Category: The Dungeon World Tavern: New Monsters

Looking for feedback on these aquatic vampires, thanks!

Looking for feedback on these aquatic vampires, thanks!

Looking for feedback on these aquatic vampires, thanks!

Siren

Group, Stealthy, Organized, Intelligent

Claws and teeth (d8+4 damage, 1 piercing); 10 HP; 2 Armor

Close, Messy

Special Qualities: Siren’s song

These vampires have adapted to live amongs the waves. They have developed fishlike gills, razor-sharp teeth and hardened scales on their gaunt hairless bodies. They use their telepathic powers to call humans into the water. They have spent centuries living in island caves and other watery hiding places. 

Instinct: To feed on drowned, cocooned corpses

Vulnerability: Large black eyes

• Drag foes underwater

• Wrap them in an algae cocoon

• Call upon its kin

Zakess Solitary, Devious, Intelligent, Terrifying

Zakess Solitary, Devious, Intelligent, Terrifying

Zakess Solitary, Devious, Intelligent, Terrifying

Vorpal brain b[2d8] ignores armor, 16 HP, 1 armor

Close, Far

This creature is easily mistaken for an invisible construct created by its enemies. The construct has a horde of invisible minions (also constructs) that can be invoked to sow unreasoning fear. Instinct: To weed out the irrational

* Declaim a strong opinion

* Support a claim with evidence

* Expose a weakness in an enemy’s logic (+1 forward on Discern Realities to anyone who considers the information)

* Expose a lie

* Insist on reasoned defense of a controversial claim

* Suffer not the company of a fool

Eye of Vecna

Eye of Vecna

Eye of Vecna

The eyes of Vecna, disembodied floating orbs, channel what they see back to their dark lord and master. An eye of Vecna usually attaches itself to an animated corpse, often by inserting itself into an eye socket (or, as shown in the picture, masquerading as a bizarre piece of jewelry).

Devious, Divine, Magical, Solitary, Tiny

Withering gaze (1d8, ignores armor)

16 HP

0 Armor

Hand, Tiny, Far

Special Qualities: Flight, Necromantic Magic

Instinct: To spy

* Call upon the powers of death and darkness

* Dart with blinding speed

* See what cannot be seen

Ostealisk

Ostealisk

Ostealisk

Smooth, cool, these bones whisper beneath my touch, sharing secrets. Take them from graves or from bodies. Peel away the flesh. Lick away the sweet gore. Gather more. Gather more.

Ostealisks, demonic entities, collect bones, storing them in ossuaries the way bibliophiles collect and store books.

Hoarder, Intelligent, Large, Planar, Solitary, Stealthy

Bony tail (1d10+1)

16 HP

1 Armor

Close, Reach

Instinct: To collect bones

* Act upon lost knowledge

* Lurk in shadows

* Speak with the dead