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SAVAGE SPECIES DAVID ECKELBERRY, RICH REDMAN, JENNIFER CLARKE WILKES ADDITIONAL DESIGN ART DIRECTOR Eric Cagle, Jesse Decker, Jeff Quick, Dawn Murin Sean Reynolds, Skip Williams COVER ART Jeff Easley DEVELOPER Rich Redman INTERIOR ARTISTS Dennis Cramer, Brian Despain, Emily EDITORS Fiegenschuh, Jeremy Jarvis, John and Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, Gwendolyn Laura Lakey, Alan Pollack, Vinod Rams, F.M. 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Visit our website at www.wizards.com/dnd Waverider . 93 Annis Hag . 153 Yuan-Ti Cultist . 97 Aranea . 154 Contents Astral Deva (Celestial) . 155 Chapter 8: Campaigns. 101 Introduction . 4 Athach . 156 Existing Campaigns . 101 Avoral (Celestial) . 157 Chapter 1: Monsters . 101 Azer . 158 Character Creation Basics . 5 Alignment Interactions . 102 Barghest . 159 Evil Characters and Games . 102 Terms . 5 Belker . 160 New Campaigns . 103 Basics of Monster Characters . 6 Centaur . 161 With Malice toward None Djinni (Genie) . 161 Chapter 2: (Chaotic/Accepting) . 103 Drider . 163 Building Monster Characters . 9 Creature Management Earth Elemental, Large . 163 CONTENTS Choosing a Base Creature . 9 (Lawful/Accepting) . 103 Efreeti (Genie) . 164 TABLE OF Estimating Level Adjustments . 10 The People Oppressed Ettercap . 165 Monster Character Skill Points and Feats . 11 (Lawful/Rejecting) . 104 Fire Elemental, Large . 166 Introductory Monsters . 11 World without Rule Fire Giant . 167 Intermediate Monsters . 15 (Chaotic/Rejecting) . 104 Flamebrother (Salamander) . 168 Advanced Monsters . 19 Threats and Opportunities . 104 Flesh Golem . 169 Difficult Monsters . 22 Chapter 9: Advancing a Monster. 105 Frost Giant . 170 Monster Character Building Example . 23 Advancing as a Character . 105 Ghaele (Celestial) . 171 Monster Classes and Level Adjustments . 25 Standard Classes . 106 Ghoul . 173 Green Hag . 174 Chapter 3: Monster Classes. 25 Prestige Classes . 106 Griffon . 174 Entering a Monster Class . 25 Advancing by Type . 106 Grig (Sprite) . 175 Example Monster Character: Changing Size . 106 Hamatula (Devil) . 176 Minotaur . 27 Advancing by Template . 107 Advancement and CR . 107 Harpy . 177 Chapter 4: Feats . 29 Advancing as a Character . 107 Hound Archon (Celestial) . 178 When Monsters Gain Feats . 29 Advancing as a Monster . 107 Imp (Devil) . 179 Monstrous Feats . 29 Advancing by Template . 107 Janni (Genie) . 180 Background Feats . 29 Testing the New CR . 107 Kyton (Devil) . 181 Feat Descriptions . 30 Advancement and Feats . 108 Lillend . 182 New Feats . 30 Specific Feats . 108 Magmin . 183 Finding Monster Equipment . 41 Medusa . 184 Chapter 10: Templates. 111 Mind Flayer . 185 Chapter 5: Equipment . 41 Adding a Template . 111 Mummy . 186 Changing Weapon Size . 42 Reading Templates . 112 Nixie (Sprite) . 188 Three or More Hands . 42 New Monster Templates . 114 Ogre . 189 New Uses for Existing Special Abilities . 42 Template Characters . 114 Ogre Mage . 189 Weapons . 43 Templates and Level Adjustments . 114 Pixie (Sprite) . 190 Special and Superior Items . 46 Feral Creature . 115 Rakshasa . 191 Magic Armor . 48 Gelatinous Creature . 116 Satyr . 192 Magic Weapons . 48 Ghost Brute . 118 Sea Hag . 193 Rings . 54 Incarnate Construct . 120 Shadow . 194 Staffs . 54 Insectile Creature . 121 Stone Giant . 195 Wondrous Items . 55 Monstrous Beast . 122 Succubus/Incubus (Demon) . 195 Multiheaded Creature . 124 Treant . ..