Bestiary Thread

[alex_greene]

We have a Common Magic thread going - now, a bestiary thread.

Put your creatures here. Material beasts, please: non-sentient, because I've got another one set up for humanoid races and yet another one for incorporeals, including diseases.

Use the format for beastly stats as shown in Monsters of Legend. Give average figures as well as the dice to roll, CAs, natural weapons, natural armour. Whatever they have going for them.

Just after the title, put a category, species type and feeding habits; Sauropod, Big oversized bus of a bronto, herbivore.

Describe its habits and habitat. Is it solitary, or are you going to get engulfed in wave upon wave of the furry little critters if you disturb their nest? Do they like people, or do they dive bomb and buzz passers-by with unmatched ferocity? (Gods help you if they excrete gold when they dive bomb you ... H'mm. "Alchemy Crows ...")

Lastly, list any special powers it may have, including typical flight speed if it flies, and whether or not it excretes gold. If you have to create a new power, write it down here.

Go for it.

 

[Prime_Evil]

Would it be a good idea to have a dedicated thread for environmental hazards such as poisons, diseases, traps, flesh-eating slimes, quicksand pits, exploding mushrooms, and the like? As a skill-oriented game, I've always thought that the various BRP / RQ variants provide excellent tools for designing these (although I note that the Legend rules say very little about traps at the moment - a curious omission....)

 

[mwsasser]

Slightly off topic but can somebody repost the efforts of these threads on a Legend web/wiki site? I would but don't have the site to post them to at this time.

 

[alex_greene]

Would it be a good idea to have a dedicated thread for environmental hazards such as poisons, diseases, traps, flesh-eating slimes, quicksand pits, exploding mushrooms, and the like? As a skill-oriented game, I've always thought that the various BRP / RQ variants provide excellent tools for designing these (although I note that the Legend rules say very little about traps at the moment - a curious omission....)

You mean like this?

 

[mwsasser]

In case nobody remembers, Dan True's Ebberon has a bunch of good monster conversions in it. Although I doubt he's want them posted here in ones or twos. May he's like to post a list of them? I'd do it but it's his thunder, not mine.

 

[Prime_Evil]

Should we upload our stuff to the MRQ wiki? Or is there now a dedicated Legend wiki?

 

[Dan True]

In case nobody remembers, Dan True's Ebberon has a bunch of good monster conversions in it. Although I doubt he's want them posted here in ones or twos. May he's like to post a list of them? I'd do it but it's his thunder, not mind.

The following beast and monster conversions from D&D can be found in the Eberron Konversion (see link in my signature) in Chapter 12 - Friends, Foes and Perils

Beholder
Couatls
Demon, Babau
Demon, Succubus
Demon, Quasit
Devils, Barbazu
Devils, Hell Hound
Devils, Imp
Dinosaur, Clawfoot
Dinosaur, Glidewing
Dryad
Illithid
Horse, Valenar Riding
Karrnathi Skeleton
Karrnathi Zombie
Magebred Animal
Ochre Jelly
Rakshasa (Outsider)
Rakshasa, Zakya (Outsider)
Undying Soldier
Warforged Titan

 

[Bifford]

I'd love to get some stats etc for normal actual beasts.

I had to make up on the go the stats for a Wild Boar...so your general every day critters would be great!???

 

[Darkholme]

What was wrong with the boar in Monsters of Legend?

 

[Bifford]

I don't have the Monsters of Legend lol.

So had no idea there's one in there....but that was just one example anyway!

[EDIT] I Now do have the Monsters of Legend, as well as the Arms of Legend so yay me!

 

[Prime_Evil]

By the terrible power of thread necromancy, I conjure thee - O, sphinx....

SPHINX
======================

STR:	3D6+12	(23)
CON:	3D6		(11)
SIZ:	2D6+12	(19)
INT:   3D6+6	 (17)
POW:	2D6+15   (21)
DEX:	3D6 	  (11)
CHA:	2D6+9	 (15)

Combat Actions   3
Damage Modifier  +1d8
Magic Points	  21
Movement		   12m
Strike Rank	   +14

Traits:         Night Sight
Armour:         Hide (AP 2; No Armour Penalty).

