Monster Specification: Ixitxachitl

1-off I: The Treasures of the Ixitxachitl

Underwater Monster Specification

Ixitxachitl

Typical Monster Level ("ML"): 1 to 12

Typical Number Encountered: 3d6

Usual Alignment(s): E/C, E/N

Description: like Giant Manta Rays, but smaller and may be coloured rather than camouflaged

Habitat: Diving, Seabed, may come to surface to scavenge wreckage

Language: Ixitxachitlic, Black Chaos, Old Speech

Chars: Co 3d6, Mental Chars 3d6

Movement:

Rate	Melee	Travelling
Swim on seabed at up to	4 ft/sec	2.75 mph
Swim in sea at up to	15 ft/sec	10 mph
Dart to attack at	20 ft/sec	n/a

Fighter Abilities:

ML/3, FRU AMR D = 25 + (5ML) % RD = 5 + (5ML) % 5 + (5ML) HP

Attack Modes:

Tusks @ A = 8ML %, DAM = 2d4

Bite @ A = 10ML %, DAM = d8

Sting @ A = 8ML %, DAM = d8: if DAM > 0 inflicted cause Paralysis @ BTS (55+5(ML-3))% (Co), repeat st to recover every 1 min

A Paralised target loses control of his body, but retains control of his mind and senses. The Ray does not gain control of the target's body. A Paralised target will float in place (with eyes open if they were when paralised), and become vulnerable to being killed by the Ray or its school, but be able to cast thought or reflex Spells.

HitLoc Table:

HitLoc Area	Front	Side	Above / Below	Rear
Head	01 to 15	01 to 15	01 to 15	n/a
Wings (*2)	16 to 30 (right), 61 to 90 (left)	16 to 90	16 to 90	16 to 30 (left), 61 to 90 (right)
Body	31 to 60	n/a	16 to 90	31 to 60
Tail	[-12 to 0]	91 to 150	91 to 150	1 to 15

ADS:

HitLoc Area	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
Head	4	3	4	2	0	0	2	4	3	4
Wings / Body	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Tail	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4

Effects of Specific Damage:

Hit Loc Area	%age HP Damage taken	Effects
Head	20%	Stunned, Co check vs Death
	40%	Death
Wings (*2)	40%	-25% to Movement Rate
	80%	-50% to Movement Rate
Body	80%	Incapacitated, Co check vs Death
	160%	Death
Tail	30%	Co check vs Tail Crippled
	60%	Tail Crippled, Co check vs Tail Severed
	90%	Tail Severed

Do not Bleed.

Thievish Abilities:

M on Th Activities:

HS 10ML %, MS 10ML %
AfB, AfS, AbS 10ML%
DetH 10ML%, DetMM 10ML%, Hear 10ML%, Scent 10ML%
Cam 10ML%

Defensive ThL = ML/2, FRU

Other Abilities / Powers / Notes:

Salt & Freshwater Water Breathing.
A race of Chaotic Clerical philosophers in the form of Giant Manta Rays, who are rumoured to hoard a fabulous treasure in their underwater city in the depths of the Ocean. But nobody has ever managed to find the place, or at least to return to tell the story. Giant Manta Rays are bad enough. Not for nothing are they known as the "Manticores of the Sea". But these ones are Clerics and Elementalists as well!
Those with appropriate Mental Chars are Clerics and/or Elementalists, with total MUL = ML. They learn Spells and use SPs as do People, but do not gain Experience or Spell Pluses.
Love shiny things.

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