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Dramatis Personae & Bestiary Sample file 1 Colophon Author Typesetting J. Snave Enyap J. Evans Payne Monster & Character Art Proofreading Beattin A. Dedhaurs Karen Martin, Jack Kaiser Introduction Cover Scene Art Indexing Adobe InDesign Jack Kaiser Iconography J. Payne Design & Concept Jason Payne Developer Jason E. Payne Producer Jason Evans Payne Editor J. E. Payne Layout and Graphic Design Jason E. P. Cover Art and Logos Enyap Nosaj Cartography J. Evans Payne Infinium Game Studio is: CEO VP Marketing & Sales J. Evans Payne J. Evans Payne Creative Director CFO J. Evans Payne J. Evans Payne Lead Editor Artistic Director J. Evans Payne J. Evans Payne Legal Stuff Aquilae: Bestiary of the Realm for DCC © 2020 J. Evans Roleplaying Game from Paizo Publishing, LLC. See http://paizo.com/ Payne. pathfinderRPG for more information on the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Paizo Publishing, LLC does not guarantee compatibility, and does not endorse Reproduction without the written permission of the author this product. is expressly forbidden. Dark Obelisk, Berinncorte, Mondaria, Pathfinder is a registered trademark of Paizo Publishing, LLC, and the SamplePathfinder Roleplaying Game and the Pathfinderfile Roleplaying Game and Aquilae are trademarks of Infinium Game Studio, all Compatibility Logo are trademarks of Paizo Publishing, LLC, and are used rights reserved. under the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Compatibility License. See http:// All characters, names, places, items, art and text herein are copyrighted by J. paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/compatibility for more information on the Evans Payne. The mention of or reference toany company or product in these compatibility license. pages is not a challenge to the trademark or copyright concerned. Some artwork courtesy Publisher’s Choice Quality Stock Art (c) Rick Compatibility with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game requires the Pathfinder Hershey / Fat Goblin Games. 2 Dedication Aquilae: Bestiary of the Realm is dedicated to my long-suffering wife, who, for countless dozens—in truth, well over a hundred—evenings, endured my relentless clicking to bring the crunch herein to life. Introduction Foreward This project was born of two urgent desires, formed in the But it irked me still. early days of D&D. Fast forward a few decades, and I just decided to do it my Back during the BECMI boxed-set era, I was in middle school, own damn self. and I discovered tabletop roleplaying games. And I was in We’ve seen much of this come to pass, of course. Video love. Deeply, irrevocably in love. games like the Elder Scrolls games implement scaling But my new love had two problems. Teen romance, amirite? monsters, so that an orc is a threat no matter how potent your character becomes. Playing brutally challenging games Firstly, she was picky. Her published adventures stated such as the Dark Souls line, you have to always be careful of in bold font, right on their covers, that only PCs of certain even the very earliest beasties, lest your impatience lead to levels need apply. I several times ignored her warning, and your doom, regardless of how potent you have grown. ventured forth, only to discover the sensibility of her dictum, for this way lies the path of either boredom or certain Similarly, online resources like the Pathfinder SRD collect destruction. Though I saw the Intelligence of her claims, still monsters across a wide range of sources and present them I longed for an adventure more accessible to all: my PC got to alphabetically. be 10th level, but her reward is to be closed off from newly- When I set out to create Dark Obelisk 1: Berinncorte, I knew released adventures that gated her off in favor of “PCs of 4th that I wanted it to be accessible, playable in earnest, by PCs to 6th level”? Similarly, just because my PC has gained in of any level. power, she shouldn’t be intimidated by monsters of a certain description any longer? That simple, middle-school naivete has now driven thousands of pages of dynamic adventure content. It seemed that somehow, it should be possible to fashion adventure content that scales more dynamically. And now, though this is but one volume of six, it has yielded a true fulfillment of my middle-school-self’s desires. My new love’s second fault was actually one of my favorite things about her: the Monstrous Compendium. Here’s hoping it brings your gaming group joy. For those under a certain age reading this, a bit of context, here. In those days of limited entertainment options, the Trapper Keeper was king. It was the coolest, most essential J. Evans Payne school supply. Yeah, sure, it was really just a glorified three- Malvern, Pennsylvania ring binder. But it was a binder you could make into pretty much whatever combination of tools