Rock Men


Climate/Terrain: Any, mountains, subterranean
Frequency: Rare
Organization: Band
Activity Cycle: Any
Diet: Nil
Intelligence: Average (8-10)
Treasure: Nil (see below)
Alignment: Neutral

No. Appearing: 1d8+2
Armor Class: 0
Movement: 9
Hit Dice: 7
Thac0: 13
# of Attacks: 2
Damage/Attack: 1d10/1d10
Special Attacks: None
Special Defenses: Slow
Magic Resistance: 10%
Size: M
Morale: Champion (15)
XP Value: 2,000
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Appearance: Rock men are strange humanoid creatures that act as protectors of the mountains and its resources. They are composed of their surroundings and often appear to be made of stone, thus their name. Their faces lack features and it seems that they sense the world through some mystical means.

Combat: Rock men are strong, and each of their powerful fists deliver a potent blow. Once engaged in combat, their opponents must make a successful saving throw vs. spells or suffer from the effects of a slow spell. Only those who attack or are attacked by the rock men are affected. Rock men are immune to spells that hinder movement or which are of the School of Elemental Earth or the Sphere of Earth.

Their rock hard bodies also make them nearly immune to slashing and piercing weapons, preventing the bonuses from a high strength as well. These weapons cause just one point of damage and only the magical bonus of a weapon may be applied to the attack and damage rolls. Bludgeoning weapons do only half damage.

Once slain, the body of a rock man may be analyzed by a miner or person familiar with minerals to reveal the quantity and quality of the mineral deposits in the mountian in which the rock man originated.

Habitat/Society: Though these creatures travel in bands of no less than three, they have never been seen in any sort of community, nor has any system of reproduction been noted.

Ecology: These protectors of the mountains have foiled many attempts to mine precious metals and are a constant threat to such operations. They often appear during the initial excavation and during the final stages of quarries and mining, in order to disrupt these operations. Some have conjectured that these creatures are mountain spirits, though their appearance has confused many.

Though rock men do not covet treasure or have need of it; they collect the metal items, gemstones, and minerals and take them to secret locations in order to give them back into the earth. If a cache of items taken from adventurers is found, it is likely that the items have been destroyed, though some magical items may survive.

Variants: None.



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