tsr09497 - AD&D - Ra.. - Property Is Theft!

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Armor Class 5 (3) Str 9 (14) Movement 9 (12) Dex 14 (16) Level/ Hit Dice 4 (5) Con 8 (10) Hit Points 21 (33) Int 14 (16) THAC0 17 (15) Wis 9 (11) No. of Attacks 1 (2) Cha 16 (17) Damage/ Attack 1-2 (1-3/1-3) Special Attacks Evil eye, animal summoning Special Defences +1 weapons to hit, resistant to fire, lightning, and poison Magic Resistance 10% (20%) Malocchio's appearance and supernatural abilities change during the course of the adventure. Initially, Malocchio appears to be an adolescent boy of about ten years of age. He stands four feet tall, has a wild mop of midnight black hair, and has dark penetrating eyes. There is something disturbing about the lad. His hypnotic eyes glimmer with malign intellect, while his voice is surprisingly mature for a child of his age. By the end of the adventure, Malocchio will have matured into a young adult, appearing to be about six feet tall and 18 years of age. As Malocchio matures, his evil powers grow with him. Game statistics in parenthesis refer to his mature stage. Regardless of his age, the most obvious clue to Malocchio's monstrous nature can be found in his hands: each bears a sixth tiny, clawlike-digit beside the pinky. Malocchio's "witch finger" is quite small and usually concealed beneath a pair of gloves. Background. As the Dukkar, Malocchio has the potential to bring about the destruction of Ravenloft. He has the power to transcend the boundaries of the Demiplane due to his mixed Vistani and fiendish bloodlines, and release the darklords from their prisons. As an adolescent, Malocchio can call upon the Mists to transport him to an adjacent domain - regardless of a darklord's will. By the time he reaches maturity, however, Malocchio will be able to not only travel anywhere within Ravenloft, but he will also be able to escape. Most importantly, Malocchio can bring along passengers, including imprisoned darklords, and thus cause the dissolution of their land. For this reason, the Dukkar is regarded as a figure of awesome evil among the Vistani. (In game terms, Malocchio as an adolescent can teleport I/round at will, and in maturity can teleport without error.) If the heroes trap Malocchio in Invidia, Ravenloft is safe... for now. Should Malocchio emerge as lord of Invidia the mists will seal Invidia's borders at his command. Role-Playing. Regardless of his initial childlike appearance, Malocchio is a cruel and sadistic monster. As an adolescent, he is constantly testing the limits of his evil powers, regardless of the pain, suffering, and death he brings. Other living beings are his toys, to manipulate or destroy at his leisure. In the course of this adventure, he even reduces his mother to this state, causing her downfall and becoming the new darklord. Like all bullies, Malocchio is devoid of courage. When cowed by a
superior opponent (such as Gabrielle) he either meekly submits or flees via teleportation. Combat. Malocchio's combined fiendish and Vistani heritage make him a dangerous opponent. Physically, he is very weak in combat, but as the prophesied Dukkar, his magical abilities are terrible indeed. Malocchio's most dangerous power is the evil eye, which enables him to effectively cast a small number of enchantment/charm spells, I/round, at will. At first, he can only invoke charm person, hypnotism, or suggestion using the evil eye; once he reaches maturity, he will also be able to cast charm monster and fear as well. From his tanar'ri heritage, Malocchio gains the ability to call upon wild creatures native to Invidia. He has a 25% chance of summoning 2-12 dire wolves, 1-6 poisonous snakes, or 2-8 giant ravens once per day. After reaching maturity, his chance of success increases to 40%. Summoned creatures arrive in 1-4 rounds and will follow Malocchio's commands to the death. Finally, Malocchio enjoys some of the innate defenses of the tanar'ri. He can only be harmed by +1 or better weapons, and is resistant to fire, lightning, and all poisons (+4 on saving throws for quarter instead of half damage). Previous Next Up
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