New Monster: Rat King

[arscott]

As long as all those first level characters are fighting rats...

Rat King Level 1 Solo Brute
Medium Natural Beast XP 500

Initiative +2 Senses Perception +5; low-light vision
Baleful Portent (Fear) aura 3; All creatures within the aura take a -1 penalty on all attack rolls.
HP 152; Bloodied 76
AC 17; Fortitude 17, Reflex 13, Will 13
Immune filth fever (see below); Resist Necrotic 5
Saving Throws +5
Speed 6
Action Points 2

Bite (Standard; At-will); ♦ Disease
+4 vs. AC; 1d6+2 damage, and the target contracts filth fever (see below)

Tangled Swarm (Standard; recharge )
+2 vs. Fortitude; target is tripped and make a followup bite attack.

Rat Frenzy (Standard; At-will)
Burst 1; make a bite attack against each creature in burst.

Alignment Evil Languages --
Skills Endurance +9
Str 14 (+2); Dex 15 (+2); Wis 10 (+0);
Con 18 (+4); Int 12 (+1); Cha 8 (-1);

It's a pretty simple elite-ization of a dire rat. But Rat Kings are just that cool.

 

[Merdokdrake]

Makes me wonder if you listened to the penny Arcade Dungeons and Dragons Podcasts after reading this ...

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Makes me wonder if you listened to the penny Arcade Dungeons and Dragons Podcasts after reading this ...

Ah! That's where I know it from!

 

[Fredrik Svanberg]

This is cool. I imagine it as a many-headed dire rat and not a lot of rats grown together by the tail, because I think a rat with many heads and a tiny crown on each head is funny...