Monster Week at the Near TPK - the Scaled Moondog

Monster Week continues with another weird creature from the pen of Jen, the scaled moondog.

Scaled Moondog

Scaled moondogs are semi-intelligent beasts sometimes kept as pets by gnomes, eladrin, and other fey humanoids. They are thought to be distantly related to dragons, and larger specimens even have rudimentary breath weapons.

Level 1 Soldier

Scaled Moondog

XP 100

Medium fey magical beast

Initiative +4 Senses Perception +5; low-light vision
HP 30; Bloodied 15
AC 18; Fortitude 14, Reflex 14, Will 12
Speed 6

mBite (standard; at-will)

+8 vs. AC; 1d10 + 2 damage, and the target is marked until the end of the scaled moondog’s next turn.

Pack Attack

The scaled moondog gains a +1 bonus to attack rolls per
fey ally adjacent to the target.

Alignment Unaligned Languages Elven
Skills Perception +5
Str 14 (+2) Dex 14 (+2) Wis 10 (+0)
Con 14 (+2) Int 6 (-2) Cha 10 (+0)

Scaled Moondog Tactics

Scaled moondogs are capable frontline combatants, keeping enemies away from their fey allies. They like to gang up on single targets.

Level 10 Artillery

Moondog Bilespitter

XP 500

Large fey magical beast

Initiative +10 Senses Perception +11; low-light vision
HP 84; Bloodied 42
AC 22; Fortitude 22, Reflex 23, Will 19
Immune poison
Speed 6

mBite (standard; at-will)

+16 vs. AC; 1d8 + 4 damage.

RBile Spit (standard; at-will) * Poison

Ranged 15; +16 vs. Reflex; 2d6+4 poison damage, and the target takes ongoing 5 poison damage and is slowed (save ends both).

ABile Burst (standard; encounter) * Poison

Area burst 1 within 5; +14 vs. Fortitude; 2d6 poison damage, and the target takes ongoing 5 poison damage and is slowed (save ends both). As long as the target is taking ongoing poison damage from this attack, the target deals 2 poison damage to all creatures adjacent to it at the start of its turn.

Alignment Unaligned Languages Elven
Skills Perception +11
Str 16 (+8) Dex 21 (+10) Wis 12 (+6)
Con 18 (+9) Int 6 (+3) Cha 12 (+6)

Moondog Bilespitter Tactics

A moondog bilespitter opens with a bile burst, then tries to stay out of melee and use its bile spit.

Scaled Moondog Lore

A character knows the following information with a successful Arcana check.
DC 15: Scaled moondogs are intelligent, loyal creatures that are often raised by gnomes and eladrin as guards and pets.
DC 20: Larger moondog specimens can spit a deadly poisonous bile at long range.

Encounter Groups

Scaled moondogs are often found acting as guards for groups of fey.
Level 2 Encounter (XP 600)
* 2 scaled moondogs (level 1 soldier)
* 2 gnome skulks (level 2 lurker)
* 1 gnome arcanist (level 3 controller)
Level 8 Encounter (XP 1,750)
* 1 moondog bilespitter (level 10 artillery)
* 1 eladrin twilight incanter (level 8 controller)
* 3 eladrin fey knights (level 7 soldier)

I think these guys make better guard dogs for gnomes than the iron defenders listed in the MM gnome entry, don't you?

This post was prerecorded. There's still time to brainstorm on this morning's post.