THE IRON HEROES BESTIARY Table of Contents
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A MONSTER BOOK BY MIKE MEARLS Requires the use of Iron Heroes, published by Fiery Dragon Productions Requires the use of the Dungeons & Dragons® Third Edition Core Books, published by Wizards of the Coast, Inc. This book utilizes updated material from the v. 3.5 revision. ADDITIONAL CREDITS Editing: Ray Vallese • Development and Creative Direction: Monte Cook Cover Art: Jeremy Jarvis • Interior Art: Kev Crossley Cover Design and Interior Page Design: Lisa Chido Production and Proofreading: Sue Weinlein Cook Playtesters: Mark Barazzuol, Chris Cumming, Matt Cumming, Kelly Graham, Melinda Lau, Kevin MacQuarrie, Jim McArthur, SampleGeoffrey Nelson, Del Shand, Nicolas Shand, Apis Teicher, Dave Turner, and Adam Windsor.file For supplemental material, visit the Iron Heroes Website: www.fierydragon.com/ironheroes 2 THE IRON HEROES BESTIARY Table of Contents Introduction: Welcome to the Bestiary Demon Knight ..............................................................................25 What’s in This Book?....................................................................4 Class Abilities..........................................................................26 Using This Bestiary .......................................................................4 Demon Knight Appearance and Details ............................27 Reading the Monster Entries................................................5 Chapter Three: Here Be Monsters! Chapter One: Using Monsters in Iron Heroes Blade Ooze ...................................................................................28 Monster Abilities ..........................................................................6 Creating a Blade Ooze .........................................................30 Damage Reduction....................................................................6 Blade Tyrant.................................................................................30 Movement Modes ......................................................................7 Blade Tyrant Society..............................................................31 Instant Kill Attacks .................................................................7 Bone Machine...............................................................................32 Natural Armor and Base Defense Bonus ...........................8 Improved Natural Attack......................................................34 Poison and Ability Damage.....................................................8 Clawing Dark ...............................................................................34 Monsters and Character Death................................................8 The Book of Silver Chains...................................................36 Death Is at Hand.......................................................................9 Cliff Ogre .....................................................................................37 Fates Other Than Death..........................................................9 Cliff Ogre Society .................................................................38 Monster Criteria.........................................................................10 Cliff Ogre Action Zones .....................................................38 Analyzing Monsters...............................................................10 Colossus of Thard......................................................................39 Monster Ability Scores..............................................................12 Climbing the Colossus .........................................................40 Monsters and Feats .....................................................................12 Dimensional Prowler ..................................................................41 New Mastery Feat Descriptions ...........................................12 Dire Gloom...................................................................................43 Dire Gloom Characters .......................................................44 Chapter Two: Villain Classes Emerald Serpent ..........................................................................45 Champion........................................................................................16 Adventure Idea........................................................................46 Class Abilities..........................................................................20 Emerald Serpent Guardians ................................................46 Other Uses of This Villain Class .......................................20 Emerald Serpent Hide Armor..............................................46 Demonic Minion...........................................................................21 Flesh Flayer...................................................................................47 Class Abilities ..........................................................................22 Flesh Flayer Characters .......................................................48 Demonic Minion Appearance and Details ........................24 Glitterwing ..................................................................................49 All content is ©2007 Adam Windsor. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Uses for Glitterwings...........................................................50 Piprisug Characters ...............................................................74 Gossamer Wyrm...........................................................................50 Plague Giant.................................................................................75 Gossamer Wyrm Realms.........................................................52 The Giant’s Heart....................................................................76 Grey Troll .....................................................................................52 Sand Homunculus ......................................................................76 Hundoon.......................................................................................54 Adventure Idea ........................................................................78 Hundoon Society...................................................................54 Selvrin ............................................................................................78 Hundoon Settlements and Organization .......................55 Selvrin Society ........................................................................79 Hundoon Attitudes...............................................................55 The Great Feast........................................................................79 Hundoon Traits ......................................................................55 Selvrin Characters ................................................................80 Hundoon, Worker Caste ..........................................................56 Selvrin Weapons .....................................................................80 Hundoon, Warrior Caste..........................................................57 Shellback.......................................................................................80 Hundoon, Overseer Caste ........................................................58 Skaerrim.........................................................................................82 Hundoon, Royal Caste...............................................................59 Advancement............................................................................84 Hunting Spirit.............................................................................60 Skaerrim and Humanity ........................................................84 Incarnation...................................................................................62 Skaerrim Bargains ..................................................................84 Incarnation Cults..................................................................63