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Elemental, Fire/Water

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Fire Water
FREQUENCY:
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ACTIVITY CYCLE: Very rare Very rare
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12 HD: 9
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other common elementals, water elementals rarely speak on the Prime
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on rocky shores and the howl of an ocean gale.
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pear beneath the waves and suddenly swell up behind its opponent.
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on the Prime Material plane, though their voices can be heard in the doing 5-30 points of damage.
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ÀUH DW D –2 or immediately begin to burn. water, it can be called upon to serve in a battle on dry land, close to
the body of water from which it arose. However, the movement of the
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Elemental, Air Kin

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Sylph Aerial Servant
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FREQUENCY: or treetops
ORGANIZATION: Very rare Very rare
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Solitary Solitary
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NO. APPEARING: 1 1
ARMOR CLASS: 9 3
MOVEMENT:
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THAC0: 3 16
NO. OF ATTACKS: 17 5
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 0 1
SPECIAL ATTACKS: 0
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Sylphs are beautiful, humanoid women with wings like dragonflies. Ecology: Sylphs usually maintain their distance from the more mundane
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EOXH SXUSOH RU JUHHQ 7KH\ ZHDU ÁRZLQJ GLDSKDQRXV UREHV ZKLFK DF- monsters occasionally feed on them, but they are in greater danger from
cent their wings or hair. evil humanoid males who attempt to capture them for dark purposes.

Sylphs are related to air elementals and to nymphs, perhaps originat- Aerial Servant
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elemental once each week. less humanoids of sparkling blue smoke, with empty eyes, a slash for a

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Sylph nests are highly individualistic, some formed from whatever al servant has a Strength of 23 and attacks by grabbing and strangling
materials are available, others are elaborate retreats perched in tall trees opponents, causing damage with the hit, and in each round, until the
or carved into mountains. Sylphs prefer simple and light possessions,
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wealth for furnishings, such as light draperies, silks, and pillows. percentage chance equal to the percentage of exceptional Strength.
Creatures with 18/00 Strength and above break free easily. Creatures
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sylphs are female and mate with humanoid males, preferring elves,
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ter conception, the sylph lays a pearly egg in a special nest, and sum- invisible.
mons an air elemental to guard it. Six months later, the egg hatches a
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behind a protection from evil, because the servants resent being sum-
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tation. Sylphs live for up to 1,000 years, retaining their youthful looks
throughout their lives. $HULDO VHUYDQWV DUH ZDQGHUHUV GUDZQ WR DUHDV RI H[WUHPH ZHDWKHU ,I

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news, renew friendships, and welcome young sylphs. only way it can reproduce.

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per month, or suffer 1d8 damage per day over 30 that they go without
feeding.

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Elemental, Earth Kin

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Pech Sandling
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FREQUENCY: tropical, sandy or
ORGANIZATION: Rare subterranean
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Clan Rare
DIET: Darkness Solitary
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NO. APPEARING: 5-20 1
ARMOR CLASS: 3 3
MOVEMENT: 9 12, Br 6
HIT DICE: 4 4
THAC0: 17 17
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: By weapon +3 2-16
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have extensive mines in the deepest regions of the Prime Material plane. 7KHVH FUHDWXUHV DUH FRPSRVHG RI VLOLFDWHV DQG RULJLQDWHG RQ WKH HOHPHQ-
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have infravision to 120 feet. QL]DEOH RQO\ E\ WKHP
Sandlings are not aggressive unless provoked, but guard their ter-
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for work and armament, and are usually equipped with equal numbers ULWRULHV IURP LQWUXGHUV ,I VWHSSHG RQ D VDQGOLQJ UHÁH[LYHO\ OXQJHV XS-
of each. Pech have 18/50 Strength. ZDUG WUDSSLQJ PDQ VL]HG RSSRQHQWV RSSRQHQWV UHFHLYH D ² SHQ-

(DFK SHFK FDQ FDVW IRXU stone shape and four stone tell spells per day. DOW\ WR VXUSULVH UROOV ZKHQ DWWDFNHG LQ WKLV PDQQHU ,I WKH VDQGOLQJ KLWV
)RXU SHFK FDQ EDQG WRJHWKHU WR FDVW D wall of stone spell as a 16th-level its targets, they are unable to attack or defend for 1d4 rounds. Sandlings
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and its attacks cause only half normal damage.
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galeb duhr, pech are quite capable of knocking them to rubble, as their 6DQGOLQJV KDYH QR VRFLHW\ DQG WKHLU ÀHUFH GHIHQVH RI WKHLU WHUULWRULHV
knowledge of stone allows them full attack capability against such usually precludes cooperation, even with other members of their own
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maximum damage. UDFH 7KH\ OLYH RQ PLQHUDOV EXW GHVSLVH RUJDQLF PDWWHU DOZD\V PRYLQJ
several hundred yards from any place they have killed an intruder.
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DQG WKH\ DUH TXLFN WR DVN RWKHUV WR GRXVH OLJKWV 7KHLU ODLUV DUH FRQ- then reproduces by budding. Sandling buds split from their par-
structed with numerous choke points so that walls of stone can quickly
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contain 50-100 trade gems plus 5-30 dishes and utensils worked from Sandlings have little effect on an ecosystem, taking only a fraction
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treatment.

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Elemental, Fire Kin

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Salamander Fire Snake
FREQUENCY: Special )LUHV
ORGANIZATION: Rare 8QFRPPRQ
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Pack Pack
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HIT DICE: Chaotic evil
THAC0:
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2-5 1-6
DAMAGE/ATTACK:
SPECIAL ATTACKS: 5/3 6
SPECIAL DEFENSES:
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 94
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rial plane for reasons known only to them. in salamander lairs.

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red hair. Both aspects have glowing yellow eyes that sometimes switch rumored that they have some sort of dealings with the efreeti.
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highly polished steel. When encountered on the Prime plane, salamanders can be found
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pendages that appear to burn but are never consumed.
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same time, it can lash out and coil around an opponent with its snake-
like tail, constricting for 2d6 points of damage, plus an additional 1d6 Fire Snake
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the spear and constriction damage. 6RPH ODUJH SHUPDQHQW ÀUHV FRQWDLQ G RI WKHVH FUHDWXUHV WKRXJK LQ
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Elemental, Water Kin

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Nereid Water Weird
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gether, led by the eldest.
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to their dooms. 3ROOXWHG ZDWHUV GUDLQ QHUHLGV· YLJRU DQG HYHQ JRRG QHUHLGV PD\ DW-
WDFN WKRVH ZKR SROOXWH WKHLU ODLUV 1HUHLGV GR QRW YDOXH PHWDOV EXW VDYH
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other than cavorting in water.
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form, usually as voluptuous young females with long, golden hair, Ecology: 1HUHLG VKDZOV FRPPDQG KDQGVRPH VXPV EXW DUH VHOGRP VROG
SHDUO\ ZKLWH VNLQ DQG VSDUNOLQJ JUHHQ H\HV 7KHLU YRLFHV DQG VRQJV DQG DUH YHU\ UDUH 2QH ZKR KROGV D VKDZO FDQ XVH WKH HQVODYHG QHUHLG DV
a guide on the plane of Water.
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Water Weird
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confronted by only females, the nereid appears in a male guise, but a countered on the Prime Material plane, as they are usually magically
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sometimes be struck with the creature.
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the effects wear off. URXQG VSHQW LQ WKH ZDWHU UHTXLUHV DQRWKHU VDYLQJ WKURZ IDLOXUH LQGL-
cates death by drowning, which releases energy that the water weird
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movement to ¼ QRUPDO LQFUHDVH FKDQFHV RI GURZQLQJ E\ RU FUDVK HOHPHQWDO KDV D FKDQFH WR XVXUS FRQWURO RI LW
with a roar that deafens characters within 60 feet for 3d4 rounds if pre-
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points of damage. ,I UHGXFHG WR KS RU OHVV D ZDWHU ZHLUG LV GLVUXSWHG DQG LW UH IRUPV LQ
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for a giant eel, giant otter, giant poisonous snake, giant octopus, giant
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kiss causes a man to drown, unless he makes a successful saving throw
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which will accept commands to avoid damage to the shawl. Stories tell
of forlorn nereids who follow the ships of powerful foes who have sto-
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action to regain its soul-shawl.

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Elemental, Composite

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Tempest Skriaxit
FREQUENCY: Subtropical desert
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9-12 16 + 16 or 24 + 24
NO. OF ATTACKS:
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 9-10 HD: 11 5
SPECIAL ATTACKS:
11-12 HD: 9
SPECIAL DEFENSES:
12
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in the roiling vapors of the tempest. Silver veins extend across the crea- HUV $Q H[FHSWLRQDOO\ KXQJU\ RU SHUWXUEHG WHPSHVW PD\ XVH OLJKWQLQJ
to destroy an entire building to reach the creatures inside.
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damage as a chill touch spell, 1d4 points of damage and the loss of 1
municate with air and water elementals and their kin, and genies, point of Strength, unless the victim makes a successful saving throw vs.

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wind attack.
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voices are very soft and sibilant, with a hint of malice behind the words. $ WHPSHVW FDQ SURGXFH XS WR JDOORQV RI UDLQ SHU URXQG LI LW FRQ-
centrates and forgoes other attacks while raining. While precipitation
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victims.
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all weapons of less than +2 enchantment.
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each round, one using its wind powers and one using its lightning Habitat/Society: 7KHUH LV PXFK VSHFXODWLRQ DERXW WKH RULJLQ RI WKHVH EH-
power. LQJV ZKR DUH DSSDUHQWO\ UHODWHG WR HOHPHQWDOV DQG WR JHQLH NLQG 7HP-

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it may create a small whirlwind, which is conical in shape, 10 feet in di-
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cover an area of 100 square feet per round. Within that area, it auto- 7KHVH EHLQJV PD\ DOVR EH DWWUDFWHG E\ D weather summoning spell, with a
matically sweeps away and kills all creatures with less than 2 Hit Dice,
and causes 2d6 points of damage to all creatures which it fails to kill QRQ FXPXODWLYH FKDQFH RI DSSHDULQJ HDFK WLPH D VSHOO LV FDVW
outright.

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Elemental, Composite

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in some way and cannot retain human form. Whatever their origin, SHU URXQG SHU VNULD[LW VR LI WKHUH DUH VNULD[LWV LQ D SDFN YLFWLPV WDNH
WKH\ GR EUHHG DQG UHSURGXFH DV VWRUPV 7KRXJK ´PDOHµ DQG ´IH- 12 points of damage per round).

PDOHµ GR QRW WUXO\ GHVFULEH WKH GLIIHUHQW W\SHV RI WHPSHVWV WKHUH Within this sandstorm, the skriaxit pack constantly dispels magic as
are two genders. When living storms of different genders meet, they D WK OHYHO ZL]DUG

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may last more than a week. Hurricanes or tornadoes are produced ir- 2d10 points of damage on a successful strike.
regularly from the mass, to wreak havoc upon the surrounding area.
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storms, sometimes referred to as tantrums, often travel together until are susceptible to wards against air elementals.

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Dice each, and can use only the gust of wind power, besides producing WKH SDFN 7KLV FUHDWXUH KDV +LW 'LFH DQG JDLQV D ERQXV WR DW-
rain. tack and damage rolls.

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ture contained in animal bodies. Some sages speculate that their physi- IHDU QRWKLQJ EXW VLPSO\ GHOLJKW LQ GHVWUXFWLRQ 7KH\ IHHG RQ WHUURU DQG
cal form, or possibly some event in their history, causes them to hate GHVWUXFWLRQ RQFH WKH\ KDYH FDXVHG HQRXJK FDWDVWURSKH WKH\ VOHHS IRU
1d3 centuries. While asleep, they cannot be affected in any way by any
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animal brains cause pain to the tempest. and humanoids as playthings, with the same sadistic attitude as a hu-
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7HPSHVWV PD\ EH UHODWHG WR VNULD[LWV WKH OLYLQJ VDQGVWRUPV RI VRPH to humans bargain with them, but humans have nothing of interest to
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axit, and their relationship and possible interactions are completely
unknown. Ecology: Skriaxits feed upon the emotions of terror and fear they gener-
ate in those they destroy and kill.
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unable to cause harm to living creatures by draining their moisture, they Arctic Tempest
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opponents, as well as any water they may have precipitated during the the colder temperate lands. While they are similar to tempests in most
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humans. By removing water from a corpse, they render it inviable to cause snow to fall or cast ice storm VSHOOV 7KH DUFWLF WHPSHVW XVXDOO\ XVHV
return to life via a raise dead spell, though resurrection and other spells a hail form of ice storm, EXW PD\ XVH VOHHW LQVWHDG ,W FDQ FDXVH YHU\ FROG
work normally. VQRZ WR IDOO LQÁLFWLQJ G SRLQWV RI FROG GDPDJH WR WKRVH EHQHDWK LW
Victims who make a successful saving throw vs. spells suffer only half
When a tempest is killed, a silver residue rains down from its form. damage from the attack.

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tacks per round, one using a wind power, such as gust of wind or wind
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also be used as a component in making a wand of lightning or casting a ,W PD\ DOVR VXEVWLWXWH DQ HOHFWULFDO DWWDFN IRU HLWKHU RI LWV QRUPDO DWWDFNV
weather-related spell. Bits of the silver are also useful for making other causing damage as a shocking grasp spell for 1d8 + 9 points of damage.
weather or elemental related magical items.
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them, and tempests respond in like manner. However, some genies, ÀUH DQG DLU ,W XQOHDVKHV D ÀHU\ UDLQ ZKLFK FDXVHV G GDPDJH WR DOO
beneath it, though a successful saving throw vs. breath weapon halves
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guards and to attack. long as there is fuel.

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storms are never found inside buildings or underground.

Skriaxit
Skriaxits, also called blackstorms or living sandstorms, are the most
feared creatures in many deserts. Spirits of retribution summoned
millennia ago by ancient gods, blackstorms combine the elements of

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guage, a howling, shrieking tongue that frightens most humans who
hear it.

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CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Elephant (African) Mammoth Mastodon Oliphant
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glance to be frail when compared to man. However, elves have a num- ing with the hostile creatures around their camps, to such mundane
ber of special talents that more than make up for their slightly weaker
constitutions. WDVNV DV KXQWLQJ IRU GLQQHU 7KH HOYHV· ULJRURXV WUDLQLQJ ZLWK ERZV DQG
swords, in addition to their great dexterity, gives them a natural bonus
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weigh between 90 and 120 pounds, and females weigh between 70
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pale complexion and slight builds are the result of a constitution that is as such. Most elves wear scale, ring, or chain mail, and almost all high

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elves are much more agile, and always add 1 point to their initial Dex-
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ten wear pastel colors, especially blues and greens. Because they dwell
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tures, both good and evil, that share their forest home. Because of
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through natural surroundings, woods, or forests, silently and almost in- the same percentage chance to gain items, but gain 2-5 magical items
visibly. By moving quietly and blending into vegetation for cover, elves useful to them if a successful roll is made.
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spells fails, they get a normal saving throw-making it unlikely an elf
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Grey elves have either silver hair and amber eyes, or pale golden
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addition to the total number of elves in the band.
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(OYHQ ZRPHQ DUH WKH HTXDO RI WKHLU PDOH FRXQWHUSDUWV LQ DOO DV- wear cloaks of deep blue or purple. Grey elves are the rarest of
elves, and they have little to do with the world outside their forests.
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astounding.
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a unit. However, the legends of the destruction wrought by these Grey elves value their independence from what they see as the cor-
elven women are rampant among the enemies of the elves. UXSWLQJ LQÁXHQFH RI WKH RXWVLGH ZRUOG DQG ZLOO ÀJKW ÀHUFHO\ WR PDLQ-
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al overlord, who in turn owes allegiance to a king or queen. However, for guards in their camps, instead of giant eagles.
the laws and restraints set upon elven society are very few compared to
human society and practically negligible when compared to dwarven Wood Elves
society. $OVR FDOOHG sylvan elves, wood elves are the wild branch of the elf family.
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a camp, high elves typically set 2-12 giant eagles as guardians of their russets, to blend in with their surroundings. Wood elves are very inde-
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camp, there will be the following high level elves, as well as the lead- ZLWK VWUDQJHUV RI WKH WLPH

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enemies, using their ability to hide in the forest until their foes are close
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of the males encountered.
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Because elves live for several hundred years, their view of the languages of some forest animals, and the treant. Wood elves are more
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not place much importance on short-term gains nor do they hurry to
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life span is their biggest source of grief, however. Since a half-elf lives
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However, as friendship, too is something to be valued, even friends of relatives, but grow old too quickly to be a real part of elven society.
other races remain friends forever. Many half-elves deal with this by traveling frequently between the
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magic. Cooperation is far more likely to be had from an elf by offering

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dour and their adherence to strict codes of law unpleasant. However,

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years, all elves leave the world they share with dwarves and men, and

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extremely long lives.

