New Monster: Quill Bear

Go0gleplex · Post by **Go0gleplex** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:46 am

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concobar · Post by **concobar** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:50 am

I like this monster a lot.
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anglefish · Post by **anglefish** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:50 pm

Okay, this replaces every mention of "owlbear" I see from now on. Same sort of magical WTF hybrid that's actually scary.

Relaxo · Post by **Relaxo** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:57 pm

Yeah, this is very cool!

AslanC · Post by **AslanC** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:26 pm

This one rocks man!

Well done indeed
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dachda · Post by **dachda** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:31 pm

Go0gleplex,

You are on a roll with these awesome forest beasties. Fantastic stuff I can easily see plugging into my campaign.
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Go0gleplex · Post by **Go0gleplex** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:26 pm

Thanks guys...there's still more coming.
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Sir Osis of Liver · Post by **Sir Osis of Liver** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:39 pm

Very nice. I drew up one that was very similar that I'd submitted to DD. Mine was a plant-based creature that was a modern take on the old Fiend Folio's Needleman. I tried my plant-based creature out on my party on the last session, and it was rough. They're fun.

Mythago · Post by **Mythago** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:54 pm

Great beastie. Off topic I guess....But what I really miss from from C&C critters is the stats for attributes i.e. Dex, Str etc and what AC is made up from (actuall armour, dex mod etc). Have always found that useful info and was BIG step backwards for C&C imo.

serleran · Post by **serleran** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:03 pm

There is a creature like this in real world mythology that I had considered writing up. Now, I don't have to. Yay.
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CKDad · Post by **CKDad** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:51 pm

I like this as well. For something even more nasty, give it the ability to shoot quills at an enemy - say, damage as a short bow, 10' range increments, max range 30', affects target and any adjacent targets within 3 feet.
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concobar · Post by **concobar** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:42 pm

Thats not a bad idea CKDad.
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Go0gleplex · Post by **Go0gleplex** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:09 pm

I had considered something like that but thought it might be a tad overkill.
However, one of the joys of C&C is tinkering with things.
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Alder · Post by **Alder** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:32 pm

Sounds ferocious! It might have natural treasure, though, in the form of a really cool hide, plus teeth and claws (which might be money in some barbarian kingdoms).

When I was a kid I was on a camping trip with some folks and one was a modern day mountain man/trapper. Like all such, he loved to tell tall tales. His buckskin coat and hat were adorned with porcupine quillwork. The quills can be dyed various colors, but he was telling us that they weren't dyed, that the quills are naturally different colors, you just can't see it on the animal through the fur. Females in the summer yield red quills, males in winter blue, in spring yellow. Green is the hardest color to find, because they are only green for an hour after mating, and they only do that during December electrical storms.

So, if I ever encounter a quill bear in a campaign, and manage to survive the encounter, I'll make a point of checking the quill colors, because they could be collector's items.

serleran · Post by **serleran** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:48 pm

Here, to make it almost the same as a real-world inspired creature:

The quills of a quill bear are sometimes linked to special reservoir sacs which are able to store toxins and other non-essential fluids produced within the quill bear for excising; the contents are not harmful in any way to the quill bear, being wholly natural, but when another creature, especially those of weaker stature such as humans and their ilk (including orcs, goblins, et cetera) come into contact, usually through harmful exposure by penetration of a connected quill, the effect is damaging and painful -- to reflect the effect in game terms, the quill bear produces a poison of Type I - VI, but only one such type determined randomly; the quantity is always low, containing at most 6 "doses." It takes one full day to replenish a single dose. The quill bear is incapable of choosing when, or whether, this poison will be made so contact with one can prove more fatal than thought. Should a quill bear have this ability (assume one in eight do), it is called a porbil.

To determine the severity of the porbil's poison-making, roll 1d12:

1 - 3: Type 1

4 - 6: Type 2

7 - 8: Type 3

9 - 10: Type 4

11: Type 5

12: Type 6
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Go0gleplex · Post by **Go0gleplex** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:50 pm

Wow...sounds like three different sub-species of the genus already!
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Go0gleplex · Post by **Go0gleplex** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:41 pm

[quote="Alder"]Sounds ferocious! It might have natural treasure, though, in the form of a really cool hide, plus teeth and claws (which might be money in some barbarian kingdoms).

When I was a kid I was on a camping trip with some folks and one was a modern day mountain man/trapper. Like all such, he loved to tell tall tales. His buckskin coat and hat were adorned with porcupine quillwork. The quills can be dyed various colors, but he was telling us that they weren't dyed, that the quills are naturally different colors, you just can't see it on the animal through the fur. Females in the summer yield red quills, males in winter blue, in spring yellow. Green is the hardest color to find, because they are only green for an hour after mating, and they only do that during December electrical storms.

So, if I ever encounter a quill bear in a campaign, and manage to survive the encounter, I'll make a point of checking the quill colors, because they could be collector's items. [/quote]

This is actually a cool little bit of fluff. While not treasure in the sense of gold and magic, it would be something of value that may vary with whatever region or culture is present.
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concobar · Post by **concobar** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:29 pm

Could be an adventure hook.

Shamans from a neighboring barbarian tribe will not help the adventurers find the lost tomb in the mountains unless the party appeases the gods spirits what have you by killing a quill bear and returning its coat and skull to the tribe. The barbarians are the only ones who know where the hidden tomb is and guard its approach with vigor.
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CKDad · Post by **CKDad** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:39 pm

concobar wrote:
Could be an adventure hook.

Shamans from a neighboring barbarian tribe will not help the adventurers find the lost tomb in the mountains unless the party appeases the gods spirits what have you by killing a quill bear and returning its coat and skull to the tribe. The barbarians are the only ones who know where the hidden tomb is and guard its approach with vigor.

And another fine idea goes straight to my GM's Tricks file.
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