#zagatile

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The Alien Factor (1978)

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Zagatile

Accessed at Blue Sunshine here

[The final of the three monsters from The Alien Factor, and the one that gets the most screentime. Somebody was awfully proud of those bent-legged stilts.]

Zagatile CR 6 CN Monstrous Humanoid This tall creature is roughly humanoid, with a shaggy pelt and a pair of mandibles ringing its mouth. Its legs are long and lean, and it walks on its hoofed toes.

A zagatile is sometimes called a space yeti, as they are furry humanoids native to frozen worlds. True yeti view them with something between pity and contempt, and the two species typically fight when they come into contact with each other. Zagatiles are barely sapient, living with no material culture in caves and cliffs.

Zagatiles are omnivores, but the majority of their diet comes from meat. They make little distinction between humanoids and animals when hunting. Zagatiles move slowly but steadily for their size, striding confidently on their hooves through snow that would delay and trap other creatures. One of their strangest abilities is their mastery over locks, which fall open at the zagatile’s signal. It appears as if zagatiles do not fully understand how doors and locks work, and their magical talents are activated when the creature is frustrated by a closed barrier.

A zagatile stands eight feet tall. They have long lives and slow metabolisms, and can wait a week between meals. If conditions are favorable, however, they will gorge themselves.

Zagatile                CR 6 XP 2,400 CN Large monstrous humanoid Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, Perception +6 Defense AC 18, touch 12, flat-footed 16 (+2 Dex, +6 natural) hp 66 (7d10+28) Fort +5, Ref +7, Will +8 Immune cold Offense Speed 30 ft.,, climb 30 ft., snow stride Melee 2 claws +11 (1d6+5), bite +11 (1d4+5 plus pain) Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft. Special Attacks frightful gaze, rend (2 claws, 1d6+7) Spell-like Abilities CL 7th, concentration +8 3/day--knock Statistics Str 21, Dex 15, Con 19, Int 4, Wis 12, Cha 12 Base Atk +7; CMB +13 (+15 bull rush); CMD 25 (27 bull rush) Feats Improved Bull Rush, Iron Will, Power Attack, Skill Focus (Stealth) Skills Climb +13, Perception +6, Stealth +11, Survival +6 Languages Aklo Ecology Environment cold mountains Organization solitary, pair or tribe (3-8) Treasure incidental Special Abilities Frightful Gaze (Su) Creatures within 30 feet that meet a zagatile’s gaze must succeed a DC 14 Will save or be paralyzed with fear for 1 round. This is a mind-influencing, paralysis, fear effect. A creature that successfully saves cannot be affected by that zagatile’s frightful gaze for the next 24 hours. The save DC is Charisma based. Pain (Ex) A creature bitten by a zagatile must succeed a DC 16 Fortitude save or take a -4 penalty to attack and damage rolls for 1 round. This is a pain effect, and the save DC is Constitution based. Snow Stride (Ex) A zagatile does not treat snowy or icy surfaces as difficult terrain.