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   <!-- Value: integer between 1 and 40. -->
   <!-- Value: integer between 1 and 40. -->
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| Min-CR = 1
| Max-CR = 9


| MonsterName=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|MonsterName}}}
| MonsterName=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|MonsterName}}}
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| Role=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Role}}}
| Role=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Role}}}
| Role |  
| Role |  
   <!-- Values: Heavy, Killer, Leader, Legend, Minion, Shooter, Slirmisher, Sneak, Tank, Threat, Villain, or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: Heavy, Killer, Leader, Legend, Minion, Shooter, Skirmisher, Sneak, Swarm, Tank, Threat, Villain, or leave blank -->
   }}</onlyinclude>
   }}</onlyinclude>


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| Restrict-Role-Skirmisher =  
| Restrict-Role-Skirmisher =  
| Restrict-Role-Sneak =  
| Restrict-Role-Sneak =  
| Restrict-Role-Swarm =
| Restrict-Role-Tank =  
| Restrict-Role-Tank =  
| Restrict-Role-Threat =  
| Restrict-Role-Threat =  
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| Description | This squat beast is as wide as it is tall. Strangely symmetrical, it has three arms, three legs, three eyes, and one huge mouth. It appears to be made from some smooth, dense material, that most closely resembles dense potters clay, frequently embedded with grit, stones, and even cobbles of stone, arranged in pleasing patterns or simply random, depending upon the specimen.
| Description | This squat beast is as wide as it is tall. Strangely symmetrical, it has three arms, three legs, three eyes, and one huge mouth. It appears to be made from some smooth, dense material, that most closely resembles dense potters clay, frequently embedded with grit, stones, and even cobbles of stone, arranged in pleasing patterns or simply random, depending upon the specimen.


: Xorns are wildly alien compared to most creatures of the Prime Material, lacking the matching pairs of limbs, eyes, and ears, and with their apparent 'mouth' placed at the very tip of their bodies. They have no readily apparent 'front' or 'back', and watching Xorns performing everyday tasks is wildly disconcerting, as the Xorn will pass objects it is holding and working on around its body in seemingly random 'orbits', so that it surveys its activities with first one pair of eyes, then another, while the eye opposite the work seems to peer about in deep thought.
Xorns are wildly alien compared to most creatures of the Prime Material, lacking the matching pairs of limbs, eyes, and ears, and with their apparent 'mouth' placed at the very tip of their bodies. They have no readily apparent 'front' or 'back', and watching Xorns performing everyday tasks is wildly disconcerting, as the Xorn will pass objects it is holding and working on around its body in seemingly random 'orbits', so that it surveys its activities with first one pair of eyes, then another, while the eye opposite the work seems to peer about in deep thought.


: Xorns are obviously related to the elements of Earth, given their appearance, and are also obviously not natives of the Prime Material Plane, given their appearance.  Xorns are tremendously heavy, and move with a ponderous grace in twirling motions that match the way they work with their hands moving in circles. A Xorn that is moving and working at the same time either synchronizes this motion, so the object held is always towards or away from their direction of movement, or, even worse, they move things opposite their movements, so that held objects spin at dizzying speed. Xorns appear immune to the vertigo of their motions, and indeed, seem to be at least as 'creeped out' by a symmetrical creature's stillness as we are by their motion.     
Xorns are obviously related to the elements of Earth, given their appearance, and are also obviously not natives of the Prime Material Plane, given their appearance.  Xorns are tremendously heavy, and move with a ponderous grace in twirling motions that match the way they work with their hands moving in circles. A Xorn that is moving and working at the same time either synchronizes this motion, so the object held is always towards or away from their direction of movement, or, even worse, they move things opposite their movements, so that held objects spin at dizzying speed. Xorns appear immune to the vertigo of their motions, and indeed, seem to be at least as 'creeped out' by a symmetrical creature's stillness as we are by their motion.     


: Xorns, finally, seem able to walk through Earth the way other beings walk through air, and as such, the concept of buildings, privacy, and property seem confusing to them.  Many Xorn seem offended by the very existence of 'flatters', and they are violent and aggressive against what they see as lesser vermin.  This makes conversations with Xorn difficult, at best.
Xorns, finally, seem able to walk through Earth the way other beings walk through air, and as such, the concept of buildings, privacy, and property seem confusing to them.  Many Xorn seem offended by the very existence of 'flatters', and they are violent and aggressive against what they see as lesser vermin.  This makes conversations with Xorn difficult, at best.


