Popular Monsters
The Thing in the Well | Solitary, Large, Stealthy | |
Dark Tentacles (w[2d12] damage) | 16 HP | 1 armor |
Reach, Near | ||
"Good morning," the Thing in the Well calls, "And how are we doing this morning Mrs. Westmen?" -- "Just wonderfully. How have you been keeping, Thing?" -- "Fine, fine. A little peckish, a bit in the mood for, you know, a nibble, a bite to eat. But don't worry yourself, perfectly fine." -- "It's quite alright Thing, I was just thinking I should bring by some lunch. How does a ham sound?" -- "You are too kind Mrs. Westmen, just too kind..." -- The Thing in the Well has lived in the village for longer than anyone can remember. It is traditional to fix regular meals for the Thing, and to present it with a sheep or pig on special occasions. Years ago a boy went down the well on a dare. He never returned. The subject has not been broached in the presence of the Thing. Instinct: To devour
- Politely collect tribute
- Leverage townspeople through secrets
- Purify water
- Hide in darkened waters
Clockwork Defender | Group, Large, Organized, Construct | |
Crushing blows from metal limbs (d8+2 damage) | 12 HP | 3 armor |
Forceful | ||
Special Qualities: Metal, Clockwork, Well-hidden weak spot |
"The Old Ones, they knew much. Not the alchemy of man nor the sorcery of warlocks and the like. No, this is the magic of gears and pulleys, the sorcery of science. Watch your every step in the tower: be wary or you may call to life the ancient defense systems. You'll know the Defenders have awoken long before you face them, that's for sure; they're louder than a stomping giant and their hulls scrape the stone walls. You'll hear them coming, I'm sure you can avoid them, go on in the tower. Me? I... I'll stay out here. Got to have a lookout post, right?"
Instinct: Destroy all Intruders! *click* Defend the domain!
- Display immense and uncaring strength
- Soldier on, ignoring all damage until the last
- Reveal a hidden function from the depths of its gearworks
The Shadows That Melt Flesh | Horde, Tiny, Stealthy, Intelligent, Planar, Amorphous | |
Millions of tiny bites (b[2d6-2] damage) | 6 HP | 1 armor |
Hand, Ignores Armor | ||
Special Qualities: Completely intangible swarms |
Each individual shadow is actually a swarm of tiny, dust-sized demons. No one is quite sure where they come from, or how to kill them, but it is known that children of every species on every plane of existence know to fear the darkness . . . Instinct: To spread
- Devour flesh
- Impersonate voices
- Absorb knowledge from those it kills
Otyugh | Solitary, Large | |
Tentacles (d10+3 damage) | 20 HP | 1 Armor |
Close, Reach, Forceful | ||
Special Qualities: Filth Fever |
The mating call of the otyugh is a horrible, blaring cry that sounds like a cross between an elephant dying and an over-eager vulture. The otyugh spends much of its time partly submerged in filthy water and prefers eating garbage over any other food. As a result, it often grows fat and strong on the offal of orcs, goblins and other cave-dwelling sub-humans. Get too close, however, and you’ll have one of its barbed tentacles dragging you into that soggy, razor-toothed maw. If you get away with your life, best get to a doctor, or your victory may be short lived. Instinct: To befoul
- Infect someone with filth fever
- Fling someone or something
Fire Beetle | Horde, Small | |
Flames (d6 damage ignores armor) | 3 HP | 3 Armor |
Near | ||
Special Qualities: Full of flames |
Scarabaeus pyractomena! What a delightful creature—see how its carapace glitters in the light of our torches? Not too close now, they’re temperamental, you see. The fire in their belly isn’t just metaphorical, no. Watch as I goad the beast. Aha! A spout of flame! Unexpected, isn’t it? One of these creatures alone, if it comes up from below, can be a hellish nuisance to a farmstead or village. A whole swarm? There’s a reason they call it a conflagration of fire beetles. Instinct: To enflame
- Undermine the ground
- Burst from the earth
- Spray forth flames
Recent Monsters
Mortalitasi: Elite Hunter | Group, Divine, Magical, Intelligent, Cautious | |
Spiritual weapons (b[2d8+2] damage 1 piercing) | 14 HP | 2 armor |
Close, Ignores Armor, Far | ||
Un cazador de elite desplegado por los Mortalitasi para asegurarse de que ninguna nigromancia quede impune en el lugar. Como sirvientes del Ministro de la Muerte, cuentan con una pequeña fracción de los poderes de la deidad, y los usan para mantener a raya a los no-muertos o los enemigos de la facción. Instinct: to hunt necromancers or faction enemies
- Call upon guardian spirits
- Paralize the soul of a target
- Mark targets to hunt them
Lizardfolk Ranger | Group, Stealthy, Intelligent | |
Shooting normal and poisonous arrows, bite and claws if close (b[2d8] damage 1 piercing) | 6 HP | 2 armor |
Close | ||
This lizardfolk serves green dragon of gluttony. They sacrifices other creatures to them. They are sneaky and using poison of their blood. They likes ambush others Instinct: Sacrifice lifes
- Serve The Gluttony Dragon
- Sneaking behind leaves and trees, Using poison
Primitive Eyeless One | Horde, Divine, Devious, Organized, Construct, Terrifying, Amorphous | |
Fungal slam (b[2d4+6] damage 1 piercing) | 10 HP | 4 armor |
Close, Forceful | ||
Special Qualities: Spit fungal rot, Anything short of decapitation can be restored, The rotten flesh disgusts and terrifies |
The Eyeless Ones are created by the Dark Hunter at the behest of the Shadow-Druids. They are corpses infected with a fungus similar to the hive-mind fungus, but not quite the same. It keeps the bodies mostly intact for as long as possible and uses them as covert observers and attackers. Fortunately, these primitive Eyeless Ones are weak, both from being only experimental, and from having progressed much further into the rotten-meat stage than a "full" Eyeless One would be. Their fungal slams and spit attacks can spread mind-affecting spores, however, which a less-decayed Eyeless One could not yet do. Be wary. Instinct: To serve the Shadow Fungus
- Observe and assault
- Infectious spores that daze and confuse
- Fungal harmony: Eyeless ones standing on natural surfaces can share health
Rat Golem | Solitary, Large, Construct, Terrifying, Amorphous | |
Slam (d10+4 damage) | 27 HP | 1 armor |
Forceful, Reach | ||
Special Qualities: Summoned by a mad flautist, Terrifying |
Dozens of charmed rats climbing on top of each other into a roughly human shape. Most attacks will only kill one or two individual rats, leaving the rest to regroup into the golem. It can also hurl balls of rats, but this reduces its health Instinct: Defend the Nest
- Horde Health
Mad Flautist | Solitary, Magical, Devious, Intelligent, Hoarder | |
Flute Bash (d6 damage) | 16 HP | 0 armor |
Close | ||
A hermit who lives among a colony of rats. They play their flute to control the rats and charm people, The rats tend to collect shiny objects and stash them in the nest. Instinct: To protect it's horde
- Call forth the swarm
- Charm Person/Animal
- Summon Rat Golem