{"id":269,"date":"2008-07-08T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-08T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/?p=269"},"modified":"2014-11-19T21:39:53","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T21:39:53","slug":"begotten-lost-in-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/?p=269","title":{"rendered":"Begotten, lost in time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These advanced Old Ones will be appearing very soon in &#8220;Stealing Moments&#8221;, an upcoming adventure from Unicorn Rampant written by S.D. Hilderbrand.  As usual, feel free to borrow them if you need an aberrant encounter to throw into your game this week!<\/p>\n<p>The result of prolonged exposure to Old Ones, persons too near their reality warping effects undergo a transformation into beings which resemble them in some ways. These changed creature&#8217;s features are bestial and reminiscent of fish, lizards, and amphibians, with claw-tipped hands or occasionally tentacles for arms. They are cunning and physically powerful, yet twisted and crippled in appearance. These creatures are ruled by the Old Ones through fear, violence and mental domination.<\/p>\n<p>Those that can still speak do not usually chose to do so. Instead they mainly communicate simple thoughts to each other by telepathy, accompanied by whimpering groans and croaks.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Elder Begotten of the Old Ones        CR 9<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">usually chaotic neutral with evil tendencies<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Medium Size Abberation<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Init:<\/span> +2          <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Senses<\/span>: darkvision 60&#8242;<br \/>Listen +10    Spot +10<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Languages<\/span>: Telepathy 60&#8242; and either common or none<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">AC<\/span>: 20     (+2 dex, +8 natural armor)<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">HP<\/span>:  127    (<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">HD <\/span>15d8+ 60)<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Defenses<\/span>: SR 18, DR 5 \/ lawful<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Fort<\/span>: +9         <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ref<\/span>: +7      <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Will<\/span>: +8<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Speed<\/span>: 30 ft, swim 30 ft<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Attack<\/span>: +16 appendage 1d6+4 or +15 greatclub 1d12+6<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Full Attack<\/span>:  +16 appendage 1d6+4 and +16 appendage 1d6+4 or +15\/+10\/ +5  greatclub 1d12+6<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Attack Options<\/span>: Lightning Touch<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Space \/ Reach:<\/span> 5ft. \/ 5ft.<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Base Attack:<\/span>    +11        <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Grapple<\/span>: +15<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">SQ<\/span>: DR 5\/lawful, SR 15, darkvision 60&#8242;<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">SA<\/span>: spell like abilities: blur<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Feats<\/span>: weapon focus (appendage), power attack, ability focus (Otherworldly Gaze), quicken spell-like ability (blur)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Abilities:<\/span> Str: 18 Dex: 15 Con: 18 Int: 9 Wis: 12 Cha: 6<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Skills<\/span>: +10 listen, +10 spot<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Lightning Touch (Su):<\/span> Begotten of the old ones can generate, as a free action, a burst of electricity from within their bodies that damages and may stun their victims. The touch deals 1d8 points of electricity damage and stuns the target for 1d4 rounds. A DC 21 Fortitude save avoids the stun effect &#8211; the save is constitution based. They may use this ability once per round, delivered by melee attack.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Otherworldly Gaze:<\/span> As a standard action begotten can focus their otherworldly gaze upon a mortal creature and create a haze of confusion as the spell. A DC 18 will save is required to avoid this confusion (save is wisdom based), which lasts as long as the begotten concentrates upon it. This is a mind-affecting ability.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Spell-like abilities<\/span>: 1\/day &#8211; <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">blur <\/span>(caster level 8)<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">DR<\/span>: 5 \/ lawful (axiomatic)<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Spell Resistance<\/span>: 18<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">COMBAT<\/span><br \/>Sometimes armed with simple weapons, but generally attacking with whatever appendages the old ones have given them, the begotten are straightforward combatants. If encountered in a group, those in the rear will focus their otherworldly gaze on those being attacked, while their brethren attack with their claws and lightning touch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These advanced Old Ones will be appearing very soon in &#8220;Stealing Moments&#8221;, an upcoming adventure from Unicorn Rampant written by S.D. Hilderbrand. As usual, feel free to borrow them if you need an aberrant encounter to throw into your game this week! The result of prolonged exposure to Old Ones, persons too near their reality warping effects undergo a transformation into beings which resemble them in some ways. These changed creature&#8217;s features are bestial and reminiscent of fish, lizards, and amphibians, with claw-tipped hands or occasionally tentacles for arms. They are cunning and physically powerful, yet twisted and crippled in appearance. These creatures are ruled by the Old Ones through fear, violence and mental domination. Those that can still speak do not usually chose to do so. Instead they mainly communicate simple thoughts to each other by telepathy, accompanied by whimpering groans and croaks. Elder Begotten of the Old Ones CR 9usually chaotic neutral with evil tendenciesMedium Size AbberationInit: +2 Senses: darkvision 60&#8242;Listen +10 Spot +10 Languages: Telepathy 60&#8242; and either common or none AC: 20 (+2 dex, +8 natural armor)HP: 127 (HD 15d8+ 60)Defenses: SR 18, DR 5 \/ lawfulFort: +9 Ref: +7 Will: +8 Speed: 30 ft, swim 30 ftAttack: +16 appendage 1d6+4 or +15 greatclub 1d12+6Full Attack: +16 appendage 1d6+4 and +16 appendage 1d6+4 or +15\/+10\/ +5 greatclub 1d12+6Attack Options: Lightning TouchSpace \/ Reach: 5ft. \/ 5ft.Base Attack: +11 Grapple: +15 SQ: DR 5\/lawful, SR 15, darkvision 60&#8242;SA: spell like abilities: blurFeats: weapon focus (appendage), power attack, <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/?p=269\">Continue Reading &#8594;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[264],"class_list":["post-269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-creature","tag-stealing-moments"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}