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The Temple Between
APPENDIX I:
NEW MONSTERS
Harpy
HARPIES USE THEIR SWEET SONGS to pacify victims
before tearing them to pieces with their claws. For
more on harpies in general, see the Monster Manual,
page 154.
Harpy screechers are closely related to the typical
harpy, but they are a lot more potent—and hold a fearsome
power in reserve.
Harpy Screecher
Level 9 Controller
Medium fey humanoid XP 400
Initiative +7 Senses Perception +6
HP 96; Bloodied 48
AC 23; Fortitude 20, Reflex 20, Will 22
Resist 10 thunder
Speed 6, fly 8 (clumsy)
m Claw (standard; at-will)
+14 vs. AC; 1d8 + 3 damage.
C Alluring Song (standard; at-will) ✦ Charm
Close burst 5; deafened creatures are immune; +15 vs. Will;
the target is pulled 3 squares and immobilized (save ends).
C Brutal Scream (standard; recharge ⚄ ⚅) ✦ Thunder
Close burst 5; +15 vs. Fortitude; 1d6 + 5 thunder damage.
Secondary Attack: Area burst 1 within 5; centered on
a target hit by brutal scream’s primary attack; targets
enemies only; +15 vs. Fortitude; 1d6 + 5 thunder damage
and the target slides 3 squares.
Alignment Evil Languages Common
Skills Stealth +12
Str 16 (+7) Dex 16 (+7) Wis 15 (+6)
Con 16 (+7) Int 11 (+4) Cha 20 (+9)
Harpy Screecher Tactics
Like other harpies, screechers use alluring song to
lure victims in close, and they prefer to fight from
the ground rather than in the air. A harpy screecher
uses brutal scream if foes clump together, not merely to
cause great harm but to force them to disperse, hopefully
leaving one or more in a vulnerable position.
Harpy Lore
In addition to the information given in the Monster
Manual, a character knows the following information
with a successful Arcana check.
DC 20: Screechers are tougher relatives of normal
harpies. Their attacks appear to infuse the target
with the harpy’s own deadly scream, forcing them to
unleash it upon their allies.
Homunculus
HOMUNCULI ARE MINOR CONSTRUCTS created to guard
specific places, objects, or beings. They require no
food or sleep, and they can maintain their watch
indefinitely.
The following types of homunculi, both dwarfcreated,
follow the same rules as other homunculi
(Monster Manual, page 156). Marching hammers are
small bodies of iron—shaped vaguely like anvils—with
squat legs and a pair of long, writhing arms that end
in heavy, double-headed warhammers. Writhing
chains are little more than their name implies—
long, heavy chains that writhe, move, and strike like
serpents.
Marching Hammer
Level 10 Brute
Small natural animate (construct, homunculus) XP 500
Initiative +4 Senses Perception +12; darkvision
HP 129; Bloodied 64
AC 23; Fortitude 23, Reflex 17, Will 19
Immune disease, poison, sleep
Speed 6
m Hammer Hand (standard; at-will)
+13 vs. AC; 3d6 + 5 damage.
M Hammering Charge (standard; at-will)
The marching hammer can use this power as a part of a
charge; +13 vs. AC; 3d6 + 5 damage, plus target is
knocked prone.
Beat Them When They’re Down
The marching hammer deals 1d6 extra damage when
attacking a prone enemy.
Guard Area (see Monster Manual, page 156)
A marching hammer can make a hammering charge attack
against any creature in its guarded area, even if the power
hasn’t recharged. If the marching hammer uses a charge
attack to make its hammering charge, its speed increases to
8 when making that charge.
Alignment Unaligned Languages —
Skills Perception +12
Str 21 (+10) Dex 8 (+4) Wis 14 (+7)
Con 19 (+9) Int 5 (+2) Cha 13 (+6)
Marching Hammer Tactics
Marching hammers are tasked with guarding a particular
area. They attack directly, moving in on the
enemy—favoring foes already in their guarded area
above those merely approaching it—and crushing
them into pulp.
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