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| Type=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Type}}}
| Type=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Type}}}
| Type | Outsider
| Type | Outsider
   <!-- Values: Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Incorporeal, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Swarm, Troop, Undead, Vermin -->
   <!-- Values: Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Incorporeal, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Undead, Vermin -->
   }}</onlyinclude>
   }}</onlyinclude>


| Subtype=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Subtype}}}
| Subtype=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Subtype}}}
| Subtype |  
| Subtype |  
   <!-- If second monster type (e.g. a swarm of vermin): Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Incorporeal, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Swarm, Troop, Undead, Vermin
   <!-- If second monster type: Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Incorporeal, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Undead, Vermin
         If Humanoid: Duergar, Giant, Gloom, Gnoll, Human, Kobold, Lizardfolk, Maenad, Norker, Orc, Somber Crool, Troglodyte, Vampire Thrall
         If Humanoid: Duergar, Giant, Gloom, Gnoll, Human, Kobold, Lizardfolk, Maenad, Norker, Orc, Somber Crool, Troglodyte, Vampire Thrall
         If Outsider: Air, Chaotic, Demon, Devil, Earth, Elemental, Evil, Fire, Good, Lawful, Native, Water
         If Outsider: Air, Chaotic, Demon, Devil, Earth, Elemental, Evil, Fire, Good, Lawful, Native, Water
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   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-3                  -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-3                  -->


| SpecialDefenses = DR 5/{{DR|Common}}, bypassed by {{dmg|bludgeoning}} damage,
| SpecialDefenses =
   <!-- Put any DR or ER values here -->
   <!-- Put any DR or ER values here -->


| StrongAgainst = '''''Immune (no effect):''''' {{dmg|Cold}} damage, {{dmg|Fire}} damage, '''''Hardened (damage):''''' {{dmg|Lightning}} damage
| StrongAgainst = '''''Hardened (&frac12; damage):''''' {{dmg|Cold}} damage, {{dmg|Fire}} damage
* '''''Hardened (&frac12; damage):''''' all physical damage types (conditional; see Earth-Linked ability, below)
   <!-- Put any 'immunity' or 'hardened' values here;
   <!-- Put any 'immunity' or 'hardened' values here;
         immunities based on type (e.g. Vermin) or role (e.g. Threat) are automatically added
         immunities based on type (e.g. Vermin) or role (e.g. Threat) are automatically added
           '''''Hardened (damage):'''''
           '''''Hardened (&frac12; damage):'''''
           '''''Immune (no effect):'''''                                                                  -->
           '''''Immune (no effect):'''''                                                                  -->


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| PriAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| PriAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgePriToHit =  
| NudgePriToHit =  
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| SecAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| SecAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeSecToHit =  
| NudgeSecToHit =  
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| TerAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| TerAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeTerToHit =  
| NudgeTerToHit =  
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| QuaAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| QuaAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeQuaToHit =  
| NudgeQuaToHit =  
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<!--  RANGED ATTACK INFORMATION  -->
<!--  RANGED ATTACK INFORMATION  -->


| RangedAtkName =  
| RangedAtkName = Stone Bullet
   <!-- Name of ranged attack (e.g. "Longbow" or "Hurled Rock"); if blank, monster has no ranged attack -->
   <!-- Name of ranged attack (e.g. "Longbow" or "Hurled Rock"); if blank, monster has no ranged attack -->


| HasRangedFullAttack =  
| HasRangedFullAttack = Y
   <!-- Values: Y (for yes), or leave blank (for no) -->
   <!-- Values: Y (for yes), or leave blank (for no) -->


| RangedAtkIncrementDistance =  
| RangedAtkIncrementDistance = 40
   <!-- Range increment in feet (e.g. 20 ft.); -2 to hit per increment after first -->
   <!-- Range increment in feet (e.g. 20 ft.); -2 to hit per increment after first -->


| RangedAtkNumberOfIncrements =  
| RangedAtkNumberOfIncrements = 5
   <!-- Number of increments before max range of attack, thrown is 5 (default), projectile is 10 -->
   <!-- Number of increments before max range of attack, thrown is 5 (default), projectile is 10 -->


| Ranged-Atk-Dmg-Type =  
| Ranged-Atk-Dmg-Type = bludgeoning
   <!-- name of the damage type used; if the type isn't defined, create a new page using the 'Dmg-Type' template (see Using Templates) -->
   <!-- name of the damage type used; if the type isn't defined, create a new page using the 'Dmg-Type' template (see Using Templates) -->


