<(xvart = far right)>
FREQUENCY: Uncommon
FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Dungeon Level I])
FREQUENCY: Uncommon
([Cold Wilderness Forest]) <check>
FREQUENCY: Rare
([Cold Wilderness Mountains], [Cold Wilderness Hills], [Cold Wilderness
Swamp], [Cold Wilderness Plains]) <check>
FREQUENCY: Uncommon
([Temperate Wilderness Forest])
FREQUENCY: Rare
([Temperate Wilderness Plains])
FREQUENCY: Very rare
([Temperate Wilderness Hills], [Temperate Wilderness Swamp])
FREQUENCY: Uncommon
([Tropical Wilderness Forest])
FREQUENCY: Rare
([Tropical Wilderness Mountains], [Tropical Wilderness Hills], [Tropical
Wilderness Swamp], [Tropical Wilderness Plains])
NO.
APPEARING: 40-400 <(wererats: III)>
ARMOR
CLASS: 7
MOVE:
6"
HIT
DICE: 1-1
%
IN LAIR: 40%
TREASURE
TYPE: [K]
NO.
OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK:
2-5 or by weapon type
SPECIAL
ATTACKS: Nil
SPECIAL
DEFENSES: Nil
INTELLIGENCE:
Average
ALIGNMENT:
Chaotic evil
SIZE:
S (3' high)
LEVEL/X.P.
VALUE:
I | 5 + 1
Leaders: I | 20 + 2
DEITY:
Raxivort
SHAMAN: Max. 7th level
WITCH DOCTOR: Max. 4th level
SAVES: 16.17.18.20.19
These
small
humanoids have bright
blue skin && orange eyes.
They
usually wear loose cloth doublets. <1>
Xvarts
are mediary between goblins &&
kobolds
and will generally attack the latter.
They
fear humans and will only attack a human
party if the xvarts are greatly in the majority. <morale check? morale
check modifier?>
In
every group of 20 xvarts there will be one carrying a net,
used
to entangle and hinder opponents in melee.
If
100 xvarts are encountered,
one
will be a strong leader-type,
from
31/2' to 41/2' tall with 8-11 HP and attacking as a monster with 2 hit
dice.
Ordinary
xvarts fight with small swords for 2-5 points of damage;
leaders
use a hand axe, mace, flail, or
morning
star with damage by weapon type.
Though
most xvarts are of the fighter class,
a
few (5% of a group encountered) will have magic-use at 1st or 2nd experience
level.
One
or more tribal shamans will be found in a xvart lair.
Xvarts
speak their own language and are fluent in the goblin
and
kobold tongues. <added to DMG>
If
encountered in their lair,
there
will always be a leader of 11 HP and two lieutenants
of 8 HP each,
3-30
giant
rats used as guardians and females and young equal to 120% and 200%
of the number of males,
respectively.
Shamans
and xvarts with magical abilities will be present in the appropriate proportions.
Xvarts
delight in taking prisoners for torture || ransom (or both). <(Torture
Chamber Furnishings)>
They
have been known to assist or be assisted by wererats
in these endeavours.
Their
lair is usually in an underground cavern or deep in the heart of a forest.
by
Cricky Hitchcock
