creatures TM & monsters

Designers: Cover Illustration: Angus McBride Coleman Charlton, Monte Cook, Project Specific Contributions: Art Direction: Jessica John Curtis, Lee Short Ney-Grimm; Illustration Selection: Steve Marvin; Editor: John Curtis Developer: Monte Cook Pagemaking: Mike Reynolds, John Curtis; Paste-Up: Kathryn Beggarly, Derek Carbonneau, Mike Dunbar, Original Material: Kevin Barrett, Richard H. Britton, Ed Mawyer, Nick Morawitz; Cover Graphics: Coleman S. Coleman Charlton, Mark Colborn, Monte Cook, Charlton; Editorial Contributions: Coleman Charlton, Peter C. Fenlon, Jessica M. Ney, David Reeder, Steve Marvin, Mike Reynolds, Dave Platnick. Tim Scott, Lee O. Short ICE STAFF: Sales Manager: Deane Begiebing; New Material: Monte Cook, Bruce Cordell, John Curtis Managing Editor: Coleman Charlton; President: Peter Fenlon; CEO: Bruce Neidlinger; Sales, Customer Service, & Interior Illustration: Glen Michael Angus, Toren Atkinson, Peter Operations Staff: Heike Kubasch, Dave Platnick; Bergting, Mitch Byrd, Sandy Collora, Storn Cook, Liz Danforth, Editing, Development, & Production Staff: John Curtis, Bruce John Dollar, Barey Duetsch, Ben Edlund, James Fallin, Gerald Harlick, Steve Marvin, Nick Morawitz, Jessica Ney-Grimm; Forton, Louis Frank, Fredd Gorham, D.W. Gröss, Del Harris, Shipping Staff: Dave Morris, Daniel Williams. James Holloway, Richard Hook, Paul Jaquays, Karl Kochvar, Jeff COMPILATION NOTE: This product is a compilation as well a Laubenstein, Pat Ann Lewis, Denis Loubet, Larry MacDougall, revision. Some of the material is the same as material published Elissa Martin, Angus McBride, Darrel Midgette, Steve Peregrin, in Creatures & Treasures, Creatures & Treasures II, and Gloria Ponticelli, Roger Raupp, Wayne Reynolds, Shawn Sharp, various Rolemaster Companions. However, much of the game Dan Smith, Gregg Smith, Colin Throm, Jason Waltrip. A statistic information has been modified to align the entries with bibliography for the Dover Publication art and copyright free art the Rolemaster Standard System. used in this product can be found on page 315.

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1.0 Welcome ...... 5 3.9 Unearthly Animals ...... 39 Caustic Slime ...... 73 Allibat ...... 39 Cerebus ...... 73 2.0 Statistics and Codes ...... 7-12 Battle Boar ...... 39 Chameleon Amoeba ...... 74 Bone Worm ...... 40 Chimera ...... 74 2.1 Type ...... 7 Carnivorous Flying Squirrels ...... 40 Crecadinum ...... 75 2.2 Level ...... 7 Crison ...... 41 Darkhunter ...... 75 2.3 Movement Stats ...... 7 Didex ...... 41 Echidna (Lamiae) ...... 76 2.4 Combat Stats ...... 8 Electric Wasps ...... 41 Euryale ...... 76 Feliss ...... 76 2.5 Encounter Stats ...... 10 Furred Snake, Giant ...... 42 Gabbit ...... 42 Furtheis ...... 77 2.6 General Descriptions ...... 12 Gemsting (Giant Scorpion) ...... 42 Gorgon (Medusae) ...... 77 Great Boar ...... 43 Great Spiders ...... 78 3.0 Animals ...... 