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the dark forces of evil, and the creatures that would plunder the forest

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irreplaceable.

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Elf, Aquatic

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: 7HPSHUDWH 6KDOORZ VDOW ZDWHU
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cousin of the woodland elves in conduct and outlook. sistance to sleep and charm VSHOOV $TXDWLF HOYHV DOVR KDYH D LPPX-
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in color. Males usually wear their hair short, but females allow their
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browns woven in subtle, swirling designs. Sea elves speak elvish, sa-
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aquatic elf launch an attack, and rarer still for an entire band to prepare FRPUDGHV LQ DUPV ,Q DQ\ SDUW\ RI DW OHDVW VHD HOYHV WKHUH·V D
for war. Sea elves will leave their homes to go to battle only when the
entire community is in danger, or against great enemies. When forced FKDQFH IRU WKHP WR EH DFFRPSDQLHG E\ G GROSKLQV 7KH GROSKLQV
are companions, however, they are neither pets nor cannon fodder.
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in a bed of seaweed, or on the reefs, where their natural coloration and
common strategies include the following:
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can become as invisible in seaweed as their woodland cousins can in
fective against unwanted visitors from the surface, who are unaccus-
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HOYHV HQMR\ WKH DELOLW\ WR PRYH XQKLQGHUHG WKURXJK VHDZHHG JLYLQJ a bed of seaweed, he might well escape back to cover before his oppo-
them tremendous advantages in maneuverability. While they lack the nents could react.

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land for a few minutes at a time, though in a state of growing discom-
GLVWDQFHV $Q DTXDWLF HOI FDQ FRXQW WKH WURRSV RI DQ HQHP\ DW GLVWDQFHV fort. Many of their opponents, like sharks, cannot. Several elves may
of up to 1 mile. attempt to wrestle an opponent to the beach, taking it well away from
the ocean.
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7UDSV %HGV RI VHDZHHG DQG FRUDO UHHIV DUH H[FHOOHQW VWDJLQJ DUHDV
XVHG IRU KXQWLQJ DV ZHOO DV IRU FRPEDW 7KH WULGHQW DQG VSHDU DUH for all manner of spring-loaded booby-traps, nets, and perhaps magical
wielded so well by sea elves that they receive a +1 bonus to their entrapments designed and built by surface elves in return for favors.
Predators have often decided to turn toward easier prey after encoun-
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Dexterity, aquatic elves do not suffer a penalty to the attack roll for

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penalty) to get free. Magical gestures are impossible in a net.

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for this are unknown, but there is a legend among these non-magical
sea elves that the drow stole this ability from them, long ages ago.

110

Elf, Aquatic

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found in heavy weed beds in sheltered waters, though the aquatic elves have been search parties motivated by these tales, but no such elves
may fashion homes in caverns in lagoon bottoms and coral reefs. Sea elf have ever been found.
communities keep in touch with each other through an elaborate and
Ecology: (DFK EDQG RI VHD HOYHV LV VHOI VXIÀFLHQW UDLVLQJ WKHLU NHOS DQG
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one band to another, much like postal carriers transmitting oral mes- KXQWLQJ ÀVK ZKHQ QHFHVVDU\

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often trade rare or decorative items they have found to the high elves
RI HLJKW WK OHYHO HOI ÀJKWHUV 0DJLFDO ZHDSRQV ZRXOG EH FDUULHG E\ WKH in exchange for metal weapons and tools, which they cannot forge
leader or one of his guards. underwater.

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DV RWKHU UDFHV WKDW GZHOO EHQHDWK WKH ZDYHV 7KHLU FLWLHV DUH XVXDOO\ tifacts and tidbits of knowledge from a vast collection of underwater
carved from the rock beneath beds of seaweeds, practically invisible to ruins and sunken ships. Sea elf traders remember the histories of other
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munity as he has to detect a secret door. UDFHV EDFN EH\RQG WKH LPDJLQLQJV RI WKH FXUUHQW JHQHUDWLRQ 7KH WULFN LV
to get them to reveal this information.
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communities, they live in even greater isolation from the rest of the Malenti
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other good-aligned undersea races, the elves see no reason to involve within a mile or so of a sahuagin encampment, then approximately one
out of every hundred sahuagin births resembles an aquatic elf rather
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elven philosophy to let others go about their business with a mini-
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the favor. in combination with its sahuagin upbringing and attitude, make it an
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7KRVH DTXDWLF HOYHV ZKR DUH ZLOOLQJ WR GHDO ZLWK QRQ HOYHV DUH ity to sense the presence and position of any aquatic elves within 120
feet, an invaluable skill for either a spy or a scout for an invading sa-
KLJKO\ LQVXOWHG LI WKH QRQ HOYHV H[SUHVV DQ\ ODFN RI FRQÀGHQFH LQ WKH huagin force.

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obligation unto death. Should he be killed before he can succeed, his some disturbing possibilities about sahuagin origins.

HQWLUH EDQG ZLOO ZRUN WR VHH WKDW WKH SURPLVH LV IXOÀOOHG 2Q WKH RWKHU Malenti do exist, however, and are identical to aquatic elves in most
hand, aquatic elves do not accept promises from non-elven characters.
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Dolphins are one of the few creatures the sea elves genuinely like.
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providing one of the few clues as to where the elven cities are lo-
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how closely related the two races are, although matings between DTXDWLF HOYHV LQ QHDUO\ HYHU\ ZD\ H[FHSW OLIH VSDQ NQRZQ ODQJXDJHV
land elves and aquatic elves produce elves with the coloring of high
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up when they dive under the surface, these elves can breathe either SDUHQWV 7KH\ RIWHQ ÀJKW LQ WKDW VW\OH DQG WKH\ ZRUVKLS WKH VDPH HYLO
powers as the sahuagin.
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breeds depend upon whether they were reared in the forests or the
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styles of their mothers.

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them to breathe air, aquatic elves are uncomfortable above the waves,
and so very few have seen the forests that the high elves speak of with
such enthusiasm. But there are few aquatic elves who would not like
to take the impossible trip overland to see the wonders of a forest

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bands in war parties if they have reason to suspect that sahuagin are
dwelling nearby. Should a party of sea elves encounter sahuagin, the

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elves also make it a point to kill any great sharks in their territory.

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mistakenly killed as sahuagin by these ignorant humans.

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Elf, Drow

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Drow Drider
Subterranean Subterranean
FREQUENCY:
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ACTIVITY CYCLE: Very rare Very rare
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against the races that still walk beneath the sun, on the surface of the
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below.)
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height. Male drow weigh between 80 and 110 pounds, and females be- extremely strong mail is made with a special alloy of steel containing

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mail that has the same properties of chain mail +1 to +5, although it does
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chance of unraveling the material, making it useless.
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,Q WKH FHQWXULHV WKH\·YH VSHQW XQGHUJURXQG GURZ KDYH OHDUQHG WKH dark elves commonly coat them with poison that renders a victim un-
languages of many of the intelligent creatures of the underworld. Be- conscious, unless he rolls a successful saving throw vs. poison, with a
sides their own tongue, an exotic variant of elvish, drow speak both
common and the subterranean trade language used by many races ² SHQDOW\ 7KH HIIHFWV ODVW G KRXUV

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Drow also have their own silent language composed of both
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within 30 feet of another drow, they can also use complex facial also have the same intuitive sense about their underground world as
expressions, body movements, and postures to convey meaning. dwarves do, and can detect secret doors with the same chance of suc-
Coupled with their hand signs, these expressions and gestures give
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Elf, Drow

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lowing spells once per day: GDQFLQJ OLJKWV IDHULH ÀUH and darkness. Drow esses hold very high places in society. Since most drow priests are fe-
above 4th level can use levitate, know alignment, and detect magic once
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dispel magic once per day.
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the dark elves their incredible resistance. Drow have a base resistance
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WR PDJLF RI ZKLFK LQFUHDVHV E\ IRU HDFK OHYHO RI H[SHULHQFH outside a drow city.

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KDYH WKH KLJKHVW OHYHO $OO GDUN HOYHV VDYH YV DOO IRUPV RI PDJLFDO DW- bugbears or troglodytes as servants. Drow cities are havens for evil be-
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D EDVH PDJLF UHVLVWDQFH DQG D ERQXV WR KHU VDYLQJ WKURZV YV war with many of their neighbors beneath the earth, including dwarves
spells that get past her magic resistance.
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Drow encountered in a group always have a leader of a higher elves frequently keep slaves of all types, including past allies who have
failed to live up to drow expectations.
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Ecology: 7KH GURZ SURGXFH XQXVXDO ZHDSRQV DQG FORWKLQJ ZLWK TXDVL
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strange radiation around drow cities that make drow crafts special.
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,I WKHUH DUH PRUH WKDQ XS WR DUH SULHVWV DQG WKH OHDGHU LV DW ing and weapons without the use of magic.

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level mage for an assistant, in addition to the other high level leaders. mor. When any item produced by them is exposed to the light of the
sun, irreversible decay begins. Within 2d6 days, the items lose their
Dark elves do have one great weakness: bright light. Because the magical properties and rot, becoming totally worthless. Drow artifacts,
drow have lived so long in the earth, rarely venturing to the surface, protected from sunlight, retain their special properties for ld20 + 30
they are no longer able to tolerate bright light of any kind. Drow with-
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direct sunlight and exposed to the radiations of the drow underworld
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cast by drow affected by a light or continual light spell add a +2 bonus
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WR WKHLU VDYLQJ WKURZV ,I GURZ DUH DWWDFNLQJ D WDUJHW WKDW LV LQ WKH DUHD by traders on the surface. However, this poison loses its potency in-
of effect of a light or continual light spell, they suffer an additional –1 stantly when exposed to sunlight, and remains effective for only 60
penalty to their attack rolls, and targets of drow magical attacks save days after it is exposed to air. Drow poison remains potent for a year if
kept in an unopened packet.
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drow and their targets are in the area of effect of a light spell, the drow Driders
suffer a –3 penalty to their attack rolls and the targets gain a +3).
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Because of the serious negative effects of strong light on the drow,
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ÀUH spells, do not affect drow. OHYHO WKH JRGGHVV PD\ SXW KLP RU KHU WKURXJK D VSHFLDO WHVW )DLOXUHV
become driders.
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earth, into the bleak, lightless caverns and deep tunnels of the under- or axes, though many carry bows. Driders can bite for 1d4 points of
damage, and those bitten must save vs. poison with a –2 penalty or be
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the elves and faeries who drove them away, and scheme against those from their own communities. Driders are usually found alone or with
that dwell in the sunlight.
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returned to tell the tale) report that it is the stuff of which nightmares
are made.

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brooches inscribed with the symbol of the merchant or noble group
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system, with a long and complicated list of titles and prerogatives, is
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Ettercap

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Heavily wooded forest
FREQUENCY: Rare
ORGANIZATION: Solitary or pairs
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HIT DICE:
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NO. OF ATTACKS: 6
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 12
SPECIAL ATTACKS: 5
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MAGIC RESISTANCE: 3
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legs, long arms that reach nearly to their ankles, and large potbellies. traps are found nearby.
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ally blood-red in color, and large fangs, one protruding downward adults are never encountered with young.
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violent actions. GLDWHO\ GHYRXUV DV PXFK RI WKH FRUSVH DV SRVVLEOH 7\SLFDOO\ DQ HW-
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scavengers.
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able when it designs its traps. Creatures killed by an ettercap in the web
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entirely by the ettercap.
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thin, strong strands of silvery silk-like material these glands secrete are
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garrotes, and anything else the monsters can make out of the strands.
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ettercaps prefer different trap designs, so encounters with different et-
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Eyewing

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: 7KH $E\VV SUHIHUUHG
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NO. APPEARING: 1-20
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of attack is to bomb its enemies with a large eyewing tear that is
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Feyr

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dinary nightmares, mixed with residual magical energies, and un-
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a great feyr, which in addition to being immune to the effects of the sun,
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and may be found anywhere, though they are much rarer than the
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already present, and driving mortal beings mad with terror and fear.
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preferably some abandoned area such as an old house, cavern, or un-
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dull blues and blacks along the body, pale reds and magentas toward materials for such creatures may be found in any urban settlement,
the head, and deathly greens and yellows along the belly. and when there is additional tension in the air, the feyrs stalk at
night. Cities under siege, towns divided by rivalries or civil wars,
Combat: 7KH KRUL]RQWDO MDZV RI WKH IH\U VOXQJ EHQHDWK LWV EHOO\ DUH WKH oppressed peoples, and settlements baking under a merciless sum-
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vidual, who can both withstand the attack of the feyr and dispatch it.
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of feyr must make a successful saving throw vs. spells or be consumed
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its invisibility.

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of it themselves, and do not seek shelter with the coming sun, nor hesi-
tate to venture out if they are still alive after sun-up. Common feyrs can
use a saving throw vs. spells against sunlight created by magic spells,
such as continual light, in addition to their standard magic resistance.
Greater feyrs are unaffected by sunlight.

116

Fish

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Barracuda 2-12 6 Sw 30 1 to 2 HD: 19 1 2-8 6WHDG\ 1 HD: 15
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8 HD: 12 1 1 420
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+4 bonus to attack rolls with no shield or Dexterity bonuses allowed.
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the company of violet fungi. When the shriekers attract curious dun- DJDLQVW PDJLFDO DWWDFNV VXFK DV PDJLF PLVVLOHV ÀUHEDOOV DQG OLJKW-
geon dwellers by their shrieking, the violet fungi are able to kill them QLQJ ZLWK D ERQXV WR WKH VDYLQJ WKURZ GDPDJH LV RQO\ RI
with their branches, leaving plenty of organic matter for these sapro- QRUPDO &ROG EDVHG DWWDFNV DUH DW QRUPDO SUREDELOLWLHV DQG GDP-
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that the creature is seen as a beholder, for a gas spore has a false central
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and vibrations located in several clusters. When phycomids attack, they
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have a range of 1d6 + 6 feet. UKL]RPHV LQWR WKH OLYLQJ PDWWHU DQG JURZV WKURXJK WKH YLFWLP·V V\VWHP
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charge might also cause victims to serve as hosts for new phycomid 2d4 gas spores.
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then spread throughout the host body, killing it in 1d4 + 4 turns, and
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Galeb Duhr

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: $Q\ PRXQWDLQ
FREQUENCY: Very rare
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NO. APPEARING: 1-4
ARMOR CLASS: -2
MOVEMENT: 6
HIT DICE: 8-10
THAC0: 8 HD: 13
9-10 HD: 11
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-16, 3-18, or 4-24
SPECIAL ATTACKS: See below
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8 HD: 8,000
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the earth power and control the rocks around them. vibrations of approaching visitors.