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         if 0, attack will not be displayed; if 1 or more, # of attacks will be replaced with this value            -->
         if 0, attack will not be displayed; if 1 or more, # of attacks will be replaced with this value            -->


| Override-Ranged-Atk--Full-Atk-Qty =  
| Override-Ranged-Atk--Full-Atk-Qty = 2
   <!-- Values: any positive number, zero, or leave blank (to use default # of attacks for FULL RANGED Attack)
   <!-- Values: any positive number, zero, or leave blank (to use default # of attacks for FULL RANGED Attack)
         if 0, attack will not be displayed; if 1 or more, # of attacks will be replaced with this value            -->
         if 0, attack will not be displayed; if 1 or more, # of attacks will be replaced with this value            -->
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| RangedAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| RangedAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeRangedToHit =  
| NudgeRangedToHit =  
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<!--  SPECIAL ABILITIES  -->
<!--  SPECIAL ABILITIES  -->
<!--  ROLE-BASED SPECIAL ABILITIES -->
| HideRoleReminder1 =
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->
| HideRoleReminder2 =
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->
| HideRoleReminder3 =
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->
| HideRoleReminder4 =
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->




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   <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance" -->
   <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance" -->


| Ability-1-Action-Required =  
| Ability-1-Action-Required = Automatic
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                 Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
                 Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
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   <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will auto-detect Combat Casting and include it -->
   <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will auto-detect Combat Casting and include it -->


| Ability-1-Description = A xorn sees in all directions at the same time, giving it a bonus on Perception checks.  A xorn cannot be flanked.
| Ability-1-Description = A xorn sees in all directions at the same time, giving it a bonus on Perception checks.  In addition, a xorn does not grant any bonuses to attackers when it is flanked.


   <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables:
   <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables:
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| Ability-2-Type = Ex
| Ability-2-Type = Ex
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
| Ability-2-Action-Required = Move Action
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Ability-2-Concentration =  
| Ability-2-Concentration =  
   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->
   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->


| Ability-2-Description = A xorn can glide through any sort of natural earth or stone as easily as a fish swims through water. Its burrowing leaves no sign of its passage nor hint at its presence to creatures that possess tremorsense.  A [[Move Earth (Sorcerer/Wizard Spell)|Move Earth]] spell cast on an area containing a xorn moves the xorn back 30 feet, stunning the creature for 1 round unless it succeeds on a Fortitude save against the DC of the spell.
| Ability-2-Description = A xorn can glide through any sort of natural earth or stone as easily as a fish swims through water. Its burrowing leaves no sign of its passage nor hint at its presence to creatures that don't possess tremorsense.  A [[Move Earth (Sorcerer/Wizard Spell)|Move Earth]] spell cast on an area containing a xorn forces the xorn to the surface, and, unless it succeeds on a Fortitude save against the DC of the spell, it also gains the [[rattled]] condition until the start of the caster's next turn.
 
At its discretion, a xorn can make its burrowing permanent, rather than instantly filling in behind it.  These tunnels are as strong as the xorn would like, up to the limit imposed by the existing terrain.  That is, a xorn can create a tunnel that caves in immediately, with a cross-section equal to that of the xorn, or a tunnel that is as strong as if the xorn hadn't removed the earth.  Using this ability takes a standard action, in addition to the move action which generated the path in the first place.
 
Creatures above a caving in tunnel must succeed at a DC {{Save-DC}} Reflex save to avoid falling in.  A creature that makes this save may choose to land on their feet in the new hole, or jump back to an adjacent square, if possible.  This is forced movement and doesn't provoke an attack of opportunity.  A creature which fails takes {{Special-Swift-Dmg}} points of falling damage and falls [[Prone]] into the hole.


