To celebrate the general release of DW, and to try out the final version of the monster-creation rules, I whipped this thing up. Inspired by the weird monster that haunts Dawn Summers in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Conversations With Dead People." I was intrigued by the idea of a monster that tries to stop good ghosts from delivering messages to the living.
THE UNSHACKLED HUNTER
Solitary, Planar, Magical, Stealthy, Terrifying
16 HP, 4 armor
Haunting strike: the surrounding environment lashes out at the target (d10 damage, close, reach, near)
Special Qualities: phases in and out of our reality
A malevolent and powerful predatory haunt-being that stalks and preys upon friendly spirits, ghosts, and apparitions that dare to approach the liminal space between worlds, sapping their energy and assaulting those who they seek to help. Vaguely humanoid, but enwreathed with black tendrils and too many arms.
Instinct: To prevent benevolent spirits from contacting the living.
- Consume the energy of other spirits
- Reveal horrible glimpses of the beyond
- Distort reality