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looks like part of the terrain it lives in.
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with a few of their own kind, and none of any other kind, including duced by these creatures is a form of warning to others in the group, but
earth elementals. When approached, a galeb duhr is liable to avoid there is no conclusive evidence either way.
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intruder. crave the gems they collect. Galeb duhr eat rock, preferring granite to

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per day: move earth, stone shape, passwall, transmute rock to mud, and wall
of stone. 7KH\ FDQ FDVW stone shape at will. EHFRPH SDUW RI WKH KXJH FUHDWXUHV VXFK D PHDO QHHG WDNH SODFH RQO\
once every two or three months.
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damage from cold-based attacks and save with a –4 penalty against know where many other gems are, as well as veins of precious metals,
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mountainous regions of the Prime Material plane.
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the area near a galeb duhr does so at his own peril.

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Gargantua

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Reptilian Gargantua Humanoid Gargantua Insectoid Gargantua

FREQUENCY: 7URSLFDO DQG 7URSLFDO DQG VXEWURSLFDO LVODQGV 7URSLFDO VXEWURSLFDO DQG WHPSHUDWH
ORGANIZATION: subtropical islands mountains
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ARMOR CLASS: 2 4 6
MOVEMENT: 18, Sw 12 21
HIT DICE: 50 35 )O (
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NO. OF ATTACKS: 3 2 5
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the squealing roars that accompany its every action make it virtually
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is also the largest and most dangerous: the reptilian gargantua. 7KH UHSWLOLDQ JDUJDQWXD·V WRXJK KLGH JLYHV LW DQ $UPRU &ODVV RI
forming a strong defense against most physical attacks. When it does
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trembles under its weight when it walks. Since quaking earth always
foreshadows its appearance, it never can surprise its prey. When swim- WR KRXVH D UHSWLOLDQ JDUJDQWXD FDQ VHUYH DV LWV ODLU )LHUFHO\ WHUULWRULDO
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square miles as their personal property, defending it against any and
all intruders. Since their eyes are sensitive to bright light, the creatures

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Gargantua

spend most of the day sleeping in their lairs, becoming active at night to

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their presence known to all. Reptilian gargantua do not collect treasure
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within a few years of reaching maturity, and remain with them for the

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by shattering thunderstorms that rock the skies over the territory of its
parents for 101 days.

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fail their save vs. death.

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their reptilian cousins for the same territory. until one of the gargantua is dead.

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ring deer, bears, horses, and similar game.
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and other actions are accompanied by a piercing screech that sounds
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such a storm, the bolt acts as a resurrection spell.
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Humanoid Gargantua
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gigantic humans, somewhat anthropoid facially, with stooped shoul-
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by monsters of 10 HD or more.
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round of contact with the whirlwind, or be swept off its feet, battered,
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whirlwinds they create cause 3d6 hit points of damage.

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dao love to come to the Prime Material plane to work evil. Dao speak
all of the languages of the genies, as well as Common and the tongue
of earth elementals.

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lowing magical powers, one at a time, once each per day: change self, plane and in deep caves, caverns, or cysts on the Prime Material plane.
detect good, detect magic, gaseous form, invisibility, misdirection, passwall, Dao settle pockets of elemental matter on their own plane, bending
spectral force, and wall of stone. 7KH\ FDQ DOVR IXOÀOO DQRWKHU·V limited wish
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per day and dig six times per day. Dao perform all magic as 18th-level GDR DV ZHOO DV G HOHPHQWDO DQG QRQ HOHPHQWDO VODYHV (DFK PD]H-
spellcasters. work is ruled by an ataman or hetman who is advised by a seneschal.
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1,000, the dao may add one turn to the duration of its carrying ability.
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its normal effect upon these monsters. the number of slaves that constantly work the tunnels and clear away
damage caused by the quakes which frequently shake it.

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desire for more power and access to precious gems. High on their list

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fashion.

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their masters by adhering to the letter of their commands.

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three wishes; use invisibility, gaseous form, detect magic, enlarge, polymorph
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nents which will last without concentration until magically dispelled or
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must rest for one hour.

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enemies or servants, a view that does not endear them to other genies.
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and chaotic of the elemental races, and only rarely deign to serve others. glory, or to instruct lesser creatures on the glories of the marids.

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Prime Material plane that many consider marids to be creatures of leg- to be more trouble than they are worth, which accounts for the great
end only.
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Combat: Marids perform as 26th-level spellcasters, and can use any
of the following magical powers, one at a time, twice each per day: DQG GMLQQ
detect evil, detect good, detect invisibility, detect magic, invisibility, liquid
form VLPLODU WR gaseous form), polymorph self, and purify water. Marids 0DULGV FDQ WUDYHO WKH (WKHUHDO SODQH LQ DGGLWLRQ WR WKRVH SODQHV WR
can use any of the following up to seven times per day: gaseous form, which all genies can travel.
lower water, part water, wall of fog, or water breathing XVHG RQ RWKHUV
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age and must make a successful saving throw vs. breath weapon or be
blinded for 1d6 rounds. Marids also have the innate ability to water walk
DV WKH ULQJ

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Genie

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with unless one lands in the feast hall at an inopportune time.

Janni
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ly as genies. Jann are formed out of all four elements and must therefore

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animals.

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damage to small and medium creatures, and 4d4 points of damage to

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cates percentage Strength equal to that number, while anything below
indicates 18 Strength.

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large or reduce, WZLFH HDFK SHU GD\ invisibility WKUHH WLPHV SHU GD\ create
food and water RQFH SHU GD\ DV D WK OHYHO SULHVW DQG etherealness DV WKH
armor) once per day for a maximum of one hour. Jann perform at 12th-
level ability, except as noted.

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they have both privacy and safety. Jann society is very open, and males WHVW KXPDQRLGV -DQQ DFFHSW GMLQQ EXW VKXQ GDR HIUHHW DQG PDULGV
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humans). be expected to return the favor.

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ery respect, and are often mistaken for them, unless they are attacked. ,QWHOOLJHQFH DQG WKH IROORZLQJ PDJLFDO SRZHUV HDFK XVDEOH WKUHH
Jann are strong and courageous, and they do not take kindly to insult times per day at 12th-level spellcasting ability: augury, detect magic, and
divination.
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any direction.

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wives and married male children, and their families. Married daugh-
ters move away to live with their new husbands. When a family eventu-
ally grows large enough that it can no longer reside comfortably in the
tent, a new tent is built, and a son takes his wife and family with him to

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but also in elegantly styled structures built from materials brought from
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prior to the travel.

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Ghost

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: $Q\
FREQUENCY: Very rare
ORGANIZATION: Solitary
ACTIVE TIME: 1LJKW
DIET:
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TREASURE:
ALIGNMENT: +LJK

NO. APPEARING: ( 6
ARMOR CLASS:
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HIT DICE:
THAC0: 1
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DAMAGE/ATTACK: 9
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SPECIAL DEFENSES: 11
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 1
SIZE: $JH \HDUV
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7,000

Ghosts are the spirits of humans who were either so greatly evil in life
or whose deaths were so unusually emotional they have been cursed

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draw the living essences from the living.

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countered only by creatures in a like state, although they can be seen
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however, that the mere sight of one causes any humanoid being to age DW VHD QRZ HWKHUHDO DQG FUHZHG HQWLUHO\ E\ JKRVWV 7KHVH VKLSV DUH
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sus spells is made. Priests above 6th level are immune to this effect and cal discharge that causes mysterious lights to appear in the rigging
all other humanoids above 8th level may add +2 to their saving throws. of a ship.

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ed to love her might be freed from her curse if the cad were humili-
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demihuman killed by a ghost is drained of its life essence and is forever 10 years, is not well understood by the common man, who often as-
dead.
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Class of 8).
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Ghosts can be turned by clerics after reaching 7th level and can be
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horseman, thought by many to be particularly frightening simply be-
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haunted area can thus attempt to avoid it for their own safety.
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$ JKRVW RIWHQ KDV D VSHFLÀF SXUSRVH LQ LWV KDXQWLQJ VRPHWLPHV WU\- supernatural power of the ghost, and has nothing whatsoever to do
with courage.
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Similarly, a man who failed at business might appear each night at his
storefront or, perhaps, at that of a former competitor.

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resentment toward all life, becomes an evil creature intent on destruc-
tion and suffering.

130

Ghoul

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Ghoul Lacedon Ghast
FREQUENCY: Any land Any water Any land
ORGANIZATION: Uncommon Very rare Rare
ACTIVE TIME: Pack Pack Pack
DIET: Night Night Night
INTELLIGENCE:
TREASURE: &RUSVHV &RUSVHV &RUSVHV
ALIGNMENT: Low (5-7) Low (5-7) Very (11-12)
B, T B, T B, Q, R, S, T

&KDRWLF HYLO &KDRWLF HYLO &KDRWLF HYLO

NO. APPEARING: 2-24 (2d12) 2-24 (2d12) 1-4 (with ghoul packs)
ARMOR CLASS: 6 6 4
MOVEMENT: 9 6, Sw 9 15
HIT DICE: 2 2 4
THAC0: 19 19 17
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3 3 3
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-3/1-3/1-6 1-3/1-3/1-6 1-4/1-4/1-8
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Paralyzation Paralyzation See below
SPECIAL DEFENSES: See below See below See below
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil Nil Nil
SIZE: M (5’-6’ tall) M (5’-6’ tall) M (5’-6’ tall)
MORALE: Steady (11-12) Steady (11-12) Elite (13-14)
XP VALUE: 175 175 650

*KRXOV DUH XQGHDG FUHDWXUHV RQFH KXPDQ ZKR QRZ IHHG RQ WKH ÁHVK which causes retching and nausea unless a saving throw versus poison
of corpses. Although the change from human to ghoul has deranged is made. Those failing to make this save will attack at a penalty of -2.
and destroyed their minds, ghouls have a terrible cunning which en-
ables them to hunt their prey most effectively. Worse, the ghast shares the ghoulish ability of paralyzation, and
their attack is so potent that it will even affect elves. Paralysis caused
Ghouls are vaguely recognizable as once having been human, but by a ghast lasts for 5-10 (4 + 1d6) rounds or until negated by a priest’s
remove paralysis spell.
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becomes long and tough for licking marrow from cracked bones, the Ghasts, like ghouls, are undead class and thus sleep and charm spells
teeth become sharp and elongated, and the nails grow strong and sharp do not affect them. Though they can be struck by any sort of weapon,
like claws. FROG LURQ LQÁLFWV GRXEOH QRUPDO GDPDJH &OHULFV FDQ WXUQ WKHP EHJLQ-
ning at 2nd level. The circle of protection from evil does not keep them
Combat: *KRXOV DWWDFN E\ FODZLQJ ZLWK WKHLU ÀOWK\ QDLOV DQG ELW- at bay unless it is used in conjunction with cold iron (such as a circle of
ing with their fangs. Their touch causes humans (including dwarves, powdered iron or an iron ring).

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unless a saving throw versus paralyzation is successful. This paralysis
lasts for 3-8 (2 + 1d6) rounds or until negated by a priest.

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will become a ghoul unless blessed (or blessed and then resurrected).
Obviously, this is also avoided if the victim is devoured by the ghouls.
Ghoul packs always attack without fear.

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spells. They can be turned by priests of any level. The magic circle of
protection from evil actually keeps ghouls completely at bay.

Habitat/Society: Ghouls and ghasts are most frequently encountered

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to feed.

Ecology: Ghouls (and ghasts, as described later) delight in revolting
and loathsome things—from which we draw our adjectives “ghoulish”
and “ghastly.”

Lacedon
The lacedon is a marine form of the ghoul. Lacedons are sometimes
found near marine ghosts, particularly ghost ships. Lacedons are less
common than ghouls because of the fewer corpses available for them
to feed on, but they can often be found swarming around recent ship-
wrecks in rivers, lakes, and oceans.

Ghast
These creatures are so like ghouls as to be completely indistinguish-
able from them, and they are usually found only with a pack of ghouls.
When a pack of ghouls and ghasts attacks it will quickly become evident

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131

Giant, Cloud

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Any mountains or magical cloud islands
FREQUENCY: Very rare
ORGANIZATION: Tribal
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Any
DIET: Special
INTELLIGENCE: Average to very (8-12)
TREASURE: E, Q (×5)
ALIGNMENT: Neutral (good 50%, evil 50%)

NO. APPEARING: 1-10
ARMOR CLASS: 0
MOVEMENT: 15
HIT DICE: 16 + 2-7 hit points
THAC0: 5
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-10, or by weapon (6-24 + 11)
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Hurling rocks for 2-24
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Surprised only on a 1
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil
SIZE: H (24’ tall)
MORALE: Fanatic (17-18)
XP VALUE: 10,000
Nil
Infant 975
Juvenile, -3 3,000
Juvenile, -2 5,000
Juvenile, -1 11,000
Spellcaster, 1st 11,000
Spellcaster, 2nd 11,000
Spellcaster, 3rd 13,000
Spellcaster, 4th

&ORXG JLDQWV FRQVLGHU WKHPVHOYHV DERYH DOO RWKHU JLDQWV VDYH VWRUP leader—this is usually an older cloud giant who has magical abilities.
One in 10 cloud giants will have spells equivalent to a 4th level wizard,
JLDQWV ZKRP WKH\ FRQVLGHU HTXDOV 7KH\ DUH FUHDWLYH DSSUHFLDWH ÀQH and one in 20 cloud giants will be the equivalent of a 4th level priest. A
things, and are master strategists in battle. cloud giant cannot have both priest and wizard abilities.

&ORXG JLDQWV KDYH PXVFXODU KXPDQ EXLOGV DQG KDQGVRPH ZHOO GH- If encountered in a lair, half will be immature giants. To determine a
giant’s maturity, roll 1d4. A roll of 4 indicates an infant with no combat
ÀQHG IHDWXUHV 7KH W\SLFDO FORXG JLDQW LV IHHW WDOO DQG ZHLJKV ability and hit points of ogre. Rolls of 1-3 indicate older progeny with
pounds. Female cloud giants can be 1 to 2 feet shorter and 1,000 to 2,000
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SRXQGV OLJKWHU &ORXG JLDQWV· VNLQ UDQJHV LQ FRORU IURP D PLON\ ZKLWH The majority of cloud giants live on cloud-covered mountain peaks
tinged with blue to a light sky blue. Their hair is silvery white or brass
in temperate and subtropical areas. These giants make their lairs in
DQG WKHLU H\HV DUH DQ LULGHVFHQW EOXH &ORXG JLDQWV FDQ OLYH WR EH crude castles. Only 10% of good cloud giants live in castles on enchant-
years old. ed clouds. All giants dwelling there are able to levitate their own weight
plus 2,000 pounds three times a day, create a fog cloud three times a day,
$ FORXG JLDQW·V QDWXUDO $UPRU &ODVV LV $OWKRXJK WKH\ ZLOO ZHDU and create a wall of fog once a day. These abilities are performed as a 6th
no armor, these giants prize magical protection devices, and one in 20 level wizard.
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est materials available and wear jewelry. Many of the giants consider There is a 60% chance a cloud giant mountain lair will be guarded
their appearance an indication of their station; the more jewelry and the by 1-4 spotted lions, 2-5 (1d4 + 1) owl bears, or 2-5 (1d4 + 1) griffons
EHWWHU WKH FORWKHV WKH PRUH LPSRUWDQW WKH JLDQW &ORXG JLDQWV DOVR DS- (1-2 wyverns for evil cloud giants). In addition, there is a 50% chance the
preciate music, and the majority of giants are able to play one or more lairs of evil cloud giants will contain 1-20 human and demihuman slaves.
instruments (their favorite is the harp). Unlike most other giant races, There is an 80% chance that a cloud island lair will be guarded by 2-5 (1d4
cloud giants leave their treasure in their lairs, carrying with them only + 1) griffons, 2-8 (2d4) hippogriffs, or 2-5 (1d4 + 1) giant eagles.
food, throwing rocks, 10-100 (10d10) coins, and a musical instrument.
&ORXG ODLUV DUH IDQWDVWLF SODFHV ZLWK JLDQW VL]HG JDUGHQV RI IUXLW WUHHV
&ORXG JLDQWV VSHDN WKHLU RZQ WRQJXH DQG WKH ODQJXDJH RI DOO RWKHU According to legend, some giants mine their cloud islands for small
giants. In addition, 60% of all cloud giants speak common. chunks of the purest silver.