   <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables:
   <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables:
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<!--  SPECIAL ABILITY 3  -->
<!--  SPECIAL ABILITY 3  -->


| Ability-3-Name = Burrower
| Ability-3-Name = Earth-Linked


| Ability-3-Type = Su
| Ability-3-Type = Su
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
| Ability-3-Action-Required = Automatic
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Ability-3-Concentration =  
| Ability-3-Concentration =  
   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->
   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->


| Ability-3-Description = At its discretion, a xorn can make its burrowing permanent, rather than instantly filling in behind it.  These tunnels are as strong as the xorn would like, up to the limit imposed by the existing terrain.  That is, a xorn can create a tunnel that caves in immediately, with a cross-section equal to that of the xorn, or a tunnel that is as strong as if the xorn hadn't removed the earth.  Using this ability takes a standard action, in addition to the move action which generated the path in the first place.
| Ability-3-Description = A xorn is [[hardened]] against all physical damage (half damage) while it is standing upon the groundIf anything causes the xorn to be [[quelled]], [[prone]], [[splayed]], or in any other way not ''standing'' on the ground, it loses this ability until it can regain its footing on solid ground.  


: Creatures above a caving in tunnel must succeed at a DC {{Save-DC}} Reflex save to avoid falling in.  A creature that makes this save may choose to land on their feet in the new hole, or jump back to an adjacent square, if possibleThis is forced movement and doesn't provoke an attack of opportunity.  A creature which fails takes {{Special-Swift-Dmg}} points of falling damage and falls [[Prone]] into the hole.
Note that, if the xorn has a role that normally grants it partial (or total) immunity to conditions, any time it is subjected to [[quelled]], [[prone]], or [[splayed]], these conditions are counted as having worked, but only for purposes of turning off their Earth-Linked hardening vs. physical damageThese conditions still reduce their conditional immunity each time they are applied, and until that conditional immunity is defeated, the conditions do not inflict any penalties on the xorn, except that they turn off their Earth-Linked hardening to physical damage.


   <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables:
   <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables:
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| Ability-4-Type =  
| Ability-4-Type =  
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
| Ability-4-Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Ability-4-Concentration =  
| Ability-4-Concentration =  
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| Ability-5-Type =  
| Ability-5-Type =  
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
| Ability-5-Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Ability-5-Concentration =  
| Ability-5-Concentration =  
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| Ability-6-Type =  
| Ability-6-Type =  
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
| Ability-6-Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Ability-6-Concentration =  
| Ability-6-Concentration =  
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| Ability-7-Type =  
| Ability-7-Type =  
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
| Ability-7-Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Ability-7-Concentration =  
| Ability-7-Concentration =  
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| Ability-8-Type =  
| Ability-8-Type =  
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
| Ability-8-Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Ability-8-Concentration =  
| Ability-8-Concentration =  
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| Ability-9-Type =  
| Ability-9-Type =  
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
| Ability-9-Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Ability-9-Concentration =  
| Ability-9-Concentration =  
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| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Type =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Type =  
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Concentration =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Concentration =  
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| Role-Only--Add-Killer-Power--Type =  
| Role-Only--Add-Killer-Power--Type =  
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Add-Killer-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Role-Only--Add-Killer-Power--Concentration =  
| Role-Only--Add-Killer-Power--Concentration =  
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| Role-Only--Replace-Leader-Power--Type =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Leader-Power--Type =  
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Leader-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Role-Only--Replace-Leader-Power--Concentration =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Leader-Power--Concentration =  
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| Role-Only--Replace-Legend-Power--Type =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Legend-Power--Type =  
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Legend-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


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| Role-Only--Replace-Minion-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


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| Role-Only--Replace-Shooter-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Role-Only--Replace-Shooter-Power--Concentration =  
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                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
 
| Role-Only--Add-Skirmisher-Power--Concentration =  
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     <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will  
         auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->
         auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->
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     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
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  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


