<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Xaeyruudh&#039;s Index]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Xaeyruudh]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/author/xaeyruudh/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Achaierai]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>This information is intended for use with the <a href="http://www.wizards.com/Company/Brands/DnD.aspx" target="_blank">Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a> role-playing game.</p>
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<h3>At a Glance</h3>
<p>A <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/lawful/" title="Lawful">lawful</a> <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/evil/" title="Evil">evil</a> <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/extraplanar/" title="Extraplanar">extraplanar</a> <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/outsiders/" title="Outsiders">outsider</a>.</p>
<h3>Absurd Adversary</h3>
<p>Even within the context of a fantasy world which breaks many of the &#8220;rules&#8221; that govern our own, this monster is irrational and/or fundamentally stupid, earning it a spot in my <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/absurd-adversaries/" title="Absurd Adversaries">Absurd Adversaries</a> list.</p>
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<li><i>&#8220;&#8230;massive, 15-foot tall flightless birds&#8230;&#8221;</i> &mdash; Being a <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2013/02/11/flightless-bird/" title="Flightless Bird">flightless bird</a>, this critter automatically has massive odds stacked against it.  It&#8217;s just incredibly hard to take this kind of thing seriously as an opponent.  I will give it some credit for being much better than the <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/abrian/" title="Abrian">abrian</a>&#8230; but that&#8217;s not saying much and it&#8217;s not enough to redeem the achaierai.</li>
<li>The fact that it has a fart attack which causes insanity makes it even more dumb.  There&#8217;s a <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/cloud-of-the-achaierai/" title="Cloud of the Achaierai">spell</a> based on it, so your PC can &#8220;release a choking, toxic black cloud&#8221; too, although theirs will only cause confusion instead of insanity&#8230; so they&#8217;ll never be as cool as the giant infernal parakeet.</li>
</ul>
<p>This thing might show up on a random encounter list some day in a slapstick game where everything the PCs face is taken from the Absurd Adversaries list, but it will not appear in anything resembling a serious campaign.</p>
<h3>Sources</h3>
<ul>
<li>Monster Manual [17755] page 9</li>
<li><a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/lists/monsters" target="_blank">WotC Monster Index</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Disclaimer</h3>
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