TM TM Writing: NANCY BERMAN Special Thanks: KEVIN P. BOERWINKLE NANCY: MY THANKS TO THE BEST CREW A CAPTAIN COULD STEVE CROW HAVE ASKED FOR! DANA DEVRIES NOAH DUDLEY STEVE: THANKS TO KENT AND JAMES FOR THIRD EDITION B.D. FLORY STYLE CHECKING. ANDREW GETTING ANA O MY KIDS EN MILY AND YLER THE HERO JIM PINTO D : T B , E T . , THE VILLAIN AND THE MONSTER UST DON T ASK ME WHICH LES SIMPSON . J ' IS WHICH ROB VAUX . RIK APLE E Y NOAH: THE NEXT TIME YOU WIN THE BATTLE, REMEMBER TO THANK THE VILLAIN Editing: NANCY BERMAN . JIM PINTO ANDREW: FOR JONAH MEDEIROS. THIS WOULDN’THAVE OB AUX R V BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOU, AND I WISH YOU COULD HAVE BEEN HERE FOR THIS Creative Director: MARK JELFO . JIM HIS IS FOR ALL THE LITTLE KIDS WHO COULDN T MAKE Art Director: JIM PINTO : T ’ IT HERE TODAY. Graphic Designer: STEVE HOUGH LES: TO MICHAEL PETROVITCH, WHO IS BOTH A TRUE HERO Cover Artist: WILLIAM O’CONNOR AND A TRUE FRIEND. Interior Artists: CARL FRANK ERIK: FOR VALORY, WHO INSPIRES ME TO BE A BIGGER HERO JONATHAN HUNT THAN I WAS YESTERDAY, EVERYDAY. KEVIN WASDEN Typesetter: STEVE HOUGH Dedication: Brand Managers: NANCY BERMAN TO HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN, ALEC GUINNESS, MARK HAMILL, ROB VAUX SAMUEL L. JACKSON, JAMES EARL JONES, CHRISTOPHER LEE, ERIK YAPLE IAN MCDIARMID, EWAN MCGREGOR, LIAM NEESON, FRANK OZ, RAY PARK, DAVID PROWSE, AND SEBASTIAN SHAW. Chief Executive Officer: JOHN ZINSER THE DARKNESS AND THE DAY. Chief of Operations: MAUREEN YATES Production Manager: MARY VALLES To use this companion, a Dungeon Master also needs the Player’s Handbook,™ the DUNGEON MASTER’S Guide™ and the Monster Manual.™ A player needs only the Player’s Handbook™ The Player’s Handbook™ and the DUNGEON MASTER’S Guide™ published by Wizards of the Coast, Inc. a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. Swashbuckling Adventures and Heroes, Villains and Monsters are ™ and © 2002 by Alderac Entertainment Group, Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN 1-887953-64-7 Visit our website at www.alderac.com Contents Introduction. 3 Jenny Greenteeth . 66 Jimmy Squarefoot . 67 Chapter One: Villains. 5 Pooka. 68 What is a Villain?. 5 Siren, Théan. 69 Using Opponents . 5 The Black Siren, “Queen of the Sea” . 70 Choosing Opponents . 6 Succubus, Théan (Portal Fiend). 71 Designing Opponents . 7 Swamp Spider . 72 The Villains. 7 Talking Beast . 73 The Betrayer. 7 Tessera . 74 C The Bureaucrat . 9 Thalusai. 75 The Fallen Hero . 10 Tundra Beast . 76 O The Fanatic. 11 The Unraveled . 78 The Fop . 13 The Verschlingen. 79 N The Mad Scientist . 14 The Vodanken. 80 The Mastermind. 15 Zalozhniy . 82 T The Monster . 16 Zombie . 83 The Pirate . 17 Zombie, Théan . 84 E The Priest . 19 The Weakling . 20 Appendix . 85 N The Zealot . 21 NPC Charts . 85 NPC Alchemist . 85 T Chapter Two: Heroes . 23 NPC Assassin . 85 What is a Hero? . 23 NPC Courtier . 86 S The Heroes . 24 NPC Highwayman . 87 The Adventurer . 24 NPC Inquisitor . 88 The Avengers. 25 NPC Musketeer . 88 The Bewitched . 27 NPC Noble . 91 The Guardian. 28 NPC Pirate . 91 The Musketeer . 29 NPC Spy . 91 The Redeemed . 31 NPC Swashbuckler . 92 The Rogue . 32 NPC Wanderer . 92 The Scholar . 33 NPC Witch . 94 The Smuggler . 34 List of Entries by Challenge Rating. 95 The Soldier. 35 The Spy . 36 The Vigilante. 38 Chapter Three: Monsters . 39 The Black Freighter. 39 Black Freighter Captain . 40 Black Freighter Officers . 40 Black Freighter Skeletons . 41 Crypt Ghoul. 41 Domae . 42 Drachen. 43 Echo . 44 Firebird . 45 Forest Fiend. 46 Ghoul, Théan. 47 The Great Grey . 48 Hounds of Night and Fog . 49 Kobold/Gargoyle, Théan . 50 Leshii . 51 Leviathan . 52 Mirror Ghost . 53 Night . ..