13-49 Great Porcupine ...... 43 Ice Spider ...... 78 3.1 Herbivores And Other Gulo ...... 43 Ki-Lin ...... 79 Normally Passive Animals ...... 13 Guyascutus ...... 44 Killer Rabbit ...... 79 Klugala ...... 80 Antelope-Like Animals ...... 13 Horse Viper ...... 44 Leocorn ...... 80 Rodents ...... 13 Horned Snake ...... 44 Leorgon ...... 80 Other Herbivores ...... 13 Jackalope ...... 45 3.2 Fish and Jadeback (Giant Beetle) ...... 45 Manticore ...... 81 Kraeguth ...... 45 Minotaur ...... 81 Other Water Creatures ...... 15 Regal Stag ...... 46 Mist Monster ...... 82 Dolphins/Porpoises ...... 15 Rumtifusel ...... 46 Multi-Spider ...... 82 Octopuses/Squids ...... 16 Scra Pren ...... 46 Panthershark ...... 83 Sharks ...... 17 Serpentus ...... 46 Sasquatch/Yeti ...... 83 Eels ...... 17 Slug, Giant ...... 47 Scylla ...... 83 Fish ...... 17 Strider Bird ...... 48 Seftuau ...... 84 Rays ...... 17 Swamp Octopus ...... 48 Su ...... 84 Whales ...... 18 Tatzelwurm ...... 48 Thraxx ...... 84 Other Sea Creatures ...... 18 Tentmorse ...... 48 Tove ...... 84 3.3 Insects, Arachnids, Trivren ...... 49 Unicorn ...... 85 and Crustaceans ...... 20 War Snail ...... 49 Vorasis ...... 86 Ants ...... 20 Winged Panther ...... 49 Warcat ...... 86 Beetles ...... 20 Will of the Wisp ...... 87 Crabs and Lobsters ...... 20 4.0 Dragons and Zephyr Hounds ...... 87 Fleas ...... 21 Other Fell Creatures ..... 50-69 Scorpions ...... 21 6.0 Water Monsters ...... 90-95 Combat Notes ...... 50 Spiders ...... 22 Capricorn (Sea Goat) ...... 90 Ticks ...... 22 Age Effects ...... 50 Demon Whale ...... 90 Praying Mantis ...... 22 Movement Modifiers ...... 50 Giant Hellbender ...... 91 3.4 Reptiles and Amphibians ...... 22 4.1 Dragons (Great Drakes) ...... 50 Hippocampus ...... 91 Alligators and Crocodiles ...... 22 Cold Drake ...... 52 Mercat ...... 91 Snakes ...... 23 Dark Drake ...... 53 Mergryph ...... 92 Frogs and Toads ...... 25 Fire Drake ...... 53 Nator ...... 93 Lizards ...... 25 Gas Drake ...... 54 Nucklelavee ...... 93 Salamanders and Newts ...... 25 Light Drake ...... 55 Rath ...... 93 Tortoises and Turtles ...... 25 Plasma Drake ...... 55 Red Feeder ...... 94 Other Reptiles ...... 26 Sea Drake ...... 56 Red Jaw ...... 94 Spineshark ...... 95 3.5 Carnivorous Mammals ...... 26 4.2 Lesser Drakes ...... 57 Air Drake ...... 57 Bears ...... 26 ...... 96-114 Land Drake ...... 57 7.0 Flying Monsters Cats ...... 27 Androsphinx ...... 96 Dogs ...... 28 Cave Drake ...... 58 Water Drake ...... 59 Banshee ...... 96 Lion ...... 28 Blacksnake ...... 98 4.3 Minor Drakes ...... 60 Tiger ...... 28 Carnivorous Flying Monkeys ...... 98 Wolf ...... 29 Basilisk ...... 60 Dracasus ...... 98 Mustelids/Civets ...... 29 Basilisk, Greater ...... 60 Gargoyle ...... 99 Other Carnivores ...... 29 Behemoth ...... 62 Geryon ...... 99 3.6 Birds and Cave Worm ...... 62 Gorcrow ...... 100 Other Aerial Animals ...... 30 Cockatrice ...... 63 Great Eagle ...... 100 Eagle/Hawk ...... 