Planescape Monstrous compendium appendix i

Baatezu, Lesser – Barbazu

Size / Type

Medium-size Outsider (Lawful, Evil)

Hit Dice

6d8+18 (45)

Initiative

+2 (Dex)

Speed

40ft.

Armor Class

17 (+2 Dex, +5 Natural)

Attacks

Saw-toothed glaive +10/+5; or 2 claws +10, wire-like beard +5

Damage

Saw-toothed glaive 2d6+6 and wounding; or claw 1d2+4, wire-like beard 1d8+4 and disease

Face / Reach

5ft by 5ft / 5ft (10ft with Glaive)

Sp. Attacks

Wounding, hug, disease, battle frenzy, spell-like abilities, gate

Sp. Qualities

DR 5 / [+1 or good or silver], SR17, baatezu, outsider

Saves

Fort +8

Ref +7

Will +4

Abilities

Str 18

Dex 15

Con 17

Int 6

Wis 8

Cha 6

Skills

Bluff +6, Jump +12, Listen +5, Sense Motive +7, Spot +5

Feats

Power Attack, Cleave

 

Climate

Baator

Organization

Solitary, Pair, Squad (3-10), Company (20-100), or Army (100+)

Rating (CR)

8

Treasure

None

Alignment

Always Lawful Evil

Advancement

Only inside baatezu stations

 

 

· Wounding (Ex): The ability which barbazu employ their saw-toothed glaives makes them able to cause injuries that continue to bleed for long periods. Each wound caused bleeds for 2 points of damage each round until wound is bound, cured, or victim dies. The bleeding is cumulative.

· Hug (Ex): If the barbazu strikes with both its claws, the beard automatically hits for maximum damage (instead of the normal bread attack).

· Disease (Ex): The cleanliness of the barbazu is something to be discussed, so 25% of them carry some kind of disease in their beards. Those individuals are able to infect anyone hit with their beards.

· Battle Frenzy (Ex): In combat a group of barbazu is 10% likely per melee round to go berserk. The roll is cumulative per melee round. They stay berserk until combat ceases. While berserk, the barbazu need not make morale checks, they attack twice as many times per round at a +2 on attack rolls and damage dice. Their armor class, however, takes a -3 penalty.

· Spell-like Abilities (Sp): At will – Affect Normal Fires, Command, Fear (by touch), and Produce Flame.

· Gate (Su): Once per day the barbazu can attempt to gate in 2 to 12 abishai (50% chance, any type) or 1 to 6 additional barbazu (35% chance).

· Baatezu Qualities:

 

· Immunities: Fire & Poison.

· Resistances: Cold and Gas 20.

· Know Alignment (Su): Always active, as a caster with as many levels as HD.

· Planar Travel (Su): Baatezu can travel to any Lower plane, the Outlands, and the Astral Plane without restrictions.

· Spell-like abilities (Sp): Animate Dead, Charm Person, Major Image, Suggestion, and Greater Teleport.

· Telepathy (Su): Because of a special form of telepathy they can understand and converse with any intelligent creature.

 

· Outsider: Darkvision 60 feet. Can’t be raised or resurrected.

 

 

    Melroch Eitheldor @ 2003 - 2004

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