Manticore

Manticore
Combat stats
Offense: 8	Hit die: 1d8
HP: 100	Evasion: 4 Mitigation: 5
Speed: 7 (ground) 9 (flying)	Size: 3-4
	Initiative: 10

Manticores (sometimes called maneaters) are a species of chimera with the body of a red lion, an unusually Human face, the wings of a bat, and the tail of a scorpion, with three rows of razor-sharp teeth like a shark. They are most common within the Burning Desert, but can also be found further north or in the Plane of Fire.

Behavior

Manticores hunt by using their tail to launch poisonous spines at its foes. This poison has a paralytic effect. Once its prey is poisoned, the manticore will devour it whole, clothes, armor, and all. Due to their habitat, manticores usually subsist on Orcs and Minotaurs, as well as the odd traveler. Manticores almost always hunt alone.

Manticores will focus on using Paralytic Spines to disable its foes from range. Should they stun a foe, they will use Winged Pounce to get into position and then use Devour to remove that foe from combat and recover some HP. If it is having trouble keeping at range, it will begin to Maim foes (focusing on those who are afflicted by Mantitoxin).

Abilities

Paralytic Spines Attack

The manticore lowers its head and wings before jerking its tail forward, letting fly a rain of poisonous spines at its foes.

Recharge ✦ Recharge 3+, Magic, Death, Daze, Stun Standard action      Area 3 within 12 Target: Up to 3 foes in area Attack: Offense vs. Magical defense

Hit: 1d8+Offense Death damage, and applies a stack of Mantitoxin.

Mantitoxin: Dazed until the end of the manticore's next turn. If a second stack is applied before the first ends, stunned until the end of the manticore's next turn.

Devour Attack

The manticore, spying an opening, rushes at a vulnerable foe and devours it whole.

Encounter ✦ Martial, Reliable, Life Standard action Target: One stunned foe Attack: Offense vs. Physical defense

Hit: Swallowed whole by the manticore. The manticore recovers 2d6 HP as Life damage. Can be extricated without any permanent injuries if the manticore is defeated.

Maim Attack

The manticore gives its foe first-hand proof that the stories about its three rows of razor-sharp teeth are very, very true.

At-will Standard action Attack: Offense vs. Physical defense

Hit: 1[W] damage. Deals an additional 1d6 damage to foes afflicted with Mantitoxin.

Solid hit: Applies a stack of Mantitoxin (see Paralytic Spines).

Winged Pounce Attack

The manticore leaps into the air with a flap of its wings, and returns to the ground, all claws and teeth, a short distance away.

At-will ✦ Movement Move action Target: One foe or tile within 3-7 units Attack: Offense vs. Physical defense

Hit: 1d4+Offense damage.

The manticore shifts into an area adjacent to the target.

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