Pesoglavi

 

Taken from Wikipedia, art by Nadezhda Antipova

 

The Psoglav (or Pesoglav as I write it, because it rolls off the tongue better) is a chimeric creature, having the head of a dog (with one eye), the body of a man and the legs of a horse. They also have very sharp teeth made of iron. 

Living in the deep and dark caverns of the underworld, where they hoard precious gems and are known to be man-eaters, digging and consuming the corpses of people, they make for ideal enemies in a dungeon, which is why I use them in mine. Below I present to you stats for using them in B/X and in Tunnels & Trolls. 

B/X or OSE Stats

Pesoglav Feral 

AC:  As Leather (7 DAC 12 AAC)

HD: 3+

Attacks:  2x Claws (1d4), Iron Bite (2d6)

To Hit: +3 

Saving Throws: As Fighter

Description: Feral Pesoglavi are little more than animals, running around naked and attacking anyone they are directed to in a deranged frenzy. They are used as shock troops by the other Pesoglavi, but can also sometimes be found serving as familiars and attack dogs for evil witches, sinister magicians or bankers. 

Pesoglav Warrior

AC:  As Chain+Shield (4 DAC 15 AAC)

HD: 5+

Attacks:  Weapon (1d8), Iron Bite (2d8)

To Hit: +4

Saving Throws: As Fighter

Description: Warriors dress in clothes and armor, often armed with spears, swords, axes and a shield. They too also attack in a deranged frenzy. They serve as the rank and file troops of the Great Wolf and utterly despise all beings that are not Pesoglav, the weak and small among them the most. They delight in torturing and devouring small folk like dwarves, halflings or gnomes.

Pesoglav Leader

AC:  As Plate (3 DAC 16 AAC)

HD: 6++

Attacks:  [Weapon (1d8+1), Iron Bite (2d8)] or Howl

To Hit: +7

Saving Throws: As Fighter

Description: Leaders and captains, often operating with ruthless violence (though they will also occasionally just attack in a deranged frenzy if the mood takes them). They are even more cruel and vicious than the warriors serving under them, but also possess a lot more cunning than the usual foot soldier. 

Special Abilities

Iron Bite: If this attack beats the enemy's Armor Class by 5 or more that enemy must immediately make a Save vs Death. On a failure the Pesoglav bites off one of their limbs (up to the referee to decide which one), destroying any armor the character is wearing and causing them to immediately go into shock and fall unconscious. That character will die within 1 turn if the wound is not closed and healed in some way. 

Howl:  The Pesoglav leader opens engagements they're in by emitting a loud, terrifying howl. All living things that are not Pesoglav within a 40ft radius must immediately make a Save vs Spell or freeze in terror, unable to act within the next 1d2 rounds of combat.

Tunnels & Trolls Stats 

Pesoglav generally have about 20 to 22 Monster Rating, with more powerful ones like warriors or leaders having 26 to 30 MR and have Armor 1 to 3. Leaders and their direct subordinates might also known spells.  Similarly to the above, all Pesoglavi have their Iron Bite, and leaders have their Howl.

Iron Bite:  Spite Damage from Pesoglav combatants permanently reduces the Armor of the enemy hit. For every 4+ Spite rolled in a single round of combat, a pesoglav tries to bite off the limb off a combatant. The person hit makes a Saving Roll on Luck (level as appropriate for the dungeon) to avoid it. If they fail they lose a limb, half of their maximum Constitution and immediately fall unconscious and will die within the next turn if not healed in some way. 

Howl:  Used at the beginning of a fight, the Pesoglav leader lets out a terrifying howl. Everyone who can hear it make a Saving Roll on Charisma. If failed they freeze in terror, unable to act in the next 1d2 rounds of combat.