Boogeyman and Lesser Boogeyman: What do you guys think? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Boogeyman and Lesser Boogeyman: What do you guys think? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Amyris
03-24-05, 09:24 AM Well, I guess the title pretty much explains it.
BOOGEYMAN

Huge Outsider (Evil)
Hit Dice: 10d8 (45 hp)
Initiative: +2 (+2 Dex)
Speed: 40 ft, 20ft Climb
AC: 16 (+2 Dex, -2 size, +6 natural)
Attacks: Bite +10 melee, 2 claws +15 melee, 2 slams +15 melee
Base Attack Bonus: +4
Grapple Bonus: +18
Damage: Bite 1+3 and Poison, claw 1d6+7, slam 1d4+7 and is Subdual Damage
Face/Reach: 5 ft by 5 ft/10 ft
Special Attacks: Paralyzing Touch (DC 14), Poison (DC 14, Primary Damage 2d6 temporary Str &Dex, Secondary Damage 2d4 temporary Str & Dex), improved grab, Soul Suck
Special Qualities: Evil Subtype, Inspire Fear (DC 14), keen senses, darkvision
Saves: Fort +7, Ref +9, Will +10
Abilities: Str 24, Dex 14, Con 10, Int 15, Wis 16, Cha 8
Skills: Hide +17, Climb +21, Jump +16, Move Silently +16
Feats: Power Attack, Improved Grapple, Fling Enemy

Climate/Terrain: Any Town or City
Challenge Rating: 6
Treasure: None
Alignment: Chaotic Evil

Description to PCs: You see a tall humanoid form about 7feet tall. It has thick, rough-looking bark-like gray skin and slit-like red eyes. You can see it has abnormally large arms and hands, along with long and sharp claws. Its mouth is filled with fangs like knives, dripping with a black substance. It also has small horns all over its body. As it hears you, it turns to face you and snarls.

Description: A Boogeyman is a demon that kidnaps young people and children, sucking out their souls and turning them into its mindless slaves. It is a grotesque and beast that wanders towns and cities, kidnapping children and sucking their souls out to turn them into its slaves.

Combat: A Boogeyman is an intelligent combatant, avoiding attacks of opportunity and being flanked. It uses tactics, and will try to gain a surprise round if possible. It will wait on the ceiling to ambush foes or victims if it can. A Boogeyman will try to ambush its victims, using its hide skill and ability to climb onto a ceiling to its advantage. A Boogeyman ambushing a victim attempts to knock the victim unconscious in the surprise round, using a slam attack and trying to grapple the victim. In a grapple, a Boogeyman can, and will bite with no penalty, causing additional damage and ability damage. When a victim is knocked unconscious, the Boogeyman will use its strength to carry the victim off, then sucks its victim’s soul out.

Darkvision: This creature can see in complete darkness, up to 60ft.
Improved Grab (Ex): When this creature hits with its Slam, it attempts to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity.
Soul Suck(Su): A Boogeyman may suck the soul out of an unconscious or helpless creature, killing the victim unless the victim survives a will save of DC 17. Failing the save turns the victim into a Lesser Boogeyman.. If the victim makes the save, the victim takes 2d6 points of damage from the trauma suffered by the soul. If this damage kills the victim, the victim’s soul is sucked out by the Boogeyman anyway and the victim’s body becomes a Lesser Boogeyman. The victim cannot be revived by any spell known to any race. Even such mighty spells like wish or miracle have a 50% chance of failure.
Racial Bonus: +2 to Hide
Paralyzing Touch(Ex): If A Boogeyman hits with either a Claw or Slam attack, its victim must succeed at a fortitude saving throw of DC14 or be paralyzed. When paralyzed, the victim may breathe but may not do anything else.

and...

LESSER BOOGEYMAN

Medium-size Outsider (Evil)
Hit Dice: 3d8 (13 hp)
Initiative: +2 (+2 Dex)
Speed: 30 ft 15ft Climb
AC: 13 (+2 Dex, +1 natural)
Attacks: Bite +3 melee, 2 claws +8 melee, 2 slams +8 melee
Base Attack Bonus: +3
Grapple Bonus: +8
Damage: Bite 1+2 and Poison, claw 1d4+5, slam 1d3+5 and is Subdual Damage
Face/Reach: 5 ft by 5 ft/5 ft
Special Attacks: Paralyzing Touch (DC 12), Poison (DC 12, Primary Damage 1d6 temporary Str &Dex, Secondary Damage 1d4 temporary Str & Dex), improved grab, improved grab
Special Qualities: Evil Subtype, keen senses, darkvision, keen senses, darkvision
Saves: Fort +3, Ref +5, Will +3
Abilities: Str 20, Dex 14, Con 10, Int ---, Wis ---, Cha 8
Skills: Hide +10, Climb +11, Jump +11, Move Silently +8

