I have been wanting to do something cool with C&C for a very long time. So I am torn as to whether I am going to use it for my "Second Campaign" or "War of the Witch Queens". I have a lot of good in-universe reasons to use this for the Second Campaign, but there is SO much of what is native to C&C that make me really want to use it for War of the Witch Queens.
In particular, books like the Haunted Highlands and Codex Celtarum are just full of ideas.
Today I wanted to update a monster I did a while back that was also recently updated on the newbiedm.com blog; the Woodwose.
You can see my version for Basic Era games here:
http://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2015/03/woodwose-for-basic-era-games.html
Newbie DM's version, based on a 2nd Edition version I knew nothing about here:
Newbie DM's version, based on a 2nd Edition version I knew nothing about here:
https://newbiedm.com/2016/09/12/monster-conversion-woodwose/
Here is a new version for Castles & Crusades.
Note: this is different that the Woodwose class found in the Codex Celtarum.
Woodwose
NO. ENCOUNTERED: 5–30
SIZE: Small
HD: 2 (d4)
MOVE: 20 ft.,
AC: 13
ATTACKS: Weapon
SPECIAL: Spell–Like Abilities, Twilight Vision, takes 2x damage from cold iron
SAVES: M
INT: Average
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
TYPE: Fey
TREASURE: 1
XP: 45+1
The Woodwose, or "the Wild-Man of the Wood" is faerie creature related to the brownie and buckwan. These creatures typically look like small, old men completely covered in hair. Their hair can vary from brown, to light yellow to even green. These creatures stand about 4' to 4 1/2' tall though some have been reported as small at 2' and others as tall 7' tall. They have a language, a very early form of Sylvan, that they use among themselves but they can speak elven when talking to others.
As their name would suggest the woodwose are a wild, barely civilized race. Much of their time is spent in raiding the homes of other faerie creatures stealing food, treasures, and their women. Woodwose that live close to human settlements have also been known to attack an outlying farm or prey on a lone traveler. They are only brave in packs and rarely venture out of their burrows alone. Despite their size a woodwose will attack any creature up to and including, ogre-sized, if they have the numbers. Woodwose fear and avoid elves.
For every 6 woodwose encountered 1 will be a shaman capable of casting spells as a 2nd level druid. For every 12 one of those 2 shamans will be 3rd level. At 24 woodwose, a small community, there will be a shaman with the powers and spells as a 4th level druid.
In any case all woodwose are capable of casting the druid spell Shillelagh on their club once per day. They are also capable of casting Pass Without a Trace at will as many times as they need.
Woodwose will be wary of adventurers unless they can outnumber them 2-3 to 1.
Here is a new version for Castles & Crusades.
Note: this is different that the Woodwose class found in the Codex Celtarum.
NO. ENCOUNTERED: 5–30
SIZE: Small
HD: 2 (d4)
MOVE: 20 ft.,
AC: 13
ATTACKS: Weapon
SPECIAL: Spell–Like Abilities, Twilight Vision, takes 2x damage from cold iron
SAVES: M
INT: Average
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
TYPE: Fey
TREASURE: 1
XP: 45+1
The Woodwose, or "the Wild-Man of the Wood" is faerie creature related to the brownie and buckwan. These creatures typically look like small, old men completely covered in hair. Their hair can vary from brown, to light yellow to even green. These creatures stand about 4' to 4 1/2' tall though some have been reported as small at 2' and others as tall 7' tall. They have a language, a very early form of Sylvan, that they use among themselves but they can speak elven when talking to others.
As their name would suggest the woodwose are a wild, barely civilized race. Much of their time is spent in raiding the homes of other faerie creatures stealing food, treasures, and their women. Woodwose that live close to human settlements have also been known to attack an outlying farm or prey on a lone traveler. They are only brave in packs and rarely venture out of their burrows alone. Despite their size a woodwose will attack any creature up to and including, ogre-sized, if they have the numbers. Woodwose fear and avoid elves.
For every 6 woodwose encountered 1 will be a shaman capable of casting spells as a 2nd level druid. For every 12 one of those 2 shamans will be 3rd level. At 24 woodwose, a small community, there will be a shaman with the powers and spells as a 4th level druid.
In any case all woodwose are capable of casting the druid spell Shillelagh on their club once per day. They are also capable of casting Pass Without a Trace at will as many times as they need.
Woodwose will be wary of adventurers unless they can outnumber them 2-3 to 1.
These guys are interesting. I'm always on the lookout for new and interesting fey.
ReplyDeleteI read a whole book on wild hairy folk of europe - plenty images depict females too, some with chariots. Links to wotan, santa and notions of pre fall humans (adam and eve depicted as hairsuit in lots of art), a prelude to libertarian ideas of noble savage. People realy believed in hairy wild folk. Sandy Petersens pc game Darklands featured them well.
ReplyDelete