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  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
  {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
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        is given the "Swarm" role. It replaces the default "Personal Space Issues" power
        (or the "Darken The Sky" power, if it is a Troop), which allows swarms to inflict
        the Distracted condition when they damage a foe (or it grants an area of affect
        ranged attack if it is a troop). Leave this blank if you want the "Personal Space
        Issues" or "Darken the Sky" power to appear when this monster is designated as a
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        Free Action, Immediate Action, Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At
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| Role-Only--Replace-Swarm-Power--Concentration =
    <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will
        auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->
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| CombatTactics = Xorn use Earthglide to move into melee and attack with great fierceness. Xorn do not have a ranged attack, and indeed, the very concept of 'throwing' seems to baffle them completely. They rarely feel the lack, however, as anyone who attacks a Xorn with a ranged attack of any sort risks the Xorn using Earthglide to close the distance and melee them. If faced with a flying foe, the Xorn will simply leave, in which case no experience is awarded. Be wary, however, as Xorn offended in such a manner will often follow their attackers and attack in the night, once their foes are firmly upon the ground. Many a town has been brought to ruin by an attack of angry Xorn who followed an adventuring party to their favorite inn. To a Xorn, a building is just a weird sort of rock structure, and they will destroy buildings without hesitation...which can quickly end a party's welcome in the now-ruined town.
| CombatTactics = Xorn use Earthglide to move into melee and attack with great fierceness. Xorn are able to pluck forth stones from their surroundings, or even their own bodies, and 'squirt' them at nigh-invisible speeds with a squeeze of their fingers. They typically prefer to close to melee range, but if they need to, they will fire these stony bullets with considerable skill.  Anyone who attacks a Xorn with a ranged attack of any sort risks the Xorn firing back, and then using Earthglide to close the distance and melee them. If faced with a flying foe, the Xorn will simply leave, in which case no experience is awarded. Be wary, however, as Xorn offended in such a manner will often follow their attackers and attack in the night, once their foes are firmly upon the ground. Many a town has been brought to ruin by an attack of angry Xorn who followed an adventuring party to their favorite inn. To a Xorn, a building is just a weird sort of rock structure, and they will destroy buildings without hesitation...which can quickly end a party's welcome in the now-ruined town.


: Xorn use Earth Glide to move about in battle with impunity, and will leave a combat as soon as they are severely hurt. If they leave due to damage inflicted in melee, they are counted as defeated, and treasure can be recovered from the disturbed ground as valuable minerals left in the soil from their wounds.  The GM adjudicates all such cases, as always.
Xorn use Earth Glide to move about in battle with impunity, and will leave a combat as soon as they are severely hurt. If they leave due to damage inflicted in melee, they are counted as defeated, and treasure can be recovered from the disturbed ground as valuable minerals left in the soil from their wounds.  The GM adjudicates all such cases, as always.






<!--  OUT OF COMBAT   -->
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| OutOfCombat = Xorns can be placated with lumps of rare ores or crystals, which they usually consider delicacies.  Woe to the adventurer who offers a xorn a mineral it despises, as they can be quick to anger if they perceive a slight or insult.
| OutOfCombat = Xorns can be placated with lumps of rare ores or crystals, which they usually consider delicacies.  Woe to the adventurer who offers a xorn a mineral it despises, as they can be quick to anger if they perceive a slight or insult.


: If made friendly, a xorn can be convinced to provide services, such as tunneling, but they are bad miners, as they tend to eat the very thing being sought.  They're feared by castle architects, who consider them an especially awful sort of termite.  They're surprisingly good guides, as long as you can stand the constant detours for "the best-tasting silver for miles around" and the like.
If made friendly, a xorn can be convinced to provide services, such as tunneling, but they are bad miners, as they tend to eat the very thing being sought.  They're feared by castle architects, who consider them an especially awful sort of termite.  They're surprisingly good guides, as long as you can stand the constant detours for "the best-tasting silver for miles around" and the like.


: If angered, Xorn will wreck towns, fortifications, roads, canals, and the like with impunity. It behooves an adventurer to end what they start with any Xorn.
If angered, Xorn will wreck towns, fortifications, roads, canals, and the like with impunity. It behooves an adventurer to end what they start with any Xorn.





Latest revision as of 20:07, 11 September 2022

Xorn Stanchion (CR 4)

Neutral - Medium - Outsider
Lore: Know (Planes)
8 23
Basic DC Full DC
Initiative
Initiative Icon 2.png
3
Perception:
17 +7
Passive Active
Ambush:
8+
on a d20

Senses:

Movement Types:

Defense

AC
Shield Icon 3.png
20
Man Def
Shield Icon 3.png
19
Monster Health
61 30 6
Hit Points Bloodied Hit Dice
Saving Throws
Fort: +7
Refl: +2
Will: +2

Strong Against:

  • Hardened (½ damage): Cold (energy, common) damage, Fire (energy, common) damage
  • Hardened (½ damage): all physical damage types (conditional; see Earth-Linked ability, below)
Weak Against:

Offense

Size: Medium
5 ft. 5 ft.
Space Reach
To-Hit
+7
Sword Icon 3.png
Man Off
+7
Sword Icon 3.png
Action
0
Points
  • Maneuver Offense Notes: +2 on Cleaves

Standard Attack (Melee):

  • 1x Xorn Chomp +7 (1d10+4/x2)
    as piercing (physical, common)

Full Attack (Melee):

  • 1x Xorn Chomp +7 (1d10+4/x2)
    as piercing (physical, common)
  • 2x Xorn Claw +7 (1d6+1/x2)
    as slashing (physical, common)

Standard Attack (Ranged):

  • 1x Stone Bullet +7 (1d10+4/x2)
    as bludgeoning (physical, common)
    (Increment: 40 ft.; Max Range: 200 ft.)

Full Attack (Ranged):

  • 2x Stone Bullet +7 (1d10+4/x2)
    as bludgeoning (physical, common)
    (Increment: 40 ft.; Max Range: 200 ft.)

Siege Damage:

  • 1x Undermine +7 (1d3)

    for each space the Xorn Stanchion burrows through

Statistics

17
STR
10
DEX
17
CON
10
INT
11
WIS
10
CHA

Skills:

Languages: Common, Terran

Feats:

  • Toughness (EFFECT: +3 hit points, and +1 per character level beyond 3)
  • Power Attack (EFFECT: This monster may take a -2 to all to-hits in exchange for a +5 bonus damage per attack.)

Special Abilities

All-Around Vision (Ex) Automatic

A xorn sees in all directions at the same time, giving it a bonus on Perception checks. In addition, a xorn does not grant any bonuses to attackers when it is flanked.

Earth Glide (Ex) Move Action

A xorn can glide through any sort of natural earth or stone as easily as a fish swims through water. Its burrowing leaves no sign of its passage nor hint at its presence to creatures that don't possess tremorsense. A Move Earth spell cast on an area containing a xorn forces the xorn to the surface, and, unless it succeeds on a Fortitude save against the DC of the spell, it also gains the rattled condition until the start of the caster's next turn.

At its discretion, a xorn can make its burrowing permanent, rather than instantly filling in behind it. These tunnels are as strong as the xorn would like, up to the limit imposed by the existing terrain. That is, a xorn can create a tunnel that caves in immediately, with a cross-section equal to that of the xorn, or a tunnel that is as strong as if the xorn hadn't removed the earth. Using this ability takes a standard action, in addition to the move action which generated the path in the first place.

Creatures above a caving in tunnel must succeed at a DC 16 Reflex save to avoid falling in. A creature that makes this save may choose to land on their feet in the new hole, or jump back to an adjacent square, if possible. This is forced movement and doesn't provoke an attack of opportunity. A creature which fails takes 1d6+1 points of falling damage and falls Prone into the hole.

Earth-Linked (Su) Automatic

A xorn is hardened against all physical damage (half damage) while it is standing upon the ground. If anything causes the xorn to be quelled, prone, splayed, or in any other way not standing on the ground, it loses this ability until it can regain its footing on solid ground.

Note that, if the xorn has a role that normally grants it partial (or total) immunity to conditions, any time it is subjected to quelled, prone, or splayed, these conditions are counted as having worked, but only for purposes of turning off their Earth-Linked hardening vs. physical damage. These conditions still reduce their conditional immunity each time they are applied, and until that conditional immunity is defeated, the conditions do not inflict any penalties on the xorn, except that they turn off their Earth-Linked hardening to physical damage.

Xorn Stanchion

Xorn Stanchion

This squat beast is as wide as it is tall. Strangely symmetrical, it has three arms, three legs, three eyes, and one huge mouth. It appears to be made from some smooth, dense material, that most closely resembles dense potters clay, frequently embedded with grit, stones, and even cobbles of stone, arranged in pleasing patterns or simply random, depending upon the specimen.

Xorns are wildly alien compared to most creatures of the Prime Material, lacking the matching pairs of limbs, eyes, and ears, and with their apparent 'mouth' placed at the very tip of their bodies. They have no readily apparent 'front' or 'back', and watching Xorns performing everyday tasks is wildly disconcerting, as the Xorn will pass objects it is holding and working on around its body in seemingly random 'orbits', so that it surveys its activities with first one pair of eyes, then another, while the eye opposite the work seems to peer about in deep thought.

