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NPC Capsule
The Dire Whiner
(New Monster)
Dire Whiner (Demon)
Frequency: Very Rare
No. Appearing: 1
Armor Class: 0
Move: 6”
Hit Dice: 10
% in Lair: 100%
Treasure Type: F, G
No. of Attacks: 1
Damage/Attack: 6d6
Special Attacks: See below
Special Defenses: See below
Magic Resistance: See below
Intelligence: High
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Size: L
Leve1/X.P. Value: VIII/3,600 +
14/hp
The dire whiner is a type of demon
that typically appears as a large, ugly
woman, smeared with dirt and slime.
Dire whiners usually live in caves or
swamps in the Abyss and on most
Prime Material planes.
The dire whiner obtains food, treasure,
and other necessities by using
her special abilities to whine, complain,
and put down, which are magically
powered insults. (Examples:
Whine— “I waaaant a nice magic
ring, like that one you’re wearing.”
Complain— “Nobody likes me; I’m
just a misunderstood old woman.”
Put down— “You slob! You don’t
have the brains of a worm!”)
The whine ability acts as a suggestion
spell. It is used to force the victims
of the dire whiner to bring it
food and treasure. The complain ability
acts as a druidic feeblemind spell.
It is used against any magic-using
creatures that enter her lair. The final
ability, put down, acts as a verbal
symbol of hopelessness spell, and is
used to break new victims to her will.
These abilities can be used one at a
time at will. All abilities affect all
creatures within earshot.
The dire whiner preys on the
demons, mephits, and other creatures
of the area. She has accumulated
a great store of treasure and
magic, and whines to get the accumulated
treasures of the party. She complains
at magic-using creatures, and
uses a put-down to try to force the
characters into ultimate submission.
The dire whiner is sitting on a stone
throne in the middle of this swamp.
A large pile next to her is a mixture of
garbage and treasure. In it are 20,000
gp, 10,000 pp, 20 gems worth 500 gp
each, 25 pieces of jewelry worth an
average of 15,000 gp each, and the
following magical items: a flask of oil
of sharpness, a scroll of protection
from acid, a ring of regeneration, an
anything item, and a mantle of Celestian.
12. Lair of the Tarrasque
A large horned monster sees you
and charges in your direction.
This is a tarrasque. It pursues the
players until it is killed or one or more
of the PCs is dead.
Tarrasque: AC -3, MV 9” (+6”
rush), hp 300, #AT 6, Dmg 1d12/
1d12/212/5d10/1d10/1d10; SA
“sharpness” bite, terror, SD immune
to bolts and rays (1 in 6 reflect on caster),
immune to fire, regenerate 1 hp/
round, struck only by +1 or better
weapons, killed only by pushing to -
30 hp and using a wish, immune to
psionics, MR standard, AL N, Size L
55
(50’ long) (MM2, pg. 117)
13. City of the Zombies
This is a city of 10,000 zombies,
victims of the evil of Orcus and his
clerics. They “live” peacefully in this
crowded, decaying city, but seek a
true death to release them from their
terrible half-existence. The PCs only
learn this if they attempt to parley
with the zombies. If attacked, the
shambling zombies fight the characters,
but they are heedless of danger
and good tactics.
10,000 Zombies: AC 8, MV 6”,
HD 2, hp 4 ea., #AT 1, Dmg 1d8,
SA/SD immune to sleep, charm,
hold and cold- based spells, holy
water does 2d4 points of damage per
vial, AL N, Size M (MM, pg. 103)
If the PCs try to talk with the zombies,
they are escorted to the Zombie
King, an ordinary looking zombie
who sits on a throne. The king tells
them that the zombies wish to leave
their undead state. They are willing
to assist in an attack on Orcus, either
to perish in the attack or to be liberated
by the PCs when Orcus is defeated.
They are willing to go along with
any plan of attack. If asked for his
opinion, the Zombie King suggests
that his subjects stage a raid on one of
the demon cities to create a distraction
for the PCs.
14. The Cliff
You are standing at the edge of a
high cliff, looking at a swirling river
below. In the middle distance
are cities filled with demons of all
sorts, and in the center of the cities
is a huge, evil-looking palace.
Show the players the illustration on
page 56.