Mushru Warrior
by Peregrin Lighttongue |
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Climate/Terrain: |
Forest |
Frequency: |
Rare (11% chance)
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Organization: |
Military
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Activity Cycle: |
Any
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Diet: |
Omnivore |
Intelligence: |
Exceptionally Intelligent (15-16) |
Treasure: |
varies |
Alignment: |
Neutral Good
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No. Appearing: |
1-30
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Armor Class: |
3 |
Movement: |
5
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Hit Dice: |
8 |
THAC0: |
12
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No. of Attacks: |
1
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Damage/Attack: |
weapon+3
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Special Attack: |
Spore Cloud/Berserker |
Special Defences: |
Spore Cloud/Cap shield
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Magic Resistance: |
80% against sleep and charm |
Size: |
approx. 7 ft. tall |
Morale: |
Fanatic |
XP Value: |
1000
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General Introduction: The Mushru have amongst
their ranks an extremely
efficient and disciplined Warrior
class. The Mushru Warriors are
the guardians of the Mushru
society, and the protectors of
The Great One.
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Combat: The Mushru Warriors train all
their lives to become efficient
fighters. They fight in the style
of dwarves and men, using
almost exclusively axes and
swords. They use the
weapons of the Mushru people
(see Mushru), and many
possess some of the more
powerful of the Mushru
weapons.
In addition to the Spore Cloud
that all Mushru have, the
Mushru Warriors also have the
ability to go Berzerk. On a
successful d4 roll (3 or 4), their
armour class goes down by
one point, and they gain +4 to
hit and to damage. Effects
from damage do not take
effect when in this state,
however, they immediately
take effect when the battle is
over. Mushru Warriors also use
special Cap Shields, which are
grown from a special
mushroom. They give the
Mushru an effective bonus of 5
in AC, but must be replaced
every so often. Fortunately,
these mushrooms grow quick,
so a Mushru Warrior never has
to worry about running out of
armour for long periods of time. |
Habitat/Society: Mushru Warriors live in military
units known as Clusters. There
is always a Sergeant, who has
9 hit dice, and the Warriors,
who are at 8 hit dice. Once
every 20 years, a General is
picked out to lead all the
Clusters. He holds an
appointed position among the
Gathering, yet he will usually
leave major decisions to the
elected officials.
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Ecology: Mushru Warriors are always
male, not due to class
restrictions within Mushru
society, but simply because
females can not physically do
so. Males are the only ones to
be able to harden their skins,
and even then, very few are
willing to take the Trials of the
Fight, a religious ceremony
held at the pilgrimage to The
Great One. The Mushru
Warriors are truly an elite
group. |
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