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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

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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...... 53 GIANT BEETLE...... 159 LIZARD-FOLK...... 250 BANEWOLF...... 55 GIANT SCORPION...... 160 MASQUER...... 251 BASILISK...... 56 GIANT SPIDER...... 161 MER-FOLK...... 253 GIANT VAMPIRE BAT...... 58 MONSTROUS SPIDER...... 162 MIGDALAR...... 254 BUTATSCH...... 59 GIANT WASP...... 163 MINIKIN...... 256 CALOPUS...... 61 JACKALOPE...... 164 MINOTAUR...... 258 CARRION WORM...... 62 KRAKEN...... 166 MYCETON...... 259 CENTAUR...... 64 LAMIA...... 167 NYMPHS...... 260 CHIMERA...... 66 LEOMACHUS...... 169 DRYAD...... 261 COCKATRICE...... 67 LEUCROTTA...... 170 NAIAD...... 262 GIANT CRAB...... 69 LIVING CHEST...... 171 OREAD...... 263 DEADLY OOZE...... 70 GIANT LIZARD...... 172 OGRE...... 264 DEMONS AND DEVILS...... 71 LYCANTHROPES (WERECREATURES)...... 173 ORC...... 266 IMP...... 73 WEREBEAR...... 175 PAKASA...... 267 DEMONLING...... 74 WEREBOAR...... 176 RAN-TARI...... 269 LESSER DEMON...... 75 WERERAT...... 177 RATLING...... 270 GREATER DEMON...... 77 WERESHARK...... 178 ROOTLING ...... 271 BLOOD DEMON...... 78 WERETIGER...... 179 SARKANY...... 272 DRACODEMON...... 80 WEREWOLF...... 180 SATYR...... 274 ERINYES...... 81 MANTICORE...... 182 SHARTHAK...... 275 FIRELASH DEMON...... 82 PEGASUS...... 183 SNAKE-FOLK...... 277 IRON DEMON...... 83 PHANTASMITE...... 184 TROLLS...... 278 SERPENT DEMON...... 84 PHOENIX...... 185 TROLL...... 279 SHADOW DEMON...... 85 PLANTS, MONSTROUS...... 186 CAVE TROLL...... 280 SPIDER DEMON...... 86 CARNIVOROUS TREE...... 188 WAR TROLL...... 280 SampleSUCCUBUS...... 88 GIANT CARNIVOROUS PLANT...... 189 THE UNDEADfile...... 281 WAR DEMON...... 89 THORNSHOOTER...... 190 GHOST...... 282 DEMON PRINCE OF FOULNESS...... 90 TRAPWEED...... 191 GHOUL...... 283 DEMON PRINCES...... 90 TREEMAN...... 192 LICH...... 284 DEMON PRINCE OF GUILE...... 92 QLIPHOTHIC MONSTERS...... 193 MUMMY...... 286 DEMON PRINCE OF POWER...... 94 QLIPHOTHIC HOUND...... 194 SKELETON...... 287 DEMON PRINCE OF STRENGTH...... 96 QLIPHOTHIC HUNTER...... 195 SPECTER...... 289 DEMON HOUND...... 98 GIANT RAT...... 196 LESSER VAMPIRE...... 291 DEMON STEED...... 100 RIDING BIRD...... 198 GREATER VAMPIRE...... 292 WIGHT...... 293 GIANT DINOSAUR...... 396 DRAFT HORSE...... 473 WRAITH...... 295 ENGINE OF DESTRUCTION...... 398 LIGHT WARHORSE...... 474 ZOMBIE...... 296 GIANT SPACE AMOEBA...... 399 MEDIUM WARHORSE...... 475 UTHOSA...... 301 LIVING BRAIN...... 401 HEAVY WARHORSE...... 476 VHESPROTH...... 302 MON’DA HUNTING LIZARD...... 402 DIMINUTIVE MAMMAL...... 477 VULCHINE...... 303 NEUROPARASITE...... 404 TINY MAMMAL...... 478 WOLFAR...... 304 PSYCHOVORE...... 405 MAMMALS, SMALL...... 478 COMBAT ROBOT, MARK I...... 406 RHINOCEROS...... 479 CHAPTER FOUR ROBOTS AND ANDROIDS...... 407 SCORPION...... 480 MONSTERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD COMBAT ROBOT, MARK II...... 408 SHARKS...... 481 CELTIC MONSTERS...... 306 DUPLICATOR ANDROID...... 409 GREAT WHITE SHARK...... 481 FAERIE...... 307 GENERAL PURPOSE ROBOT...... 410 MAKO SHARK...... 482 ATHACH...... 311 HUNTER-SEEKER ROBOT...... 411 CONSTRICTOR SNAKES...... 483 AUGHISKEY...... 313 SLASHER...... 412 VENOMOUS SNAKES...... 484 BANSHEE...... 314 SWAMP CREATURE...... 414 SNAKES...... 484 BLACK ANNIS...... 316 XENOVORE CREATURES...... 415 SPIDERS...... 487 BLACK DOG...... 317 TOMB SCARABS...... 416 SPIDER...... 487 BROWNIE...... 319 XENOVORE BATTLEBIRD...... 417 SWARMS...... 488 DAOINE SIDHE...... 320 XENOVORE WARHOUND...... 418 STINGING INSECT SWARM...... 489 DUERGAR...... 322 CHAPTER SIX SCHOOL OF PIRANHA...... 490 FIRBOLG...... 323 MUNDANE BEASTS WHALES...... 491 FOMORIAN...... 325 SWORDFISH...... 491 LEPRECHAUN...... 326 BARRACUDA...... 420 ORCA (KILLER WHALE)...... 492 NUCKELAVEE...... 328 BAT...... 421 SPERM WHALE...... 493 PHOUKA...... 329 AMERICAN BLACK BEAR...... 422 WOLF...... 494 REDCAP...... 331 BEARS...... 422 SELKIE...... 332 GRIZZLY (BROWN) BEAR...... 423 BIBLIOGRAPHY...... 495 SPRIGGAN...... 334 POLAR BEAR...... 424 CHINESE MONSTERS...... 335 CAVE BEAR...... 425 CH’I-LIN...... 336 EAGLE/HAWK...... 426 CHIANG-SHIH...... 337 BIRDS OF PREY...... 426 CHINESE HOBGOBLIN...... 339 FALCON...... 427 K’UEI...... 340 OWL...... 428 KIOH-LUNG...... 342 BIRDS, OTHER...... 429 KIOH-LUNG...... 343 HOMING PIGEON...... 429 QIONGQI...... 345 RAVEN/CROW...... 430 SHÊN...... 347 SONGBIRD...... 431 JAPANESE MONSTERS...... 348 BOAR...... 432 KAPPA...... 349 CATS, GREAT...... 433 KITSUNE...... 350 BUFFALO/CATTLE...... 434 True Form...... 350 CAMEL...... 435 KITSUNE...... 351 DOMESTIC CAT...... 436 Human Form...... 351 CHEETAH...... 437 ONI...... 353 LEOPARD...... 438 SHISHI...... 355 LION...... 439 TANUKI...... 356 SABRETOOTH TIGER (SMILODON)...... 440 TENGU...... 358 TIGER...... 441 YUKI-ONNA...... 360 CHIMPANZEE...... 442 INDIAN MONSTERS...... 361 GIANT CLAM...... 443 BHUTA...... 362 CROCODILE/ALLIGATOR...... 444 NAGA...... 363 DEER/ANTELOPE...... 445 PRETA...... 365 DINOSAURS...... 446 RAKSHASA...... 367 ANKYLOSAURUS...... 447 THE REST OF ASIA...... 368 APATOSAURUS (BRONTOSAURUS)...... 448 CON RIT...... 369 CERATOSAURUS...... 449 FILIPINO GHOUL...... 370 CORYTHOSAURUS...... 450 LANGSUIR...... 371 DEINONYCHUS (VELOCIRAPTOR)...... 451 NAT...... 373 DEINOSUCHUS...... 452 OLGOL-KHORKHOL...... 375 GIGANTOPITHECUS...... 453 PENANGGALAN...... 376 MEGALODON...... 454 SUNDAL BOLONG...... 378 ORNITHOMIMUS...... 455 TIKBALANG...... 380 PLESIOSAURUS...... 456 TOKKAEBI...... 381 PTERANODON...... 457 STEGOSAURUS...... 458 CHAPTER FIVE TRICERATOPS...... 459 SCIENCE FICTION, HORROR, TYRANNOSAURUS REX...... 460 AND MOVIE MONSTERS SMALL/MEDIUM DOG...... 462 ANIMAL-MEN...... 384 DOGS...... 462 AMORPHOUS HORROR...... 385 LARGE/HUNTING DOG...... 463 BIRD-MAN...... 386 GUARD/COMBAT DOG...... 464 SampleDOLPHIN...... 465 file CAT-MAN...... 387 DOG-MAN...... 388 EEL...... 466 ELK-MAN...... 389 ELEPHANT...... 467 GORILLA-MAN...... 390 GORILLA...... 468 RAT-MAN...... 391 HORSES...... 469 REPTILE-MAN...... 392 HIPPOPOTAMUS...... 470 GIANT APE...... 394 PONY...... 471 CHROMEDOG...... 395 RIDING HORSE...... 472 The Hero System Bestiary n Introduction 5

