Monster Specification: Phoenixes

Monster Specification

Phoenixes

Typical Monster Level ("ML"): 9 to 18 (chicks ML3 to 5, juveniles ML6 to 8)

Typical Number Encountered: 1

Usual Alignment(s): N/C

Description: a huge reddish-brown, eagle-like fiery bird

Habitat: Dreams, Chaos

Language: Roc; a wide range of squawks used by Rocs, Thunderbirds and Phoenixes to communicate

Chars: Co 4d8, Wp 4d8

Movement:

Fly at up to 100 ft/sec = 600 ft/MR = 69 mph (will use a following wind or updraft where possible on long flights)

Fighter Abilities:

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

Attack Modes:

Bite @ A = 10ML %, DAM = 2d8+4, with +2 vs Plate + an additional ML/2 (FRU) d6 Fire Damage when they hit

Talon(s):

1 Talon @ A = 10ML%, DAM = 1d20 + an additional ML/2 (FRU) d6 Fire Damage when they hit; or
2 Talons (when flying) @ A = 8ML%, DAM = 2d20 + an additional ML/2 (FRU) d6 Fire Damage when they hit
+ (for either): (DAM done)% chance of Grab, when will fly off with prey. A Grabbed target is restrained and cannot move arms or legs to fight or cast Spells.

Fiery Breath: uses an AMR, but is a non-targeted area effect., doing ML d6 Fire Damage (BTS 6ML% [Co]) in 45^o cone, 10ML ft long. Breath is a Fire Effect: Fire-Vulnerable Beings take double damage from it (multiply the result of the d6 by *2 before rolling the first st). It lasts 1 sec and recharges at 2ML/sec.

HitLoc Table:

HitLoc Area	Front	Side	Rear
Head	01 to 50	01 to 30	n/a
Neck	51 to 100	31 to 75	n/a
Wings (*2)	101 to 150	76 to 150	01 to 60
Legs (*2)	151 to 200	151 to 180	n/a
Body	n/a	181 to 240	61 to 120
Tail	n/a	241 to 300	121 to 200

ADS:

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

Effects of Specific Damage:

Hit Loc Area	%age HP Damage taken	Effects
Head	15%	Unconscious, Co check vs Death
	30%	Death (Phoenix explodes)
Neck	30%	Co check vs Neck Broken (= Death, Phoenix explodes)
	60%	Co check vs Neck Severed (= Death, Phoenix explodes)
	90%	Neck Severed (= Death, Phoenix explodes)
Wings (*2)	30%	Co check vs Wing Crippled
	60%	Wing Crippled (glides to ground), Co check vs Wing Severed
	90%	Wing Severed (falls to ground)
Legs (*2)	20%	Co check vs Leg Crippled
	40%	Leg Crippled, Co check vs Leg Severed
	60%	Leg Severed
Body	75%	Incapacitated, Co check vs Death, Bleed 5%/min, Co check vs Bleed 5%/MR
	150%	Death (Phoenix explodes)
Tail	25%	Co check vs Tail Crippled
	50%	Tail Crippled, Co check vs Tail Severed
	75%	Tail Severed

Bleeding effects from Severance (only) are as for People.

If a Phoenix dies, it explodes in flames doing ML d6 Fire Damage (as per Fiery Breath) to all Targets in an ML ft Radius. A new ML3 Phoenix chick is reborn from the ashes at a random time in the future: (MLof the dead Phoenix)% chance / Cd.

Thievish Abilities:

M on Th Activities:

DetH 10ML%, DetMM 5ML%, Hear 5ML%, Far See 20ML%

Defensive ThL = ML/2, FRU

Other Abilities / Powers / Notes:

Phoenixes are legendary Rocs with Fire Powers and are Fire Resistant but Cold-Vulnerable. They are very rare (if they exist at all), and are said to be found only in Dreams or Chaos.
Phoenixes are intelligent and far-sighted Monsters that ride the Winds of Chaos in search of prey. They are believed not to nest or lay eggs, as they are reborn out of Fire when they die.
Phoenixes are as untameable as Fire, so may not be ridden.
Those who claim to have ridden one or to have found a Phoenix Egg are obviously liars, but such tales nevertheless persist and are favourite tall tales of Rumourmongers.

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