My thoughts are still on Halloween. So time to bring back another monster from my younger days.
Galley Beggar
Medium Undead (Incorporeal)Frequency: Very Rare
Number Appearing: 1 (0)
Alignment: Chaotic (Chaotic Neutral, Chaotic Evil)
Movement: 120' (40') [12"] (Limited to 100' from bones)
Armor Class: NA [NA]
Hit Dice: 1d8 (1 hp)
Attacks: 1 scream
Damage: NA (see below)
Special: Can't be hit by physical weapons (Mundane or Magical); immune to charm, hold, and sleep spells.
Size: Medium
Save: Monster 1
Morale: 12
Treasure Hoard Class: See Below
XP: 5 (50 if bones destroyed)
The Galley Beggar, also known as a Bull Beggar, is a type of ghost found in crypts, dungeons, and even old cellars. They appear as a thin, skeletal looking ghoul in the poor light of dungeons, but are semi-transparent. They are incorporeal (ghost-like) and are immune to physical attacks of any sort and any mind-affecting magics.
The Galley Beggar has only one attack, a scream that causes fear (as per the spell) in all who hear it. Everyone with 100 feet of the screaming monster must make a Save vs. Spells or come under the effects of the fear. Creatures greater than 6 HD are immune. A favorite trick of the Galley Beggar is to pull it's own head off of its body and then scream.
The only ways to defeat a Galley Beggar are with Clerical Turning, they will turn as Skeletons (1 HD) or via any magic like Bless, Remove Curse, Dispell Magic, or similar enchantments. If the bones of the Galley Beggar are found and destroyed (with fire or given a proper burial) then the creature is also destroyed.
It is believed that the Galley Beggar is formed when a novice spell caster is killed on an adventure and their bodies are not returned for burial. The Galley Begger will not form until the body has decayed to bones.
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