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Behir

Magical Beast · major threat

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Magical Beast · 12 hexes · SM +5 Behir [Monster Manual, page 25]

Attributes

ST35
DX10
IQ9
HT13
HP35
Will11
Per11
FP17
Basic Speed6
Basic Move8
Dodge9
DR6

Melee attacks

UsageLevelDamageReach
Sharp ClawsSharp Claws (12): thrust 5d-1 cutting (KYOS: 6d+1 cutting), Reach C.12thrust 5d-1 cutting (KYOS: 6d+1 cutting)C
Sharp TeethSharp Teeth (12): thrust 5d-1 cutting (KYOS: 6d+1 cutting), Reach C.12thrust 5d-1 cutting (KYOS: 6d+1 cutting)C
Breathe ElectricityBreathe Electricity (14): The behir breathes out a bolt of lightning, dealing thrust 1d+2 burning surge damage (KYOS: 2d+1) as large-area injury. Wearing any metal armor anywhere means having DR 1 against it, if that would be worse for the victim. Anyone wounded must make a HT roll at -1 per 2 HP of injury or be stunned, rolling against HT each turn thereafter to recover. This is a cone attack that uses rules from Area and Spreading Attacks (pp. B413-414). The cone is 1-yard wide and has a length of 7 yards (ST/5). Each use costs 2 FP. It is possible to make the cone wider by using the rules from Cones of Power (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Monsters 4: Dragons, p. 10).14The behir breathes out a bolt of lightning, dealing thrust 1d+2 burning surge damage (KYOS: 2d+1) as large-area injury. Wearing any metal armor anywhere means having DR 1 against it, if that would be worse for the victim. Anyone wounded must make a HT roll at -1 per 2 HP of injury or be stunned, rolling against HT each turn thereafter to recover. This is a cone attack that uses rules from Area and Spreading Attacks (pp. B413-414). The cone is 1-yard wide and has a length of 7 yards (ST/5). Each use costs 2 FP. It is possible to make the cone wider by using the rules from Cones of Power (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Monsters 4: Dragons, p. 10)

Traits (22)

  • Bad Grip 2
  • Constriction Attack
  • Discriminatory Smell
  • Double-Jointed
  • Early Maturation 7
  • Extended Lifespan 4
  • Extra Legs (Twelve Legs)
  • Ham-Fisted 1
  • High Pain Threshold
  • Horizontal
  • Immunity to Electrical Conduction
  • Immunity to Noxious Electric Effects
  • Infravision
  • Intolerance (Dragons)
  • Loner (12) [-5]
  • Nictitating Membrane 3
  • Night Vision 5
  • Peripheral Vision
  • Reduced Consumption 3
  • Restricted Diet (Carnivore)
  • Scales
  • Super Climbing 2

Skills (4)

  • 12Brawling
  • 14Innate Attack (Breath)
  • 12Tracking
  • 12Wrestling

Notes

  • GCS ancestry draft: gcs/behir.gct
  • Source template total: 369 points.
  • Library-rebuilt template total: 373 points.
  • CER was computed from parsed Typical Stats using the Dungeons On Automatic baseline CER path.
  • Review attacks, special abilities, encounter frequency, treasure, grappling, and GCS modifiers before approval.
  • Exact GCS library matches change the template by +4 point(s).
  • Size 12 hexes.

Encounter rating

CER75
Offense36
Protection39
Threat tiermajor
Appearing1
Wandering2

Tags

  • srd-3-5
  • srd-5-1
  • magical-beast

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Where this one came from
Source record
Behir [Monster Manual, page 25]
Source system
gurps_4e_fan_conversion / author_permission
Released under
cc_by_4_0
Conversion
0.2.0-reviewed
Review status
approved
Credit
Original GURPS conversion by Enraged Eggplant, from Monsters (May 11, 2024); adapted and republished with permission.
  • GCS ancestry draft: gcs/behir.gct
  • Source template total: 369 points.
  • Library-rebuilt template total: 373 points.
  • CER was computed from parsed Typical Stats using the Dungeons On Automatic baseline CER path.
  • GCS cost adjudication for "FP+4": the source states 8 points and the native GCS library computes 12. Adopted the native library value of 12. Extra Fatigue Points are 3 per point (B16), so FP+4 is 12. The stated 8 prices at 2 per point.
  • CER recomputed from the reviewed Typical Stats through the canonical Dungeons on Automatic CER path: OR 36, PR 39, CER 75, threat tier major.
  • Conversion baseline reported OR 37, PR 39, CER 76 (tier major). The reviewed values come from the consumer CER implementation, which rounds damage once after the damage-type multiplier and credits ranged accuracy; the conversion baseline ceilinged the damage base first and ignored range.
  • Encounter metadata derived (gregarious): average number appearing 1, wandering weight 2. Encounter metadata derived for 0.2.0 from the reviewed threat tier and creature class (appearing: minor 4 / standard 2 / major 1 / severe 1, forced to 1 for solitary classes — including swarms, which are a single multi-body creature — and raised to 6 for gregarious minor creatures; wandering weight: minor 4 / standard 3 / major 2 / severe 1). The fan-conversion source states no appearing-in-numbers or wandering values, so these are derived, not source mechanics.
  • Lair, treasure, and grappling remain unpopulated in 0.2.0 by package policy: the authorized fan-conversion source states no lair, treasure, or grappling values, and review declines to invent them. See review/policy/0.2.0-empty-field-policy.md.
  • Review approved by automated-mechanical-review on 2026-07-26 (batch ee-2026-07-26-b1-gcs-costs); GCS fidelity check passed, DOA playability check passed.
  • Every exact-identity cost discrepancy on this record is adjudicated against the published GURPS cost table in review/reports/gcs-adjudication.md; the adopted value and its basis are recorded in conversionNotes.
  • Visual GCS verification of the .gct is not claimed by this decision; checks.gcsVisualPass is false.

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