Xorns are obviously related to the elements of Earth, given their appearance, and are also obviously not natives of the Prime Material Plane, given their appearance. Xorns are tremendously heavy, and move with a ponderous grace in twirling motions that match the way they work with their hands moving in circles. A Xorn that is moving and working at the same time either synchronizes this motion, so the object held is always towards or away from their direction of movement, or, even worse, they move things opposite their movements, so that held objects spin at dizzying speed. Xorns appear immune to the vertigo of their motions, and indeed, seem to be at least as 'creeped out' by a symmetrical creature's stillness as we are by their motion.

Xorns, finally, seem able to walk through Earth the way other beings walk through air, and as such, the concept of buildings, privacy, and property seem confusing to them. Many Xorn seem offended by the very existence of 'flatters', and they are violent and aggressive against what they see as lesser vermin. This makes conversations with Xorn difficult, at best.

Combat Tactics

Xorn use Earthglide to move into melee and attack with great fierceness. Xorn are able to pluck forth stones from their surroundings, or even their own bodies, and 'squirt' them at nigh-invisible speeds with a squeeze of their fingers. They typically prefer to close to melee range, but if they need to, they will fire these stony bullets with considerable skill. Anyone who attacks a Xorn with a ranged attack of any sort risks the Xorn firing back, and then using Earthglide to close the distance and melee them. If faced with a flying foe, the Xorn will simply leave, in which case no experience is awarded. Be wary, however, as Xorn offended in such a manner will often follow their attackers and attack in the night, once their foes are firmly upon the ground. Many a town has been brought to ruin by an attack of angry Xorn who followed an adventuring party to their favorite inn. To a Xorn, a building is just a weird sort of rock structure, and they will destroy buildings without hesitation...which can quickly end a party's welcome in the now-ruined town.

Xorn use Earth Glide to move about in battle with impunity, and will leave a combat as soon as they are severely hurt. If they leave due to damage inflicted in melee, they are counted as defeated, and treasure can be recovered from the disturbed ground as valuable minerals left in the soil from their wounds. The GM adjudicates all such cases, as always.

Out of Combat

Xorns can be placated with lumps of rare ores or crystals, which they usually consider delicacies. Woe to the adventurer who offers a xorn a mineral it despises, as they can be quick to anger if they perceive a slight or insult.

If made friendly, a xorn can be convinced to provide services, such as tunneling, but they are bad miners, as they tend to eat the very thing being sought. They're feared by castle architects, who consider them an especially awful sort of termite. They're surprisingly good guides, as long as you can stand the constant detours for "the best-tasting silver for miles around" and the like.

If angered, Xorn will wreck towns, fortifications, roads, canals, and the like with impunity. It behooves an adventurer to end what they start with any Xorn.

Rewards

XP: 1,200

Treasure: Sellable Goods worth 1,188 gp.

Weight: 40 lbs.     Volume: 1.6 cu. ft.
  • Xorns often carry around rare materials which they're saving as a special treat. If a xorn happens upon an especially interesting magic item, it may save it as a trade good in order to acquire raw materials.

Optional Treasure Rules: Roll a d20 on Table 1 below once per encounter (NOT per creature). Any items discovered are in addition to the normal treasure for the encounter.

Table 1: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 10 Nothing Found
11 - 14 1 Languid Remnant (tier 1)
15 - 17 1 Pale Remnant (tier 2)
18 - 19 1 Bright Remnant (tier 3)
20 Roll on Table 2
### Nothing to see here!
### Or here. Move along.
Table 2: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 5 3 Languid Remnants (tier 1)
6 - 10 3 Pale Remnants (tier 2)
11 - 14 1 Intense Remnant (tier 4)
15 - 17 1 Blazing Remnant (tier 5)
18 - 19 1 Vital Remnant (tier 6)
20 Roll on Table 3
### Or here. Move along.
Table 3: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 5 3 Bright Remnants (tier 3)
6 - 8 3 Intense Remnants (tier 4)
9 - 11 3 Blazing Remnants (tier 5)
12 - 14 3 Vital Remnants (tier 6)
15 - 17 1 Prime Remnant (tier 7)
18 - 19 1 Mythic Remnant (tier 8)
20 1 Empyrean Remnant (tier 9)