Warrior Demon

The Warrior Demon is a monster designed by Neal Pass Erickson.
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==Forms==
Some Warrior demons have been known to have 2 different forms. Their shape change takes a full action.
===Physical Form===
Six-foot-three like 260 pound heavyset demon warrior. Vaguely humanoid, no wings, no horns. Medium Creature. Its body is covered in small spikes everywhere with big bulging muscles and large claws. Bright yellow eyes. Has a two-foot-long forked tongue.
They have blackish iridescent plates coming out of all their joints. Their chest has these blue interlocking plates between them.
It carries a curved sword of obsidian and an obsidian shield.
===Mist Form===
Only Warrior Demons in the Plane of Shadows or from the Plane of Shadows have been seen able to go into this form.
Humanoid black misty form. Able to enter a humanoid's body through the mouth in this form. Their purpose in doing this is unknown, but it is suspected it is so they can attempt to use the host to travel to The World.
It is thought that the mist form was gained due to the consumption of local wildlife in the shadow plane.
==Effects on host==
The possessed person feels no hunger or thirst. Cannot be felt when already inside the possessed, and seems to have no physical or psychological control over them nor tries to communicate in any form. It's, presumably, able to stabilise the dying host.
While inside, can be detected with spell, targeted and killed with weapons - but the host suffers the same amount of damage. Doesn't leave the body willingly, even after the host's death. Can be driven out with .
==Habitat/Society==
Warrior Demons are seen in units with other Warrior Demons, many times accompanied by other types of demons. It is unknown if Warrior Demons are actually loyal to their faction, or they merely are cooperating for the purposes of survival.
No evidence of culture has been found with the Warrior Demons, their lives are utilitarian and to fulfill their duties. They have been observed living and resting in settlements, with no know leisure or recreation ever conducted.
Warrior Demons will kill Warrior Demons of another faction, or drag off captured enemies to feed them to their Demon Colony.
==Ecology==
The 2nd Material Plane appears to lack any ecology except for the demons themselves. The Warrior Demons in the hierarchy of Demons appear in the middle, below the leadership, but above the lower-intellect animalistic demons.
When appearing in the 3rd Material Plane, Warrior Demons seems to primarily target humans and demi-humans, but will target all animal life they happen across.
==Combat==
2e Combat Stats - These stats can differ based on which plane of existence they are fighting on. Damage seems to be the same across all planes.
2MP
* HD: 35-72 HP (estimated 10 Hit Dice)
* AC: 36 w/ArmorShield
**Armor: +8AC
**Shield: +6AC
**Demon Fighting Style: +4AC
**NaturalArmor: +8AC
* Atk: Sword: +12. Claw: +9
* Damage: Sword: 1d8+3. Claw: 1d8
* Movement: 12
* Stats: 15 Strength. 12 Perception
* Experience: 8800 exp each
3MP
* HD: ?
* AC: ?
* Atk: ?
* Damage: Sword: 1d8+3. Claw: 1d8
Has a level of fire resistance, and takes double damage from an ethereal blade (reason yet unknown).
Successful fighting strategies employed are to grapple the creature, taking away it's shield bonus to AC and adding a modifier to hit for being held. Smaller weapons (such as daggers) can also find holes in the natural armor of the creature with a called shot (ineffective against plated creatures), giving it an AC of 10.
3mp stats
Atk: +7 to hit 1d8+3
==Theory Crafting==
Estimated 10 hit dice (from bonus to hit and saving throws), HP range from 35 to 72. Strength 15.
In their home realm (2nd Material Plane) against people from the 3rd Material Plane, they have AC 35-36 when wearing Plated Armor and 26 without armor (2e). Breakdown is as follows:
:Base (10) + Natural armor (8) + Demon Fighting Style (4) + Shield (6) + ArmorPlating (8) = 36 AC
Natural armor is from the normal spikey nature of these creatures. Thus, a called shot in between this can lower the AC at a called shot penalty as shown in HoBo. Koibu has specifically mentioned that these creatures and others have a +4 to AC from a "demon fighting style". This could be the inherently higher stats while on their home plane fighting someone not of that plane. Shield gives +6. Which is odd because the 2e books don't allow for this high of a stat with normal shields with shield proficiency. The reason for this is probably the inherently higher stats for home plane vs other plane. Armor AC is +8. Standard for Field Plate armor in the PHB. 
Seem to have +12 to hit using their curved obsidian swords (but there could be unknown factors to boost it this high). They attack twice a round with this weapon (mastery). While they are in the 3rd Material Plane, they do not appear to have this high of a hit bonus. The breakdown looks to be +9 from hit dice and +3 from mastery, giving the +12 bonus. They deal 1d8+3 damage with the sword (+3 from mastery, no bonus from strength). The sword is classified as a Bastard Sword with a +6 to initiative.
Category:Demons
Category:Custom Monsters