Re: Neogi and Umber Hulks - air breathing?

... Yet another reason for me not to play 3rd edition anything  :-p  
The Neogi in 2nd edition were just fine by me, along with everything 
else pre-d20.


On Jul 8, 2006, at 3:23 PM, Jeymian Winterwolf wrote:

> According to the Monster Manual II 3rdEd
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> Adult Neogi can Poison and Enslave:
>
> Enslave (Su):  Three times a day, a neogi can attempt to enslave any 
> one
> living creature within 30 feet.  This ability functions similarly to a
> 'dominate monster' spell (caster level 16th; Will save DC 15).  An 
> enslaved
> creature obeys the neogi's telepathic commands to the letter.  The 
> subject
> can attempt a new Will save (DC 15) every 24 hours to break free.
> Otherwise, the neogi's control is broken only by the death of either 
> the
> neogi or the enslaved creature, or by a 'remove curse' or 'dispel 
> magic'
> effect, or if the neogi travels more than 1 mile from the enslaved 
> creature.
>    This ability is not needed for neogis to subdue or control their 
> umber
> hulk slaves.
>
> Poison (Ex):  Neogi poison is exceptionally virulent, considering that 
> the
> creature itself is so frail.  A neogi delivers its poison (Fortiude 
> save DC
> 14 for all neogis) with each successful bite attack.  The inital and
> secondary damage is the same (1d4 points of Wisdom damage).
>    As a standard action, an adult neogi can coat a weapon with poison 
> from
> its fangs.  The poison remains active for 1 minute after application 
> and
> functions as it does when delivered by means of a bite.
>
> --=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--
> Immune to Mind-Affecting Effects:  Neogis are immune to all 
> mind-affecting
> effects.
>
> Skills:  A neogi uses its Dexterity score instead of its strength 
> score for
> Climb and Jump checks.
>
> --=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--
> Neogi Society:
>    There's notheing to admire about neogi culture.  These creatures are
> vicious murderers, plunderers, and slavers.  Perhaps they kill to eat 
> and
> enslave whatever is left over.  Either way, their rapacity has made 
> them the
>  enemies of every thinking race in the world.  Only the mind flayers 
> are
> known to have dealings with neogis, usually over the buying and 
> selling of
> slaves.
>    Of all the races that neogis enslave umber hulks are their 
> favorites.
> Every neogi posesses at least one umber huylk, raised frim birth to a 
> life
> of slavery and conditioned to accept that situation as the natural 
> order.
> These umber hulk slaves take orders from any neogi without question or
> thought.  Umber hulk guards keep less compliant slaves (those under the
> effect of the neogi's enslave ability) under control and also act as
> soldiers in neogi armies and slave raids.
>    In the neogis' worldview, ownership si what fuels the universe.
> Everything belongs to the neogis as a whole--if not now, then it did 
> in the
> past or it will in the future.  Even a neogi can be owned as a slave by
> another neogi, and the slaves can own property and slaves, and those 
> slaves
> can own property and other slaves, and so on.
>
> --=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--
>
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