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opponents. A favorite tactic is to circle the enemy, barraging them with Good cloud giants trade with human and demihuman communities
rocks while the giants with magical abilities assault them with spells.
for food, wine, jewelry, and cloth. Some cloud giant clans will establish
&ORXG JLDQWV FDQ KXUO URFNV WR D PD[LPXP RI \DUGV FDXVLQJ good relations with such communities, and will come to the commu-
(2d12) points of damage. Their huge morningstars do 6-24 (6d4) + 11 nities’ aid if they are endangered. Evil cloud giants raid human and
points of damage, three times normal (man-sized) damage plus their demihuman communities to get what they want.
strength bonus. One in 10 cloud giants will have a magical weapon.

Habitat/Society: &ORXG JLDQWV OLYH LQ VPDOO FODQV RI QR PRUH WKDQ VL[
giants. However, these clans know the location of 1-8 other clans and
will band together with some of these clans for celebrations, battles, or
to trade. These joined clans will recognize one among them to be their

132

Giant, Cyclops

Cyclopskin Cyclops

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: —Temperate/Hills and mountains—
FREQUENCY:
ORGANIZATION: Rare Very rare
ACTIVITY CYCLE:
DIET: &ODQ &ODQ
INTELLIGENCE: Any Any

TREASURE: Omnivore Omnivore
ALIGNMENT:
Low to average Low

(5-10) (5-7)

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NO. APPEARING: 1-8 1-4
ARMOR CLASS: 3 2
MOVEMENT: 12 15
HIT DICE: 5 13
THAC0: 15 7
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: by weapon +4 6-36

SPECIAL ATTACKS: (Str bonus) Hurl boulders
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil Nil
SIZE: Nil H (20’ tall)
MORALE: L (7½’ tall)
XP VALUE: Elite (13) &KDPSLRQ
270 4,000

A diminutive relative of true giants, cyclopskin are single-eyed giants A cyclopskin cave is sealed with boulders and there is but one en-
that live alone or in small bands. trance. Inside, if size permits, there will be wooden pens to house both
animals and slaves. The pens always have roofs of either wooden bars
The typical cyclopskin weighs around 350 pounds, and stands 7½ or the natural cave ceiling.
feet tall. A single large, red eye dominates the center of its forehead.
Shaggy black or dull, deep blue hair falls in a tangled mass about its At night, a large boulder or stout wooden gate is placed at the en-
head and shoulders, its skin tone varies from ruddy brown to muddy trance of the cave to protect the cyclopskin from predators. There are

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in ragged animal hides and sandals. They smell of equal parts dirt and outside their lairs. Any cyclopskin treasure will be kept in a sack in the
dung. cave.

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will also carry a heavy hurling spear (1d6 damage) and a sling of great They enjoy meat of all sorts and prize it above vegetable foods. While
size (1d6 damage). They never wear armor or use shields, for their they live off the land, they do not live with it. They have absolutely no
tough hide gives them ample protection from most attacks. sanitary practices, and rarely even cook their meals. They take no care
to preserve their environment while hunting, and are considered to be
&\FORSVNLQ GR QRW ERWKHU ZLWK VWUDWHJ\ RU WDFWLFV LQ FRPEDW ,I WKHLU one of the easiest creatures of their size to track.
opponents are out of reach, they use slings or hurl heavy spears. They
can not throw boulders like their larger cousins. Since the single eye The life of a cyclopskin is hazardous, and hence they have a short
of the cyclopskin gives them poor depth perception, they suffer a –2
penalty to all missile attack rolls, but not to damage. If the opponents OLIH H[SHFWDQF\ %HVLGHV KXPDQ DGYHQWXUHUV WKHUH DUH PDQ\ SUHGDWRUV
such as tigers, giants, wyverns, and trolls, that are not above attack-
DUH FORVH WKH F\FORSVNLQ UXVK LQ WR ÀJKW ZLWK WKHLU FOXEV RU EDUGLFKHV ing a small group of these giants. However, mountain dwarves actually
go out of their way to hunt cyclopskin, receiving the dwarven bonus
Habitat/Society: The single-eyed humanoids shy away from or- against giants.
ganized settlements. If left alone, they tend to leave armed groups
alone, though they are not above attacking a much weaker force if Cyclops
These larger versions of their slightly more common cousins are usually
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doesn’t happen very often, since the cyclopskin tend to live in remote
rocky places. They rarely wander more than 10 miles from their caves. FORSHV FDQ KXUO ERXOGHUV XS WR \DUGV DZD\ LQÁLFWLQJ SRLQWV RI
damage.
Being poor hunters, most cyclopskin clans keep small herds of
goats or sheep. Some clans are nomadic, while others stay put in

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slaves and to select mates. On rare occasions a charismatic cyclop-
skin will arise and bring together several clans to form a wandering
WULEH 7KH ODUJHVW NQRZQ WULEH QXPEHUHG DURXQG ÀJKWLQJ F\FORS-
skin. Such a band will aggressively raid outlying areas with a bold-
ness uncommon in a single clan. All group decisions are made by
the strongest and toughest cyclopskin in the group, usually through

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for the loser.

133

Giant, Desert

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Desert
FREQUENCY: Very rare
ORGANIZATION: Tribal
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Day
DIET: Omnivore
INTELLIGENCE: Average (8-10)
TREASURE: B
ALIGNMENT: Neutral

NO. APPEARING: 2-20
ARMOR CLASS: 1
MOVEMENT: 15
HIT DICE: 13
THAC0: 7
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-10 or by weapon (2-12 + 7)
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Hurling spears
SPECIAL DEFENSES:
MAGIC RESISTANCE: &DPRXÁDJH
SIZE: Nil
MORALE: H (17’ tall)
XP VALUE: Elite (14)
5,000

Desert giants were once numerous in the scrub plains and deserts of way can summon 2-20 stony mounts for their elders to ride into battle.
the Land of Fate, but they have fallen victim to a divine curse which Adult sand-shifters can summon 3-30 mounts instead of 1-6 giants if
they so choose.
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the land in the company of their cattle and their mounts. Their great Desert giants’ skin is so similar to sand and rock that they can cam-
civilization has long since vanished under the sands.
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The weathered and craggy faces of the desert giants are scored with ability allows them to ambush foes and prey alike. (Desert giants who
wrinkles. Even the youngest of desert giants are somewhat wrinkled, lose their herds often use this ability to become effective bandits, and
though this is not visible in the women, as they wear the veil. The dark the numbers of these gigantic brigands have increased as the race dwin-
hair and swarthy skin of the desert giants make their blue eyes all the
more remarkable. However, it is considered a clear sign of impending GOHV $ JLDQW VR FDPRXÁDJHG LQFUHDVHV FKDQFHV RI D VXUSULVH DWWDFN WR
fossilization when the eyes of a desert giant turn from blue to brown. 1-4 on a d10 and decreases the chance of being seen by search parties
The typical desert giant is 17’ tall and weighs 7,000 pounds, though or soldiers to 1 in 10.
fossilizing giants may weigh twice that. Desert giants may live to be
400 years old. Habitat/Society: Desert giants are nomadic herdsmen and are rarely
found far from their herds. Though they are responsible for stripping
Combat: 'HVHUW JLDQWV ÀJKW PRXQWHG ZKHQ WKH\ FDQ WKRXJK VWHHGV entire river valleys bare in fertile areas, they do not reimburse farm-
of a size to suit them are rare. Battle mounts include gigantic lizards, ers or herdsmen on the edge of those territories for any damage they
enormous insects, huge undead horses of shifting bone, and even rocs. might do. They see the lands as theirs for the taking, and they make
In the past, some desert giants took service as bodyguards and merce- no apology for overgrazing or even for grazing their herds on crops.
naries with the most powerful of sultans. The sight of a squad of desert Few sultanates attempt to force them off cropland; most attempt to
giants wheeling about in preparation for a charge has caused more than lure the desert giants away with promises of employment as merce-
one desert legion to break and run. naries. Some will promise rich gifts of salt, cloth, spices, and metal if
only the desert giants will return to the empty quarters of the desert.
Desert giants do not hurl rocks. Indeed, they wander many areas
where there is often no ready supply of boulders, and carrying such Ecology: Desert giants wander hundreds of miles following the rains
heavy objects would tire even the strongest nomadic giant. However, with their herds. When the rains fail, the scrub withers, and the herds
and their giants starve. At these times young males among the desert
WKH\ GR PDNH ODUJH WKURZLQJ VSHDUV IURP ZRRG WKH\ ÀQG ZKHQ giants may take up mercenary work and use the money they obtain to
they pass near jungle lands. These spears are kept and cherished as support the entire tribe. If a drought goes on for years, more and more
heirlooms over generations. The spears have a range of 3/6/9 and giants are driven into the cities, though their absolute numbers are still
cause 2-12 + 7 points of damage. Desert giant chieftains sometimes tiny compared to the numbers of humans and other smaller races.
carry great scimitars given to their ancestors for outstanding
military service. These weapons cause 2-16 (2d8) + 7 when wielded
by anyone with a Strength of 19 or better. On occasion, a desert giant

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a successful attack.

Some desert giants are gifted with the ability to call back their an-
cestors from the stones; they are called sand-shifters because of the
way the summoned giants throw aside the sands when they rise again.
Sand-shifters are not priests or mages; they have no other special spell
abilities. One in every 10 desert giants can bring back giants who have

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Once per week, a desert giant can summon 1-6 giants from the rocks
for 2-12 turns; the summoning takes one turn. These giants crumble
back to rock and powder when slain. Desert giant children gifted this

134

Giant, Ettin

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Subarctic to temperate/
Hills and mountains
FREQUENCY: Very rare
ORGANIZATION: Solitary
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Night
DIET:
INTELLIGENCE: &DUQLYRUH
TREASURE: Low (5-7)
ALIGNMENT:
2 & < LQ ODLU

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NO. APPEARING: 1 or 1-4
ARMOR CLASS: 3
MOVEMENT: 12
HIT DICE: 10
THAC0: 10
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-10/2-12 + weapon
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Surprised only on a 1
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil
SIZE: H (13’ tall)
MORALE: Elite (14)
XP VALUE: 3,000

Ettins, or two-headed giants, as they are often called, are vicious and Habitat/Society: Ettins like to establish their lairs in remote, rocky
unpredictable hunters that stalk by night and eat any meat they can areas. They dwell in dark, underground caves that stink of decaying
catch. food and offal. Ettins are generally solitary, and mated pairs only stay
together for a few months after a young ettin is born to them. Young
$Q HWWLQ DW ÀUVW DSSHDUV WR EH D VWRQH RU KLOO JLDQW ZLWK WZR KHDGV ettins mature very quickly, and within eight to ten months after they
On closer inspection, however, the creature’s vast differences from
the relatively civilized giant races become readily apparent. An ettin DUH ERUQ WKH\ DUH VHOI VXIÀFLHQW HQRXJK WR JR RII RQ WKHLU RZQ
has pink to brownish skin, though it appears to be covered in a dark On rare occasions, however, a particularly strong ettin may gather
brown hide. This is because an ettin never bathes if it can help it, and
is therefore usually encrusted with a thick layer of dirt and grime. a small group of 1d4 ettins together. This small band of ettins stays to-
gether only as long as the leader remains alive and undefeated in battle.
,WV VNLQ LV WKLFN JLYLQJ WKH HWWLQ LWV ORZ $UPRU &ODVV $Q HWWLQ·V KDLU Any major defeat shatters the leader’s hold over the band, and they
is long, stringy, and unkempt; its teeth are large, yellowing, and of- each go their separate ways.
ten rotten. The ettin’s facial features strongly resemble those of an
orc—large watery eyes, turned-up piggish snout, and large mouth. Ettins collect treasure only because it can buy them the services of
goblins or orcs. These creatures sometimes serve ettins by building
An ettin’s right head is always the dominant one, and the right arm
and leg will likely appear slightly more muscular and well-developed WUDSV DURXQG WKHLU ODLUV RU KHOSLQJ WR ÀJKW RII D SRZHUIXO RSSRQHQW
than the left. An ettin wears only rough, untreated skins, which are Ettins have also been known to occasionally keep 1-2 cave bears in the
dirty and unwashed. Obviously, ettins smell very bad, due to their area of their lairs.
complete lack of grooming habits—good or bad.
The sloppy caves of ettins are a haven for parasites and vermin, and
Ettins do not have a true language of their own. Instead, they speak it isn’t unusual for the ettins themselves to be infected with various
a mish-mash of orc, goblin, giant dialects, and the alignment tongue of parasitic diseases. Adventurers rummaging through ettin lairs for valu-
chaotic evil creatures. Any adventurer who speaks orcish can under-
stand 50% of what an ettin says. DEOHV ZLOO ÀQG WKH WDVN GLVJXVWLQJ LI QRW GDQJHURXV

Combat: +DYLQJ WZR KHDGV LV GHÀQLWHO\ DQ DGYDQWDJH IRU WKH HWWLQV DV Ecology: Because ettin society is so primitive, they produce little of any
one is always alert, watching for danger and potential food. This means value to civilized creatures. Ettins tolerate the presence of other crea-
that an ettin is surprised only on the roll of a 1 on 1d10. An ettin also has tures, like orcs, in the area of their lair if they can be useful in some way.
Otherwise, ettins tend to be violently isolationist, crushing trespassers
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in the dark.

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They prefer to ambush their victims rather than charge into a straight

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all enemies are dead, or the battle turns against them. Ettins do not
retreat easily, only doing so if victory is impossible.

In combat, an ettin has two attacks. Because each of its two heads
controls an arm, an ettin does not suffer an attack roll penalty for at-
tacking with both arms. An ettin always attacks with two large clubs,
often covered with spikes. Using these weapons, the ettin causes 2d8
points of damage with its left arm, and 3d6 points of damage with
its right. If the ettin is disarmed or unable to use a weapon, it attacks

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2d6 points with its right.

