Weekly Creature Feature: Angka


Once again, I peruse my tomes of legends, lore, folk tales, and whatnot to find interesting critters for use at the gaming table. I'm still combing through Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth by Carol Rose. This week I stumbled across a creature from Middle Eastern Myth: the Angka. Not much detail was given, so in true Old School form, I extrapolated and made stuff up. Filling a similar role as the cocatrice and the harpy, this beast can be used to spring on your party to change the usual suspect lineup a bit. As per all of my Weekly Creature Feature critters, this is designated as Open Content, so feel free to use it as you wish:

Name: Angka
No. Enc: 1
Alignment: Chaotic
Movement: 60’ (20’)
Fly: 150’(50’)
Armor Class: 6
Hit Dice: 4
Attacks: 2 (bite, mesmerize)
Damage: 1d4, mesmerize
Save: F3
Morale: 6
Hoard Class: XX

Description: Angka appear as vibrantly colored birds with human-like facial features. Angka are solitary creatures that dwell in mountainous regions. They are carnivores of cunning intelligence and have a preference to human flesh. The Angka will attempt to mesmerize its prey before it attacks and consumes its hapless victim. The Angka will perform a mesmerizing dance with its scintillating plumage and all within visual range must save vs. spell or be mesmerized and unable to move as if paralyzed. Those that save are immune to the effects of the Angka’s mesmerizing dance for that encounter. The plumage of the Angka is highly sought after for crafting various magical vestments involving mesmerization.

I'll post a follow on illustration later today or tomorrow. NOTE: The illustrations are NOT Open Gaming Conent and are copyright of John Bingham (Me). So please don't use the illustrations without express permission of myself. Thank you!

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