30 Dragon Salamander ...... 63 Great Falcon ...... 101 Birds ...... 31 Dragon Tutrtle ...... 63 Great Wasp ...... 101 Bats ...... 31 Dragonette ...... 64 Griffin/Gryphon ...... 102 Other Birds and Aerial Animals ...... 31 Faerie Dragon ...... 64 Harpy ...... 102 Fell Beast ...... 64 Hippogriff ...... 103 3.7 Other Potentially Hydra ...... 65 Dangerous Animals ...... 33 Homonculous ...... 103 Lake Worm ...... 66 Horribar ...... 104 Primates ...... 33 Leviathan ...... 66 Ki-Rin ...... 104 Kangaroos and Wallabies ...... 34 Oriental Dragon ...... 67 Lammasu ...... 104 Porcupines ...... 34 Sea Serpent ...... 68 Mistraven ...... 105 Rats ...... 35 Vikings ...... 68 Nasti ...... 105 Rhinoceroses ...... 35 Sirrush ...... 68 Pegasus ...... 106 Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses ...... 35 Wyverns ...... 69 Phoenix ...... 107 Shrews ...... 36 Quetzelquatl ...... 107 Other Dangerous Beasts ...... 36 ...... 70-89 5.0 Land Monsters Roc ...... 107 3.8 Riding and Draft Animals ...... 36 Abraxas ...... 70 Sky Shark ...... 108 Camels, Llamas, and Alpacas ...... 36 Al-Mi’raj ...... 70 Sky Manta ...... 109 Elephants ...... 37 Arachat ...... 70 Sky Whale ...... 109 2 Horses, Donkeys, and Mules ...... 38 Battlepede ...... 71 Creatures Sphinx ...... 110 & Monsters Oxen and Water Buffaloes ...... 38 Black Baboon ...... 71 Spiderbat ...... 110 Reindeer/Caribou ...... 39 Bounder ...... 72 Steardan ...... 110 &*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*Thyfur ...... 111 Mortal Demons ...... 150 Tracha ...... 111 Neng (N’ng) ...... 150 Viperhawk ...... 112 Plague Demon ...... 151 Whitesnake ...... 112 Rashtar ...... 151 Winged Eel ...... 113 Rhodintor ...... 151 Winged Wolf ...... 113 Suc ...... 151 Shade Demon ...... 152 8.0 Elementals and Other Shadow Demon ...... 152 Artificial Beings ...... 115-129 Smoke Demon ...... 153 Storm Demon ...... 153 8.1 Constructs ...... 115 Sword Demon ...... 154 Standard Constructs ...... 115 Succubus and Incubus ...... 154 Beast Constructs ...... 116 Terrorite ...... 154 8.2 Elementals ...... 118 Thonis ...... 155 Weak Elemental ...... 118 Thorned Demon ...... 155 Strong Elemental ...... 119 Tlaque ...... 156 8.3 Artificial Beings ...... 120 Warrior Demons ...... 156 Elemental Savants ...... 120 9.4 Demon Lords ...... 157 Eye Entity ...... 121 Maleskari ...... 157 Golem ...... 123 Sith ...... 157 Beast Golem ...... 125 Yrrigav ...... 158 Modified Golems ...... 126 8.4 Other Elementals 10.0 Entities From and Artificial Beings ...... 126 Other Planes ...... 159-171 Guardians ...... 126 10.1 Standard Planar Entities ...... 159 Servants ...... 127 Absorber ...... 159 Shards ...... 127 Blacar ...... 159 Solaar ...... 128 Champions ...... 160 Vile ...... 129 Clostoph ...... 161 Necros ...... 191 Warders ...... 129 Crystyl ...... 161 Nightgaunt ...... 191 Dictic ...... 162 Phantom ...... 192 ...... 130-158 9.0 Demons Discord ...... 162 Phantom Steed ...... 192 9.1 Demons of the Pale ...... 