Violet Dawn Legends of Avadnu.pdf

LEGENDS OF AVADNU

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Jeffrey J. Visgaitis

Authors

Alexander Marsh Freed • Jeffrey J. Visgaitis

David Bareford

Additional Writing

Robert G. Gallagher

Line Editor

Alexander Marsh Freed

Interior Artists

Jason Rosenstock • Robert G. Gallagher

Jeffrey J. Visgaitis

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Introduction

Legends of Avadnu contains over a dozen new creatures for use

in fantasy d20 System games. These creatures are designed to

provide exceptional challenge and potential for adventure;

many could serve as the basis for entire campaigns.

Though the creatures within this book were designed for

games using the Epic Level Handbook , possession of that book

is not required. With the exception of a few feats and spells, all

monster abilities are explained in the Core Rulebooks.

Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Chapter I: New Epic Feats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Chapter II: New Creatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Astral Sentinel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Bestarius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Bygone Creatures (Template) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Bygone Uvuudaum (Sample Template) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Cosmic Sentinel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Crimson Mokara (Sample Template) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Devourer Worm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Dreadspawn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Eidoneus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Empyrean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Khasep-sa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Knosirius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Lumina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Mistji, True . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Rotwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Scion of Krüg (Template) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Sidereite (Sidebar) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Xiir, Gynnean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Chapter III: Other Epic Creatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

The World of Avadnu

The “natural habitat” of the creatures in this book is Avadnu,

the setting used by The Inner Circle’s Violet Dawn: The Time

of the Unravelling line of game products. Avadnu is a dark

fantasy world suffering from the mistakes of its past, where

more people are struggling to survive than attempting to

rebuild. All creatures have sections describing how they ﬁt

into the world of Avadnu, and even DMs running games set

elsewhere can use these sections as examples of how a given

creature might ﬁt into a world’s history.

More information on Avadnu can be found at the ofﬁcial

Violet Dawn website, at http://www.violetdawn.com.

Using This Book

Legends of Avadnu is divided into three chapters:

New Epic Feats (Chapter 1): This chapter details a

collection of new epic-level feats designed for monsters.

New Creatures (Chapter 2): Chapter 2 describes new

creatures and templates. Most creature writeups contain up

to six sections. Some creatures have additional sections to

explain unique qualities.

Statistics: The creature’s statistics are listed in a black box

labeled with the creature’s name. In addition, the creature’s

Challenge Rating is displayed in a shield in the margin of the

page. (A ‘T’ in place of a Challenge Rating denotes a template.)

Description: Following the statistics block is a summary

of the creature’s physical traits, habits, and habitat.

Combat: The combat section explains how the creature

ﬁghts, as well any special abilities the creature may have.

Physiological Uses: Certain creatures have qualities

which allow the knowledgeable and skilled to make use of

their remains. Except where noted, only one item can be

created per creature carcass.

Adventure Ideas: This section contains suggestions and

ideas for using the creature in an adventure.

On Avadnu: This section explains how the creature ﬁts into

Avadnu, and offers history, legends, and cultural views of the

creature.

Other Epic Creatures (Chapter 3): Chapter 3 explains

how creatures from the Epic Level Handbook ﬁt into the

setting of Avadnu.

Creatures by Type (and Subtype)

Aberration: Devourer worm.

(Chaotic): Dreadspawn.

Construct: Astral sentinel, cosmic sentinel.

(Evil): Bygone uvuudaum, dreadspawn.

(Extraplanar): Bestarius, bygone uvuudaum, dreadspawn,

eidoneus, knosirius.

Fey: True mistji.

Giant: Khasep-sa.

(Good): Bestarius, eidoneus, knosirius.

(Incorporeal): True mistji.

Magical Beast: Crimson mokara.

Monstrous Humanoid: Gynnean xiir.

Outsider: Bestarius, bygone uvuudaum, dreadspawn,

eidoneus, knosirius.

Plant: Rotwood.

(Voidspawn): Dreadspawn.

Creatures by Challenge Rating

Crimson Mokara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Gynnean Xiir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

True Mistji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Bestarius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Bygone Uvuudaum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Khasep-sa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Astral Sentinel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Cosmic Sentinel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Dreadspawn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Rotwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Knosirius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Devourer Worm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Eidoneus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Chapter I: New Epic Feats

The following feats allow epic monsters to develop their

natural abilities beyond their normal limits. Some of these

feats are common among certain species of epic creatures,

while others may only be available to creatures who advance

in Hit Dice or class levels. Unusual PCs may qualify for some

feats, as well.

after the creature’s death, with the normal effect, range, and

saving throw DC. The creature’s head must remain intact for

the attack to function; if the head takes damage equal to the

creature’s (former) Constitution score, the gaze attack ceases

to work.

Greater Planar Harbinger [Epic]

The creature’s home plane taints the entire area around the

creature.

Prerequisites: Cha 35, Planar Harbinger, outsider or

elemental.

Beneﬁt: As Planar Harbinger, but the area’s radius is 5 feet

per point of Charisma bonus possessed by the creature .

