Monster Specification

Nazgūl

Nazgul rider

Typical Monster Level ("ML"): 4 to 12

Typical Number Encountered: d6

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

Description: pterodactyl-like winged reptiles

Habitat: Green Areas, Wilderness Areas & Sky in the Underworld, Hell, Dreams

Language: none

Chars: Co 3d8, Wp 3d8

Movement: (see Note 4 below for Encumbrance effects)

Rate Melee Travelling
Hop at up to 4 ft/sec n/a
Fly at up to 40 ft/sec 25 mph

Fighter Abilities:

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

Attack Modes:

Bite @ A = 10ML %, DAM = 2d6

Talon (on Legs) @ A = 8ML %, DAM = d8

HitLoc Table:

HitLoc Area

Front: in Flight / [on Ground]

Side

Rear

Head

01 to 25

01 to 20

n/a
Wings (*2) 41 to 80 31 to 80 01 to 40

Arms (*2)

26 to 40

21 to 30

n/a

Chest

81 to 120

81 to 130

n/a

Abdomen

n/a

131 to 160

41 to 60
Legs (*2) n/a / [121 to 150] 161 to 200 61 to 90

Tail

n/a

201 to 250

91 to 130

ADS:

HitLoc Area

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

Head

 5 5 4 0 3 3 0 4 5 5
Wings 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 4

Arms

 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 4

Chest

 5 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 5

Abdomen

 5 4 3 3 0 2 3 3 4 5
Hind Legs 4 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 4

Tail

 5 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 5

Effects of Specific Damage:

Hit Loc Area %age HP Damage taken Effects
Head 20% Unconscious, Co check vs Death
  40% Decapitation, Death
Wings (*2) 30% Co check vs Wing Crippled
  60% Wing Crippled (spirals to ground), Co check vs Wing Severed
  90% Wing Severed (plummets to ground)
Arms (*2) 20% Co check vs Arm Crippled
  40% Arm Crippled, Co check vs Arm Severed
  60% Arm Severed
Chest 80% Incapacitated, Co check vs Death, Bleed 5%/min, Co check vs Bleed 5%/MR
  160% Death
Abdomen 60% Co check vs Death/MR, Bleed 5%/MR
  120% Death
Legs (*2) 25% Co check vs Leg Crippled
  50% Leg Crippled, Co check vs Leg Severed
  75% Leg Severed
Tail 25% Co check vs Tail Crippled
  50% Tail Crippled, Co check vs Tail Severed
  75% Tail Severed

Bleeding effects from Crippling, Severance and Decapitation are as for People.  Tail Bleeds like a limb.

Thievish Abilities:

Defensive ThL = 0

Other Abilities / Powers / Notes:

  1. Nazgūl are Reptilian and Saurian Monsters.
  2. Flying beasts bred in captivity as mounts for powerful Hellish or Underworld adventurers.  Will even carry Undead.  Often accompany Hellish or elite Underworld armies.
  3. Will always have a rider when encountered, as there are no wild Nazgūl.
  4. Nazgūl have carrying capacity 4500 wt pts, and take encumbrance penalties to movement (including to Flying movement) as for Horses, as stated in sections 4.5 & 4.6 of the General Systems.  Note that Incorporeal Undead are weightless.

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