Underwater Monster Specification

Morkoth

Typical Monster Level ("ML"): 9

Typical Number Encountered: 1

Usual Alignment(s): E/L

Description: the shrouded wraith of the deep

Habitat: Seabed

Language: none

Chars: Co 3d6, Wp 5d6

Movement:

Rate Melee Travelling
Swim on seabed at up to 4 ft/sec 3 mph
Swim in sea at up to 20 ft/sec 13.5 mph
Dart to attack at 40 ft/sec n/a

Fighter Abilities:

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

Attack Modes:

Claw @ A = 5ML %, DAM = d8

HitLoc Table:

HitLoc Area

Front

Side / Above / Below

Rear

Head

01 to 30

01 to 30

n/a
Fins (*3: left, right & dorsal) n/a 61 to 90 n/a

Body

31 to 75

31 to 120

1 to 30

Tail

n/a

121 to 95

31 to 60

ADS:

HitLoc Area

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

Head

 3 3 2 2 0 0 2 2 3 3
Fins 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3

Body

 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3

Tail

 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3

Effects of Specific Damage:

Hit Loc Area %age HP Damage taken Effects
Head 20% Stunned, Co check vs Death
  40% Death
Fins (*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:

Defensive ThL = ML/2, FRU

Other Abilities / Powers / Notes:

  1. Salt Water Breathing.
  2. Lair is a series of spiraling tunnels, which have a hypnotic effect when viewed from above within a Range of 240 ft: BTS 75% (Wp), failure results in victim swimming to centre, where Morkoth will Charm Person / Monster / Animal, initiating a Wp Battle, with the Morkoth attacking at:

        (Morkoth's Wp) - ((Target's Wp)+((SL squared)/25))

    and the Target attacking at:

        (Target's Wp) - (Morkoth's Wp)

  3. Spell Reflection: is affected by Spells, but reflects a copy of any Spell attacking it back at the Caster, Radius effects being centred on Caster.

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