DnD Monster Scorpionfolk

D&D – Five Spheres of Mystara

Monster Codex – Monstrocity – Scorpionfolk

Scorpionfolk (fire aspected)

• Large Monstrocity, neutral
• Habitat – Desert
• Armour Class – 15 (natural armour)
• Hit Point – 85 (10d10+30)
• Speed – 40 ft

Str +3 Dex +1 Con +3 Int +0 Wis +1 Cha -1

• Resistance – Reduce Fire or Radiant damage taken by 3.
• Weakness – Increase Cold or Force damage taken by 3.
• Skills – perception +4, Stealth +4, Survival +4
• Senses – darkvision 60 ft, passive Perception 13
• Language – Tlincalli (Scorpionfolk)
• Challenge 5
• Actions
  • Multiattack – The scorpionfolk makes two attacks, one with its longsword, or spiked chain, and one with its sting.
  • Skilled Longsword (melee weapon attack) +6 to hit, reach 5 ft, one target
    • Hit (one handed) 9 (2d4+3) slashing damage
    • Hit (two handed) 11 (2d6+3) slashing damage
    • (B) AC Defence (+1/2) – You gain an armour class bonus, for a set number of attacks each round.
    • (B) Deflect (1) – Before an attack is made you can choose to deflect several attacks instead using your attack roll instead of your AC.
    • (B) Disarm (Base DC 11) Dex save or opponent you have struck this round is forced to drop their weapon. If they roll a natural 20 you drop yours instead.
  • Spiked Chain (melee weapon attack) +6 to hit, reach 10 ft, one target
    • Hit 6 (1d6+3) piercing damage and the target is grappled (escape DC 11) if it is a Large or smaller creature.
    • Note: Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained and the scorpionfolk can’t use the spiked chain against another target.
  • Skilled Sting (melee weapon attack) +6 to hit, reach 5 ft, one creature
    • Hit 9 (2d6+3) piercing damage plus 14 (4d6) poison damage and the target must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 minute. if it fails the saving throw by 5 or more, the target is also paralysed while poisoned. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of its turn, ending the effect on itself on a success.
    • (B) Two-Weapon Fighting: Can use this attack if other attack in the round was a light weapon. This attack does not use your mod bonus to damage.

Campaign Information

• (F59) Small culture found in the Hollow World who are worshipers of Bagni, Ranivorus, Thanatos and Yagrai.

Encounter Lists

Desert Encounters – Found in Nithia, Ylaruam.

Design changes for Monster

• Original Stats for 5E
• Original Stats for BECMI

Original Stats for 5E

Str 16 (+3) Dex 13 (+1) Con 16 (+3) Int 8 (-1) Wis 12 (+1) Cha 8 (-1)

• Alignment: Neutral Evil
• Challenge 5 (1,800 xp)
• Longsword (melee weapon attack) +6 to hit, reach 5 ft, one target
  • Hit (one handed) 7 (1d6+3) slashing damage
  • Hit (two handed) 8 (1d8+3) slashing damage
• Spiked Chain (melee weapon attack) +6 to hit, reach 10 ft, one target
  • Hit 6 (1d6+3) piercing damage and the target is grappled (escape DC 11) if it is a Large or smaller creature.
  • Note: Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained and the scorpionfolk can’t use the spiked chain against another target.
• Sting (melee weapon attack( +6 to hit, reach 5 ft, one creature
  • Hit 6 (1d6+3) piercing damage plus 14 (4d6) poison damage and the target must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 minute. if it fails the saving throw by 5 or more, the target is also paralysed while poisoned. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of its turn, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Original Stats for BECMI

Source: Hollow World – Nightrage (Inside Cover)

• Manscorpion – AC 1, HD/HP 8**/40, THAC0 11, #AT 2, DMG 3d6/1d10 +poison, MV 240 ft (80 ft), Remarks Ring of Fire Resistance

Content Updates

• 2021-06-23 – Added in worshipping information for the Hollow World.

D&D 5E Rules Reference

Encounters: NPCs, Aberrations, Beasts, Celestials, Constructs, Dragons, Elementals, Fey, Fiends, Giants, Humanoids, Monstrocity, Oozes, Plants, Undead

Spells: Rituals Spells, Abjuration, Conjuration, Divination, Enchantment, Evocation, Illusion, Necromancy, Transmutation

Crafts (49): Air, Alchem, Beast, Blood, Bureau, Celestial, Chaos, Chrono, Craft, Crypt, Dark, Devour, Diplo, Diviner, Dragon, Earth, Elements, Elven, Entertain, Fiend, Fire, Grave, Heal, Mech, Mental, Music, Nature, Necro, Portal, Preserve, Protect, Rad, Reani, Sail, Shade, Shape, Skald, Sky, Spirit, Spy, Star, Summon, Tech, Void, Wagon, War, Water, Weapon, Witch

Library of Books

B5, d20 System, Pathfinder, SW

This site is currently undergoing migration to www.thedarkelf007.com website due to needing a different set of tools that I had available to me on here.

General Links

Basic Links: Who Am I?, Home, Game Tools, Game Session Videos, My Campaigns, My Library, Site Map, Subscription Information

Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder 1 & 2, Shadowrun, Star Wars. Other Game Systems

Site sponsored by the author AS Hamilton (my wife) with her books available on amazon kindle.