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Thorn Untergast

A distant relative of Türnn Obergast, his side of the family took to the deep mountains while Türnn's moved closer to the surface and had more dealings with human and elvenkind. The Untergasts developed more relations with creatures of the underdark, eventually becoming corrupted by this association. Thorn's mission is to free his people from their enslavement and corruption by the force of his own battleaxe. Unfortunately, he will achieve this at any cost.

Thorn Untergast CR 10
male dwarven fighter 10
CG medium humanoid
Init: +1 Senses: Listen +8, Spot +6

Languages: dwarven, common

AC: 24 (+1 dex, +10 full plate +2, +3 large spiked shield +1) touch 11, flatfooted 23
HP: 108 (HD 10d10+40)
Resist: fire (ring)
Fort: +11 Ref: +4 Will: +3

Speed: 20 ft.
Attack: +15/+10
Full Attack: +2 battleaxe +18/+13 (1d8+9 / x3)
or +2 battleaxe +12/+7 (1d8+9 / x3) and +1 large spiked shield +5 (1d6+6)
Attack Options: battleaxe, spiked large shield
Space / Reach: 5 ft. / 5 ft.
Base Attack: +10/+5 Grapple: +15

Feats: Power Attack, Shield Charge, Shield Slam, Power Critical, Weapon Focus - Battleaxe, Weapon Specialization - Battleaxe

Abilities Str 20 Dex 12 Con 18 Int 13 Wis 11 Cha 8
Skills: Climb +6, Handle Animal +2, Heal +2, Intimidate +4, Listen +8, Ride +2, Knowledge: Dungeoneering +3, Spot +6, Concentration +4, Search +3

Possessions: full plate +2, large spiked shield +1, battleaxe +2, ring of fire resistance, scroll of recall, potion of bull's strength, holy symbol to Kord, 400 gp.

Thorn tends to run up into the face of charging enemies while his companions attack from afar. He wields his spiked shield as a weapon in one hand and a battleaxe in the other.

Pack Rat

Pack Rats are small rats used as pack animals. The larger the pack, the more that they carry. After centuries of use by men and their ilk, in the wild these beasts have reverted back to a feral state, hoarding treasures and junk in their subterranean lairs.

Pack Rat
Size/Type: Small Magical Beast (Extraplanar)
Hit Dice: 1d8+1 (5 hp)
Initiative: +3
Speed: 40 ft. (8 squares), climb 20 ft.
Armor Class: 15 (+1 size, +3 Dex, +1 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 12
Base Attack/Grapple: +2/-2
Attack: Bite +6 melee (1d4+2 plus disease)
Full Attack: Bite +6 melee (1d4+2 plus disease)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Disease, Quick draw
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent, darkvision 60ft., resistance to cold 5, and fire 5, spell resistance 6
Saves: Fort +3, Ref +5, Will +3
Abilities: Str 14, Dex 17, Con 12, Int 3, Wis 12, Cha 4
Skills: Climb +11, Hide +8, Listen +4, Move Silently +4, Spot +7, Swim +8
Feats: Alertness, Weapon FinesseB
Environment: Any, especially urban settings and ruins
Organization: Solitary or pack (11-20)
Challenge Rating: 1/3
Treasure: Variable
Alignment: Any neutral
Advancement: 2-3 HD (Small); 4-6 HD (Medium) 2-3 HD (Small); 4-6 HD (Medium)
Level Adjustment: —

Miniatures!

We've been on a mini-buying spree lately, and thought we'd let you know what we though of the pieces we've picked up.

Black Orc Games makes a great set of figures that are really interesting. Nonstandard humanoids like cat-people and monkey-men have helped round out player characters in the Savage Tide game I've been running. And they're very affordable -- many are on special for just a dollar! http://cart.blackorc.com/

Reaper Mini is where I've ordered the majority of my figures over the years, and I was looking over their site for figures to use for our 4th Edition characters. I found a figure that will work nicely for my dragonborn warlord, and one for my friend's tiefling thief. I hope to see more dragonborn-usable figures in the future from them, ones that capture the power and majesty of these two new core races, and as I write this I can see that they don't disappoint.

4th Edition comes to Claw / Claw / Bite !

I finally got around to looking over the terms of the new OGL for 4th edition. One page in I started to get excited because it was forbidding selling 4th edition material until October 1st, but did not mention free material, such as what you see here. Another page or two down and my cautious excitement got full-blown by this text:

Licensee may produce, publish, and distribute (a) marketing and promotional materials for Licensed Products, and (b) non-commercial Licensed Products (i.e. free), in accordance with the terms of this License prior to October 1, 2008.

As strange as it may be to get excited about a contract, this one has me all fired up because it means I can start writing and releasing material for 4th edition here, now! We've been very excited by 4th edition since we started playing a month ago, and now I'm even more excited to be able to write up and post new 4th edition monsters, spells, magic items and more.

Of course, none of this material can appear in the print or PDF versions of Claw / Claw / Bite ! for sale until October 1st, so for now it'll be online only. And since a single product line can only be for 3rd edition or 4th edition, we may launch a new magazine for 3rd edition material and switch CCB to 4th, or vice-versa.

So, start looking for new 4th edition material to use in your games here on clawclawbite.com in the next few days. I've already got the first new spell finished, so get ready to start summoning minions, wizards out there.

-Adam A Thompson