Introduction

From gigantic apes encountered by Pulp-era — what they are, how they function within your explorers, to strange alien creatures inhabiting game, and their uses by both players and GMs. distant planets, to ferocious “pets” supervillains Next, there’s an extensive discussion of how to use to attack superheroes, to the seemingly endless create animals. This section not only goes over the variety of mundane and fanstastic beasts fought Characteristics, Skills, Powers, and other game ABBREVIATIONS by Fantasy adventurers, animals are an important elements of the HERO System and describes how part of just about every roleplaying genre. To you can use them to build a monster or animal in This book uses the help HERO System GMs use monsters, animals, game terms, it also provides numerous Templates following abbreviations and creatures in their games, and create others you can add to a creature to alter it. Want to build to refer to other HERO unique to their own campaigns, The HERO System a dragon that lives in icy arctic wastes, a cyber- System books: Bestiary presents over 300 of them with complete netically modified guard dog, a horse trained 6E1: The HERO System character sheets and descriptions, plus numerous for battle, a demonic griffin, or a hawk with 6th Edition, Volume I: option packages and Templates. fire powers? Just add the appropriate Template Character Creation The Bestiary includes six chapters. The first, and you’re ready to go. (There’s a separate set of Creatures In Your Game, begins with a look at Templates for humanoid monsters, too.) Lastly, 6E2: The HERO the role of animals in roleplaying game scenarios Chapter One covers how to use creatures in System 6th Edition, Volume II: Combat And Adventuring APG: The HERO System Advanced Player’s Guide HSMA: HERO System Martial Arts

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