#ixitxachitl

[oldschoolfrp]

Under the sea -- A devilfish cleric leads a party of undead guards (Terry Dykstra, Creature Cruible PC3: The Sea People by Jim Bambra, TSR, 1990). The devilfish was D&D's version of AD&D's ixitxachitl, during the period when TSR published two similar but separate game systems.

[dwollsadventures]

An old drawing from 2019, when my friend group was just getting into D&D. Obviously, I immediately was drawn to the monsters, having drawn a sizeable chunk of them the year (or two) before. As a patented forever DM, I was left to explain the difference between the different monster types to them. My initial idea was to draw a series of drawings like those above, with a character from our campaign and a number of low-level examples of that creature type. Unfortunately, it didn't pan out. Firstly because we simply didn't have enough time, and there aren't actually that many low-level monsters in certain categories. Try as hard as I might, but Celestials and Giants simply weren't conducive to the theme. So I abandoned the project. But, why let some perfectly good drawings go to waste? Of the one's I've finished, only two of them are really "presentable", this being the first. Aberrations are basically anything that's too weird for a world of metal-eating turtle-dillos and corpse licking worms. All of them are alien, whether in their biology or their point of origin. Many of them also tend to lean towards the psionic powers, rather then the arcane. Showing off our three specimens is Baron von Kaiserlicht, a wizard who was almost slaad-ed, but managed to save his skin. Or, rather, his bones. Kaiserlicht is just an ambulating anatomy looking for his skin, which happened to steal his magic as well. He's trying to wretch, but without any muscles or saliva he's gotta pantomime it. The quintessential aberrations are the ixitxachitl, the flumph, and the slaad tadpole. Ixitxachitl are sting-rays that evolved psychic powers. That's their origin. Because they lack teeth and thumbs, they have to rely on their barbed tails for defense. The idea of a creature evolving psychic powers to hunt prey and by accident evolving intelligence and a god-complex was funny enough for me to include them. Flumphs are the alien equivalents of paladins, seeking out evil creatures to eat. Their goofy appearance belies a sense of justice. And poisonous tentacles, can't forget those. Finally, slaad tadpoles are the first stage of the body-snatching slaadi, invaders from another dimension. They work xenomorph-style, plugging their young into people and then bursting out. Rather than going straight frog, I wanted to make it look like something that could only be described by making a vain attempt at connecting it to a preexisting animal. Because the tadpole uses people to incubate, its skin is actually made up of its host's skin, freckles and all. It's also leaking Limbo juice, to communicate its alien origins. And because they tend to be a little... unstable.

[alexiusmadrid]

Nueva mini para el inktober: una manta raya “volaora”. La mini es un poco fea pero pensé que me vendría bien para Darksun de D&D. Hace tiempo pinté unos demonios Tzeentch y creo que molan más para representar ese monstruo.

Me da que los conceptos de Pathfinder son un poco toscos. Como más adolescente todo.

[oldschoolfrp]

“The Sea of Dread is home to several aquatic nations” including the tritons  (John and Laura Lakey cover for PC3: The Sea People by Jim Bambra, TSR, 1990)  Most of the sea people are enemies of the devilfish, evil intelligent rays adapted from the AD&D ixitxachitl.

[oldschoolfrp]

An ixitxachitl glides past a metal hatch on the reef  (Erol Otus, AD&D module C2: The Ghost Tower of Inverness, TSR, 1980)  Ixitxachitls are intelligent evil rays with many clerics and some vampires among their number.  Some schools are known to be cultists of Demogorgon.  --  I’m taking notes on ocean encounters since my home campaign party is very close to capturing a ship.  Like many of the classic underwater monsters, the ixitxachitl first appeared in Dave Arneson’s 1975 Blackmoor supplement.

[twilightofthesandwiches]

Which Edition of D&D had the best design/artwork of an Ixitxachitl?

First Edition

Second Edition

Third Edition

Fourth Edition

Voting ended onMar 20

[cagemasterfantasy]

DND Monsters: Ixitxachitl

From: Out of the Abyss

Small Aberration, Chaotic Evil

AC 15 (natural armor)

HP 18 (4d6 + 4)

Speed 0 ft., Swim 30 ft.

Str 12 +1 Dex 16 +3 Con 13 +1 Int 12 +1 Wis 13 +1 Cha 7 -2

Senses Darkvision 60 ft.

Languages Abyssal, Ixitxachitl

CR 1/

Actions

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage.

Reactions

Barbed Tail. When a creature provokes an opportunity attack from the ixitxachitl, the ixitxachitl can make the following attack instead of using its bite.

Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage.

Variant: Ixitxachitl Cleric

Variant: Ixitxachitl Cleric. Some ixitxachitl and vampiric ixitxachitl are able to cast divine spells. Such a creature gains the following feature.

Spellcasting. The ixitxachitl is a 5th-level spellcaster that uses Wisdom as its spellcasting ability (spell save DC 11, +3 to hit with spell attacks). The ixitxachitl has the following cleric spells prepared:

Cantrips (at will): guidance, thaumaturgy

1st Level (4 slots): charm person, create or destroy water

2nd Level (3 slots): hold person, silence

3rd Level (2 slots): dispel magic, tongues

[00arak00]

Game Log: Chaos in the under city

The party has spent the last bit of time causing much chaos and havoc around the City while trying not to be seen, and mostly failing on the not be seen front. They fought their way out of the Place of the Priest-King and battled guards several times in the streets. They also messed with some Ixitxachitl, and a spell casting Ixitxachitl damaged them greatly with a cone of cold, and the party was forced to flee.

They also assaulted the slave pens and freed a number of slaves and are not working to get the 40 or so slaves to safety.

In Attendance: Brie, Greg, James, Stacy, Corey, Tony

XP Given: 6000 Notable Treasure:  none

Dinner: Sauerkraut and sausages.

Character status

Name Adan Kathra Cera Omedon Gydain Althaea HP 22 81 48 50 30 7 Spells 4/1 – 4/2/3/1/1 0 4/2 4/3/2/2 Resources – – brd Insp 2 Luk 0/0 – SplPnts 8 Hit Dice 9 10 9 10 10 8

  Game Log: Chaos in the under city was originally published on Underdark: A Night Below