Upcoming: Bestiaries, Lots of Them!

I'm only a few images away from putting out Rapists of Black Tokyo. Anthony just sent me some creature roughs- he'll be illustrating five monsters in this book. John Picot will be including several more, including the first of three creatures I'll be previewing today.

I'm spotlighting three critters from Rapists of Black Tokyo. The first, I'm including just because its so sarcastic and satirical. I really enjoyed writing the MRA Woman Breaker, and the one thing I included in my art direction to John was the character had to be wearing a fedora. He smirked, and did it.

The next two are more generic Black Tokyo threats, though they'll be debuting in Rapists. They're basically standard-issue mooks with random abilities that allow them to be used again and again, keeping players on their toes. These guys, I envision as the orcs and gnolls of the Black Tokyo setting- killed in huge numbers in every campaign.

So lets take a look at three critters: The MRA Woman Breaker, Oni-Dreg and Oni-Warrior.

·         MRA Woman-Breaker – CR 2 – Medium CE Human – Westerner come to compete in Rape Pure Fight, armored by his sense of superiority over women

·         Oni Dreg – CR 1 – Small CE Monstrous Humanoid Barbarian 1 – Pathetic oni of diverse appearance and powers which fights savagely and stupidly

·         Oni Warrior – CR 4 – Medium LE Monstrous Humanoid Monk (monk of the four winds) 3 – Oni warriors whose strange skin and deformities hint at their powers 

MRA Woman-Breaker – CR 2

Medium NE Humanoid (Human)

XP 600

Init +1 Senses Perception +1 

Languages English, Japanese (badly)

Defense

AC 16* Touch 15* Flatfooted 15* (+1 DEX, +1 dodge, +1 armor, +3 luck*)

Threatened Masculinity already accounted for in stat-block.

HP 3d8 +3 hp (17 HP)

FORT +4 REF +2 WILL +2

Damage Reduction 2/- against Slashing Damage only

Offense

Spd 30 ft

Melee +6 mwk. dagger (1d4+4 slashing, 19-20/x2)

Ranged +4 mwk. dagger (1d4+4 slashing, 19-20/x2, 10 ft range increment)

Special Qualities Threatened Masculinity

Statistics

Str 16 Dex 13 Con 13 Int 11 Wis 12 Cha 12

Base Atk +2 CMB +5 (+7 sunder) CMD 16

Feats Dodge, Improved Sunder, Power Attack

Skills Acrobatics +6, Knowledge (pop culture) +5, Intimidate +6

Gear mwk. dagger, blade silk robes

Ecology

Environment any urban

Organization solitary

Treasure standard (including gear)

Special Abilities

Threatened Masculinity (SU)

The MRA Woman-Breaker wears his sense of fragile superiority over womankind like armor.  He receives a luck bonus to his Armor Class equal to his Hit Die (+3) against female adversaries.

In addition, female opponents roll 2d20 and take the worse result on critical confirmation rolls against the MRA Woman-Breaker.

Nature

Sometime between finding time to complain about feminist themes in the new Mad Max movie and rigging Hugo Awards nominations to favor his breed of male authors, the MRA Woman-Breaker found a link on a ghost website, one that lead him into the shadows of Black Japan. He heard about an illegal fighting tourney, one where he’d have a chance to show off his Bowflex musculature, a chance to rape and beat any woman stupid enough to step into the dirty ring with him, a chance at millions. All he had to do is every thing he’d ever masturbated to the thought of. He booked the first flight East.

The MRA Woman-Breaker is handsome and strong. Of course he is. He knows how to fight, and his hatred has opened up subconscious doors of oni-tainted power. He’s won a few fights and found it much easier than he thought it’d be to rape a woman to death while spitting in her face. He’s poised for the next fight on the card, and is too stupid to realize that he’s a bleeding guppy in a pool full of sharks.

