Post Your Terrible and Dire Monsters

Humabout · 04-01-2018, 02:25 PM

So back in Pyramid 3/76 - Dungeon Fantasy IV, Doug and Peter gave us a gem called Terrible and Dire Monsters. IT's been a while since then, and I'm curious what people have done with it. So post your Terrible and Dire Monsters here!

Bruno · 04-01-2018, 04:44 PM

Obligatory: Determined Dire Minotaur

Code:

ST: 22      HP: 27      Speed: 7.00
DX: 14      Will: 8     Move: 7
IQ: 8       Per: 12    
HT: 14*     FP: 13      SM: 1
Dodge: 11    Parry: 13   DR: 7

* +1 to stay conscious due to Hard to Subdue

Great Axe (18): 4d+6 cutting. Does not become unready after attacking due to great ST. Reach 1, 2*.

Horns (16): 2d+6 impaling. Treat as weapon, not as body part, both to attack and parry (Parry 12). Reach C, 1.

Kick (14): 2d+1 crushing (includes +1 for heavy boots). Reach C, 1.

Punch (16): 2d crushing. Reach C.

Traits: Absolute Direction; Acute Hearing 2; Appearance (Hideous); Bad Temper (9); Berserk (12); Bloodlust (9); Combat Reflexes; DR 2 vs. attacks on skull only; Hard to Subdue 1; High Pain Threshold; Striking ST +2; Odious Racial Habit (Man-eater); Peripheral Vision.

Skills: Brawling-16; Stealth-14; Two-Handed Axe/Mace-18; Wrestling-16.

Class: Mundane.

Notes: Effective grappling ST is 24 due to Wrestling skill. Dire minotaurs are surprisingly light on their feet, and may stalk an adventuring party until they say or do something annoying... and then they fly into a berserker rage and murder everyone.

Minotaur encounters generally start with an enraged monster barreling into combat, but dire minotaurs who are simply standing around may negotiate... until they take offense, fly into a berserker rage, and murder everyone.

Equipment:
Great Axe; Heavy Leather Armor (DR2, SM +1) - unplugged horn holes mean chinks in armor on the head are targeted at -8, not -10

Bruno · 04-01-2018, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruno

Obligatory: Determined Dire Minotaur

For It's a Threat! (Pyramid vol 3/77 pp.29),
CER 103
OR 39
PR 41

Kalzazz · 04-01-2018, 05:45 PM

Why doesn't the CER match the OR plus PR?

Bruno · 04-01-2018, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kalzazz

Why doesn't the CER match the OR plus PR?

Because brain do bad math. Not sure where.

Rasputin · 04-01-2018, 08:09 PM

One that showed up in my game. They're nastier than your usual dire wolf

Killer Dire Wolf

Code:

ST: 16		HP: 16		Speed: 7.00
DX: 15		Will: 11	Move: 10
IQ: 4		Per: 16		Weight: 400 lbs.
HT: 14		FP: 14		SM: +1 (2 hexes)
Dodge: 11	Parry: N/A	DR: 4

Bite (21): 1d cutting. Reach C.
Claws (21): 1d+1 crushing. Reach C, 1.

Traits: Bad Temper (12): Bloodlust (9); Discriminatory Smell; Combat Reflexes; Night Vision 2; Odious Racial Habit (Man-killer); Quadruped; Temperature Tolerance 1; Wild Animal.
Skills: Brawling-21; Tracking-16.
Class: Dire Animal.
Combat Effectiveness Rating: 48 (OR 25 and PR 23).
Notes: This is a killer dire wolf.

04-01-2018, 02:25 PM	#1
Humabout Join Date: Aug 2008	Post Your Terrible and Dire Monsters So back in *Pyramid 3/76 - Dungeon Fantasy IV,* Doug and Peter gave us a gem called Terrible and Dire Monsters. IT's been a while since then, and I'm curious what people have done with it. So post your Terrible and Dire Monsters here! __________________ Buy My Stuff! *Free Stuff:* Dungeon Action! Totem Spirits My Blog: Above the Flatline.

04-01-2018, 04:44 PM	#2
Bruno Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada	Re: Post Your Terrible and Dire Monsters Obligatory: Determined Dire Minotaur Code: ST: 22 HP: 27 Speed: 7.00 DX: 14 Will: 8 Move: 7 IQ: 8 Per: 12 HT: 14* FP: 13 SM: 1 Dodge: 11 Parry: 13 DR: 7 * +1 to stay conscious due to Hard to Subdue Great Axe (18): 4d+6 cutting. Does not become unready after attacking due to great ST. Reach 1, 2. Horns (16):* 2d+6 impaling. Treat as weapon, not as body part, both to attack and parry (Parry 12). Reach C, 1. Kick (14): 2d+1 crushing (includes +1 for heavy boots). Reach C, 1. Punch (16): 2d crushing. Reach C. Traits: Absolute Direction; Acute Hearing 2; Appearance (Hideous); Bad Temper (9); Berserk (12); Bloodlust (9); Combat Reflexes; DR 2 vs. attacks on skull only; Hard to Subdue 1; High Pain Threshold; Striking ST +2; Odious Racial Habit (Man-eater); Peripheral Vision. Skills: Brawling-16; Stealth-14; Two-Handed Axe/Mace-18; Wrestling-16. Class: Mundane. Notes: Effective grappling ST is 24 due to Wrestling skill. Dire minotaurs are surprisingly light on their feet, and may stalk an adventuring party until they say or do something annoying... and then they fly into a berserker rage and murder everyone. Minotaur encounters generally start with an enraged monster barreling into combat, but dire minotaurs who are simply standing around may negotiate... until they take offense, fly into a berserker rage, and murder everyone. Equipment: Great Axe; Heavy Leather Armor (DR2, SM +1) - unplugged horn holes mean chinks in armor on the head are targeted at -8, not -10 __________________ All about Size Modifier; Unified Hit Location Table A Wiki for my F2F Group A neglected GURPS blog Last edited by Bruno; 04-01-2018 at 05:00 PM.

04-01-2018, 05:45 PM	#4
Kalzazz Join Date: Feb 2009	Re: Post Your Terrible and Dire Monsters Why doesn't the CER match the OR plus PR?

04-01-2018, 08:09 PM	#6
Rasputin Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA	Re: Post Your Terrible and Dire Monsters One that showed up in my game. They're nastier than your usual dire wolf Killer Dire Wolf Code: ST: 16 HP: 16 Speed: 7.00 DX: 15 Will: 11 Move: 10 IQ: 4 Per: 16 Weight: 400 lbs. HT: 14 FP: 14 SM: +1 (2 hexes) Dodge: 11 Parry: N/A DR: 4 Bite (21): 1d cutting. Reach C. Claws (21): 1d+1 crushing. Reach C, 1. *Traits:* Bad Temper (12): Bloodlust (9); Discriminatory Smell; Combat Reflexes; Night Vision 2; Odious Racial Habit (Man-killer); Quadruped; Temperature Tolerance 1; Wild Animal. *Skills:* Brawling-21; Tracking-16. *Class:* Dire Animal. *Combat Effectiveness Rating:* 48 (OR 25 and PR 23). *Notes:* This is a killer dire wolf. __________________ Cura isto securi, Eugene. My GURPS blog.