these “praying hands,” the Priest lashes out to snatch victims and draw them to its awful jaws. This attack has a 3-hex range for small Priests, and a 4-hex range for large ones. If a Priest hits on its attack, it inflicts minor damage (see below) and the defender immediately rolls 4d v DX to avoid being grappled. To break the grapple, roll 4d v ST against a small Priest, 5d against a large one. Grappled victims are drawn to the Priest’s mouth at 2 hexes per turn if the Priest’s ST is higher, 1 hex per othewise. A Priest can only feed on one figure at a time, and will not drop grappled prey except as a last-ditch effort to preserve its life. A feeding Priest will try to fly away from a melee, at -2 MA for encumbrance, to eat in safety. Like an octopus, the Priest can expertly camouflage itself by altering its skin texture and color; add 2d to rolls to notice a camouflaged specimen. Twice per hour, Priests can, instead of attacking, belch forth a dark cloud that engulfs their hex/es and adjacent hexes—treat this as per the Shadow spell—to aid in escape. On their next turn, they may attempt to flee. A Priest will probably flee from anything able to break its grapple. 1-hex Priest ST 12 DX 13 IQ 2 MA 10 (14 flying) Attack: Grappling labium 1 damage, Jaws 1d+2 Rubbery skin stops 1 damage 3-hex Priest ST 30 DX 13 IQ 2 MA 14 (18 flying) Attack: Grappling labium 2 damage, Jaws 2d+2 Rubbery skin stops 2 damage