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Sample file THE HERO SYstEM BEstIARY Sample file THE HERO SYSTEM BEstIARY AUTHOR Steven S. Long ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS Michael Surbrook, Darren Watts EDITING AND DEVELOPMENT Darren Watts LAYOUT AND GRAPHIC DESIGN Bill “Killer Bunny” Keyes COVER ART Fred Hicks, Bill Keyes, and Gordon Feiner INTERIOR ART Brett Barkley, Christopher Burdett, Mitch Byrd, Dan Christensen, Anthony Cournoyer, Keith Curtis, Kurt Dinse, Andrew Dobell, David Duke, Ian Dougan, DEDICATION Brendon & Brian Fraim, Derek Frost, Melissa Gay, To Osiris, the Small Fuzzy Guardian of Kendall Hart, Mark Helwig, Barrie James, Sam the Universe, who continues to catch Kennedy, Bill Keyes, Eric Lofgren, Tristan Miller, all the naps so I can keep writing. Tom Miskey, James Nguyen, Jeff Preston, Eric Rademaker, John Ridley, Greg Smith, Christian N. St. Pierre, Christophe Swal, Jason Williford, Kurt Wood, Jonathan Wyke, and the Dover Clip Art Library HERO SystemTM ® is DOJ, Inc.’s trademark for its roleplaying system. 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Stock Number: DOJHERO1006 Star Hero, Justice Inc., Danger International, Dark Champions, Fantasy Hero, and Pulp ISBN Number: 978-1-58366-128-4 Hero Copyright © 2002 by DOJ, Inc. d/b/a Hero Games. All rights reserved. http://www.herogames.com TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ......................................................... 5 DJINN ......................................................... 101 ROC ............................................................ 199 CHAPTER ONE DRAGONS ...................................................... 103 SALAMANDER ............................................. 200 Creatures in your Game JUVENILE DRAGON ...................................... 104 SCORPION-MAN .......................................... 202 LESSER DRAGON......................................... 106 SHEDU ........................................................ 203 CREATURES IN YOUR GAME ................................. 8 GREATER DRAGON ...................................... 107 SIMURGH .................................................... 205 WHAT IS A CREATURE? ....................................... 8 MAJESTIC DRAGON ..................................... 109 SIREN ......................................................... 206 THE ROLE OF CREATURES ................................... 9 WYRM......................................................... 111 SNAKES, FANTASTIC ....................................... 207 CHARACTERISTICS ........................................... 11 WYVERN ..................................................... 113 AMPHISBAENA ............................................ 208 SKILLS ............................................................. 11 ACID-SPITTING DRAGON .............................. 119 FEATHERED SERPENT .................................. 209 CREATURE CREATION ......................................... 11 ARCANE DRAGON ........................................ 121 GIANT SNAKE .............................................. 210 LIGHTNING DRAGON .................................... 122 JACULUS .................................................... 211 PERKS ............................................................. 20 MINIATURE DRAGON.................................... 124 SEA SERPENT ............................................. 212 TALENTS .......................................................... 21 SHADOW DRAGON ...................................... 125 SPHINX ....................................................... 213 POWERS .......................................................... 21 DREAMSTALKER.......................................... 127 NATURE SPIRIT ............................................ 215 POWER LIMITATIONS ........................................ 22 ELEMENTALS.................................................. 128 TARASQUE .................................................. 217 COMPLICATIONS .............................................. 23 AIR ELEMENTAL .......................................... 129 UNICORN .................................................... 218 CREATURE TEMPLATES ...................................... 25 EARTH ELEMENTAL ..................................... 130 GIANT WOLF ............................................... 220 HUMANOID TEMPLATES ..................................... 34 FIRE ELEMENTAL ......................................... 132 GIANT WORM .............................................. 221 BARBARIC ..................................................... 34 WATER ELEMENTAL .................................... 133 CHAPTER THREE CHIEFTAIN ..................................................... 34 ELEMENTAL WARRIORS .................................. 134 Humanoid Monsters FIGHTER ........................................................ 34 BLAZEBLADE ............................................... 135 Lieutenant ..................................................... 35 FROSTFLAIL ................................................ 136 ASTRAL CORSAIR ........................................ 224 Captain ......................................................... 35 STONESMASHER ......................................... 137 CYCLOPS .................................................... 226 PRIEST .......................................................... 35 STORMHAMMER ......................................... 138 DRAKINE ..................................................... 227 PSIONIC ........................................................ 35 GIANT FROG ................................................ 139 DARK DWARF .............................................. 229 SHAMAN ....................................................... 36 GARGOYLE .................................................. 140 DARK ELF ................................................... 230 SKULKER....................................................... 36 GOLEMS ....................................................... 141 ETTIN .......................................................... 232 WIZARD ........................................................ 36 CLAY GOLEM .............................................. 141 GIANTS .......................................................... 233 ENTERING COMBAT .......................................... 37 FLESH GOLEM ............................................. 142 HILL GIANT .................................................. 234 COMBAT MODIFIERS ......................................... 37 METAL GOLEM ............................................ 143 FOREST GIANT ............................................ 235 COMBAT MANEUVERS ...................................... 37 STONE GOLEM ............................................ 144 FROST GIANT .............................................. 236 CREATURES IN COMBAT ..................................... 37 WOOD GOLEM ............................................ 145 FIRE GIANT .................................................. 237 FIGHTING GIGANTIC MONSTERS ........................ 39 GORGON ..................................................... 146 STONE GIANT .............................................. 238 GRIFFIN ....................................................... 148 HIT LOCATIONS ................................................ 42 CLOUD GIANT.............................................. 239 HARPY ........................................................ 149 STORM GIANT ............................................. 240 OTHER CONSIDERATIONS ................................... 47 HIPPOCAMPUS ............................................ 151 GOBLIN ....................................................... 242 CHAPTER TWO HIPPOGRIFF ................................................ 152 HOBGOBLIN ................................................ 243 Monsters & Fantastic Creatures HOMONCULUS ............................................ 153 INSECT-FOLK.................................................. 244 HYDRA ........................................................ 154 MANTASI .................................................... 245 CREATURES IN THE BESTIARY ............................ 50 HYDRA HEAD............................................... 155 MYRMEX ..................................................... 246 AGATHODAEMON .......................................... 51 IFRIT ........................................................... 156 KALLICANTZARI ........................................... 247 GUARDIAN APE .............................................. 52 INSECTS, GIANT.............................................. 157 LESHI .......................................................... 248 ASSASSIN BUG .............................................