Monster Encyclopaedia II: The Dark Bestiary

Author	J. C. Alvarez
Publisher	Mongoose Publishing
Publish date	2005
OGL Section 15	me2

The material below is designated as Open Game Content

Anomalous

Medium Aberration
Hit Dice: 1d8+5 (9 hp)
Initiative: +0
Speed: 30 ft.
AC: 10, touch 10, flat-footed 10
Base Attack/Grapple: +0/+0
Attack: Unarmed +0 melee (1d3)
Full Attack: Unarmed +0 melee (1d3)
Space/Reach: 5 ft. /5 ft.
Special Attacks: Anomalous traits
Special Qualities: Anomalous traits
Saves: Fort +2, Ref +0, Will +0
Abilities: Str 11, Dex 11, Con 14, Int 11, Wis 6, Cha 6
Skills: Intimidate +2, Tumble +4
Feats: Toughness
Environment: Any
Organisation: Solitary, pair or gang (3-6)
Challenge Rating: ½
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Usually evil (any)
Advancement: By character class
Level Adjustment: +0

The thing looks human – at a first glance. Then you realise it is horribly deformed, if it ever had a normal form. Everything is out of place on this pitiful thing’s body: its head, arms, legs, even chest and buttocks; all of it misplaced as if a mad, hateful deity had made a jigsaw puzzle out of a human being’s body. The pathetic being gives you a look of utter odium and then leaps at you, its uneven limbs twitching as it does.

Anomalous are, or were, human beings built or modified by dark and primitive forms of alchemy attempting – and spectacularly failing – to create or improve humanoid life. No two anomalous are alike, except in the fact that everything in their bodies seems to be misplaced. Thus, an anomalous might have its eyes where its nipples should be, a foot instead of a head and a set of genital organs over each knee; another might have its mouth on the palm of its right hand, a gluteus where its left hand should be and its (mouth-less) head sticking out of its chest. Anomalous do not like to wear clothing, perversely enjoying the exhibition of their own deformity.

Anomalous speak Common.

Combat

As anomalous dislike clothing, so they disdain armour and weapons, although some have been forced to wield at least simple weapons by their masters or by circumstance.

Anomalous Traits: Every anomalous is different, and they have different special attacks and qualities depending on their specific deformities. Randomly determine or choose 1d2+1 anomalous traits from the table below for each anomalous:

Anomalous Traits

D100 roll	Anomalous trait	The anomalous…
01-10	Arm on chest	Receives a +4 bonus on Sleight of Hand checks
11-20	Arm on back	Gains Quick Draw as a bonus feat
21-25	Arms besides legs	Gains a +10 increase to its base speed
26-35	Arms instead of legs and vice versa	Gains a +4 bonus on Move Silently checks, a +1 bonus on unarmed damage and a –2 penalty on attack rolls
36-40	Ears inside hands	Receives a +2 bonus on Listen checks and saves against sound-based attacks
41-50	Eyes on both front and back	Cannot be flanked or fl at-footed and receives a –2 penalty on all saves against gaze attacks
51-55	Eyes on feet	Is considered blinded when taking a full move action, requires at least a move action to see its surroundings, gains a +4 bonus on Search and Survival checks made to follow tracks and receives a +4 bonus on saves against gaze attacks
56-60	Eyes inside hands	Gains a +2 bonus on Heal checks, Search checks made at close distance and saves against gaze attacks; in addition, it is considered blinded when using both hands to hold a secondary weapon, shield or two-handed weapon
61-65	Misplaced brain	Receives a –2 penalty to its Dexterity score and is 50% protected against critical hits
66-70	Misplaced heart	Is 25% protected against critical hits
71-80	One arm in place of one leg and vice versa	Gains a +4 bonus on Tumble checks and a +2 bonus on Move Silently checks
81-85	Protruding bones	Gains +1d3 additional unarmed damage
86-90	Teeth on one hand	Gains a +2 bonus on Climb checks, Grapple checks and Disarm checks made to avoid being disarmed; also receives a –2 penalty on Charisma checks and Cha-based skill checks that require the character to speak
91-95	Veins inside bones	Gains Endurance as a bonus feat
96-00	Additional trait	Roll twice ignoring any repeated results

Anomalous as Characters

Anomalous characters possess the following racial traits.

Ability modifiers: +4 Constitution, –4 Wisdom, –4 Charisma.
An anomalous’ base land speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision out to 60 feet.
Racial Hit Dice: An anomalous’ first class level replaces its first aberration Hit Die; it may choose different skills and feats as allowed by its character class.
Anomalous traits (Ex): choose 1d2+1 anomalous traits from the Anomalous Traits table.
Misshapen frame: anomalous do not have normal humanoid bodies; thus armour for them must be specially ordered, at three times the armour’s normal cost. The increased cost for masterwork armour, if any, is not multiplied.
Automatic Languages: Common. Bonus Languages: Abyssal, Infernal, Draconic, Undercommon.
Favoured Class: