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Bestiary of the Realms, Volume 1 TABLE of CONTENTS Bestiary of the Realms: Volume 1 by Eric L. Boyd and Thomas M. Costa Art by Noëlle Triaureau (aughisky, cave fisher, cooshee, gaunt, greater raven, werefox, finhead saurial, shoosuva) and Thomas M. Costa (campestri) A NOTE FROM THE AUTHORS The Forgotten Realms has been a living breathing world for decades, brought to life by the fertile mind of Ed Greenwood in 1967 and nurtured and grown by countless authors and game designers since its publication in 1987. Between 1987 and 2000, TSR, Inc. and Wizards of the Coast released an enormous volume of game material for the Forgotten Realms under the aegis of the 1st and 2nd Editions of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. In 2000, Wizards of the Coast updated the venerable Dungeons & Dragons game, with the release of 3rd Edition or “3E.” In 2001, Wizards of the Coast updated the Forgotten Realms campaign setting to 3rd Edition as well. In the opinion of the authors, the introduction of 3rd Edition is a welcome addition to the ever-growing Forgotten Realms, for the system’s flexibility allows game designers to better represent the endless variety of life that dwells in the Forgotten Realms. However, the downside of the new version of the game is that, given the volume of game material produced under the banner of earlier editions, Wizards of the Coast will never be able to update all of it to the new system. This discordance is very unfortunate for the Dungeon Master running a campaign set in the Forgotten Realms, for it is the vast quantity of Realmslore that makes Abeir-Toril feel like a living, breathing world. As a first step towards addressing this gap, the authors are releasing a bestiary of over 100 monsters native to the Forgotten Realms from their own personal files. Some of the creatures detailed are new, while most are updated from earlier editions of the Forgotten Realms. Many of these monsters were updated or created for the authors’ own campaigns, as part of half-finished article submissions, or landed on the cutting room floor during the editing of a game product. As this project came together by happenstance and not design, the selection of monsters is admittedly haphazard. Many of the monsters included herein are minor species unlikely to ever get written up in an official Forgotten Realms product, but crucial nonetheless to making a Forgotten Realms campaign feel “complete.” Future volumes of this bestiary (should they come to fruition) will hopefully contain a more varied range of monsters. Errors, including errors of attribution and calculation, will be corrected as needed in future versions of this file. Until then, Sword High! – Eric L. Boyd and Thomas M. Costa ABOUT THE AUTHORS Eric L. Boyd is a software designer and freelance game designer. He is the author of numerous Polyhedron, Dungeon, and Dragon Magazine articles, articles on the Wizards of the Coast website, as well as author or co-author of Faiths and Avatars, Powers and Pantheons, Demihuman Deities, Volo’s Guide to All Things Magical, Drizzt Do’Urden’s Guide to the Underdark, Cloak & Dagger, Faiths and Pantheons, Races of Faerûn, and the upcoming Serpent Kingdoms. His website is http://www.ericlboyd.com/dnd and he can be reached at [email protected]. Thomas M. Costa is a professional staffer for a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. He has been a contributor to several Wizards of the Coast products such as Demihuman Deities and Races of Faerûn, and is the author or co-author of several Dragon Magazine and Wizards of the Coast website articles. He can be reached at [email protected]. Noëlle Triaureau is a painter and freelance illustrator. She can be reached at [email protected]. OPEN GAME CONTENT The only open game content, as defined by the Open Gaming License (see Appendix III), in this document is the crustaceous creature template, with the notable exception of the “In the Realms” section and any and all other references to the Forgotten Realms, a trademark of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. However, the authors happily make available any d20 conversion to Wizards of the Coast for its own use. In no way should any part of this document be construed as a challenge of trademarks and copyrights held by Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Eric L. Boyd and Thomas M. Costa 2 Bestiary of the Realms, Volume 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS A Note from the Authors 49. Gaunt (Template) About the Authors 50. Gen, Air Open Game Content 51. Gen, Earth Table of Contents 52. Gen, Fire List of Sidebars 53. Gen, Water Alphabetical Listing of Monsters 54. Golem, Hammer Monsters by Type (and Subtype) 55. Greater Raven 1. Alias Vessel (Template) 56. Jagre 2. Animal, Albatross 57. Jaguar Lord 3. Animal, Black Lion 58. Kalmari 4. Animal, Flightless Bird, Emu 59. Killer Grass 5. Animal, Flightless Bird, Ostrich 60. Kupuk 6. Animal, Flightless Bird, Rhea 61. Laraken 7. Animal, Fox 62. Lich, Good – Sy’Tel’Quessir Baelnorn (Template) 8. Animal, Gooney Bird, Giant 63. Lich, Good – Thorsamsonn (Template) 9. Animal, Hippopotamus 64. Lock Lurker 10. Animal, Krotter 65. Lycanthrope, Seawolf (Template) 11. Animal, Mole 66. Lycanthrope, Werebadger (Template) 12. Animal, Owl, Medium-size 67. Lycanthrope, Werebison (Template) 13. Animal, Porcupine 68. Lycanthrope, Wereblack-lion (Template) 14. Animal, Reindeer 69. Lycanthrope, Werecat (Template) 15. Animal, Seal 70. Lycanthrope, Weredog (Template) 16. Animal, Shaggun 71. Lycanthrope, Weredolphin (Template) 17. Animal, Sheep 72. Lycanthrope, Werefox (Template) 18. Animal, Snake, Dead Grass 73. Lycanthrope, Werehyena (Template) 19. Animal, Squirrel 74. Lycanthrope, Werejaguar (Template) 20. Animal, Tiger, Snow 75. Lycanthrope, Wereleopard (Template) 21. Animal, Vulture 76. Lycanthrope, Werelion (Template) 22. Animal, Vulture, Condor 77. Lycanthrope, Weremole (Template) 23. Animal, Vulture, Giant Condor 78. Lycanthrope, Wereowl (Template) 24. Animal, Walrus 79. Lycanthrope, Werepanther (Template) 25. Animal, War Pig 80. Lycanthrope, Wereseal (Template) 26. Aughisky 81. Lycanthrope, Werespider (Template) 27. Balhiir 82. Multiarmed Creature (Template) 28. Beetle, Deathmirror 83. Ogre, Elder 29. Beetle, Mulhorandi Scarab 84. Ogre, Ice Spire 30. Beguiler 85. Orc, Boogin 31. Cave Fisher 86. Orc, Ondonti 32. Cildabrin 87. Orc, Thayan Black 33. Cooshee 88. Orc, Thayan Red 34. Crag Cat 89. Rat, Zhentish Sewer 35. Crustaceous Creature (Template) 90. Rhaumbusun 36. Crustaid 91. Saurial, Bladeback 37. Dire Animal, Fox 92. Saurial, Finhead 38. Dire Animal, Hyena 93. Saurial, Flyer 39. Dire Animal, Mole 94. Saurial, Hornhead 40. Dire Animal, Raven 95. Shoosuva 41. Duhlarkin (Template) 96. Skulk (Template) 42. Elven Cat, Cath’Quessir 97. Spider Monkey 43. Elven Cat, Cath’Shee 98. Stirge, Skeletal 44. Equine (Template) 99. Stirge, Stelurge 45. Feeblestar 100. Vampire Spawn (Template) 46. Feeblestar, Kuo-Toan 101. Wizshade 47. Fungus, Intelligent – Campestri Appendix I: Monsters Ranked by Challenge Rating 48. Fungus, Intelligent – Friendly Fungus Appendix II: Licenses Eric L. Boyd and Thomas M. Costa 3 Bestiary of the Realms, Volume 1 LIST OF SIDEBARS Hippomane (Equipment) Saurial Weaponry (Equipment) Cap of the Beguiler (Magic Item) Darklurker (Prestige Class) Cloak of the Beguiler (Magic Item) Eternal Darkness Adaptation (Feat) Duhlark’s Animerge (Spell) Zardazil (Special Material) Duhlark’s Separation (Spell) Mindshadow Madness (Disease) Trip (Spell) ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MONSTERS Air Gen Krotter Albatross Kuo-toan Feeblestar Alias Vessel Kupuk Alias Vessel Fighter Laraken Alias Vessel Wizard/Aristocrat Lock Lurker Aughisky Lycanthropes Badgeram (Duhlarkin) Medium-size Owl Balhiir Mole Beguiler Mulhorandi Scarab Beetle Black Lion Multiarmed Creature Bladeback Saurial Multiarmed Sahuagin (Multiarmed Creature) Boogin Night Rider (Gaunt) Campestri Ondonti Cath’Quessir Ostrich Cath’Shee Porcupine Cave Fisher Reindeer Cildabrin Rhaumbusun Condor Rhea Cooshee Seal Crag Cat Seawolf (Lycanthrope) Crustaceous Creature Shaggun Crustaceous Troglodyte (Crustaceous Creature) Sheep Crustaid Shoosuva Dead Grass Snake Skeletal Stirge Deadmount (Gaunt) Skulk Deathmirror Beetle Skulk Rogue Dire Fox Snow Tiger Dire Hyena Spider Monkey Dire Mole Squirrel Dire Raven Stelurge Duhlarkin Sy’Tel’Quessir Lich Earth Gen Sy’Tel’Quessir Baelnorn Ranger/Fighter Elder Ogre Thayan Black Orc Emu Thayan Red Orc Equine Thorsamsonn Cleric Feeblestar Thorsamsonn Lich Finhead Saurial Vampire Spawn Fire Gen Vampire Spawn Commoner Flyer Saurial Vulture Fox Walrus Friendly Fungus War Pig Gaunt Water Gen Giant Condor Werebadger (Lycanthrope) Giant Gooney Bird Werebison (Lycanthrope) Greater Raven Wereblack-lion (Lycanthrope) Hammer Golem Werecat (Lycanthrope) Hippopotamus Weredog (Lycanthrope) Hornhead Saurial Weredolphin (Lycanthrope) Hu Hsien (Lycanthrope) Werefox (Lycanthrope) Ice Spire Ogre Werehyena (Lycanthrope) Jagre Werejaguar (Lycanthrope) Jaguar Lord Wereleopard (Lycanthrope) Kalmari Werelion (Lycanthrope) Killer Grass Weremole (Lycanthrope) Eric L. Boyd and Thomas M. Costa 4 Bestiary of the Realms, Volume 1 Wereowl (Lycanthrope) Wizshade Werepanther (Lycanthrope) Wolveraven (Duhlarkin) Wereseal (Lycanthrope) Zhentish Sewer Rat Werespider (Lycanthrope) MONSTERS BY TYPE (AND SUBTYPE) Aberration: lock lurker, wizshade Magical Beast: aughisky, beguiler, cath’quessir, cath’shee, (Air): air gen cildabrin, cooshee, crag cat, deathmirror beetle, feeblestar, Animal: animal (all), dire animal (all), equine (template) greater raven, jaguar lord, kuo-toan feeblestar, kupuk, (Aquatic): aughisky, feeblestar, kuo-toan feeblestar, rhaumbusun, spider monkey,
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