Climate/Terrain: Any Town or City
Challenge Rating: 3
Treasure: None
Alignment: Any evil

Description to PCs: You see what appears to be a humanoid figure of average height, about 5 to 6 feet tall. It has pale gray skin that appears slightly rough, as well as red eyes. You can see that its fingers are tipped with claws, and its mouth is closed. As it notices you, it turns to face you. Its eyes glow with an unnatural light as it glares at you.

Description: A Lesser Boogeyman is a thrall of a Boogeyman. It has no sentience of its own, and all it does is follow the orders of the Boogeyman that created it. It is a lesser demon, and it is often used by a Boogeyman as a henchman, gathering victims for it while not putting itself in danger.

Combat: A Lesser Boogeyman is an unintelligent combatant, allowing itself to be flanked and giving away attacks of opportunity, unless ordered by its master. A Lesser Boogeyman will attack any creature aside from itself, other Lesser Boogeymen or its master. A Lesser Boogeyman will not use tactics unless ordered by its master, and it does not try to get surprise rounds. It also will not ambush opponents unless ordered.

Darkvision: This creature can see in complete darkness, up to 60ft.
Improved Grab (Ex): When this creature hits with its Slam, it attempts to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity.
Racial Bonus: +2 to Hide
Paralyzing Touch(Ex): If A Boogeyman hits with either a Claw or Slam attack, its victim must succeed at a fortitude saving throw of DC14 or be paralyzed. When paralyzed, the victim may breathe but may not do anything else.

So, what do you guys think? I'm thinking of using these guys for a one shot (Made by me), Night of the Boogeyman, that I've been thinking of running.
Punkyojimbo
03-24-05, 10:32 AM I like the overall theme but i think that the soul suck should allow for wish and miracle to be fully effective just because its so easy fpr a boogeyman to make someone helpless enough to use that ability.
Amyris
03-24-05, 10:31 PM I guess you're right. A Boogeyman is strong enough to make someone helpless easily, so I think you've got a point there. Thanks for the feedback.

