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Warlock! - Phantasmagoria
Warlock! - Phantasmagoria
Warlock! - Phantasmagoria
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CONTENTS
Beasts of the Kingdom 3 Giant slug
Gauntman 63
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Aerial hunter 7
Acid beast 9 Hag 65
Assassin demon 11 Harbinger 67
Beaked bear 13 Headless horror 69
Clawed demon 15 Hunger tree 71
Cockatrice 17 Husk 73
Cold one 19 Impling 75
Copper scorpion 21 Knife ghoul 77
Corpse hound 23 Lurker 79
Corpse possessor 25 Manikin 81
Corrupted ghost 27 Miniature dragon 83
Crab beast 29 Nightmare 85
Cursed witch 31 Patchwork demon 87
Dark mind 33 Phantasm 89
Darkman 35 Revenants 91
Death maggots 37 Sea demons 93
Deep fisher 39 Sea dragon 95
Dogman 41 Serpentine 97
Enchanted weapons 43 Slime 99
Ethereal snake 45 Spider cursed 101
Face stealer 47 Stone giant 103
Fanged water horse 49 Tunnel horror 105
Fire bird 51 Unspeakable thing 107
Flesh borers 53 Vaporous devil 109
Floating heads 55 Winged hunter 111
Flymen 57 Winged snake 113
Gargoyles 59 Wyrm 115
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Beasts of the Kingdom
The arrival of the manticore that I later learned
was called Strix to my tower in Grim Biskerstaf
was a considerable annoyance. It was nesting in my
second library, and no doubt soiling some of the
priceless works therein. Something had to be done.
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me
Alas, I fear that much of what Skrix told
this,
was pure fantasy, and I have annotated
nk,
my copy of the work, accordingly. To be fra
t, or
I fear many of these creatures do not exis
ons,
were 'one-offs', perhaps corrupted by dem
ish
rather than new species. Perhaps the fool
in-
folk of Grim Biskerstaf can be persuaded to
only
vestigate? I doubt it - they are uncomm
cowardly.
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sb y. Su ch sig ht s to be seen from the
of Hel m
ming you can hang
creature's back! Assu
on...
AERIAL HUNTER
Type Monster
Actions/round 1
Weapon/skill/damage Claws/9/1d6+2
Armour None
Adventuring skills 6
Stamina 15
Notes Beast
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I have heard that goblins of the Rockeater clan raise these
monsters, and attach vials of the acid to the ends of their
arrows. A nasty surprise to their enemies I'd say!
ACID BEAST
Type Monster
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Acidic touch/10/2d6
Armour Hide 1d3
Adventuring skills 4
Stamina 29
Notes Beast
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G mu st fin d out how to sum mon one of the se thi ngs ! I have
I
self...
plenty of enemies of whom I would dearly love to rid my
ASSASSIN DEMON
Type Monster
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Claws/10/2d6
Armour None
Adventuring skills 4
Stamina 26
Notes Beast
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G ha t a ri di cu lo us creature!
olkepper and I a gr ee . W
For once D
BEAKED BEAR
Type Monster
Actions/round 3
Weapon/skill/damage Claws and beak/8/2d6
Armour Fur 1d3
Adventuring skills 4
Stamina 27
Notes Beast
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Stupid things, really of limited capabilities. The best use of
them is as shock troops to soften up a foe, as they take glee
in carnage and destruction. They are too stupid to act as
guards.
CLAWED DEMON
Type Monster
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Claws/10/2d6+1
Armour Hide 1d6
Adventuring skills 8
Stamina 25
Notes Beast
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COCKATRICE
Type Monster
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Claws and spiked tail/8/2d6
Armour Feathers, 1d3
Adventuring skills 4
Stamina 22
Notes Intelligent
co rr up te d m ag ic ia ns . I m ys el f have the
These are creations of on e in to th e sewers
sh ou ld re le as e
spell somewhere. Perhaps I
and see what occurs?
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he ar d of su ch a cr ea tu re . Fa scinating. I
I have never em s to be all
so m e po in t - th er e se
must head south at la nds.
e be in gs do wn in th e wa rm
manner of strang
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GI have seen one of these at the
travelling fair
that came through Grim Biskers
taf. I thought
it was a forgery I must confess - it
did very little
and appeared quite dead until th
e 'tamer' prod-
ded it with a stick. But it was wi
nter I suppose,
so their may be truth in Strix's
words.
