Cruel Ogre
Cruel Ogre (CR 11)
Ogres, along with trolls, are the 'least' of the giantkin tribes, although 'least' is a subjective term for creatures that easily reach ten feet in height and weigh close to a ton. They are thick of feature, massively fanged, and naturally inclined to be horrendously evil, delighting in tormenting the weak and exploiting the timid.
Ogres are notable for their horrible tastes. If it is vile or grotesque to other humanoids, then Ogre's probably love it. Ogre's are remarkably stupid, but still display an uncomfortable level of low, mean cunning. Ogres come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, but are uniformly large, thick, and sturdy. Ogres tend to be more muscular and broad than trolls, and usually lack claws on their fingers.
Ogres use weapons, wear clothes, and generally enjoy the trappings of 'civilization', but everything about them is awful. They get along poorly with all civilized races smaller than them, have an uneasy competition with trolls over who is more nasty, and tend to get along swimmingly with larger giants, whom they tend to regard with respect that can border upon fawning the more powerful the giants become. Ogres tend to be good at crafts, believe it or not, and will frequently make and use various items and equipment.
Cruel Ogres are one which, even among the terrible ranks of Ogre-kind, stand out for sheer horrible cruelty. They fight with spiked clubs, which they liberally coat with their own vile filth, just to make sure victims have a hard time recovering even if they escape. They will seek out even other ogres for their monstrous sport, and their cruelty knows no bounds or reason with those weaker than they. Every spiteful, cruel, petty thing you can imagine, is meat and drink to the low, evil spirit of a cruel ogre. In combat, this vicious streak manifests itself in the way cruel ogres will use salt, that most essential of life-giving elements, as an implement to inflict incredible agonies upon their enemies.
Even worse, Cruel Ogres lead such lives of savage degeneracy, they are nearly inured to pain themselves, making fights with them nasty and unpleasant affairs.
Cruel ogres are among the worst of the worst, and even their putative allies are hard-pressed to find a good use for them.
GENERAL
CR 11 Hit Dice 16
XP 12,800
CE, Large, Monstrous Humanoid
Init +5; Senses Keen Scent, Perception +17
DEFENSE
AC 31, touch 19, flat-footed 26 (+7 armor, +5 dex, +5 natural, +4 deflection)
hp 229
Fort +14, Ref +11, Will +13
Aura: -
SR: -
Special Defenses: DR10/piercing
Immunities: -
Weaknesses: -
OFFENSE
Speed 40 ft.
Space / Reach: 10 ft. / 10 ft.
Single Melee Filthy Spiked Club +16 (2d8+6/special) +Savage Strength +Filth Fever
Full Melee 3x Filthy Spiked Club +16 (2d8+6/special) + Savage Strength + Filth Fever
Ranged None, but see Salt In Yer Wounds
Special Attacks Salt In Your Wounds, Savage Strength, Filth Fever
Action Points 0
STATISTICS
Str 26, Dex 14, Con 20, Int 6, Wis 16, Cha 4
Base Atk +11; CMB +17; CMD 27
Feats Cleave, EFFECT: As a standard action, on successful hit, roll a bonus attack on any creature adjacent to the creature you first struck.
Skills Stealth +22
Languages Common, Giant
SPECIAL ABILITIES
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<special attack damage (standard action): 6d6>
<special attack damage (aoe’s, swift actions or inflicting status effects): 3d6>
- Savage Strength (Ex)
Any time an ogre makes a melee attack, he rolls 2d20 for his to-hit roll. If either of the rolls is a hit, the attack hits. If both rolls indicate a hit, it is a critical hit. Ogres do not need to roll to confirm (the second die is the confirmation roll).
- Filth Fever (Ex, Disease)
Injury; save Fort DC 20; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1/day; effect 1d3 Dex damage and 1d3 Con damage plus 3d6 non-lethal damage which bypasses DR; cure 2 consecutive saves. The save DC is Constitution-based.
- Salt In Yer Wounds (Ex)
Once per encounter, as a swift action, a Cruel Ogre will hurl rock salt at his foes. This affects all enemies in a thirty foot cone, and inflicts 3d6 slashing physical damage. Even worse, if any creature affected had any physical damage before being struck by Salt In yer Wounds, they receive the Afflicted condition due to the tearing agony of the salt in their wounds. There is no save against this condition, but it only lasts for one round unless removed first.
TREASURE
sell value of approximately 6,500 gp
COMBAT TACTICS
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