135

Giant, Firbolg

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Temperate/
Hills and forests
FREQUENCY: Very rare
ORGANIZATION:
ACTIVITY CYCLE: &ODQ
DIET: Any
INTELLIGENCE: Omnivore
TREASURE: Average to genius (8-18)
ALIGNMENT: E, Y; M (×10), Q in lair
Neutral (chaotic good)

NO. APPEARING: 1-4 or 4-16
ARMOR CLASS: 2
MOVEMENT: 15
HIT DICE: 13 + 7
THAC0: 9
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-10 (weapon) +7 (Str bonus)
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Spells
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Swat away missiles
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 15%
SIZE: L (10½’ tall)
MORALE:
XP VALUE: &KDPSLRQ
8,000
Shaman: 9,000

2I DOO WKH JLDQW NLQ WKH ÀUEROJ LV WKH PRVW SRZHUIXO GXH WR QDWXUDO Habitat/Society: Firbolgs live in remote forests and hills. These
intelligence and considerable magical power. giant-kin distrust most other civilized races, and stay well away from
them. They keep on even terms with druids and the faerie creatures,
)LUEROJV DSSHDU WR EH QRUPDO KXPDQV H[FHSW WKDW WKH\ DUH RYHU including elves, neither asking nor giving much, but avoiding insult
feet tall and weigh over 800 pounds. They wear their hair long and keep or injury. Strangers are met with caution, frequently in illusionary
disguise as one of their own race. They do not attack or kill without
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of treasure.
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Firbolg society is close-knit and centered around the family or
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smooth, deep bass, thick with rolling consonants. of the shaman is determined by rolling 2d4–1 if the DM doesn’t wish

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use of armor or shields. Of manmade weapons, they prefer two- as gatherers and sometimes nomads. Their homes are huge, single-
handed swords and halberds, both of which they may use in one VWRUH\ ZRRGHQ KRXVHV ZLWK VWRXW ZDOOV DQG D FHQWUDO ÀUHSODFH RSHQ-
hand without penalty. Weapons of their own make are double size ing in several directions in the common room. When great decisions
equivalents of human weapons, for which they get a Strength bo- are needed, the clans involved meet in an enclave. This happens at
nus (19 Strength, +7 damage). However, when used with both hands, least once a year at the fall solstice, just to celebrate if nothing else.
The shamans preside over these events, and settle any disputes be-
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Strength bonus.
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per round. Large missiles, such as boulders, or those with long shafts, IURP WUHHV FOHDUHG IURP DURXQG WKH KRXVH 7KH FODQ GRHV NHHS D ÀHOG
such as javelins and spears, can be caught if desired. A catch or bat is for harvest, but only enough to supplement their diet. They trade tasks
successful 75% of the time (6 or better on 1d20). A caught weapon may involving great strength for food, usually with other peaceful folk in the
forests or hills. The rest of their food is obtained by gathering and hunt-
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attack roll, for using its off hand. quantities for most meals, although major celebrations always include
a large roast of some sort.
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on any round they are not engaged in melee combat: detect magic, dimi- $OWKRXJK PDQ\ FUHDWXUHV DUH FDSDEOH RI NLOOLQJ D ÀUEROJ QRQH KXQW
nution (as double the potion), fools’ gold, forget, and alter self. There is a WKHP H[FOXVLYHO\ 7KH\ DUH VWURQJHU WKDQ PRVW IRUHVW EHDVWV DQG LQWHO-
ligent creatures know better than to mess with them. They avoid true
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a shaman of 1st through 7th level. JLDQWV H[FHSW VWRUP JLDQWV DQG DJJUHVVLYHO\ UHSHO RWKHU JLDQW NLQ IURP
their lands.
Firbolgs are cautious and crafty. They have learned to distrust and
fear humans and demihumans. If possible they avoid an encounter, ei-

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strategy, utilizing the terrain and situation to best effect. They operate
as a group, not a collection of individuals. Ten percent of all encounters
is a large group of 4d4 members en route to an enclave of some sort.

136

Giant, Fire

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Any temperate, subtropical, tropical
FREQUENCY: Rare
ORGANIZATION: Tribal
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Any
DIET: Omnivorous
INTELLIGENCE: Low to average (5-10)
TREASURE: E
ALIGNMENT: Lawful evil

NO. APPEARING: 1-8

ARMOR CLASS: –1 (5)

MOVEMENT: 12 (15)

HIT DICE: 15 + 2-5 hit points

THAC0: 5

NO. OF ATTACKS: 1

DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-8, or by weapon (2-20 + 10)

SPECIAL ATTACKS: Hurling rocks for 2-20 (2d10)

SPECIAL DEFENSES: 5HVLVWDQW WR ÀUH

MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil

SIZE: H (18’)

MORALE: &KDPSLRQ

XP VALUE: 8,000

Infant Nil

Juvenile, -3 120

Juvenile, -2 3,400

Juvenile, -1 5,000

Shaman/Witch doctor, 1st level spells 9,000

Shaman/Witch doctor, 2nd level spells 10,000

Shaman/Witch doctor, 3rd level spells 10,000

Shaman/Witch doctor, 4th level spells 12,000

Fire giants are brutal, ruthless, and militaristic. Their lairs are always protected by vigilant watchmen, and some-
They are tall, but squat, resembling huge dwarves. An adult male times by traps. Fire giants favor deadfalls that can crush intruders for

is 18 feet tall, has a 12 foot chest, and weighs about 7,500 pounds. Fire G SRLQWV RI GDPDJH DQG ODUJH FURVVERZ GHYLFHV WKDW ÀUH RQH
JLDQWV KDYH FRDO EODFN VNLQ ÁDPLQJ UHG RU EULJKW RUDQJH KDLU DQG SURJ- two, or three huge bolts for 2-16 (2d8) points of damage each.
nathous jaws that reveal dirty ivory or yellow teeth. They can live to be
350 years old. 3DUWLFXODUO\ LQWHOOLJHQW ÀUH JLDQW OHDGHUV ZLOO FRPPDQG JURXSV WKUHH
or four times normal size. One who commands 30 or more giants usu-
$ ÀUH JLDQW·V QDWXUDO $UPRU &ODVV LV :DUULRUV XVXDOO\ ZHDU EDQGHG ally will call himself a king. Kings always will have better than normal
armor and a magical weapon of +1 to +3.
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7KHUH LV D FKDQFH WKDW DQ\ EDQG RI ÀUH JLDQWV ZLOO KDYH D VKDPDQ
KXJH VDFNV $ W\SLFDO ÀUH JLDQW·V VDFN FRQWDLQV G WKURZLQJ (80%) or witch doctor (20%). If the group is lead by a king, there is an
80% chance of a spell caster. Fire giant shamans are priests of up to 7th
URFNV WKH JLDQW·V ZHDOWK D WLQGHUER[ DQG G FRPPRQ LWHPV level. A shaman can cast normal or reversed spells from the Elemental,

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to identify valuable items. witch doctors are priest /wizards of up to 7th/3rd level; they prefer
spells that can detect or thwart intruders.
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tongue. Fire giants often capture and tame other creatures as guards. There

Combat: )LUH JLDQWV DUH LPPXQH WR QRQPDJLFDO ÀUH DQG KHDW DV ZHOO DV LV D FKDQFH WKDW D ÀUH JLDQW ODLU ZLOO FRQWDLQ KHOO KRXQGV /DUJHU
UHG GUDJRQ EUHDWK 7KH\ DUH UHVLVWDQW WR DOO W\SHV RI PDJLFDO ÀUH VXFK than normal groups check once for every 10 giants. Bands with 30 or
more giants have a additional 30% chance to have 2-5 (1d4 + 1) trolls,
DWWDFNV LQÁLFW KLW SRLQW SHU GLH RI GDPDJH $GXOW ÀUH JLDQWV FDQ KXUO larger groups check once for every 20 giants. A king’s group has a 20%
rocks for 2-20 (2d10) points of damage. Their minimum range is 3 yards chance to have 1-2 red dragons of age category 2-5 (1d4 + 1) in addition
ZKLOH WKHLU PD[LPXP LV \DUGV 7KH\ FDQ FDWFK VLPLODU ODUJH PLV- to other guards. Fire giants frequently take captives to hold for ransom
VLOHV RI WKH WLPH 7KH\ XVXDOO\ ÀJKW LQ GLVFLSOLQHG JURXSV WKURZ- or use as slaves. There is a 25% chance that a lair will contain 1-2 cap-
ing rocks until they run out of ammunition or the opponent closes. Fire tives, larger bands check once per 10 giants.
giants often wait in ambush at lava pools or hot springs, hurling heated
URFNV DW YLFWLPV IRU DQ H[WUD SRLQWV RI GDPDJH Ecology: Fire giants live wherever there is a lot of heat. They prefer
volcanic regions or areas with hot springs. Frequently they share their
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weapons do double normal (man-sized) damage to all opponents, plus ODLUV ZLWK RWKHU ÀUH GZHOOLQJ FUHDWXUHV VXFK DV VDODPDQGHUV RU ÀUH
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2-20 (2d10) + 10 points of damage.
Fire giants prefer to eat meat and bread, they can hunt and kill their
Habitat/Society: Fire giants live in well organized military groups, oc- own meat, but raid human and demihuman settlements for grain, cap-
cupying large castles or caverns. When encountered in their lair there tives, and treasure.
will be 13-20 (1d8 + 12) giants, half of whom will be immature giants.
To determine a giant’s maturity, roll 1d4. A roll of 4 indicates an infant
with no combat ability and the hit points of an ogre while rolls of 1-3
indicate older progeny with Hit Dice, damage, and attack rolls reduced
by 1, 2 or 3, respectively.

137

Giant, Fog

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Temperate/Swamps, marshes,
boggy forests, and coastal regions
FREQUENCY: Very rare
ORGANIZATION:
ACTIVITY CYCLE: &ODQ +XQWLQJ *URXS
DIET: Day
INTELLIGENCE: Omnivore
TREASURE: Average (8-10) to high (13-14)
ALIGNMENT: E, R
Neutral (good 50%, evil 50%)

NO. APPEARING: 1-4 (rarely 1-6)
ARMOR CLASS: 1
MOVEMENT: 15
HIT DICE: 14
THAC0: 7
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-10, or by weapon (3-18 + 11)
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Rock hurling
SPECIAL DEFENSES: See below
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil
SIZE: H (24’ tall)
MORALE: Elite (14)
XP VALUE: 5,000

&RXVLQV WR WKH FORXG JLDQWV WKHVH ODUJH URFN KXUOHUV DUH PRUH LQWHOOL- The men usually hunt in groups, ranging up to a dozen miles from
gent and stealthy than portrayed in story or song. their homes. The groups generally are formed of giants of similar
alignment.
Fog giants are huge and husky, with tree-trunk sized legs, and over-
By tradition, a young giant may not mate until he has obtained at
GHYHORSHG DUPV PXVFOHG E\ FRQVWDQW WKURZLQJ JDPHV DQG H[HUFLVHV least one large ornament of silver. Usually, the young giant joins with
They have milk-white skin which aids their natural ability to blend
into fog (80% chance) and gives their foes a –5 penalty to their surprise VHYHUDO RWKHUV LQ D TXHVW WR ÀQG RQH RU DFTXLUH HQRXJK WUHDVXUH WR
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ing, with ample hair on the arms, legs, and chest. They grow no facial
hair whatsoever. They prefer to wear no armor, counting on their high )RJ JLDQWV GR QRW RIWHQ PL[ ZHOO ZLWK RWKHU FUHDWXUHV RU UDFHV DO-
though they can often be persuaded to perform services for a fee, or
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on hides studded with silver. They love massive, ornate clubs made EDUWHU JRRGV DQG VHUYLFHV IRU UHÀQHG VLOYHU
from bleached and polished wood or bone. Fog giants speak their own
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WRQJXH DQG &ORXG *LDQW DQG VSHDN &RPPRQ times of bad hunting. Friendly disputes can sometimes be resolved by a

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they sometimes join with a cloud giant or two to form a hunting party
of 3-7. They prefer to attack from cover (fog is most preferred). After WKHPVHOYHV ZLOO JHQHUDOO\ WKURZ URFNV DQG ÀVW ÀJKW UDWKHU WKDQ XVH
some ranged rock-hurling to scatter their opponents, they will charge swords.

LQWR PHOHH ZLWK ÀVWV DQG VZRUGV Á\LQJ $GXOW IRJ JLDQWV FDQ KXUO URFNV Fog giants are fond of all sorts of cooked meats, particularly hoofed
creatures such as horses, cows, deer, elk, and centaur. They often cook
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and sweets for dessert, and will also down large quantities of spirits if
VWRQHV ,Q PHOHH WKH\ JHQHUDOO\ ÀJKW ZLWK FOXEV DQG ÀVWV WKRXJK WDOHV available to them. They do not distill their own spirits or liquors. They
of sword-armed fog giants are common. also sometimes smoke fresh milkweed pods in wooden pipes, though
the taste is too bitter for humans and demihumans to enjoy.
Because of their keen hearing and highly developed sense of smell,
fog giants are seldom surprised (+2 on surprise rolls). Access to their
caves and regular hunting camps are often protected by deadfalls of
rocks or logs, which can be released by a carefully thrown rock at the

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skills, often playing games when on hunting forays in an attempt to of food, and require a considerable territory per hunting group to
best one another. Their favorite such game is called “copsi” and consists support themselves. The giants will often place territorial markers
of the giants pairing off to toss larger and larger boulders to their part-
ners until one of the pairs misses its throw. RI ERXOGHUV DQG ORJV WR GHÀQH WKH ERXQGDULHV EHWZHHQ WKHLU KXQWLQJ
territories. They do not look kindly on anyone who tears down or
The fog giant families live in caves, canyons, or thickets, in the most moves these markers. Their regular pathways are hard to hide, and
inaccessible areas of marsh, swamp, forest, or coast. are instead trapped with deadfalls of rocks and logs to discourage
trespassers.

138

Giant, Fomorian

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Any mountain and

FREQUENCY: subterranean
ORGANIZATION: Uncommon
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Solitary
DIET: Any
INTELLIGENCE: Omnivore
TREASURE: Average (8-10)
ALIGNMENT: D, Q (×10)
Neutral evil

NO. APPEARING: 1-4
ARMOR CLASS: 3
MOVEMENT: 9
HIT DICE: 13 + 3
THAC0: 9
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2 × weapon, +8 (Str bonus)
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Surprise
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Only surprised on a 1
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil
SIZE: H (13½’ tall)
MORALE: Elite (14)
XP VALUE: 6,000

Fomorians are the most hideous, deformed, and wicked of all Their society is ruled by depravity and wickedness. The strongest
giant-kin. and crudest giant rules over all the others within reach, which is usu-
ally a small number. The women and children are treated as slaves.
The fomorian giants are all grossly deformed behemoths. Each has Acts of violence are common among fomorians, sometimes resulting in
a different set of deformities, which must be determined by the DM. A permanent injury or death.
partial list of deformations includes misplaced limb, misshapen limb,
misplaced facial feature, hunchbacked, bulging body part, drooping Fomorian giants have been known to work with other creatures for
evil causes. Usually the other creatures must completely dominate the
ÁHVK ERG\ SDUW WRR ELJ RU WRR VPDOO ÁDSSLQJ HDUV KXJH VQRXW ODUJH fomorians, or be capable of it, to form the alliance. Such an agreement
feet on short legs. Their thick, hairy hides, combined with the pelts lasts only as long as the fomorians fear their cohorts. Once their inter-
ests no longer coincide or the fomorians no longer feel threatened, they
DQG RGG PHWDO ELWV WKH\ ZHDU IRU SURWHFWLRQ JLYH DQ HIIHFWLYH $& RI double-cross their partners, as quickly as possible.
3. They have scattered patches of hair as tough as wire on their pale
white skin. Large warts and other growths are scattered across their Ecology: These twisted giants can live for weeks on little or no food.
bodies. There is no single odor associated with fomorians; some smell This is good, because their underground dwellings do not provide an
strongly due to overactive sweat glands, others have no smell. Their abundance of it. They can eat almost any organic material, including
voices are also each different due to their unique deformities.
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Combat: Fomorians use all manner of clubs and other blunt instru- savor the taste of large mammals, especially those that beg not to be
eaten. Preparing a meal usually involves torture rather than any efforts
PHQWV 5HJDUGOHVV RI WKH ZHDSRQ LW LQÁLFWV GRXEOH GDPDJH SOXV to improve its taste.
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age. Their deformities prevent them from hurling boulders as true gi-

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as good as 1, but no better.

Typical fomorian strategy is to sneak up on an opponent and hit him
as hard as they can. It works well for them since their opponents suffer
a –2 penalty to their surprise rolls, because the fomorians move slowly
and carefully. These giant-kin are only surprised on a 1 on the 1d10 sur-
prise roll, because they tend to have eyes and ears in odd places on their
heads. If the fomorian bothers to keep an opponent alive, he is crudely
tortured until dead, and then eaten.

Habitat/Society: Fomorians live in mountain caves, abandoned
mines, or other subterranean realms. They rarely modify their
homes, but adapt to what is already there. These deformed giants
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tance, stopped only by hazards they do not want to challenge. A
fomorian clan picks a small (to them), defensible alcove for a lair.
Their territories are sometimes marked by the bodies of their en-
emies. Their treasure consists only of stolen items from enemies.
Pieces of armor are added to their own patchwork protection. Since
they do not care for it, this armor quickly deteriorates and becomes
worthless.