130 Djinn (Genii) ...... 162 Revenant ...... 192 Demons of the First Pale ...... 131 Dreadwing ...... 165 Roaming Hand ...... 193 Demons of the Second Pale ...... 133 Flame Beast ...... 165 Rotting Corpse ...... 193 Demons of the Third Pale ...... 133 Gem Entity ...... 165 Shadow ...... 194 Demons of the Fourth Pale ...... 134 Hoard ...... 166 Shadow Assassin ...... 195 Demons of the Fifth Pale ...... 134 Lithaba ...... 167 Skeleton ...... 195 Demons of the Sixth Pale ...... 134 Mrem ...... 167 Skullbat ...... 197 Demons Beyond the Pale ...... 135 Nightwing ...... 167 Skullbeast ...... 197 9.2 Demons of the Void ...... 136 Nycorac ...... 168 Skullpack ...... 198 Spajlen-Tier ...... 198 9.2.1 Older Ones: Agothu ...... 136 Oran ...... 168 Specter ...... 199 Agothu ...... 136 Sligguth ...... 168 Spiderskull ...... 200 Althoi ...... 136 Traag ...... 169 Swamp Star ...... 200 Tresh ...... 136 Vultrim ...... 169 Undead Mass ...... 200 Moglath ...... 137 Xaastyl ...... 170 Undead Tyrannosaur ...... 201 Uthuro ...... 137 10.2 Chaos Demons ...... 170 Vampire ...... 202 9.2.2 Agothu Servants: Destroyers . 137 Vampiric Centaur ...... 203 ...... 172-211 Glaar ...... 137 11.0 Undead Vampiric Drake ...... 203 Yathlu ...... 138 “Killing” the Undead...... 172 Vampiric Gorgon ...... 204 Xyr ...... 138 “Becoming” Undead ...... 172 Vampiric Troll ...... 205 Noh-Kef ...... 138 Note on RRs and Lost Constitution . 172 Vampiric Unicorn ...... 205 Mind-Eaters ...... 139 Standard Created Undead ...... 173 Vampiric Werewolf ...... 206 9.2.3 Other Demons of the Void ...... 139 Apparition ...... 174 Veyrr ...... 206 Daedhel (-Demon) ...... 139 Black Paladin ...... 174 Wight ...... 207 Culraug (Elf-Demon) ...... 139 Black Reaver ...... 175 Wraith ...... 208 Hodhedhel (Elf-Demon) ...... 139 Bloodbeast ...... 175 Wrath ...... 209 Thauredhel (Elf-Demon) ...... 140 Bone Golem ...... 176 Wild Hunt Hound ...... 210 Celebdel (Elf-Demon) ...... 140 Chaos Soldier ...... 176 Zombie ...... 210 Hothrog (Man-Demon) ...... 140 Corpse Light ...... 177 Daerauk (Man-Demon) ...... 140 Dark Apparition ...... 178 12.0 Shapechangers ...... 212-222 Gogonaur (Man-Demon) ...... 140 Deathwoode ...... 178 12.1 Lycanthropes ...... 212 Narauk (Man-Demon) ...... 141 Desert Spirits ...... 179 Werebear ...... 213 Noble Gogonaur ...... 141 Dirge ...... 179 Wereboar ...... 214 Ordainer Raukamar ...... 141 Disembodied Head ...... 180 Werejackal ...... 214 Ordainer Moloch ...... 142 Drake, Undead ...... 180 Werelion ...... 214 9.3 Other Demons ...... 143 Dream Horror ...... 181 Wererat ...... 215 Acarva ...... 143 Firephantom ...... 181 Wereshark ...... 215 Acid Demon ...... 143 Ghost ...... 182 Weretiger ...... 216 Black Stalker ...... 144 Ghost Wolf ...... 182 Werewolf ...... 216 Corvox ...... 145 Ghoul ...... 183 12.2 Other Shapechangers ...... 217 Demon Drake ...... 146 Ghoulking ...... 184 Changeling ...... 217 Demon Dog ...... 146 Giant Skeletons ...... 