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GURPS Monster of the Week: Rübezahl, Lord of the Mountain

aka Liczyrzepa, Duch Gór, Karkonosz, Rzepiór, or Rzepolicz

This Polish entity is by turns dangerous and helpful, the way some describe Baba Yaga. If one is very polite, careful, and lucky, and in need, an encounter with an irascible old man might leave them better off than they were before. But if they provoke his temper, the Lord of the Mountain might unleash the full powers of the storm upon them, as well as his own terrifying might. While cloaked in an illusion of an old man, Rübezahl is actually a hideous monster, a nine foot tall deer demon with wide antlers, sharp teeth, dangerous hooves, and the great staff he uses to channel his power.

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