FREQUENCY: Very rare
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Dungeon Level VII])
 

NO. APPEARING: 1
ARMOR CLASS: 5
MOVE: 6"
HIT DICE: 9+9
% IN LAIR: Nil
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: By weapon type
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Death gaze
SPECIAL DEFENSES: [SB]
MAGIC RESISTANCE: [SB]
INTELLIGENCE: Low (but cunning; see below)
ALIGNMENT: Chaotic evil
SIZE: M
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: VII | 1950 + 14

A bodak is a [human] who changed to a monster after venturing somewhere upon the Abyssal Plane where mortals were not meant to be.
The evil of the human's nature and the exposure to demonic substances triggered a terrible metamorphosis from man to bodak.

Bodak are very rare because they remain upon the Abyssal Planes <link> except when called into service by some evil or foolish [magic-user].
The cunning of a bodak allows it to attempt control of the summoner,
sometimes with a very high [intelligence] factor.
(Roll 1d20 to indicate the random employment of cunning.
Intelligence factor for control purposes can be as high as 20.)
A few are bound on the [Prime Material Plane].

A bodak seldom utilizes a weapon,
although it is 90% probable that a bodak will have one.
The type is determined by the DM.

The gaze of a bodak,
when met,
causes death unless a save vs. death magic is made.
This is effective at up to 30 feet.
Bodaks can be struck only by +1 or better weapons or cold-wrought iron ones.
They are immune to spells such as charm, hold, sleep, slow.
They are otherwise affected as demons with regard to various attack forms, <make direct link to target>
although poison does them no harm.
Direct sunlight inflicts 1 point of damage per round.

Bodak have both ultra and infravisual capability. <links>
They speak the tongue of demons and demonic creatures but remember few words of human speech. <not added to DMG, I'd assume this just to be CE)

The sexless bodak has dark gray,
pearly skin.
The muscular body has no hair,
and the head is long with oddly distorted features.
The eyes are milky-white,
vertical ovals of large size.