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Amyris 03-24-05, 09:24 AM	Well, I guess the title pretty much explains it. BOOGEYMAN Huge Outsider (Evil) Hit Dice: 10d8 (45 hp) Initiative: +2 (+2 Dex) Speed: 40 ft, 20ft Climb AC: 16 (+2 Dex, -2 size, +6 natural) Attacks: Bite +10 melee, 2 claws +15 melee, 2 slams +15 melee Base Attack Bonus: +4 Grapple Bonus: +18 Damage: Bite 1+3 and Poison, claw 1d6+7, slam 1d4+7 and is Subdual Damage Face/Reach: 5 ft by 5 ft/10 ft Special Attacks: Paralyzing Touch (DC 14), Poison (DC 14, Primary Damage 2d6 temporary Str &Dex, Secondary Damage 2d4 temporary Str & Dex), improved grab, Soul Suck Special Qualities: Evil Subtype, Inspire Fear (DC 14), keen senses, darkvision Saves: Fort +7, Ref +9, Will +10 Abilities: Str 24, Dex 14, Con 10, Int 15, Wis 16, Cha 8 Skills: Hide +17, Climb +21, Jump +16, Move Silently +16 Feats: Power Attack, Improved Grapple, Fling Enemy Climate/Terrain: Any Town or City Challenge Rating: 6 Treasure: None Alignment: Chaotic Evil Description to PCs: You see a tall humanoid form about 7feet tall. It has thick, rough-looking bark-like gray skin and slit-like red eyes. You can see it has abnormally large arms and hands, along with long and sharp claws. Its mouth is filled with fangs like knives, dripping with a black substance. It also has small horns all over its body. As it hears you, it turns to face you and snarls. Description: A Boogeyman is a demon that kidnaps young people and children, sucking out their souls and turning them into its mindless slaves. It is a grotesque and beast that wanders towns and cities, kidnapping children and sucking their souls out to turn them into its slaves. Combat: A Boogeyman is an intelligent combatant, avoiding attacks of opportunity and being flanked. It uses tactics, and will try to gain a surprise round if possible. It will wait on the ceiling to ambush foes or victims if it can. A Boogeyman will try to ambush its victims, using its hide skill and ability to climb onto a ceiling to its advantage. A Boogeyman ambushing a victim attempts to knock the victim unconscious in the surprise round, using a slam attack and trying to grapple the victim. In a grapple, a Boogeyman can, and will bite with no penalty, causing additional damage and ability damage. When a victim is knocked unconscious, the Boogeyman will use its strength to carry the victim off, then sucks its victim’s soul out. Darkvision: This creature can see in complete darkness, up to 60ft. Improved Grab (Ex): When this creature hits with its Slam, it attempts to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. Soul Suck(Su): A Boogeyman may suck the soul out of an unconscious or helpless creature, killing the victim unless the victim survives a will save of DC 17. Failing the save turns the victim into a Lesser Boogeyman.. If the victim makes the save, the victim takes 2d6 points of damage from the trauma suffered by the soul. If this damage kills the victim, the victim’s soul is sucked out by the Boogeyman anyway and the victim’s body becomes a Lesser Boogeyman. The victim cannot be revived by any spell known to any race. Even such mighty spells like wish or miracle have a 50% chance of failure. Racial Bonus: +2 to Hide Paralyzing Touch(Ex): If A Boogeyman hits with either a Claw or Slam attack, its victim must succeed at a fortitude saving throw of DC14 or be paralyzed. When paralyzed, the victim may breathe but may not do anything else. and... LESSER BOOGEYMAN Medium-size Outsider (Evil) Hit Dice: 3d8 (13 hp) Initiative: +2 (+2 Dex) Speed: 30 ft 15ft Climb AC: 13 (+2 Dex, +1 natural) Attacks: Bite +3 melee, 2 claws +8 melee, 2 slams +8 melee Base Attack Bonus: +3 Grapple Bonus: +8 Damage: Bite 1+2 and Poison, claw 1d4+5, slam 1d3+5 and is Subdual Damage Face/Reach: 5 ft by 5 ft/5 ft Special Attacks: Paralyzing Touch (DC 12), Poison (DC 12, Primary Damage 1d6 temporary Str &Dex, Secondary Damage 1d4 temporary Str & Dex), improved grab, improved grab Special Qualities: Evil Subtype, keen senses, darkvision, keen senses, darkvision Saves: Fort +3, Ref +5, Will +3 Abilities: Str 20, Dex 14, Con 10, Int ---, Wis ---, Cha 8 Skills: Hide +10, Climb +11, Jump +11, Move Silently +8 Climate/Terrain: Any Town or City Challenge Rating: 3 Treasure: None Alignment: Any evil Description to PCs: You see what appears to be a humanoid figure of average height, about 5 to 6 feet tall. It has pale gray skin that appears slightly rough, as well as red eyes. You can see that its fingers are tipped with claws, and its mouth is closed. As it notices you, it turns to face you. Its eyes glow with an unnatural light as it glares at you. Description: A Lesser Boogeyman is a thrall of a Boogeyman. It has no sentience of its own, and all it does is follow the orders of the Boogeyman that created it. It is a lesser demon, and it is often used by a Boogeyman as a henchman, gathering victims for it while not putting itself in danger. Combat: A Lesser Boogeyman is an unintelligent combatant, allowing itself to be flanked and giving away attacks of opportunity, unless ordered by its master. A Lesser Boogeyman will attack any creature aside from itself, other Lesser Boogeymen or its master. A Lesser Boogeyman will not use tactics unless ordered by its master, and it does not try to get surprise rounds. It also will not ambush opponents unless ordered. Darkvision: This creature can see in complete darkness, up to 60ft. Improved Grab (Ex): When this creature hits with its Slam, it attempts to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. Racial Bonus: +2 to Hide Paralyzing Touch(Ex): If A Boogeyman hits with either a Claw or Slam attack, its victim must succeed at a fortitude saving throw of DC14 or be paralyzed. When paralyzed, the victim may breathe but may not do anything else. So, what do you guys think? I'm thinking of using these guys for a one shot (Made by me), Night of the Boogeyman, that I've been thinking of running.
Punkyojimbo 03-24-05, 10:32 AM	I like the overall theme but i think that the soul suck should allow for wish and miracle to be fully effective just because its so easy fpr a boogeyman to make someone helpless enough to use that ability.
Amyris 03-24-05, 10:31 PM	I guess you're right. A Boogeyman is strong enough to make someone helpless easily, so I think you've got a point there. Thanks for the feedback.