Skills:
-------------------------------
Athletics         70%
Evade             40%
Lore (Riddles)    75%
Lore (History)    45%
Oratory           45%
Perception        65%
Persistence       50%
Resilience        40% 
Stealth           40%
Survival          50%

Combat Styles:
-------------------------------
Foreclaw         60%
Bite             55%

1D20 	Hit Location 	AP/HP
------------------------------
1–3 	 Right Hind Leg   2/6
4–6 	 Left Hind Leg    2/6
7–9 	 Hindquarters     2/7
10–12   Forequarters     2/8
13–15   Right Front Leg  2/6
16–18   Left Front Leg   2/6
19–20 	Head 	        2/6

Weapons
-----------------------------------------------------------
Type 	  Size  Reach 	Damage 		AP/HP 		  Range
Claw		M	  M	     1D6+1D8	   As for Leg    —
Bite   	M	  T	     1D6+1D8	   As for Head   —

Magic
-----------------------------------------------------------
Sorcery (Any Grimoire) 48%: 1d6+1 random sorcery spells. 

A sphinx is a solitary creature with the body of a lion and the head of a beautiful human woman. These creatures are fascinated by riddles and enigmas, gathering many fragments of obscure lore in their travels. 

The Sphinx is designated as Open Game Content and may be used in accordance with the terms of the Open Game License

 

[Bifford]

I find the Monsters of Legend book decidedly lacking in the common and every day animals of Earth as is. I would like stats for all our native animals. Mongoose has lobbed them all under the moniker of "cattle", but what of Deer, wilderbeast, oxen, shire horses, rabid dogs, lock ness, yeti, leopards, lynx, tigers, lions.

The list could go on and on!!

 

[Prime_Evil]

I find the Monsters of Legend book decidedly lacking in the common and every day animals of Earth as is. I would like stats for all our native animals. Mongoose has lobbed them all under the moniker of "cattle", but what of Deer, wilderbeast, oxen, shire horses, rabid dogs, lock ness, yeti, leopards, lynx, tigers, lions.

The list could go on and on!!

Ok...so have a Yeti then!

YETI
======================

STR:	6D6+15	(36)
CON:	2D6+6	 (13)
SIZ:	4D6+12   (26)
INT:   2D6	   (7)
POW:	3D6      (11)
DEX:	3D6+3 	(14)
CHA:	2D6	   (7)

Combat Actions   2
Damage Modifier  +2d6
Magic Points	  11
Movement		   8m
Strike Rank	   +11

Traits:         Cold Resistance (+50% to Resilience and Survival rolls to resist cold)
Armour:         Thick Fur (AP 3; No Armour Penalty).

Skills:
-------------------------------
Athletics         70%
Brawn             75%
Evade             40%
Perception        50%
Persistence       40%
Resilience        60% 
Stealth           35%
Survival          60%

Combat Styles:
-------------------------------
Claw             55%
Bite             60%

1D20 	Hit Location 	AP/HP
------------------------------
1–3 	 Right Leg 	   3/8
4–6 	 Left Leg 	    3/8
7–9 	 Abdomen         3/9
10–12   Chest           3/10
13–15   Right Arm       3/7
16–18   Left Arm        3/7
19–20   Head            3/8

Weapons
-----------------------------------------------------------
Type 	  Size  Reach 	Damage 		AP/HP 		  Range
Claw		M	  L	     1D6+2D6	   As for Arm    —
Bite   	M	  T	     1D8+2D6	   As for Head   —

The Yeti is designated as Open Game Content and may be used in accordance with the terms of the Open Game License

 

[warlock1971]

Feel like helping out by conjuring an aboleth? Pretty please ... :lol:

 

[hanszurcher]

Wow, it's nice to see some beautiful ASCII formatting.

 

[Prime_Evil]

Wow, it's nice to see some beautiful ASCII formatting.

Thank you!

The formatting used by these boards destroys statblocks, but I've figured out a way around it.

 

[Prime_Evil]

Feel like helping out by conjuring an aboleth? Pretty please ... :lol:

I'll see what I can do. It's a while since I looked at the aboleth, but I recall that its got some pretty funky powers.

 

[warlock1971]

Feel like helping out by conjuring an aboleth? Pretty please ... :lol:

I'll see what I can do. It's a while since I looked at the aboleth, but I recall that its got some pretty funky powers.

Thanks a lot, I am quite new with Legend and still need to properly understand the scaling of monsters vs. PCs!

I have a campaign in mind where the Boss is an Aboleth, pulling the strings with their Psionic powers. I am working, furiously, on a Sandbox Fantasy Campaign and want to use the Aboleth in the first Adventure Path.

 

[DamonJynx]

Wow, it's nice to see some beautiful ASCII formatting.

Thank you!

The formatting used by these boards destroys statblocks, but I've figured out a way around it.

And pray tell, how is this accomplished? If it isn't too complex and is doable by folks with a 65% or less Computing Skill!

 

[Darkholme]

If you put stuff in a {code}(but with square brackets) tag, it shows the text in a font where all characters are the same width; which makes for easier lining ups.