184 Doppleganger ...... 218 Demon Horse (Nightmare) ...... 146 Giant Skull ...... 185 Empusa ...... 218 Demon Scourge ...... 146 Gloombird ...... 185 Naga ...... 219 Demonic Protoplasm ...... 148 Grey Noble ...... 185 Plon ...... 220 Eraditor ...... 148 Lich ...... 186 Pooka ...... 221 Frzzzm ...... 148 Living Ghoul ...... 187 3 Silverscale ...... 221 Grumoz ...... 149 Mara ...... 187 Creatures Striges ...... & Monsters 222 Huntarr ...... 149 Monastic Lich ...... 190 Vargamor ...... 222 Ice Demon ...... 150 Mummy ...... 190 Vestice ...... 222 &*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*13.0 Prehistoric Animals 223-227 15.2 Trolls ...... 245 Rancid ...... 273 Scrav ...... 273 13.1 Dinosaurs ...... 223 Cave Troll ...... 245 Forest Troll ...... 246 Sea-Krals ...... 274 Anklosaur ...... 223 Hill Troll ...... 246 Shuikmar (Sharkmen) ...... 274 Brontosaur (Apatasaur) ...... 223 Mountain Troll ...... 247 Sibbicai (Canines) ...... 274 Triceratops ...... 223 Sea Troll ...... 247 Sohleugir (Lizardmen) ...... 274 Tyrannosaur (Rex) ...... 224 Snow Troll ...... 247 Sstoi’isslythi (Reptilians) ...... 275 Stegosaur ...... 224 Stone Troll ...... 248 Urloc ...... 276 Pterosaur ...... 225 War Troll ...... 248 Vulfen (Wolfmen) ...... 276 13.2 Other Prehistoric Beasts ...... 226 15.3 Semi-Giants ...... 248 Zrax ...... 276 Elothere (Giant Boar) ...... 226 Ogres ...... 248 Megalodon (Giant Shark) ...... 227 Titans ...... 249 19.0 Creating Your Own Smilodon (Sabertooth Tiger) ...... 227 Monsters ...... 277-278 14.0 Dangerous Plants ...... 228-237 16.0 Fairy Races ...... 251-258 19.1 Combining Creatures ...... 277 Ansilius ...... 228 16.1 Elves ...... 251 19.2 Adding New Capabilities ...... 277 Awakened Tree ...... 228 Fair Elves ...... 251 19.3 Creating an Orig. Creature .... 277 High Elves ...... 252 Battleweed ...... 229 19.4 Giantism ...... 278 Bloodbloom ...... 229 Wood Elves ...... 252 16.2 Fey Folk ...... 253 Chillvine ...... 230 20.0 Encounter Tables ..... 279-310 Clivimis ...... 230 Dwelfs ...... 253 Deadly Milk-White Trumpet ...... 231 Gremlins ...... 253 20.1 Creature's Power ...... 279 Delphinuris ...... 231 Nixies ...... 254 20.2 Location and Environment ... 279 Dreamvines ...... 232 Pysk (Pixies) ...... 254 20.3 Specific Situation ...... 280 Exploding Mushrooms ...... 232 Sylphs ...... 254 20.4 Special Feature Fireflower ...... 233 Tylweth Teg (Peries) ...... 255 Encounter Tables ...... 280 Fly Trap, Giant ...... 233 16.3 House Spirits ...... 255 20.4.1 Enchanted/Magical Places .... 281 Horasos ...... 234 Ellyllon ...... 255 20.4.2 Cross-over Points ...... 282 Laevenus ...... 234 16.4 Occupational Spirits ...... 255 20.4.3 Near Villages/Towns/etc...... 283 Lambtree ...... 234 Leprechaun ...... 255 Pitcher Plant, Giant ...... 234 Pech ...... 256 20.4.4 Volcanic Areas ...... 284 Salorisa ...... 235 20.4.5 Cavern Complexes ...... 285 Slowroot ...... 235 16.5 Rural Spirits ...... 257 Fosse-Grim ...... 