139

Giant, Frost

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Arctic lands
FREQUENCY: Very rare
ORGANIZATION: Tribal
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Any
DIET: Omnivorous
INTELLIGENCE: Low to average (5-10)
TREASURE: E
ALIGNMENT:
&KDRWLF HYLO

NO. APPEARING: 1-8

ARMOR CLASS: 0 (5)

MOVEMENT: 12 (15)

HIT DICE: 14 + 1-4 hit points

THAC0: 7 or 5

NO. OF ATTACKS: 1

DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-8, or by weapon (2-16 + 9)

SPECIAL ATTACKS: Hurling rocks for 2-20 (2d10)

SPECIAL DEFENSES: Impervious to cold

MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil

SIZE: H (21’)

MORALE: Elite (13-14)

XP VALUE: 7,000

Infant Nil

Juvenile, -3 270

Juvenile, -2 975

Juvenile, -1 4,000

Shaman/Witch doctor, 1st 8,000

Shaman/Witch doctor, 2nd 8,000

Shaman/Witch doctor, 3rd 8,000

Shaman/Witch doctor, 4th + 10,000

Like all evil giants, frost giants have a reputation for crudeness and a giant’s maturity, roll 1d4. A roll of 4 indicates an infant with no com-
stupidity. This reputation is deserved, but frost giants are crafty bat ability and hit points of ogre; rolls of 1-3 indicate older progeny
with hit dice, damage, and attack rolls equal to that of a stone giant.
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Frost giants have muscular, roughly human builds. The typical adult Particularly strong or intelligent frost giant chieftains will command
bands three or four times normal size. A chieftain who commands 20
male is 21’ tall and weighs about 8,000 pounds. Females are slightly or more giants is called a jarl. Jarls always will have better than normal
shorter and lighter, but otherwise identical to males. Frost giants have armor and a weapon of +1 to +3 enchantment.
snow-white or ivory skin. Their hair is light blue or dirty yellow, with
matching eyes. They can live to be 250 years old. There is a 20% chance that any band of frost giants will have a sha-
man (80%) or witch doctor (20%). If the group is led by a jarl, there is an
$ IURVW JLDQW·V QDWXUDO $UPRU &ODVV LV :DUULRUV XVXDOO\ ZHDU FKDLQ 80% chance for a spell caster. Frost giant shamans are priests of up to
7th level. A shaman can cast normal or reversed spells from the healing,
PDLO DQG PHWDO KHOPHWV GHFRUDWHG ZLWK KRUQV RU IHDWKHUV $& 7KH\ charm, protection, divination, or weather spheres. Frost giant witch doc-
also wear skins and pelts, along with any jewelry they own. tors are priest/wizards of up to 7th/3rd level; they prefer spells that
can bewilder and confound other giants. Favorite spells include: unseen
Frost giants carry their belongings in huge sacks. A typical frost gi- servant, shocking grasp, detect magic, ventriloquism, deeppockets, ESP, mir-
ant’s sack contains 2-5 (1d4 + 1) throwing rocks, the giant’s wealth, and ror image, and invisibility.
3-12 (3d4) mundane items. Everything in a giant’s bag is old, worn,
Frost giants often capture and tame other creatures as guards. There
GLUW\ DQG VPHOO\ PDNLQJ WKH LGHQWLÀFDWLRQ RI DQ\ YDOXDEOH LWHPV is a 50% chance that a frost giant lair will contain 1-6 winter wolves.
Larger than normal groups check once for every eight giants. Bands
GLIÀFXOW with 20 or more giants have an additional 30% chance to have 1-4 yeti;
Frost giants speak their own language and the language common to larger groups check once for every 16 giants. A jarl’s band has a 20%
chance to have 1-2 subdued white dragons in addition to other guards.
all giants. The dragons will be age category 2-5 (1d4 + 1). Frost giants also take
captives to hold for ransom or use as slaves. There is a 15% chance that
Combat: Frost giants are immune to cold. Adult frost giants can hurl a lair will contain 1-2 captives; larger bands check once per eight giants.
rocks for 2-20 (2d10) points of damage. Their minimum range is 3 yards
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40% of the time. They usually will start combat at a distance, throwing Ecology: Frost giants live in frigid, arctic lands with glaciers and heavy
rocks until they run out of ammunition, or the opponent closes. One of snowfall. Frost giants eat mostly meat, which they can hunt and kill
their favorite strategies is to ambush victims by hiding buried in the themselves. They raid human and demihuman settlements for food-
snow at the top of an icy or snowy slope where opponents will have stuffs and other booty.

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do double normal (man-sized) damage to all opponents, plus the gi-

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points of damage.

Habitat/Society: Frost giants live in small bands consisting of a chief,
his henchmen, and their camp followers. A band usually will occupy a
crude castle or frigid cavern. When encountered in their lair there will
be 9-16 (1d8 + 8) giants; half of whom will be immature. To determine

140

Giant, Hill

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Any hills and mountains
FREQUENCY: Rare
ORGANIZATION: Tribal
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Any
DIET: Omnivorous
INTELLIGENCE: Low (5-7)
TREASURE: D
ALIGNMENT:
&KDRWLF HYLO

NO. APPEARING: 1-12
ARMOR CLASS: 3 (5)
MOVEMENT: 12
HIT DICE: 12 + 1-2 hit points
THAC0: 9
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-6 or by weapon (2-12 + 7)
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Hurling rocks for 2-16 (2d8)
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil
SIZE: H (16’ tall)
MORALE: Elite (13-14)
XP VALUE: 3,000
Nil
Infant 270
Juvenile, -3 650
Juvenile, -2 2,000
Juvenile, -1

+LOO JLDQWV DUH VHOÀVK FXQQLQJ EUXWHV ZKR VXUYLYH WKURXJK KXQWLQJ Habitat/Society: A hill giant lair will have 9-16 (1d8 + 8) giants; usually
and by terrorizing and raiding nearby communities. Despite their low DQ H[WHQGHG IDPLO\ 6RPHWLPHV WKHVH IDPLOLHV ZLOO DFFHSW ORQH KLOO JL-

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Hill giants are oddly simian and barbaric in appearance, with overly of them will be male, one quarter will be female, and the remainder will
be immature giants. To determine a giant’s maturity, roll 1d4. A roll of
long arms, stooped shoulders, and low foreheads. Even though they 4 indicates an infant with no combat ability and hit points of gnoll; rolls
are the smallest of the giants, their limbs are more muscular and mas- of 1-3 indicate older progeny with hit dice, damage, and attack rolls
sive than those of the other giant races. The average hill giant is 16 feet equal to that of an ogre.
tall and weighs about 4,500 pounds. Females have the same builds as
males. Their skin color ranges from a light tan to a deep ruddy brown. Occasionally a hill giant with an average intelligence can be found.
Their hair is brown or black, and their eyes are black. Hill giants can live Such a giant is capable of rallying bands of his peers so 2, 3, or 4 times
to be 200 years old. the number of giants usually appearing can be encountered. These
“giant kings,” as they call themselves, stage raids on human towns or
+LOO JLDQWV· QDWXUDO $UPRU &ODVV LV 7KLV LV UHGXFHG WR DQ $UPRU against other races of giants.

&ODVV RI ZKHQ WKH\ ZHDU FUXGHO\ VHZQ DQLPDO KLGHV ZKLFK DUH WKH Although hill giants prefer temperate areas, they can be found in
equivalent of leather armor. Nearly all hill giants wear these hides, practically any climate where there is an abundance of hills and moun-
which are a symbol of esteem in some hill giant communities—the
more hides a giant has, the more large kills to his credit. Only a few WDLQV 7KH\ ODLU LQ FDYHV H[FDYDWHG GHQV RU FUXGH KXWV 7KRVH ZKR OLYH
(5%) of the giants fashion metal armor from the armor of men they have in colder climates have developed more skills with preparing and us-
GHIHDWHG 7KHVH JLDQWV KDYH DQ $UPRU &ODVV RI /LNH RWKHU UDFHV RI JL- ing skins to keep themselves warm and to keep the harsh winds out of
ants, hill giants carry their belongings with them in huge hide sacks. A their lairs.
typical hill giant’s bag will contain 2-8 (2d4) throwing rocks, the giant’s
wealth, and 1-8 additional common items. There is a 50% chance a band of hill giants will have guards in their
lairs, and the guarding creatures will be 2-8 (2d4) dire wolves (50%), 1-3
Hill giants speak their own language and a tongue common to all giant lizards (30%), or a group of 2-8 (2d4) ogres (20%).
giants. In addition, 50% also speak ogre.
The majority of hill giants are suspicious of magic and will seek to
Combat: +LOO JLDQWV SUHIHU WR ÀJKW WKHLU RSSRQHQWV IURP KLJK URFN\ destroy magic items they acquire as treasure. They ceremonially kill
outcroppings where they can pelt their targets with rocks and boulders mages.
while limiting the risks posed to themselves.
Ecology: Hill giants’ main diet consists of meat, which they obtain by
Hill giants’ favorite weapons are oversized clubs which do 2-12 + 7
points of damage (double the damage of a man-sized club plus their KXQWLQJ 7KH ÁHVK RI \RXQJ JUHHQ GUDJRQV LV FRQVLGHUHG D GHOLFDF\ DQG
strength bonus). They hurl rocks for 2-16 (2d8) points of damage. Their frequently giants who live on hills and mountains covered with forests
targets for such attacks must be between 3 and 200 yards away from the will organize hunting parties in search of green dragon lairs. In turn,
giant. They can catch rocks or other similar missiles 30% of the time. green dragons have been known to hunt hill giants.

Sometimes bands of hill giants will trade with each other or with
bands of ogres to get foodstuffs and trinkets.

141

Giant, Jungle

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Tropical/jungle
FREQUENCY: Uncommon
ORGANIZATION: Tribal/cooperative
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Day
DIET:
INTELLIGENCE: &DUQLYRUH
TREASURE: Average to High (8-14)
ALIGNMENT: Q; A in lair
Neutral

NO. APPEARING: 1 or 1-6
ARMOR CLASS: 3
MOVEMENT:
HIT DICE: &O
THAC0: 11
NO. OF ATTACKS: 9
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1 or 2
SPECIAL ATTACKS: 2-16 + 9 or 2-12 + 9/2-12 + 9
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Surprise, arrows
MAGIC RESISTANCE: See below
SIZE: Nil
MORALE: H (18’ tall)
XP VALUE:
&KDPSLRQ
6,000

Powerful, lanky, and strictly carnivorous, jungle giants are a terror Habitat/Society: Jungle giants are friendlier than most other races of gi-
to all the animals of the tropical forests. They are great hunters and ants, and they will often cooperate with human jungle tribes on hunts.
stalkers, able to clear a huge tract of forest of all game and then move The giants provide strength and raw power, and the humans provide
on. the numbers and skill to drive animals into ambushes.

A typical jungle giant stands 18’ tall yet weighs only 3,000 pounds— Jungle giants have absolutely no compunctions about eating any
very thin for a giant. Females are generally taller than males. They can form of meat—mammal, reptile, amphibian, or avian. They know
live to be 200 years old. how to stalk, kill, and prepare everything from eggs to full-grown

Jungle giants always carry everything they need with them: tools for DQLPDOV DQG IURP VFDYHQJHUV WR SUHGDWRUV 7KHLU YLOODJHV UHÁHFW WKLV
carnivorous tendency; the huts are made from wooden posts with
PDNLQJ DQG PDLQWDLQLQJ WKHLU ZHDSRQV ÀUH VWDUWHUV WLQGHU DQG VSDUH roofs of greased animal hides stitched together with intestines. The
bits of leather and sinew used to repair clothing. They also carry their smell of smoking meats and butchery hang in the air, and huge quan-
valuables, and every adult jungle giant carries a quiver of arrows.
WLWLHV RI GUDJRQÁLHV DQG RWKHU LQVHFWV VZDUP DURXQG WKH YLOODJHV $
Jungle giants speak their own language and the languages of tribes of
nearby humans and humanoids. MXQJOH JLDQW YLOODJH LV OLNHO\ WR VKHOWHU JLDQW GUDJRQÁLHV

Thin and very tall, jungle giants easily blend into the vertical land- Ecology: Jungle giants think of most creatures as prey, but those they
scape of the tropical forest. Their wavy hair is pale green, and their accept as fellow hunters they respect as equals, regardless of their size.
Although they much prefer the jungle terrain they know so well, they
VNLQ LV D ULFK PXGG\ \HOORZ OLNH VXQOLJKW RQ WKH IRUHVW ÁRRU 7KH\ are often forced to leave the trees for the savanna when their numbers
rarely wear more clothing than strictly necessary, as they prefer com- become too great to survive in the jungle. They think nothing of eating
plete freedom of movement when hunting. Many groups of jungle gi- every snake, antelope, cat, warthog, ostrich, and elephant they come
across. Jungle giants on the savanna often return to the forest, because
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WKHLU JUHDW KHLJKW PDNHV VWHDOWK\ KXQWLQJ GLIÀFXOW IRU WKHP RQ RSHQ
WHHWK WR VKRZ WKHLU ÀHUFHQHVV 7KH\ VRPHWLPHV GHFRUDWH WKHPVHOYHV ground.
with mud, sticks, and leaves when stalking especially large or wary
game.

Combat: Jungle giants use 15’ long bows crafted to take advantage of
their tremendous size and strength. These giants are very quick with
WKHLU KXJH ERZV DQG FDQ ÀUH WZR DUURZV HDFK URXQG 7KH\ ZLOO XVH SRL-
soned arrows to bring down their prey more quickly. If these arrows
are used in combat, opponents must save vs. paralyzation at –2 or be
rendered immobile for 2-12 turns. Even humanoid creatures with the
strength to pull a jungle giant bow cannot use it, because the arrows
are over 6’ long (2d6 + 9 damage). Jungle giants will occasionally use
the trunk of a dead tree as a club, doing 2d8 + 9 points damage.

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bows from the treetops and then swinging down sturdy branches or
WKLFN URSHV WR ÀQLVK RII WKHLU SUH\ &DPRXÁDJHG JLDQWV FDXVH D ² SHQ-
alty on opponents’ surprise rolls. When setting up a blind, they can

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6HWWLQJ XS D EOLQG RU GHFRUDWLQJ WKHPVHOYHV ZLWK MXQJOH FDPRXÁDJH
takes three turns.