COLD ONE
Type Monster
Actions/round 1
Weapon/skill/damage Weapons/10/-
Armour Armour
Adventuring skills 7
Stamina 19
Notes Intelligent
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I have a dr
am of this
very small q poison somep
uantities it lace. In
isfying flav adds a rich a
our to soups nd sat-
much is sad and meat dis
ly fatal. hes. Too
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I have heard that some clans of goblins have tamed
ht
these beasts and use them as mounts - a fearsome sig
indeed!
COPPER SCORPION
Type Monster
Actions/round 3
Weapon/skill/damage Claws and stinger/9/2d6+2
Armour Carapace 2d6
Adventuring skills 4
Stamina 15
Notes Beast
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h a
t fo ol T a ll ow had a scroll wit
That fa ese things, but
was
a k e on e of th
spell to m fr om him, and have
it . I to ok it
afraid to use n ce . It seems a simple
it ev er si
been studying da rk , a nd I know not
a gi c is
spell, but the m d it somewhere sa
fe. I
. I h a v e se cu re
the origin er , but in truth I fe
ar
u dy it fu rt h
want to st
it...
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CORPSE HOUND
Type Undead
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Bite and claws/7/1d6+2
Armour Bones 1d3
Adventuring skills 6
Stamina 21
Notes Beast
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CORPSE POSSESSOR
Type Spirit
Actions/round 1
Weapon/skill/damage -
Armour Only harmed by magic
Adventuring skills -
Stamina 7
Notes -
Necromancy is
real, as is corru
can easily see th ption, so I
at such things m
Though I hope I ight exist.
never encounter
one.
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I have been working on a gh os t th at I re
d
ce iv
us e
ed fr
it
om the necro-
to wr ec k havoc
rr up t it , an
mancer in his tower. I will co
t th e ci ty . Th e si m pl e pl ea su res!
abou
CORRUPTED GHOST
Type Undead
Actions/round 3
Weapon/skill/damage Weapon/7/1d6+2
Armour Only harmed by magic
Adventuring skills 5
Stamina 18
Notes Intelligent
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Type Monster
Actions/round 1
Weapon/skill/damage Claws/6/1d6+2
Armour Carapace, 1d6
Adventuring skills 4
Stamina 12
Notes Intelligent
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these creatures must know...
things
CURSED WITCH
Type Monster
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Weapons/7/-
Armour Armour
Adventuring skills 8
Stamina 23
Notes Intelligent 1d6 spells
of monster overlords
I find the idea of a race
be somewhat hu-
with squid-like heads to
oro us . As if su ch th in gs existed, in the dark
m
fall of the Kingdom.
depths, scheming the down
pping up too much of
I think Skrix has been la
the Rebeck brandy...
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DARK MIND
Type Monster
Actions/round 1
Weapon/skill/damage Claws/12/2d6
Armour None
Adventuring skills 8
Stamina 33
Notes Intelligent
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se w it h n ec ro m a n ce rs , and
pe r sp ea k s ru b b is h. I conver
D ol k ep
m a n d t he se st ra n ge cr eatures
ween t he
there is no connection bet fo r co rp se s. W ho k n ew the dead
pet it io n
- in fact they are in com
could be so popular!
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I fancy these
creatures collec
necromancers, t samples for
alongside body
other ne’er-do- snatchers and
wells.
DARKMAN
Type Monster
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Bite and claws/5/1d6+3
Armour None
Adventuring skills 7
Stamina 17
Notes Intelligent
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G I had one of these as a pet. I called it Devond, it was
friendly in a nasty kind of way.
DEATH MAGGOTS
Type Monster
Actions/round 1
Weapon/skill/damage -/-/-
Armour None
Adventuring skills 6
Stamina 3
Notes Beast
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How ridiculous! An underwater
race of balls
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h tripe. Really
with eyes! I have never heard suc
Strix outdid himself this time.
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DEEP FISHER
Type Monster
Actions/round 3
Weapon/skill/damage Claws and bite/11/2d6
Armour Hide 1d6
Adventuring skills 6
Stamina 30
Notes Intelligent, 2 spells
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Strix again sp
eaks foolishnes
men, plain an s. These are un
d simple, and -
and wretched just as filthy
as their comp
heard that un anions. I hav
men have been e
Grim Biskersta spotted about
f, but I have y
I wonder why et to see them.
they have com
where it is so da e into the city
ngerous for them ,
?
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GDOGMAN
Type Monster
Actions/round 1
Weapon/skill/damage Weapon/6/-
Armour Armour
Adventuring skills 6
Stamina 14
Notes Beast
Dolkepper is such a fool. The traitor bred these beasts, and allowed
their pack instincts to dominate their behaviour. I seek some of
these for my own, but most perished in the battle of Pomperburg.