Feat Descriptions

All feats follow the standard format for feat presentation.

Aligned Breath Weapon [Epic]

The creature’s breath weapon draws energy from the creature’s

very soul, changing the nature of the attack.

Prerequisites: Breath weapon special attack, matching

alignment.

Beneﬁt: Pick from good, evil, law, or chaos; part of the

creature’s alignment must match the alignment chosen.

Whenever the creature uses its breath weapon, half the damage

is normal for that attack (e.g., ﬁre or cold), but the other half is

powered purely by the creature’s conviction and can only be

reduced by effects protecting against alignment-based damage.

The alignment-based damage does not affect foes with a

matching alignment.

Improved Ability Focus [Epic]

The creature has improved its talent with one of its attacks to

astonishing levels.

Prerequisites: Ability Focus with special attack, special

attack.

Beneﬁt: Choose one of the creature’s special attacks. Add

+2 to the DC for all saving throws against the special attack on

which the creature focuses. This bonus stacks with the bonus

from Ability Focus.

Special: A creature can gain this feat multiple times. Its

effects do not stack. Each time the creature takes the feat it

applies to a different special attack.

Craft Epic Construct [Epic]

[Item Creation]

The creature can craft entities such as colossi and empyreans.

Prerequisites: Craft Construct, Craft Epic Magic Arms

and Armor, Craft Epic Wondrous Item, Craft Magic Arms and

Armor, Craft Wondrous Item, Knowledge (arcana) 28 ranks,

Spellcraft 28 ranks.

Beneﬁt: The creature can create constructs that have epic

spells as prerequisites.

Improved Awesome Blow [Epic]

The creature’s attacks can throw an opponent a distance

limited only by its strength.

Prerequisites: Str 30, Awesome Blow, Improved Bull

Rush, Power Attack, size Large or larger.

Beneﬁt: As Awesome Blow, but the opponent is knocked

10 feet, plus 10 additional feet for every point of Strength

bonus above +10 possessed by the creature. If an obstacle

prevents the completion of the opponent’s move, the opponent

and the obstacle each take 1d6 points of damage per 10 feet

thrown, and the opponent stops in the space adjacent to the

obstacle.

Energy Feeder [Epic]

The creature is so attuned to one of the energies that compose

it that it draws strength from the energy’s presence.

Prerequisite: Cold, electricity, ﬁre, or sonic subtype.

Beneﬁt: Select an energy-based subtype possessed by the

creature (cold, electricity, ﬁre, or sonic). Instead of merely

suffering no damage when subjected to that form of energy,

the creature heals damage equal to half the damage that would

ordinarily have been inﬂicted. The remaining half is ignored.

Special: A creature can gain this feat multiple times. Each

time a creature takes the feat, it applies to a different subtype.

Planar Harbinger [Epic]

The creature’s ties to its home plane are so strong that it carries

the traits of that world with it.

Prerequisites: Cha 30, outsider or elemental.

Beneﬁt: The area around the creature possesses all the

elemental, energy, and alignment traits of the creature’s home

plane. These traits overlap the traits of the plane the creature is

on (that is, all traits apply simultaneously). The area’s radius is

1 foot per point of Charisma bonus possessed by the creature.

The creature can start or stop this supernatural effect as a

standard action.

Eternal Gaze [Epic]

The power of the creature’s gaze is so great that it lingers even

after death.

Prerequisites: Great Fortitude, gaze special attack.

Beneﬁt: The creature’s gaze attack continues to function

Reflective Spell Resistance [Epic]

The aura of spell resistance surrounding the creature is

strong enough to reﬂect the spells which strike it.

Prerequisites: Cha 25, spell resistance 35.

Beneﬁt: Any time the creature is targeted with a spell that

fails to penetrate its spell resistance, it automatically reﬂects

the spell back at the caster (as the spell turning spell).

the creature can use its remaining attacks against that or

other opponents.

Normal: A creature must begin its turn with an opponent

held in its mouth, then succeed on a second grapple check

in order to swallow the opponent whole.

Temporary Discorporation [Epic]

By concentrating, the incorporeal creature can discorporate

altogether, disappearing into its surroundings and becoming

invulnerable to harm.

Prerequisites: Cha 25, incorporeal subtype.

Beneﬁt: As a standard action, the creature can discorporate

itself for a number of minutes up to its Charisma bonus

(minimum 1). While discorporated, the creature effectively

ceases to exist; it cannot act in any way or sense its

surroundings. It cannot be attacked or targeted by spells or

effects which have a limited range, but spells such as discern

location still function. When the chosen duration ends, the

creature reappears in the space where it discorporated.

Snap [Epic]

The creature can grab and swallow a foe with one swift

motion.

Prerequisites: Improved grab (with bite) special attack,

swallow whole special attack.

Beneﬁt: When the creature hits an opponent small

enough to be swallowed whole with its bite attack, it deals

normal damage and attempts to start a grapple as a free

action without provoking an attack of opportunity. If the

creature succeeds, it immediately swallows the opponent

whole. Regardless of the grapple check’s success or failure,

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