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| Monster Manual | - | Elemental Princes of Evil | - | AD&&D |
FREQUENCY: Very rare <Unique>
FREQUENCY: Very
rare ([Dungeon Level X])
NO. APPEARING: 1
ARMOR CLASS: -7
MOVE: 9"
HIT DICE: 110 hit points
% IN LAIR: 65%
TREASURE TYPE: [H], [U], [Z]
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 5-50/5-50
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Spells
SPECIAL DEFENSES: See below
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 85%
INTELLIGENCE: Exceptional
ALIGNMENT: Neutral evil
SIZE: L (10' tall)
PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil
Attack/Defense Modes:
Nil
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: X | 39,450
Ogremoch appears in a rough,
apparently unfinished bipedal form, 10'
tall.
He attacks as a 24 hit dice monster,
striking twice for 5-50 hit points of
damage per attack each round.
+3 or better weapons are required to harm
him.
As prince of evil earth creatures,
Ogremoch can summon one of the following
groups once per day:
1-3 earth
elementals,
1-6 evil khargra,
1-4 umber hulks
or
1-4 evil xorn.
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In addition,
he can perform the following thrice per
day:
produce a triple-strength [wall of stone],
[move earth] (double AREA, <> casting
time in rounds rather than turns),
[flesh to stone].
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Once per day he can cause an [earthquake] of 100' diameter.
He cannot be harmed by normal
fire or by poison.
Cold, lightning,
and magical fire attacks subtract 1 point
of damage per attack die against him.
Ogremoch lives in a great flat-topped
mountain on the Elemental Plane of Earth. <link>
by Lewis Pulsipher
ADQ: Was the huge, doughy, man-like
being featured in a recent hit motion
picture actually a creature from the
AD&D Game?
ADA: Yes, and congratulations for being
so observant. That was our very own
Ogremoch, who normally plays a starring
role in the long-running FIEND FOLIO
Tome show. As he has been generally
unsuccessful in trying to find evil
earth elementals, evil khargra, and evil xorn
(none of which exist in the game system,
despite Ogremoch's description), we
loaned him to the studio for a cameo role.
Several envelopers (from the same volume)
also applied, but their skills were sadly
insufficient for the demands of the
role.
Ogremoch has just returned from visiting
relatives on Easter Island during his
post-production vacation, and is happily
back at his old job and showing off his
tan.
We must annouce, as long as we're on
the topic, that the creatures employed by
TSR, Inc. for roles in the monster listings
are not, according to their contracts,
required to sign autographs or make
public appearances. All requests for pictures
must be sent to their respective
agents. (Editor's Note: Despite the contractual
freedom allowed to our employer
creatures, Roger Moore can often be
convinced to sign autographs -- even
those of other people.).
(Polyhedron #123)
Archomentals:
Of the various petty rulers of Earth, only one
has been previously described in detail:
Ogremoch, prince of the
evil earth creatures. This powerful and
deadly entity is reported to
live in a great flat-topped mountain in
the denser regions of the
plane of Earth. Actually this great mesa
thrusts upward within the
largest pocket of vacuum known to exist
on the plane of Earth.
Ogremoch is continually thinking of long-term
problems, such as
the possible effects of erosion on his
citadel, as opposed to matters
at hand. This makes his actions very confusing
to outsiders
as Ogremoch is not only planning for his
next project, but three
schemes beyond that, even if such planning
hampers or undermines
his present plans. As a result, Ogremoch
has an undeserved
reputation as befuddled and slow. The
truth is that those
who oppose him are crushed flat as quickly
as those who challenge
Imix, but only once Ogremoch has determined
they would
have no future use.
Other archomentals of
Earth have similar stats to Ogremoch,
though their temperaments vary from individual
to individual.
Archomentals of Earth are considered demi-gods
for purposes of
powers on their own planes (see page 124)
Source = Manual of the Planes