The Chatty Den Mother

It started as a Twitter discussion.

While I was home with my recuperating son, I twittered as a joke that I could write a Stay at Home Mom blog. I jokingly called myself a Chatty Den Mother.

Then some of my readers riffed on the concept, saying it would be some kind of Guardian monsters.  The discussion became a meme and a few bloggers agreed to post their own selves as monsters.

So as promised, I give you the Chatty Den Mother.

Thinking of the concept, I though that it would make a great Boss Hyena monster. So I made it into a Hyena Matriarch, making it a Brute Leader with some controllish powers.

I picture it raising whelps and other brutish scavengers for the larger, less nomadic Gnoll tribes.

Chatty Den Mother Hyena Level 7 Elite Brute (Leader) Large Natural Beast XP 600
Initiative +6 Senses Perception +10
Maternal Instincts aura 5; Allies in the aura gain concealment
HP 192; Bloodied 96
AC 19; Fortitude 20, Reflex 19, Will 18
Saving Throws +2
Speed
Action Points 1
M Bite (Standard)
+10 vs AC; 1d8+5 damage
c Protective Howl (Immediate Reaction; encounter)
When an ally gets bloodied; Close Burst 5, all allies recover 15 HP.
c Menacing Howl (Standard; recharge 56) ? Fear
Close Blast 5, +8 vs Will, 3d10+5 Psychic Damage and push target 3 squares
Pack Attack
A Chatty Den Mother deals an extra 2d6 damage against an enemy adjacent to two or more of the Chatty Den Mother’s allies
Alignment Chaotic Evil Languages
Skills Athletics +12, Stealth +11
Str 18 (+7) Dex 16 (+6) Wis 14 (+5) Con 18 (+7) Int 14 (+5) Cha 10 (+3)

If you want to use this monster to best effect, set it in a cave encounter with several level 2 Hyenas and maybe a few hyena minions (check the Hyena whelps in the D&D Compendium). Place a few pits where the Den mother can push enemies in them and you’re set for a good combat.

Thanks to Asmor for his excellent Monster Maker.

Enjoy!