About Blackspawn Raider
10 CMB (+8 BAB, +2 Str,+0 Size)
+22 CMD (+8 BAB,+2 Str,+2 Dex. +0 Size, +10)
Blackspawn Raider
CR 4
130
Always CE Medium monstrous humanoid (dragonblood) Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Listen +6,
Spot +6 Languages Common, Draconic
AC 15, touch 12, flat-footed 13 (+2 Dex, +3 natural)
hp 60 (8 HD); DR 5/magic or good Immune acid, paralysis, sleep Fort +5, Ref +8, Will +6
Speed 40 ft. (8 squares) Melee falchion +10/+5 (2d4+3/18–20) Ranged javelin +10 (1d6+2) Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft. Base Atk +8; Grp +10 Atk Options Power Attack Special Actions breath weapon Combat Gear oil of magic weapon, potion of cure moderate
wounds, 2 potions of invisibility, potion of jump, potion of pass without trace, potion of protection from good
Abilities Str 14, Dex 15, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8 Feats Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Track Skills Jump +6, Listen +6, Spot +6, Survival +10 Advancement by character class; Favored Class ninja
(Complete Adventurer 5); see text Possessions combat gear plus falchion, 2 javelins, silk rope
(50 ft.), 5 tiger eyes worth 10 gp each
Breath Weapon (Su) 40-ft. line, once every 1d4 rounds, 4d4 acid, Reflex DC 17 half. The breath weapon damage increases by 1d4 for every 2 additional HD.
Blackspawn raiders are vicious hunters. They are proud to be descended from Tiamat, and they revel in making her will manifest.
Strategies and Tactics
Blackspawn raiders favor attacking from ambush. They prefer to operate in hunting packs, usually groups of two to four. Together, they set up a good location to lie in wait. If the prey is intelligent, they use feinting tactics: One raider attacks with a ranged weapon and then pretends to flee, luring the quarry into the ambush.
At the start of an ambush, blackspawn raiders are cun- ning and even cooperate on attacks. They usually start by concentrating on an enemy that can be easily surrounded on the edge of a group. Once they are in the thick of the fight, though, their competitive nature interferes with the plan. Aggressive and bloodthirsty, the creatures value per- sonal glory and bragging rights above all. Thus, each seeks to kill the biggest and best foe.
Good dragons are raiders’ preferred prey, and against a mixed group of foes, their first target. The blackspawn raiders’ lust to kill good dragons overrides their innate competitiveness, and they work well as a group against such enemies. In these situations, they concentrate on a single foe until it’s dead or dying, then shift their focus to the next one.