Oni Dregs – CR 1

Small CE Monstrous Humanoid Barbarian 1

XP 400

Init +1 Senses Lowlight vision, Perception +   0

Languages Draconic, Japanese

Defense

AC 14 Touch 12 Flatfooted 13 (+1 size, +1 DEX, +2 armor)

HP 1d12 +2 hp (14 HP)

FORT +4 REF +1 WILL +0

Immune See Oni-Skin Racial Trait

Offense

Spd 30 ft

Melee +5 nine ring broadsword (1d6+4 slashing, 20/x3)

Statistics

Str 16 Dex 13 Con 15 Int 8 Wis 11 Cha 10

Base Atk +1 CMB +2 CMD 13

Feats Power Attack

Skills Stealth +9

Gear mwk nine ring broad sword, leather armor

Ecology

Environment any

Organization solitary, pair or gang (1d6+2) or accompanying 1-4 Oni Warriors

Treasure standard (including gear)

Special Abilities

Oni’s Face (SU)

An Oni’s snarling, inhuman face inflicts terror upon human victims. Roll or select one deformity and associated minor power.

Oni-Skin (SU)

An Oni’s leathery hide and its distinctive coloration provides the demonic warrior with a unique immunity. Roll or select one coloration and associated immunity.

ONI DREG: Oni-Skin Coloration and Immunity
1 Black – Negative energy and death effects	2 Purple – bludgeoning damage	3 Grey – piercing damage
4 Red – fire damage	5 Orange – Pleasure damage	6 Yellow – critical hits
ONI DREG: Oni’s Face Deformity and Power
1 Tusks –gains a +7 bite (1d6+4 slashing, 20/x2)	2 Bulging Testicles – increase Oni Dreg’s STR score by +2	3 Third Eye – Constant See Invisibility (CL 3rd Con +4)
4 Horns – gains Intimidate +8 and Dazzling Display as a bonus feat	5 Long Nose – increase the Oni Dreg’s DEX score by +4	6 Kappa’s Shell – the Oni Dreg gains a +6 natural armor bonus to AC

Rage (EX)

The Oni Dreg can rage for up to 6 rounds per day.

While raging an Oni Dreg gains a +4 morale bonus to STR and CON as well as a +2 morale bonus to WILL Saves. He takes a -2 penalty to Armor Class. He receives 2 HP per Hit Dice (14 hp), but these disappear when the rage ends and are not lost first like temporary HP. The Oni Dreg cannot use any CHA DEX or INT based skill checks, except for Acrobatics, Fly, Intimidate and Ride, nor any ability that requires patience or concentration.

An Oni Dreg can end his rage as a free action and is fatigued after raging for two rounds per round spend in the rage. He cannot enter a new rage while fatigued or exhausted. If he falls unconscious, his rage immediately ends, placing him in peril of death.

Changes to The Oni Dreg’s Statblock While Raging

AC 12 Touch 10 Flatfooted 11 (+1 size, +1 DEX, +2 armor, -2 rage effects)

HP 1d12 +4 hp (16 HP)

FORT +6 REF +1 WILL +2

Melee +7 nine ring broadsword (1d6+5 slashing, 20/x3)

CMB +4 CMD 15

Nature

Oni Dregs are child-sized, foul mouthed, undisciplined little monstrosities too chaotic and weak-willed to serve as true Oni Warriors. They are herded before oni armies, beat and whipped into a panic, and let loose on humans unfortunate enough to be in their warpath. Dregs fight as an undisciplined mob; more than one Oni Dreg has died because it dropped its pants and started to rape a fallen foe, unconcerned that the fallen creature’s allies were still very much alive and justifiably vengeance-minded.

Oni Warrior – CR 4

Medium LE Monstrous Humanoid Monk (monk of the four winds archetype) 4

XP 1,200

Init +2 Senses Lowlight Vision, Perception +1           

Languages Draconic, Japanese

Defense

AC 18 Touch 13 Flatfooted 16 (+2 DEX, +1 class, +5 natural)

HP 4d8 +8 hp (26 HP)

FORT +6 REF +6 WILL +5 (+7 vs enchantment)

Defensive Abilities Evasion, Still Mind

Immune See Oni-Skin Racial Ability

Offense

Spd 40 ft

Melee +7 unarmed strike (1d6+3 bludgeoning, 20/x2)

Flurry of Blows +5/+5 unarmed strike (1d6+3 bludgeoning, 20/x2)

Ranged +5 shuriken (1d2+4 piercing, 20/x2, 10 ft range increment)

Special Attacks Elemental Fist (+1d6 energy damage, 4x/day)

Special Qualities Fast Movement, Maneuver Training

Statistics

Str 19 Dex 14 Con 15 Int 8 Wis 13 Cha 11

Base Atk +3 CMB +7 (+9 grapple) CMD 19

Feats Combat Reflexes, Elemental Fist, Improved Grapple, Power Attack, Scorpion Style

Skills Acrobatics +7, Climb +9, Intimidate +5, Stealth +7, Swim +8

Gear Potion of Bull’s Strength, Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds, 20 shuriken

Ecology

Environment any

Organization solitary, pair, or gang (1d4+1)

Treasure standard (including gear)

Special Abilities

Elemental Fist (SU)

The Oni Warrior can pick one of the following energy types: acid, cold, electricity or fire. On a successful hit, the attack deals damage normally plus 1d6 points of damage of the chosen type. The Oni Warrior must declare he is using this ability before making the attack roll. The Oni Warrior may attempt up to four Elemental Fist attacks per day.

Evasion (EX)

The Oni Warrior can avoid damage from many area-effect attacks. If the Oni Warrior makes a successful REF Save an attack that normally deals half damage on a successful save, he instead takes no damage. Evasion can be used only if the Oni Warrior is unarmored or lightly armored; if helpless, the Oni Warrior does not gain the benefit of evasion.

Oni’s Face (SU)

An Oni’s snarling, inhuman face inflicts terror upon human victims. Roll or select one deformity and associated minor power.

Oni-Skin (SU)

An Oni’s leathery hide and its distinctive coloration provides the demonic warrior with a unique immunity. Roll or select one coloration and associated immunity.

ONI WARRIOR: Oni-Skin Coloration and Immunity
1 Blue – cold damage	2 Purple – bludgeoning damage	3 Tiger Striped – slashing damage
4 Red – fire damage	5 Green – acid damage	6 Golden – electrical damage
ONI-WARRIOR: Oni’s Face Deformity and Power
1 Tusks –gains a +7 bite (1d6+4 slashing, 20/x2)	2 Golden Tiger’s Eyes – Gains Darkvision 90 ft	3 Third Eye – Constant See Invisibility (CL 3rd Con +4)
4 Imperious Mustache – increase Oni Warrior’s BAB by +2	5 Long Nose – increase the Oni Warrior’s DEX score by +4	6 Long Black Tongue – increase the Oni Warrior’s HP total by +15

Nature

Oni Warriors represent the dark hordes of the Tatakama. Supposedly there is an oni for each of mankind’s lustful thoughts or sins, and the diversity, virulence and sheer numbers of oni certainly bears that theory out.

Though all Oni Warriors walk upon two legs, they have few other similarities. These proud, boastful karate-ka fight in unique styles, each awakening an elemental energy within their powerful fists, and each bearing unique marks of heritage. An Oni Warrior’s leathery skin color and the strange deformities it wears on its unfriendly face indicates its unique powers.

Fighters on the Rape Pure circuit often encounter young Oni Warriors during their climb up the long and brutal ladder towards the championship purse.

Similar Creatures – Chained Oni – CR 4

Chained Oni are the criminals, exiles and sinners of their race. Their skins are ritually flayed from them, and they are bound in cruel iron chains, ending in a massive steel prisoner’s ball that they can use as a meteor hammer.

Stat Block Changes

·        Remove the Chained Oni’s Natural Armor Bonus to AC and provide the Chained Oni with Fast Healing 5 (good).

·        Increase the Chained Oni’s STR score to 22, and remove the Elemental Fist ability.

·        Reduce the Chained Oni’s land speed to 25 ft; this speed is not further reduced by armor or encumbrance.

·        Instead the Chained Oni gains a new weapon: a +1 flaming meteor hammer, which is added to the creature’s treasure. The Chained Oni can use this weapon in conjunction with its flurry of blows.

Fast Healing 5

Spd 25 ft

AC 13 Touch 13 Flatfooted 11 (+2 DEX, +1 class)

Melee +10 meteor hammer (1d8+5 bludgeoning, 20/x2 plus 1d6 fire plus trip) OR +9 unarmed strike (1d6+3 bludgeoning, 20/x2)

Flurry of Blows +7/+7 unarmed strike (1d6+5 bludgeoning, 20/x2) OR +8/+8 meteor hammer (1d8+5 bludgeoning, 20/x2 plus 1d6 fire plus trip)