Griffon, Batar

Adapted from Richard L. Leblanc’s Creature Compendium

Half owl, half giant rat. A large nocturnal beast.

Imagine a sickly owl the size of a bear, it’s bottom half like like a hairless giant rat. Its wings are emaciated.

 
HD: 3 Armor: none
Hit it: normal Dodge it: normal
Move: normal, fly normal  

It can hide, see and hear very well, especially in the dark.

Attacks (1/round)

Claws. The owlbear makes two melee attack (1D6).

Vorpal Beak. The batar stands makes one melee attack (1D6). On a hit, the target must save or lose usage of one limb until magically healed. Roll 1D6: 1, none; 2, left hand; 3, right hand; 4, left leg; 5, right leg; 6, throat.



Random Encounter
  1. Monster: 1D4 batars.
  2. Lair: A deep crawl space under a rock formation. 3-6 chances that there are 1D10 cubs.
      OR
    Omen: An owl sound, way too loud.
  3. Spoor: A carcass, mangled beyond recognition.
  4. Tracks: A high pitched shriek, answered by a similar, closer one.
  5. Trace: A high pitched shriek, answered by a similar, further away one.
  6. Trace: A foot-long mouse gray feather, blown in the wind.
Salvaging the body

Batar beaks can be cut into very sharp weapons, but their skin is uselessly thin.

D6 Symbolism

In local cultures the aqraseth is a symbol of …

  1. Blood
  2. Night
  3. Moon
  4. Doom
  5. Fear
  6. Sacred
Written on November 14, 2020