257 20.4.6 Battlefields/Shipwrecks ...... 286 Spinewood ...... 236 20.4.7 Rural Inhabited Areas ...... 287 Spirium ...... 236 Nymphs ...... 257 20.4.8 Cave Entrances/Overhangs ... 288 Sundew ...... 236 Satyrs (Fauns) ...... 258 Tigertree ...... 237 Undines (Nokke, Necks) ...... 258 20.4.9 Burial Areas ...... 289 Treeherd ...... 237 Yaai ...... 258 20.4.10 Ruins ...... 290 20.5 Water Source Encounter Tables 15.0 Giant Races ...... 238-249 17.0 Underground 20.5.1 Breaks/Wadis ...... 291 15.1 Giants ...... 238 Races ...... 259-263 20.5.2 Freshwater Coasts & Banks . 292 Cyclops ...... 238 Dwarves ...... 259 20.5.3 Glacier/Snowfield ...... 293 Giants, Lesser ...... 238 Gnolls ...... 259 20.5.4 Tropical Islet/Reef/Atoll ...... 294 Cloud Giant (Greater Giant) ...... 239 Gnomes ...... 260 20.5.5 Lake/River ...... 295 Fire Giant (Greater Giant) ...... 240 Goblins ...... 260 20.5.6 Marsh/Swamp ...... 296 ...... 261 Forest Giant (Greater Giant) ...... 241 20.5.7 Ocean ...... 297 Frost Giant (Greater Giant) ...... 242 Hobgoblins ...... 261 20.5.8 Oasis/Isolated Water Source 298 Hill Giant (Greater Giant) ...... 242 Kobolds ...... 262 Mountain Giant (Greater Giant) ...... 243 ...... 262 20.5.9 Saltwater Shores/Shallows ... 299 Stone Giant (Greater Giant) ...... 244 Troglodyte ...... 263 20.5.10 Desert ...... 300 Storm Giant (Greater Giant) ...... 244 20.6 Terrain Encounter Tables Water Giant (Greater Giant) ...... 245 18.0 Unusual Races ...... 264-276 20.6.1 Alpine/High Altitude/etc...... 301 18.1 Centaurs ...... 264 20.6.2 Rough/Rugged/Rocky Hills . 302 Bull Centaur ...... 264 20.6.3 Underground ...... 303 Deer Centaur ...... 264 20.6.4 Waste/Barren ...... 304 Horse Centaur ...... 264 20.7 Vegetation Encounter Tables Lion Centaur ...... 265 20.7.1 Coniferous Forest/Taiga ...... 305 Lizard Centaur ...... 266 Scorpion Centaur ...... 266 20.7.2 Deciduous/Mixed Forest ...... 306 Spider Centaur ...... 266 20.7.3 Heath/Scrub/Moor ...... 307 18.2 Gratar ...... 267 20.7.4 Jungle/Rain Forest ...... 308 Green Gratar ...... 267 20.7.5 Plains/Grassland ...... 309 Yellow Gratar ...... 267 20.7.6 Tundra ...... 310 Black Gratar ...... 268 20.8 Universal Encounter Tables Grey Gratar ...... 268 20.8.1 Power ...... 311 Red Gratar ...... 268 20.8.2 Universal Animal ...... 312 18.3 Other Unusual Races ...... 268 20.8.3 Universal Monster ...... 312 Avinarc ...... 268 20.8.4 Civilization/Habitation Cherubim ...... 268 (Social/Culture) ...... 313 Dragonians ...... 269 Garks ...... 269 21.0 Appendix ...... 314-319 Hira’razhir (Avians) ...... 269 Idiyva (Felines) ...... 270 21.1 Glossary of Some Unusual Maazhat (Insects) ...... 270 Mythological Creatures ...... 314 Mermen ...... 271 21.2 Bibliography...... 315 Minoths ...... 271 21.3 Art Bibliography ...... 315 Neanderthals ...... 272 Nycamerith ...... 272 21.4 Creature Index ...... 316-319 4 Plynos ...... 272 21.5 Encounter Table Index ...... 319 Creatures Quishad ...... 272 & Monsters