Magical Beast · 12 hexes · SM +5 Behir [Monster Manual, page 25]
Attributes
Melee attacks
| Usage | Level | Damage | Reach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp ClawsSharp Claws (12): thrust 5d-1 cutting (KYOS: 6d+1 cutting), Reach C. | 12 | thrust 5d-1 cutting (KYOS: 6d+1 cutting) | C |
| Sharp TeethSharp Teeth (12): thrust 5d-1 cutting (KYOS: 6d+1 cutting), Reach C. | 12 | thrust 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). | 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) | — |
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
Tags
- srd-3-5
- srd-5-1
- magical-beast
GCS v5 downloads
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.
Enraged Eggplant GURPS monster conversions; used, adapted, and republished with unrestricted permission from the author. Portrait and tokens are AI-generated original art. Sources and credits.