you felt you needed January 2020 (spoiler: you didn’t need any of it, not really). So when the AD&D Monstrous Compendium was released, it felt in many ways like the ultimate culmination of geekery: an RPG sourcebook that masqueraded as the coolest school tool. It made any DM feel like they were in a legitimate profession, a job, a place of importance, and it added authority to the gaming table. Plus it was just damned cool. There was just one problem. Monsters were presented alphabetically. That was great; made for some pretty easy reference and searching. But pages were printed back-to-back. So, a single sheet might contain information about two different monsters. That was all well and good until you purchased your second MC pack (remember Spelljammer?): what, then, to do, to keep things alphabetized? It was a frustrating hassle. Now, youSample might well point out that it simply doesn’t matter file that much, to have every monster alphabetized. And even my middle-school self, in the moment, still realized the futility and pointlessness of this irk. It didn’t matter. Not really. 3 Table of Contents Colophon 2 Jocta (Fire) 85 Linnorm (Ice) 157 Megafauna (Arsinoitherium) 222 Foreward 3 Jocta (Water) 86 Linnorm (Taiga) 158 Megafauna (Baluchitherium) 223 Table of Contents 4 Jorogumo 87 Linnorm (Tarn) 159 Megafauna (Basilosaurus) 224 Introduction 7 Jubjub Bird 88 Linnorm (Tor) 160 Megafauna (Glyptodon) 225 Herd Animal (Ram) 13 Juggernaut 89 Lion 161 Megafauna (Megalania) 226 Herd Animal (Stag) 14 Julunggali 90 Lion (Dire) 162 Megafauna (Megaloceros) 227 Introduction Herd Animal (Storval Aurochs) 15 Jyoti 91 Living Topiary 163 Megafauna (Megatherium) 228 Hippocampus 16 Kakapo 92 Living Wall 164 Megaprimatus 229 Hippocampus (Divine) 17 Kakuen-Taka 93 Lizard 165 Memitim 230 Hippocampus (Giant) 18 Kamadan 94 Lizard (Celestial) 166 Menotherian (Herald of Passion) 231 Hippocampus (Polar) 19 Kami (Jinushigami) 95 Lizard (Fiendish) 167 Mephit (Air) 232 Hippogriff 20 Kami (Jinushigami, Elder Glacier) 96 Lizard (Giant Chameleon) 168 Mephit (Dust) 233 Hippopotamus 21 Kami (Jinushigami, Elder Great Lizard (Giant Frilled) 169 Mephit (Earth) 234 Hippopotamus (Behemoth) 22 Reef) 97 Lizard (Giant Gecko) 170 Mephit (Fire) 235 Hippopotamus (Pygmy) 23 Kami (Jinushigami, Elder Mountain) Lizard (Horned) 171 Mephit (Ice) 236 Hive Larva Swarm 24 98 Lizard (Monitor) 172 Mephit (Magma) 237 Hive Queen 25 Kami (Jinushigami, Elder Volcano) Lizardfolk 173 Mephit (Ooze) 238 Hive Warrior 26 99 Llama 174 Mephit (Salt) 239 Hobgoblin 27 Kami (Kodama) 100 Locathah 175 Mephit (Steam) 240 Hodag 28 Kami (Shikigami) 101 Locust (Apocalypse) 176 Mephit (Water) 241 Hollow Serpent 29 Kami (Toshigami) 102 Locust (Giant) 177 Mercane 242 Homunculus 30 Kami (Zuishin) 103 Locust (Sawleg) 178 Merfolk 243 Horse 31 Kappa 104 Locust Swarm 179 Merrow (Freshwater) 244 Horse (Pony) 32 Kapre 105 Lorelei 180 Merrow (Saltwater) 245 Hound of Tindalos 33 Kaprosuchus 106 Lorthact (Devil, Infernal Duke) 181 Mi-Go 246 House Spirit (Domovoi) 34 Karkinoi 107 Lukwata 182 Mihstu 247 House Spirit (Dvorovoi) 35 Karumzek 108 Lunarma 183 Mimic 248 House Spirit (Ovinnik) 36 Kasatha 109 Lurker Above 184 Mind Eater 249 Howler 37 Kech 110 Lurker in Light 185 Mindslaver Mold 250 Huecuva 38 Kelpie 111 Lycanthrope (Werebear, Common) Minotaur 251 Huldra 39 Kelpie’s Wrath (Herald of the Pirate 186 Mite 252 Queen) 112 Humbaba 40 Lycanthrope (Werebear, Human Moa 253 Khaei 113 Hungerer 41 Form) 187 Mobogo 254 Kirin 114 Hungry Flesh 42 Lycanthrope (Werebear, Hybrid Mockingfey 255 Koala 115 Hungry Fog 43 Form) 188 Mohrg 256 Kobold 116 Hyakume 44 Lycanthrope (Wereboar, Human Mole 257 Kongomato 117 Form) 189 Hydra 45 Mole (Giant) 258 Korir-Kokembe 118 Lycanthrope (Wereboar, Hybrid Hydra (Cryohydra) 46 Mongoose 259 Korred 119 Form) 190 Hydra (Pyrohydra) 47 Mongoose (Celestial) 260 Kraken 120 Lycanthrope (Wererat, Human Hyena 48 Mongoose (Fiendish) 261 Krenshar 121 Form) 191 Hyena (Dire) 49 Mongrelman 262 Hypnalis 50 Kyton 122 Lycanthrope (Wererat, Hybrid Form) 192 Monkey 263 Ijiraq 51 Kyton (Augur) 123 Lycanthrope (Weretiger, Common) Monkey (Celestial) 264 Iku-Turso 52 Kyton (Eremite Overlord) 124 193 Monkey (Fiendish) 265 Immortal Ichor 53 Kyton (Eremite) 125 Lycanthrope (Weretiger, Human) Moon-Beast 266 Kyton (Interlocutor) 126 Imp 54 194 Moonflower 267 Kyton (Lampidarius) 127 Incutilis 55 Lycanthrope (Weretiger, Hybrid Moose 268 Kyton (Ostiarius) 128 Inevitable (Arbiter) 56 Form) 195 Morlock 269 Kyton (Sacristan) 129 Inevitable (Kolyarut) 57 Lycanthrope (Werewolf, Human Mosquito (Giant) 270 Kyton (Termagent) 130 Inevitable (Lhaksharut) 58 Form) 196 Mosquito Swarm 271 Lamia 131 Inevitable (Marut) 59 Lycanthrope (Werewolf, Hybrid Mother’s Maw 272 Lamia Matriarch 132 Inevitable (Zelekhut) 60 Form) 197 Moth 273 Lammasu 133 Invisible Stalker 61 Maenad 198 Mothman 274
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