Manual of the Planes

CHAPTER 9:MONSTERSIllus. by W. Reynolds188Spell-Like Abilities: At will—deeper darkness, desecrate,fear, invisibility, mirror image, see invisibility. These abilitiesare as the spells cast by an 11th-level sorcerer (save DC =13 + spell level).At will, a nycalothcan use teleportwithout error(self plus 50pounds of objectsonly) as the spellcast by a 12thlevelsorcerer.Improved Grab(Ex): To use thisability, the nycalothmust hitwith both clawattacks. If it gets a hold,it can rake. The nycalothcan only usethis abilityif it is airborne.If itgets a hold on a nonflyingopponent ofMedium-size or smaller,the nycaloth can ascend withthe grabbed creature. When carrying a creature weighingmore than 230 pounds, its fly speed drops to 60 feet and itreceives a –3 penalty on Hide and Move Silently checks.The nycaloth can’t carry a load of more than 496 pounds.Rake (Ex): A nycaloth that gets a hold can make tworake attacks (+15 melee) with its hind legs for 1d6+5points of damage each.Wounding (Ex): A nycaloth’s claw attacks continue tobleed long after the wound was inflicted. Each woundbleeds for 1 point of damage per round thereafter. Multipleclaw wounds result in cumulative bleeding loss (twowounds deal 2 points of damage per round, and so on).The bleeding can be stopped only by a successful Healcheck (DC 15) or the application of any cure spell or otherhealing spell (heal, healing circle, and so on).Summon Yugoloth (Ex): Once per day, a nycaloth canattempt to summon another nycaloth or 1d3 mezzolothswith a 30% chance of success.ULTROLOTHUltroloths are the officers in yugoloth armies, leadingtroops and disrupting enemy plans. In the competitiveenvironment of Gehenna, they’re frequently at oneanother’s throats, and they continually scheme toenhance their power.Ultroloths have a well-deserved reputation for cruelty.They often linger over fallen foes, taunting and torturingthem rather than granting them a quick death. Manywear the severed fingers of their victims as grisly necklaces.But they rarely engage in a stand-up fight themselves,leaving such work to their minions.An ultroloth is a robed humanoid with an elongatedhead that is featureless beyond two large eyes that swirlwith color. Its skin is a mottled dark gray.CombatUltroloths prefer to work behind ranks of mezzolothsor nycaloths, using their spell-likeabilities to keep foes offbalance. An ultrolothcaptain usuallyputs up wallsof fire to assist frontlinetroops. If thebattle hangs inthe balance, ituses symbol todisrupt theenemy. An ultrolothengaged inserious meleealmost alwaysretreats,reasoning that it’s lostthe battle alreadyat that point.Ideally,ultroloths don’t fightat all. They use invisibility or alter self to get close to theirenemies, then reveal their hypnotic gaze. Onceentranced, opponents are easy prey for the ultroloth’sother abilities.Spell-Like Abilities: At will—alter self, deeper darkness,desecrate, fear, gaseous form, invisibility, prying eyes, scrying, seeinvisibility, suggestion, wall of fire; 3/day—binding,geas/quest, mass suggestion; 1/day—symbol. These abilitiesare as the spells as cast by a 13th-level sorcerer (save DC =14 + spell level; enchantment abilities have a save DC of16 + spell level).At will, an ultroloth can use teleport without error (selfplus 50 pounds of objects only) as the spell cast by a 13thlevelsorcerer.Hypnotic Gaze (Su): Hypnotic pattern as cast by a 13thlevelsorcerer, no HD limit, 30 feet, Will DC 20 negates.Summon Yugoloth (Ex): Once per day, an ultrolothcan attempt to summon 1d4 nycaloths, 1d6 mezzoloths,or another ultroloth with a 35% chance of success.TEMPLATESSome creatures have no type themselves but are createdby adding a “template” to an existing creature. The followingrules explain how to build a templated creature.HALF-ELEMENTALMuch rarer than half-celestials or fiends, half-elementalsare the result of unions between elementals and mortalcreatures or are created by some magical infusion of elementalpower into a mortal at birth (usually through