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What the hell is a Crimson Death???

Discussion in 'BG2: Shadows of Amn (Classic)' started by Deano99, Dec 13, 2000.

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    [​IMG] I have a strange query... what the hell is a Crimson Death meant to be?

    For a start what the hell is the name all about? Are they some sort of strange bringer of death? Well i know they are some type of Mist... but with a name like Crismon Death what the bleeding hell?

    I want some answers... i want them now? Are these actually in the AD&D monster manual or are they one of the strange mystery monsters that Black Isle decided to include? I sure as hell haven;t heard of one... or found references to them anywhere.

    In one word... they are weird as hell! And why are they in the Forest of Tethyr?

    i'll stop ranting now
     
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    [​IMG] They are in the Monster Manual :

    CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Bogs, swamps
    FREQUENCY: Very rare
    ORGANIZATION: Solitary
    ACTIVITY CYCLE: Night
    DIET: Carnivore
    INTELLIGENCE: Genius (17-18)
    TREASURE: Z
    ALIGNMENT: Neutral evil
    NO. APPEARING: 1
    ARMOR CLASS: 0 (4)
    MOVEMENT: Fl 12, Fl 6 after feeding (B)
    HIT DICE: 13
    THAC0: 7
    NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
    DAMAGE/ATTACK: 3-30
    SPECIAL ATTACKS: See below
    SPECIAL DEFENSES: See below
    MAGIC RESISTANCE: 95%
    SIZE: M (6')
    MORALE: Champion (15-16)
    XP VALUE: 9,000
     
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    [​IMG] And to answer the rest of your question :
    The body of the crimson death is a humanoid-shaped cloud of pale color. It is difficult to distinguish if seen against fog and nearly invisible to infravision. During this time, the creature has an initiative bonus of +4. When the creature is fed, it develops a crimson flush that is easily visible by normal or infravision. The cloud possesses humanoid features. The fingers elongate into tentacles when it is feeding. Because of its behavior, sages believe that a Crimson Death Mist is the result of the actual death of a vampire.
     
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    That was enlightening... cheers!

    Still i think they have the most stupid name in i have ever known!

    Hmmm... i couldn't find them in the Monster Manual though???? weird

    or maybe i didn't look very well!
     
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    If I remember correctly they were part of the Ravenloft expansion. Not sure if they have been added to the standard set of p&p rules since I last played (stopped playing after the 2nd revision).
     
    Anvil, Dec 15, 2000
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