142

Giant, Mountain

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Any/Mountains
FREQUENCY: Very rare
ORGANIZATION: Family
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Any
DIET: Omnivore
INTELLIGENCE: Average (8-10)
TREASURE: E
ALIGNMENT:
&KDRWLF QHXWUDO

NO. APPEARING: 1-4
ARMOR CLASS: 4
MOVEMENT: 12
HIT DICE: 15 + 3
THAC0: 5
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-8 or by weapon (4d10 + 10)
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Hurling rocks for 2-20
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil
SIZE: H (14’ tall)
MORALE:
XP VALUE: &KDPSLRQ
Normal: 7,000
Infant: Nil
Juvenile: 3,000
Shaman: 8,000
Shaman, 3rd: 9,000

Mountain giants are huge humanoids that live in remote mountain lair, there is a 50% chance of a female and a 25% chance of a child. Roll
caverns. 1d4 to determine the age of the child. If it is a 4, it is a helpless infant or
small child. A roll of 1-3 indicates older children or teens that have the
Standing 14 feet tall and weighing 2,000 pounds, mountain giants Hit Dice, damage, and attack rolls of hill giants.
are impressive foes. They greatly resemble hill giants. Their skin color
is a light tan to reddish brown with straight black hair. The males have There is a 20% chance that one of the giants in a family is a shaman.
heavy beards but no mustaches, and they have large pot bellies. They Roll 1d6 to determine the level of spell use, 1-4 meaning 1st level, 5-6
are typically clothed in rough hides or skins and carry huge clubs as indicating 2nd level. This shaman can cast from the spheres of All, Ani-
weapons. The stale reek of a mountain giant can be detected several
hundred feet downwind. PDO &KDUP &RPEDW (OHPHQWDO DQG +HDOLQJ +H KDV DQ LQQDWH DELOLW\

Combat: Mountain giants always attack in a straightforward manner, WR ÀQG FDYHV DQG FDYHUQ HQWUDQFHV ZLWKLQ KDOI D PLOH XQOHVV WKHVH DUH
not by ambush or deceit. They love to get into a high, unassailable spot magically hidden.
with lots of boulders. When in such a position, mountain giants rarely
While only one family is found in a given lair, several families make
WDNH FRYHU EXW VWDQG LQ WKH RSHQ WR ÁLQJ WKHLU PLVVLOHV 7KH\ FDQ KXUO up a loose tribe scattered over a mountain or range. Each tribe has a
boulders down on their opponents for 2d10 points of damage each.
They can catch similar missiles 30% of the time. UG OHYHO VKDPDQ DV LWV OHDGHU +H SUHVLGHV RYHU WKH H[WUHPHO\ UDUH
gatherings of the tribe and counsels those willing to travel to talk to
In melee they use huge clubs that cause 4d10 + 10 points of damage, him. The shaman always lives with a group of summoned monsters,
including their Strength bonus. These clubs are usually just large tree but never with other mountain giants.
limbs or logs. They usually keep several such weapons around. Moun-
Ecology: Mountain giants are foragers and hunters. Their favorite food
WDLQ JLDQWV DUH DV VWURQJ DV ÀUH JLDQWV is mountain sheep. They also eat nuts, tubers, and other edible moun-
A mountain giant can summon and control other monsters. This tain plants. Nothing hunts mountain giants, but sometimes they pick
the wrong cave in which to set up housekeeping. Since they tend not to
summoning takes a full turn to perform and 1d6 hours pass before
the creatures appear. A summoning results in either 1d10 + 5 ogres IXOO\ H[SORUH DOO WKH EDFN WXQQHOV QDVW\ WKLQJV IURP XQGHUJURXQG KDYH
(70%), 1d6 + 3 trolls (20%), or 1d4 hill giants (10%), although the giant been known to attack and devour sleeping giants.
has no idea in advance of what he will get. The control is very loose,
not absolute domination. The mountain giant can give a broadly de- Since these giants are neither good nor evil, it is possible to set up
peaceful relations with them. However, they are suspicious of and re-
ÀQHG FRPPDQG DQG WKH PRQVWHUV REH\ DV WKH\ VHH ÀW 7KH VXPPRQHG luctant to deal with outsiders.

PRQVWHUV VWD\ ZLWK DQG ÀJKW IRU WKH PRXQWDLQ JLDQW EXW WKH\ YDOXH
their own lives over that of the giant. The summoned creatures stay
with the giant until killed, sent away, or another summoning is made.

Habitat/Society: The home of a family of mountain giants is often in a
ODUJH URFN FDYHUQ LQ D PRXQWDLQ )UHTXHQWO\ WKHUH DUH XQH[SORUHG SDV-
sages leading out of the giants’ home. They rarely have any interest
in anything beyond their cavern. There is a 75% chance of summoned
creatures acting as guards and underlings in the cavern.

The females and young are rarely seen, since they stick close to the
cavern. Mountain giants are polygamous, usually one female living
with several males. Three quarters of the young are male, which ac-
counts for their low population. If two or more mountain giants are in a

143

Giant, Reef

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Tropical or subtropical ocean/reef
FREQUENCY: Very rare
ORGANIZATION: Solitary
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Day
DIET: Omnivore
INTELLIGENCE: Very (11-12)
TREASURE: Z; A in lair
ALIGNMENT: Neutral good

NO. APPEARING: 1 or 1-4
ARMOR CLASS: 0 or -4
MOVEMENT: 15, Sw 12
HIT DICE: 18
THAC0: 5
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-10 or by weapon

SPECIAL ATTACKS: (typically 2-20 + 10)
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Boulders, whirlpool
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Immune to water-based attacks
SIZE: Nil
MORALE: H (16’ tall)
XP VALUE: Fanatic (17)
13,000

Reef giants are the loners of giant-kind, although they often live in are the objects of much competition between reef giant suitors, each of
remarkably well-appointed mansions that seem to be no more than whom seeks to both prove himself to the new mistress of the mansion
huts from the outside. They sometimes become sailors, but their huge
mass limits them to the largest of vessels. Reef giants are typically 16’ DQG XQGR KLV FRPSHWLWRUV E\ DQ\ PHDQV DYDLODEOH 'LYLQJ VXUÀQJ
tall and weigh 4,000 pounds. Reef giants can live to be 600 years old.
DQG ÀVKLQJ FRPSHWLWLRQV DUH FRPPRQ LQ UHHI JLDQW FRXUWVKLS
Reef giants speak their own language as well as the giantish trade
tongue and the languages of storm and cloud giants. In addition, 40% Ecology: 5HHI JLDQWV DUH VFDYHQJHUV ZKR ÀVK DQG IRUDJH FRUDO UHHIV IRU
of the giants also speak the common tongue.
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Reef giants have burnished coppery skin and pale white hair. They and as accomplished divers they can retrieve hoards of pearls, sponges,
and coral. Their enormous strength allows them to swim for hours at a
DUH EDUUHO FKHVWHG DQG SRZHUIXOO\ PXVFOHG IURP WKH H[HUWLRQ RI IRUFLQJ time without tiring. In this way reef giants can amass huge amounts of
their huge bodies through water. Reef giants have a Strength of 22. Reef goods to trade for other items.
giants wear skins or garments made of braided hair when ashore, but
swim wearing no more than a belt for knives and pouches. 6RPH UHHI JLDQWV NHHS ÁRFNV RI JRDWV RU VKHHS RQ WKHLU LVODQG KRPHV
but these giants are generally elderly and not as capable of foraging
Combat: 5HHI JLDQWV SUHIHU WR ÀJKW LQ RU XQGHU ZDWHU DQG WKH\ DUH successfully.

ÀHUFH ÀJKWHUV ZKHQ DQJHUHG 7KH\ VXIIHU QR SHQDOWLHV ZKHQ ÀJKWLQJ LQ Reef giants frequently enter into contracts or trade agreements with
or under water. They cannot be harmed by water- or ice-based attack
forms. They typically attack with giant tridents for 2-20 + 10 points of KXPDQV DQG RWKHU PHUFDQWLOH UDFHV ,Q H[FKDQJH IRU SHDUOV DQG RWKHU
valuables from the sea, they are given cloth, sweets, and metal goods.
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damage) now and again. The reef giants’ willingness to plunder the sea has made them the
enemies of merfolk, tritons, and other ocean-dwelling races.
Once per day, a reef giant can form a whirlpool. Unless a successful
Strength ability check is made, creatures within 10 yards of the giant are
sucked into the whirlpool and suffer 2-16 points of battering damage
plus 2-20 points drowning and choking damage (unless the creatures
are able to breathe water, in which case only the battering damage ap-
plies). The whirlpool is not powerful enough to draw in ships.

Reef giants can throw boulders up to 350 yards for 3-30 (3d10) points
of damage. They prefer to use thrown boulders to sink unwelcome
ships. Boulders are not used against individual opponents.

Habitat/Society: Reef giants are often solitary for long periods of time,
although they mate for life. When their children reach puberty, they
are sent out on their own to seek an island or reef habitat to make their
home.

The mansions of reef giants are sometimes built into the hills and
gorges of the islands, and they are always stocked with furniture and
decorations collected over generations. These mansions are passed on
from one giant to another; the eldest daughter is generally reared to
provide for her parents as they grow old and is usually given the man-
sion and all its goods upon their death. These well-dowried daughters

144

Giant, Stone

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Subtropical and temperate

FREQUENCY: mountains
ORGANIZATION: Rare
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Tribal
DIET: Any
INTELLIGENCE: Omnivorous
TREASURE: Average (8-10)
ALIGNMENT: D
Neutral

NO. APPEARING: 1-10
ARMOR CLASS: 0
MOVEMENT: 12
HIT DICE: 14 + 1-3 hit points
THAC0: 7
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-8 or by weapon (2-12 + 8)
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Hurling rocks for 3-30 (3d10)
SPECIAL DEFENSES: See below
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil
SIZE: H (18’ tall)
MORALE: 16
XP VALUE: 7,000
Nil
Infant 975
Juvenile, -3 3,000
Juvenile, -2 6,000
Juvenile, -1 9,000
Elder 9,000
Spellcaster

6WRQH JLDQWV DUH OHDQ EXW PXVFXODU 7KHLU KDUG KDLUOHVV ÁHVK LV VPRRWK Stone giants are crude artists, painting scenes of their lives on the
and gray, making it easy for them to blend in with their mountainous walls of their lairs and on tanned hide scrolls. Some giants are fond of
surroundings. Their gaunt facial features and deep, sunken black eyes
make them seem perpetually grim. PXVLF DQG SOD\ VWRQH ÁXWHV DQG GUXPV 2WKHUV PDNH VLPSOH MHZHOU\
fashioning painted stone beads into necklaces.
The typical stone giant is 18’ tall and weighs 9,000 pounds because
If eight or more giants are encountered in a clan’s lair, one quarter
RI LWV GHQVH ÁHVK )HPDOHV DUH D OLWWOH VKRUWHU DQG OLJKWHU 7KH JLDQWV· will be female, one quarter male, and the remainder offspring. To deter-
mine a giant’s maturity, roll 1d4. A roll of 4 indicates an infant with no
QDWXUDO $UPRU &ODVV LV 7KH\ GR QRW ZHDU DUPRU WR DXJPHQW WKDW combat ability and hit points of an ogre; rolls of 1-3 indicate older prog-
preferring to wear stone-colored garments. Stone giants can live to be eny with hit dice, damage, and attack rolls equal to those of a hill giant.
800 years old.
One in 20 stone giants develop special abilities related to their envi-
Stone giants, like several other giant races, carry some of their belong- ronment. These giant elders are able to stone shape, stone tell, and trans-
ings with them. They leave their more valuable items in their lairs, how- mute rock to mud (or mud to rock) once per day as if they were 5th level
ever. A typical stone giant’s bag will contain 2-24 (2d12) throwing rocks,
a portion of the giant’s wealth, and 1-8 additional common items. PDJHV 2QH LQ RI WKHVH H[FHSWLRQDO JLDQWV FDQ DOVR FDVW VSHOOV DV LI
he were a 3rd level wizard. Their spells can be determined randomly
Stone giants speak their own language, as well as those of hill giants,
cloud giants, and storm giants. In addition, 50% of the giants also speak RU FKRVHQ WR ÀW D VSHFLÀF HQFRXQWHU DV GHVLUHG )UHTXHQWO\ WKHVH JLDQWV
the common language of man. are able to rise to positions of power and are considered the leaders of
several clans.
Combat: :KHQ SRVVLEOH VWRQH JLDQWV ÀJKW IURP D GLVWDQFH 7KH\ DUH
DEOH WR KXUO URFNV D PLQLPXP GLVWDQFH RI \DUGV WR D PD[LPXP GLV- Stone giants are usually found in mountain ranges in temperate and
tance of 300 yards, doing 3-30 (3d10) points of damage with each rock. subtropical areas. Stone giants are fond of cave bears and 75% of their
These giants are able to catch stones and similar missiles 90% of the lairs will have 1-8 of them as guards. The few stone giants living in cold
time. A favorite tactic of stone giants is to stand nearly motionless areas use polar bears as guards.
against rocks, blending in with the background, then moving forward
to throw rocks, surprising their foes. Many giants set up piles of rocks Stone giants are playful, especially at night. They are fond of rock
near their lair which can be triggered like an avalanche when intruders throwing contests and other games that test their might. Tribes of giants
get too close. will often gather to toss rocks at each other, the losing side being the
giants who are hit more often.
When stone giants are forced into melee combat, they use large clubs
chiseled out of stone which do 2-12 (2d6) + 8 points of damage; double Ecology: Stone giants are omnivorous, but they will eat only fresh food.
normal (man-sized) club damage plus the giant’s strength bonus. They cook and eat their meat quickly after it has been killed. They use
the skins of the animals for blankets and trade what they do not need

Habitat/Society: Stone giants prefer to dwell in deep caves high on ZLWK QHDUE\ KXPDQ FRPPXQLWLHV LQ H[FKDQJH IRU EROWV RI FORWK RU KHUG
rocky, storm-swept mountains. They normally live in the company of animals which they use for food. Many stone giant bands keep giant
their relatives, though such clans usually include no more than 10 gi- goats in and near their lairs so they will have a continuous supply of
milk, cheese, and butter.

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sense of community and protection. A mountain range commonly has
2-8 clans lairing there.

145

Giant, Storm

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Special (see below)
FREQUENCY: Very rare
ORGANIZATION: Solitary or Tribal
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Any
DIET: Omnivorous
INTELLIGENCE:
TREASURE: ([FHSWLRQDO
ALIGNMENT: E, Q (×10), S

&KDRWLF JRRG

NO. APPEARING: 1 (2-4)
ARMOR CLASS: –6 (0)
MOVEMENT: 15, Sw 15
HIT DICE: 19 + 2-7 hit points
THAC0: 3
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-10 or by weapon (3-30 + 12)
SPECIAL ATTACKS: See below
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Impervious to electricity
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil
SIZE: G (26’ tall)
MORALE: Fanatic (17-18)
XP VALUE: 14,000
Nil
Infant 1,400
Juvenile, -3 4,000
Juvenile, -2 7,000
Juvenile, -1 15,000
Spell caster, 1st 15,000
Spell caster, 2nd 15,000
Spell caster, 3rd 17,000
Spell caster, 4th +

Storm giants are gentle and reclusive. They are usually tolerant of oth- (3d6) points of damage. There is a 10% chance that any storm giant will
ers, but can be very dangerous when angry. have enchanted weapons.

Storm giants resemble well-formed humans of gargantuan propor- $ VWRUP JLDQW·V QDWXUDO $UPRU &ODVV LV ,Q EDWWOH VWRUP JLDQWV XVX-
tions. Adult males and females are about 26’ tall and weigh about
15,000 pounds. Storm giants have pale, light green or (rarely) violet DOO\ ZHDU HODERUDWH EURQ]H SODWH PDLO $& ²
skin. Green-skinned storm giants have dark green hair and glittering
emerald eyes. Violet-skinned storm giants have deep violet or blue- Habitat/Society: Storm giants are retiring and solitary, but not shy.
black hair with silvery gray or purple eyes. Storm giants can live to be They live in castles built on cloud islands (60%), mountain peaks (20%),
600 years old.
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A storm giant’s garb usually is a short, loose tunic belted at the waist, time musing about the world, composing and playing music, and
sandals or bare feet, and a headband. They wear a few pieces of simple, tilling their land or gathering food. Land-and air-dwelling storm giants
usually are on good terms with neighboring silver dragons and good
EXW ÀQHO\ FUDIWHG MHZHOU\ DQNOHWV IDYRUHG E\ EDUH IRRWHG JLDQWV ULQJV cloud giants, and cooperate with them for mutual defense. Aquatic
or circlets being most common. storm giants have similar relationships with mermen and bronze
dragons.
Storm giants usually carry pouches attached to their belts. These
hold only a few tools, necessities, and a simple musical instrument— When two or more storm giants are encountered in lair they will be
usually a panpipe or harp. Other than the jewelry they wear, they pre- a mated couple and their children. To determine each young giant’s
fer to leave their wealth in their lairs. maturity, roll 1d4. A roll of 4 indicates an infant with no combat ability
and hit points of ogre; rolls of 1-3 indicate older progeny with hit dice,
They speak their own language as well as cloud giant, the tongue damage, and attack rolls equal to that of a cloud giant.
common to all giants, and the common tongue of humankind.
There is a 20% chance that an adult storm giant is also a priest (70%)
Combat: All storm giants are immune to electricity and lightning. They or priest/wizard (30%). Storm giants can attain 9th level as priests and
use weapons and special abilities instead of hurling rocks, but can catch 7th level as wizards. Storm giant priests can cast regular spells from the
large missiles 65% of the time.
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Storm giants are born with water breathing ability, and can move, and Sun spheres. Storm giant wizards are generalists, and typically
attack, and use magic under water as if they were on land. Juvenile and
adult storm giants can cast control weather and levitate spells lifting their NQRZ VSHOOV IURP WKH $OWHUDWLRQ ,QYRFDWLRQ (YRFDWLRQ &RQMXUDWLRQ
own weight and as much as 4,000 additional pounds twice a day. Adult Summoning, and Abjuration schools.
storm giants also can call lightning (3 bolts of 15 8-sided dice each), light-
ning bolt (1 bolt of 15 6-sided dice), control winds, and use weather sum- Storm giant lairs are always protected by guards. Land or aerial lairs
moning once a day. A storm giant uses its magical abilities at 15th level. have 1-2 rocs (70%), which also serve as mounts, or 1-4 griffons (30%).
An angry storm giant usually will summon a storm and call lightning. Underwater lairs have 2-8 (2d4) sea lions.

