I wonder what the proportion is of people who reblog this because they get the reference to ancient greek philosophy versus people who reblog it because it looks a lot like your standard shitpost.
BEHOLD, A MEME!
I fucking choked
Vibe check *slaps Plato in the face with a naked chicken*
The look for the Wretched were explicitly based on a plucked chicken crossed with a lamprey. While I was doing these entries, I noticed that of the Sorrowsworn, four out of five of them are grappling based. So I stripped that from the Wretched and gave them a new signature ability. I’ve noticed that the notes on the Sorrowsworn in general are a little low. Are people sick of them all in a row like this? There are two more families of monsters in Mordenkainen’s I’m planning on covering (the starspawn/foulspawn/ushemoi and the variant trolls). Should I alternate between them for variety’s sake?]
Sorrowsworn, the Wretched CR 2 NE Aberration This armless biped has muscular clawed legs and a circular mouth ringed with multiple rows of teeth. Its eyes are large and glistening.
The Wretched are the least of the sorrowsworn, manifesting feelings of self-loathing and guilt. They are rarely found alone, as they are fairly weak and easy meat for other monsters of the Plane of Shadow. In packs, they are truly dangerous, overwhelming a single foe with an onslaught of necromancy-infused bites. They constantly duck and weave underfoot of other sorrowsworn, which sometimes attack them out of irritation. The Wretched never leave the sides of even the most abusive sorrowsworn, as they feel they deserve such ill treatment.
The Wretched CR 2 XP 600 NE Small aberration (extraplanar, sorrowsworn) Init+1;Sensesdarkvision 120 ft., Perception +2, see invisibility Defense AC15, touch 12, flat-footed 14 (+1 size, +1 Dex, +3 natural) hp14 (4d8-4) Fort+0,Ref+2,Will+2 Immunehit point damage from mind-influencing abilities; Resistcold 10, electricity 10, fire 10 Defensive Abilities cushioning shadow, harvester of sorrow Weaknessdemoralized Offense Speed40 ft. Meleebite +5 (1d10+1 plus chill bite) Special Attacks pack tactics Statistics Str12,Dex12,Con9,Int5,Wis7,Cha10 Base Atk +3;CMB+2;CMD14 FeatsDodge, Mobility SkillsAcrobatics +5 (+9 when jumping), Climb +5, Perception +2, Stealth +9 LanguagesCommon, Shadowtongue Ecology Environmentany land (Plane of Shadow) Organizationsolitary, pair, gang (3-14) or pack (2-7 plus 2-7 mixed sorrowsworn) Treasureincidental Special Abilities Chill Bite (Su) A creature bitten by a Wretched sorrowsworn must succeed a DC 12 Fortitude save or take 1d6 points of damage and 1 point of Strength damage. An undead creature bitten does not take extra damage, but must succeed a DC 12 Will save or be panicked for 1d4+2 rounds. This is a necromancy effect, and the save DC is Charisma based. Cushioning Darkness (Su)In areas of dim light or darkness, a Wretched sorrowsworn gains DR 1/- . Demoralized (Ex) A Wretched sorrowsworn takes an additional -1 penalty whenever it takes a morale penalty to dice rolls. Harvester of Sorrow (Su) A Wretched sorrowsworn heals as a result of the suffering of others. It gains fast healing 4 if at least one creature within 15 feet has one or more of the following conditions: confused, cowering, dying, exhausted, fatigued, frightened, nauseated, panicked, shaken, sickened, staggered, or stunned. Pack Tactics (Ex) A Wretched sorrowsworn can share a space with any one creature with the sorrowsworn subtype without penalty. It is treated as flanking whatever foe that sorrowsworn attacks that round, as if they were in two opposite squares.