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G My laboratory is guarded by a suit of armour upon whi
ch
I have placed this glamour. It did well in despatchi
ng
some inquisitive unmen who thought me easy pickings.
ENCHANTED WEAPONS
Type Spirit
Actions/round 1d3
Weapon/skill/damage Weapon/7/-
Armour Only harmed by magic
Adventuring skills 7
Stamina 15
Notes Beast
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GFestus tells me he had one of th
ese snakes, a
k his meals.
small specimen, that he used to coo
Pure rubbish.
ETHEREAL SNAKE
Type Monster
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Bite/6/1d6+2
Armour None
Adventuring skills 4
Stamina 18
Notes Beast
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s to
be li ev e th es e cr ea tures exist. It seem
I don't d by fools who wish
ju st a li e sp re a
me this is h er ently good - evil
m a n k in d is in
to believe ools.
ed s th er ef or e re qu ire evil creatures. F
de
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FACE STEALER
Type Monster
Actions/round 1
Weapon/skill/damage Weapons/8/-
Armour None
Adventuring skills 7
Stamina 16
Notes Intelligent
Ignore Dolkepper. H
e knows nothing of
Many of the rich a true evil, the dota
nd powerful are fac rd.
voices with mufflin e stealers, hiding the
g handkerchiefs ir
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Here is a strange
beast! I don't beli
ists. I mean, is it eve it ex-
a snake, a lizard
Six legs? Seems en , or a bird?
tirely fictitious to
is convinced it exis me. Strix
ts however, and fl
sulk when I sugges ew into a
ted otherwise.
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FANGED WATER HORSE
Type Monster
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Bite/6/1d6+2
Armour Hide 1d3
Adventuring skills 4
Stamina 22
Notes Beast
hav e eat en the kid ney s of a fan ged wa ter hor se at one of my
I
father's parties. Dolkepper wasn't invited.
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th er m a k es a co n v enient fire-light-
A single fea m os t impressive way
n d, a n d is a
er I have fou
to light a pipe.
FIRE BIRD
Type Monster
Actions/round 1
Weapon/skill/damage Talons/5/2d6
Armour None
Adventuring skills 6
Stamina 14
Notes Beast
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FLESH BORERS
Type Monster
Actions/round 1
Weapon/skill/damage Bite/4/special
Armour -
Adventuring skills -
Stamina 1
Notes Beast
, bu t I w ou ld be ke en to st udy them.
I have never seen these grubs br in gs a n in fected corpse
r a ny on e w ho
I shall offer a reward fo
to the city.
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FLOATING HEADS
Type Monster
Actions/round 1
Weapon/skill/damage Bite/4/1d6
Armour None
Adventuring skills 6
Stamina 5
Notes Intelligent
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FLYMEN
Type Monster
Actions/round 1
Weapon/skill/damage Claws/6/1d6+2
Armour None
Adventuring skills 4
Stamina 15
Notes Beasts
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GARGOYLES
Type Monster
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Bite and claws/7/2d6
Armour Stone hide 1d6
Adventuring skills 7
Stamina 14
Notes Beast
te ac he rs is th e ga rg oy le Sh iz zen , wh o sits
One of my greatest
ch of th e Th ri ce Bl es se d. He is old and has seen
atop the chur
in gs . D olk ep pe r al so ta lk s to th is cr eature - I wonder
many th
what they discuss?
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GGIANT SLUG
Type Monster
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Bite/6/2d6
Armour None
Adventuring skills 4
Stamina 32
Notes Beast
se destruc-
What is there to say? Mindless creatures that cau
tion fr no apparent reason. Much to admire in fact.
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se random
Stupid creatures, but good if you are looking to cau
where you
destruction. The tricky part is getting them to go
want them to!
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GAUNTMAN
Type Monster
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Stamp and beat/6/3d6+1
Armour Hide 1d6
Adventuring skills 6
Stamina 41
Notes Beast
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GHAG
Type Monster
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Claws/4/1d6+2
Armour None
Adventuring skills 6
Stamina 21
Notes Intelligent, 1d6 spells
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e
tu re s tr ie d to tell me the tim
ea
One of these cr ea th . I in te rrupted it to te
ll
my d
and manner of w a s n ig h , b ef ore striking it
death
it that its own é!
w it h a n a rc a ne blast. Touch
dead
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Never heard of such a creature. Should I meet one I
would have
many questions to ask...
HARBINGER
Type Spirit
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Weapons/9/-
Armour Armour
Adventuring skills 6
Stamina 19
Notes Intelligent
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deed. In my
ds that col-
experience it is brigan
entities are
lect heads - no spectral
required!