They employ gigantic two-handed swords in battle. A storm gi- Ecology: Storm giants live off the land in the immediate vicinity of their
ant’s oversized weapons do triple normal (man-sized) damage to lairs. If the natural harvest is not enough to sustain them, they create
all opponents, plus the giant’s strength bonus. Thus, a storm giant’s
two-handed sword does 3-30 (3d10) + 12 points of damage. They also DQG FDUHIXOO\ WLOO ODUJH DUHDV RI JDUGHQV ÀHOGV DQG YLQH\DUGV 7KH\ GR
use massive composite bows which have a 300 yard range and do 3-18 not keep animals for food, preferring to hunt.

146

Giant, Verbeeg

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Temperate and arctic/Hills
FREQUENCY: Uncommon
ORGANIZATION: Tribe
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Any
DIET: Omnivore
INTELLIGENCE: Average to very (8-12)
TREASURE: B; K, L, M (×5) in lair
ALIGNMENT: Neutral (evil)

NO. APPEARING: 1-6 or 5-30
ARMOR CLASS: 4 or better
MOVEMENT: 18
HIT DICE: 5+5
THAC0: 15
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-6 (weapon) +3 to +6 (Str bonus)
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil
SIZE: L (8½’ to 10’ tall)
MORALE: Elite (13)
XP VALUE: 270

Known as “human behemoths,” these human giants inhabit areas in- lair; 50% of the time 1d6 verbeeg are with 1d6 wolves or worgs (in polar
fested with hill giants and ogres. climes winter wolves or polar bears); the rest of the time (20%) 1-2 of
them are encountered with a normal sized group of wandering monsters
Verbeeg vary in height from 8½ to 10 feet tall, and weigh between found in that area (DM must use reasonable judgment in this case).
300 and 400 pounds. They are unusually thin for their height, although
A verbeeg lair is usually an underground place, such as a cave or
WKLV GRHV QRW LQKLELW WKHLU ÀJKWLQJ DELOLW\ 6RPH KDYH PLQRU GHIRUPLWLHV inside old ruins. There 5d6 of them can be found, an equal number of
such as club foot, uneven eyes, harelips, etc. In all other respects they females (equal to males in combat), and 2d6 young. Half the young
appear human, including skin, hair, and eye color. They wear as much
protective clothing and armor as they can obtain, which isn’t much. ÀJKW DV EXJEHDUV WKH RWKHU KDOI ÀJKW DV JREOLQV $ ODLU XVXDOO\ LQFOXGHV
Usually they wear furs and hides with pieces of metal armor stitched 2d4 wolves (75% chance) or 1d4 worgs (25% chance). In arctic climes
into strategic places. They almost always carry shields and have the substitute 1-2 polar bears for wolves, and 1-3 winter wolves for worgs.
best weapons they can steal. Typically this means clubs and spears.
There is a 2% cumulative chance per giant of a shaman with the
Combat: Verbeeg are smart enough to let others soften up the ene- tribe. The verbeeg are jointly ruled by the shaman (if there is one) and
a warrior chieftain. The shaman can be up to 7th level. The warrior
P\ ÀUVW 7KLV GRHV QRW PHDQ WKDW WKH\ DUH FRZDUGV RQO\ VHOÀVK DQG chieftain always has 18/00 Strength and no fewer than 40 hit points.
practical. Since they are commonly found with hill giants and ogres, The chieftain is responsible for all activities involving hunting, war
and negotiations with strangers. The shaman is responsible for all ac-
LQ WKH ÀUVW IHZ URXQGV RI FRPEDW YHUEHHJ GULYH WKHLU OHVV LQWHOOLJHQW tivities inside the tribe, dispensing judgments concerning law and all
companions before them into battle. This is accompanied by many magic. Any magical items in the tribe belong to the shaman; he has
curses, oaths, and highly descriptive accounts of the giants’ and ogres’ a 90% chance of knowing how to use these. Most magical items that
parentage. he does not understand are thrown into the tribal refuse heap before
too long.
Once the battle has begun, the verbeeg take on the stragglers and
use their missile weapons, usually spears. The Strength of the giant de- Ecology: 9HUEHHJ HDW DOPRVW DQ\WKLQJ EXW WKH\ ORYH ÁHVK RI DOO VRUWV
termines how much further than normal the weapons can be hurled.
Whatever their weaponry, the verbeeg get a Strength bonus for dam- 7KH\ PDLQWDLQ D PXWXDOO\ EHQHÀFLDO UHODWLRQVKLS ZLWK WKH JLDQWV DQG
age. Each giant must have his Strength determined individually (or ogres that share their lair. The verbeeg provide the intelligence and
once for the whole group, at the DM’s option) by rolling 1d10 and con- direction that these giant types lack, and the giants provide protec-
sulting the following table. Armor is always at least the equivalent of
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$& DQG VRPHWLPHV EHWWHU DOWKRXJK QHYHU EHWWHU WKDQ $& can be hilarious, so long as you are not their intended victim. Hill gi-
ants and ogres are too stupid to think much on their own. They tend
Special Bonus With Spears to follow directions too literally. This usually infuriates the verbeeg.
They hop back and forth from foot to foot screaming insults at the
D10 Roll Strength Damage Add to befuddled giants that tower over them in height and size, as even the
1-2 18/51-75 simplest instructions are misinterpreted by these denser humanoids.
3-6 18/76-90 Bonus Spear Range
7-9 18/91-99 +3 30 yards
10 +4 40 yards
18/00 +5 50 yards
+6 60 yards

Habitat/Society: Verbeeg are found in the same climates as ogres and
hill giants. These human behemoths are never found wandering alone.

7KLUW\ SHUFHQW RI ZDQGHULQJ YHUEHHJ HQFRXQWHUV ÀQG G RI WKHVH JLDQW
kin with 1d4 hill giants or ogres (equal chance), which also share their

147

Giant, Wood (Voadkyn)

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Temperate and subtropical/Forests
FREQUENCY: Very rare
ORGANIZATION:
ACTIVITY CYCLE: &ODQ
DIET: Day
INTELLIGENCE: Herbivore
TREASURE:
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NO. APPEARING:
ARMOR CLASS: &KDRWLF JRRG
MOVEMENT:
HIT DICE: 1-4
THAC0: 8 (5 in armor)
NO. OF ATTACKS: 12
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 7+7
13
SPECIAL ATTACKS: 1
SPECIAL DEFENSES: 1-10 (weapon) +3 to +6 (Strength
MAGIC RESISTANCE: bonus)
SIZE: -4 penalty to opponents’ surprise rolls
MORALE: Resistant to some spells
XP VALUE: Nil
L (9½’ tall)
Steady (11-12)
1,400

Wood giants (also known as voadkyn) are one of the smallest of the Wood giants can move silently in a forest, despite their great
minor races of giants, looking somewhat like giant-sized wood elves. height, thus imposing a –4 penalty to opponents’ surprise rolls. They
can blend into forest vegetation, becoming effectively invisible. Only
7KH\ DUH ÁLJKW\ IULYRORXV DQG JRRG IULHQGV ZLWK ZRRG HOYHV creatures able to detect invisible objects can see them. Although they
Standing 9½ feet tall, wood giants weigh around 700 pounds. They DUH QRW LQYLVLEOH ZKLOH DWWDFNLQJ WKH\ DUH H[WUHPHO\ TXLFN 'H[WHU-
ity 16) and can move out of hiding, launch an arrow, and move back
have the physical proportions of humans, which makes them thin and into hiding in the same round. These arrows seem to come from no-
light for giants. They are completely devoid of facial and body hair, where unless the target is looking at the wood giants’ hiding spot.
including eyebrows. Their heads seem overly large for their bodies, es-
pecially the jaws, chin, and mouth. Their ears are placed higher than on Habitat/Society: Wood giants inhabit the same forests as wood elves.
a human, almost completely above the line of the eyes. They have no lairs, choosing to live under the stars or with the wood
elves for a time. Wood giants encountered in the forest are mostly male
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or green. They are fond of leather armor and ring mail. A wood giant the wood elves at their lair. Offspring are rare, as each female gives
carries two weapons—a two-handed sword and a giant-sized long bow birth to only 1d4 children in her lifetime. The young are born and raised
with quiver. A special sheath for the sword is steel tipped, enabling it to deep in the woods among the wood elves, away from prying eyes.
be used as a walking stick. This does not in any way disguise the sword.
The strong bond between wood elves and wood giants goes back
They wrap their ankles in leather strips almost up to the knee, al- further than either race can remember. This may account for the elven
though the foot itself is mostly bare. The only garments they wear are
loose trousers or a short kilt. A wood giant always wears a leather fore- DELOLWLHV RI WKH JLDQWV 7KH\ GR QRW PL[ RU WUHDW ZLWK DQ\ RWKHU LQWHOOLJHQW
arm sheath to protect his arm from the bowstring. All of these items are creatures, although they tolerate any good elf. Like the elves, wood gi-
frequently stained in forest colors of green and brown.
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allies. Their favorite weapon is their huge, non-magical long bow. They
get a +1 bonus to attack rolls and 50% better range because of its un- IULHQGO\ HQRXJK EXW ÁLJKW\ DQG IULYRORXV DQG QHYHU LQ D JUHDW KXUU\
usual size. The matching arrows are over four feet long and cause 1d8 to do anything other than eat and drink large amounts of wine. Treants
points of damage. Wood giants do not hurl rocks or boulders. If pressed (with whom they occasionally converse) consider them irrational, fool-
into melee, they wield their two-handed swords with one hand.
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When encountered, the Strength of the voadkyn must be determined
by rolling percentile dice. The resulting number is the 18/(roll) value Ecology: The jaw of the voadkyn is large because of the oversized grind-
for their strength. This gives them a +3 to +6 damage bonus. They do ing teeth in it. These teeth are completely unsuited for eating meat, but
not receive any attack roll bonus for Strength. These giant-kin are usu- they are perfect for vegetables and other plants. Wood giants can eat
ally in the company of 1d4 wood elves (60%), 1d4 dire wolves (30%), the leaves and roots of many plants that are inedible to humans. They
or both (10%). especially enjoy nuts and seeds.

Wood giants are 90% resistant to sleep and charm spells; they have
infravision up to 90 feet.

The only magical skill voadkyn have is the ability to polymorph into

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known to use this ability to join a party and trick it out of treasure.

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Gibberling

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Temperate/Forest, subterranean
FREQUENCY: Uncommon
ORGANIZATION: Herd
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Night (but see below)
DIET:
INTELLIGENCE: &DUQLYRUH
TREASURE: Low (5-7)
ALIGNMENT: Nil

NO. APPEARING: &KDRWLF QHXWUDO
ARMOR CLASS:
MOVEMENT: 40-400
HIT DICE: 10
THAC0: 9
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 20
SPECIAL ATTACKS: 1
SPECIAL DEFENSES: 1-8 (weapon)
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Mass assault
SIZE: Nil
MORALE: Nil
XP VALUE: S-M (4’-5’ tall)
Irregular (5)
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They come screaming, jabbering, and howling out of the night. Doz- Gibberlings traveling above-ground invariably burrow into the
ens, maybe hundreds, of hunchbacked, naked humanoids swarm un- ground to hide during the daytime, and it is at such time that they are
ceasingly forward, brandishing short swords. They have no thought most vulnerable. They can easily be tracked by the path of chaos and
of safety, subtlety, or strategy, leaving others with no hope of stopping destruction they leave, and can be quickly dispatched while they lie
their mass assault. And then, having come and killed, the gibberlings dormant just beneath the surface of the ground. If uncovered, they
move on randomly back into the night. awake, but generally cower in fear at the bright light surrounding
them, and so are easy prey. Subterranean gibberlings may burrow
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times of rest. They awake suddenly, as a group, and burst in unison
ÁHVK LQ WKH GLVWDQW PRRQOLW GDUNQHVV 7KH SDQGHPRQLXP LV DFWXDOO\ D out of the ground, howling and gibbering in a most frightful way.
mass of pale, hunchbacked humanoids, with pointed canine ears, black
manes surrounding their hideous, grinning faces. Their eyes are black, If captured, these strange creatures speak only their own incompre-
and shine with a maniacal gleam. They carry short swords in their over- hensible gibberish, and show neither the patience nor the inclination to
ly long arms as they lope ever faster forward. learn other languages or communicate whatsoever with their captors.

Combat: Gibberlings attack in great numbers, uttering ghastly howls, ,QVWHDG WKH\ EHDW DJDLQVW WKHLU FDJHV DQG ÁLQJ WKHPVHOYHV DW EDUUHG
clicks, shrieks, and insane chattering noises which cause even the bold- windows and doorways in pitiful attempts to escape their captivity.

HVW KLUHOLQJV WR FKHFN PRUDOH HDFK URXQG 3&V QHHG RQO\ PDNH D PRUDOH It is unclear how or when or even if gibberlings procreate.
check if it is appropriate to their character. The screaming mob is com-
pletely disorganized in form, and random in direction. Ecology: $WWHPSWV WR ÀQG WKH JLEEHUOLQJV· ODLUV KDYH LQHYLWDEO\ OHG EDFN
to subterranean passages, where the trail is eventually lost in the deep-
The gibberlings attack with common swords, but such is their skill
and practice in using these weapons that they are +1 to hit. Their for- HVW URFN ÁRRUHG UHFHVVHV RI WKH FDYHUQV
ward motion slows only long enough to kill anything moving, then Gibberlings require a prodigious amount of food to support their
continues forward, their bloodlust apparently unabated. They always
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that should fall in their path. Their fur is commonly infested with lice
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generally wrecked. are vile and worthless. Gibberlings carry no treasure or other useful
items. Their swords are of the commonest variety, with no markings
The only true hope of survival, should a herd of gibberlings be en- or decoration, and are often pitted and dull. In short, gibberlings serve
countered, is to take strategic advantage of their fear and detestation no purpose and no known master, save random death in the night.
of bright light. The gibberlings generally frequent only dense forests
and subterranean passages, loathing bright light of all kinds, and are

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can be roughly compared to the social structure of lemmings throwing
themselves into the sea, or of a school of piranha in a feeding frenzy.
There is no sense, no organization, and no individuality. Though they
clearly have a primitive means of communicating among themselves,
they have no discernable language.

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