Since I am moving my War of the Witch Queens over to Wasted Lands/O.G.R.E.S. I thought I would try out one of my favorite monsters in this system. Granted converting any monster over to Wasted Lands is pretty easy, sometimes it is nice to have the pre-converted stats in front of you.
So here is the Piasa Bird for the Wasted Lands game, and some background for the Dreaming Age.
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| A Piasa Bird sneaks up on our unsuspecting blogger enjoying his coffee. |
Piasa Bird
"The Bird that Devours Men"
Among the haunted cliffs and ancient river valleys of Cruithnia, tales are told in trembling voices of a winged beast whose eyes glow like fire and whose shriek curdles blood. The Piasa Bird is not a true dragon but a nightmare-born predator, a twisted remnant of the Deeper Dark, possibly a lesser apresaur or something even older. It hunts alone, preying on isolated villages and lone travelers, often taunting them with screeches echoing through the night.
Its painted form appears on sacred stones, its legend preserved in desperate rites meant to ward it off. But when it comes, few are prepared. Shamans cast mighty spells to keep it away, and warriors take turns shooting arrows at effigies of the monster to prepare when they must face it in the horrible flesh.
Piasa Bird Special Abilities
- Death Screech: Once per day, the Piasa Bird unleashes a bone-chilling screech. All within 60 feet must make a Wits or be paralyzed with fear (treat as per the paralyze other spell cast by a 10th-level caster) for 1d6 rounds.
- Swallow Whole: On a successful bite attack against a target of human size or smaller, the Piasa Bird may attempt to swallow the victim. The target takes 2d6 damage per round inside the creature. Starting the second round, the victim may attempt an Easy (+5) Strength save to escape. Failure to escape by the sixth round results in death.
- Tearing Claws: The Piasa Bird's claws deal 1d6 damage each. If both claw attacks hit the same target in a single round, it automatically rends for an additional 2d6 damage.
- Dive Strike: If the Piasa Bird attacks from flight, it gains +2 to hit and deals an extra +1d6 damage with a single claw or bite attack. It must recover during the following round.
No. Appearing: 1
DV: 1
Move: 60 ft ground, 120 ft flight
Vitality Dice: 11
Attacks: Two claws (1d6 each), one bite (2d6), tail slap (3d6, keep best 2d6)
Special Abilities: Death Screech, Swallow Whole, Tearing Claws, Dive Strike
XP Value: 3,840
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I like it. I think this system conversion will work out fine.
Here are some other stats.
- AD&D 1st Edition
- Basic-era OSR
- D&D 5e
- Basic Bestiary
- Cinematic Unisystem (Ghosts of Albion / Buffy)
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