HEADLESS HORROR
Type Spirit
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Slashing weapon/11/-
Armour Only harmed by magic
Adventuring skills 5
Stamina 19
Notes Intelligent
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er tr ee wo od ar e ex ce ll en t fo r da rk magics - I have
Staffs of hung
d.
one myself and it cannot be faulte
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GI spoke to a treem
protect the woods
an of these things
. He says they
, but unlike his
dark and fey, an folk they are
d cannot be reaso
this reason they ned with. For
are dangerous an
by all. d best avoided
HUNGER TREE
Type Monster
Actions/round 3
Weapon/skill/damage Branches/5/1d6
Armour Bark 1d6
Adventuring skills -
Stamina 15
Notes Beast
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i-
th e ro om s of m y tower is an mumm
In one of m e from one of these
h ic h I be li ev e ca
fied arm w es if I get too close. I
on a ll y it m ov
beings. Occasi t to ol to frighten the
n ex ce ll en
have found it a ces.
h o pe ri od ic a ll y be g to be my apprenti
fools w
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GI have some corpse-powder somewhere here... An
excellent poison, it
causes asphyxiation when breathed in. I ha
ven't had need to use
it yet. Yet...
HUSK
Type Undead
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Claws/7/1d6+2
Armour None
Adventuring skills 4
Stamina 19
Notes Beast
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o n o n e o f these some-
m
spell to sum ut it... No
I have the er w h e r e I p
n't rememb t, I have se
en
where. I ca u r e s d o e x is
ese creat Honheim ha
d
matter. Th Z e n n t h o f
ld master rtainly didn
't
them, my o s, a n d it c e
hing it wa d you have
one. Nasty t su m m o n e
parently if able - fail
like me. Ap it t o b e l ik e
to persuade
one chance in trouble...
n d y o u 'r e
that a
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G IMPLING
Type Monster
Actions/round 1
Weapon/skill/damage Claws/7/1d6
Armour None
Adventuring skills 6
Stamina 6
Notes Intelligent
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KNIFE GHOUL
Type Undead
Actions/round 1
Weapon/skill/damage Claws/7/1d6+2
Armour None
Adventuring skills 4
Stamina 17
Notes Beast
ng
r who boasted of havi
I know a necromance dn't
ch co ns tr u ct s in hi s personal army. I di
su in
ev e hi m , an d I' m no t sure I believe Strix
beli
to th es e cr ea tu re s - it all seems very far-
regard
fetched.
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LURKER
Type Monster
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Bite and claws/7/2d6
Armour Hide 1d6
Adventuring skills 5
Stamina 18
Notes Beast
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MANIKIN
Type Monster
Actions/round 1
Weapon/skill/damage Weapons/6/1d6
Armour None
Adventuring skills 4
Stamina 7
Notes -
So
w ou ld de ar ly lo ve a dragon companion.
I l
at te m pt s to lo ca te a scroll with the spel
far,
ch on!
have failed, but I sear
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Miniature dragons? Huh, give me an impling any day.
MINIATURE DRAGON
Type Monster
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Claws/9/1d6
Armour Hide 1d3
Adventuring skills 6
Stamina 15
Notes Intelligent
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NIGHTMARE
Type Spirit
Actions/round 1
Weapon/skill/damage Hooves/8/1d6+1
Armour None
Adventuring skills 3
Stamina 18
Notes Beast
ch a cr ea tu re as my mo un t, when the
I would like su
ri se up in th e tr ai to r' s na me . I drink the
time comes to
in g on dr ea ms in th e ho pe s of su mmoning
skull-potion to br
one which I can bargain with.
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ic e bo as t of su ch a cr ea tu re as their
The unmen in my serv d we ha ve ha d many
is be as t, an
leader. I have encountered th a ho rr ib le ki nd of way.
bl e cr ea tu re , in
dealings. Truly a remarka
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PATCHWORK DEMON
Type Monster
Actions/round 3
Weapon/skill/damage Claws/11/2d6+1
Armour Hide 1d3
Adventuring skills 7
Stamina 27
Notes Beast
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lt of that en-
I met one of these. As a resu
of my wands
counter I had broken one
leg. Needless
and lost the use of my left
new my ac-
to say, I am not keen to re
quaintance!
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PHANTASM
Type Spirit
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Drain/5/Special
Armour Harmed only by magic
Adventuring skills 6
Stamina 11
Notes Beast
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REVENANTS
Type Undead
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Weapons/9/-
Armour Armour
Adventuring skills 7
Stamina 22
Notes Intelligent
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atures in my first
I have the body of one of these cre
e wall. It is very
library, dried and mounted on th
s are excellent for
ugly to look upon, but its spine
e thing has some
holding my smoking robes, so th
use at least.
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SEA DEMONS
Type Monster
Actions/round 1
Weapon/skill/damage Weapons/9/-
Armour None
Adventuring skills 8
Stamina 16
Notes Intelligent
ce
d' S el z in th e north has a pala
The king of l of on e of these crea-
th e sh el
built around om th a t land told me.
a n t fr
tures, so a merch ge t p a ssed the shell
ce y ou
Apparently, on in and easily k
illed.
de li ca te w it h
they are
o.
They taste good to
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GRubbish. Such creatures sadly no
longer exist, if they every
lived at all.
SEA DRAGON
Type Monster
Actions/round 4
Weapon/skill/damage Claws/10/2d6+2
Armour Shell 2d6
Adventuring skills 6
Stamina 45
Notes Intelligent
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SERPENTINE
Type Monster
Actions/round 1
Weapon/skill/damage Weapon/5/-
Armour Hide 1d6
Adventuring skills 7
Stamina 12
Notes Intelligent
n of
is so u nd s li k e an ot he r preposterous inventio
Th her
x. So m et im es it is w orth letting him blat
Stri
ca n be ve ry en te rt aining to see what he
on - it
dreams up!
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G al l ov er th e en tr an ce to my den. Some-
I have pla nt ed sli me s
ing - I can hear
times unmen are too inquisitive for my lik
their screams as they encounter my 'pets'...
SLIME
Type Monster
Actions/round 1
Weapon/skill/damage Acid/-/Special
Armour None
Adventuring skills -
Stamina 15
Notes Beast
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s
er s ar e w ic k ed th in gs, and these creature
Spid
be tt er . I ho pe I ne ve r meet such beasts...
are no
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I have learned the words of this curse, that turns men into
spider-things. I plan to use it on that fat fool Tallow.
SPIDER CURSED
Type Monster
Actions/round 3
Weapon/skill/damage Bite/5/1d6
Armour Hide 1d3
Adventuring skills 4
Stamina 21
Notes Beast
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G one,
a st s so S tr ix sa ys. I've never seen
Huge be se who has. An
other
of a n y on e el
or heard
r.
fabrication I fea
STONE GIANT
Type Monster
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Fists/9/2d6+2
Armour Skin 1d6
Adventuring skills 6
Stamina 34
Notes Intelligent
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TUNNEL HORROR
Type Monster
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Claws/7/1d6+1
Armour Hide 1d3
Adventuring skills 5
Stamina 13
Notes Beast
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UNSPEAKABLE THING
Type Monster
Actions/round 3
Weapon/skill/damage Tentacles/10/2d6+2
Armour None
Adventuring skills 6
Stamina 36
Notes Beast
n if es t . E v en I w ou ld he sitate to
ma
This thing is corruption
a li n gs w it h su ch a fo u l being...
have de
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VAPOROUS DEVIL
Type Spirit
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Claws/10/2d6+1
Armour Only harmed by magic
Adventuring skills 6
Stamina 19
Notes Intelligent
m e of th e. .. Fo ul er bo ok s I ow n, that some
It is written in so co m e su ch crea-
of ou r ag e ha ve be
of the greatest wizards B ut I must have
us t le ar n to av oi d!
tures - a fate I m
th es e! I m us t! Wh at I co ul d learn...
one of
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Horrible beasts. Two were seen above Pomperburg be-
fore the war. I tried to converse with them and they
were most rude. I suspect Strix gets on well with
them due to their joint love of the airs.
WINGED HUNTER
Type Monster
Actions/round 1
Weapon/skill/damage Claws/9/1d6+2
Armour None
Adventuring skills 6
Stamina 15
Notes Intelligent
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I allowed one of these to bite me in order to see my
future. I saw nothing by fire and death, which suits
me well.
WINGED SNAKE
Type Monster
Actions/round 2
Weapon/skill/damage Bite/9/1d6+21
Armour Hide 1d3
Adventuring skills 8
Stamina 22
Notes Beast
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an d ch ea t, th ey ar e wi th ou t an y ki nd of honour.
Wyrms lie
Much like me. I think we would get on.
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conversation
rm once, and
had many
s with him in
He had looted my youth.
the dwarven
tledon, and u hold of This-
sed the rubies
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WYRM
Type Monster
Actions/round 3
Weapon/skill/damage Claws and bite/10/2d6+2
Armour Hide 1d6
Adventuring skills 6
Stamina 24
Notes Intelligent, 1d6 spells
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