1

Werebeast: wolf, tiger, fox, rat

2

Lizardfolk, croc-people, or frog-men

3

Elfkin: wood elf, fay knight, melnibonean

4

Effreet, salamander, or fire elemental

5

Giant sea creature: serpent, crab, octopus

6

Living statue, golem, or automaton

7

Radioactive mutants from the future

8

Deva, lammasu, angel, or ascended being

9

Ape: sentient, four-armed, or man-eating

10

Low undead: zombie, skeleton, or ghoul

11

Ophidian: naga, snake people, medusa...

12

Sea people: sahuagin, triton, bullywug...

13

Troll: swamp, cave, snow, or bridge

14

Djinn, sylph, or air elemental

15

Underdark: duergar, drow, morlock, flayer

16

Godling, demigod, titan, or avatar

17

Chimera: minotaur, hippogriff, bearowl...

18

Predator pack: wolves, lions, bat-piranhas

19

Giant eagle or owl, roc, phoenix...

20

Marid, nymph, or water elemental

21

Slime: gelatinous cube, ooze, jelly, etc.

22

Basilisk, gorgon, or catoblepas

23

Ghost, phantom, wight, or shadow

24

Demon, devil, or other denizen of Hell

25

Flying insect: wasp, mosquito, or bee

26

Giant: hill, frost, desert, jungle, volcano...

27

Snake: constrictor or venomous

28

Halfling: city, country, or cannibal

29

Mad sorcerer, ogre mage, or hag

30

Beastfolk: dog-kobold, gnoll, pigface orc

31

Giant worm, tendrilworm, or remorhaz

32

Apocalypse beast: tarrasque, Fenrir, etc.

33

Crawling insect: beetle, ant, or centipede

34

Grome, chtonian, or earth elemental

35

Shark: sea variety or bullette

36

Dungeon pest: mimic, roper, styrge, etc.

37

Goblinoid: orc, hobgoblin, bugbear, thoul.

38

Forest dweller: dryad, satyr, pixie.

39

Dinosaur or prehistoric beast

40

Dragon, wyvern, drake, or winged snake

41

Spider: sentient, giant, or venomous

42

Mundane or adventuring human

43

Haunt, poltergeist, or cursed doll

44

Dwarfkind: gnome, dwarf, halfpint.

45

Abomination: manticore, hydra,...

46

Dragonkin: draconian, halfbreed, or newt

47

Plant monster: shambling mound, treant

48

High undead: vampire, lich, mummy

1

Wields shadow magic

2

Unspeakable pact/master

3

Last of its clan/race

4

Looking for revenge

5

Walks on walls/ceiling

6

Feeds on warmth

7

From another time

8

Blessed by the gods

9

Acidic skin

10

Unusually strong

11

Has perfect memory

12

Can create illusions

13

Strange eating habits

14

Obsessed with bells

15

Human hybrid

16

Has a clockwork heart

17

Actually a fungus

18

Paralysing touch

19

Unusual skin/fur colour

20

Product of an experiment

21

Drawn by vivid colours

22

Speaks strange tongues

23

Doesn't need to breathe

24

Guided by a parasite

25

Blinks or teleports

26

Friendly but very shy

27

Burrowing appendages

28

Sticky, extensible tongue

29

Has hypnotic powers

30

Yucky see-through skin

31

Feeds on souls

32

Commands to weather

33

Adapted to new terrain

34

Spits chemical mark

35

Cave dwelling

36

Glows in the dark

37

Caring for weak allies

38

Mind of something else

39

Fuelled by moonlight

40

Can summon fog

41

Respects authority

42

Regenerates

43

Allergic to wood

44

Unusual number of heads

45

Allergic to sunlight

46

Has symbiotic ally

47

Two-dimensional

48

Uses advanced science

49

Staunch defender of Law

50

Extra tentacles

51

Only in it for the gold

52

Amphibious

53

Wounded and angry

54

Belongs to powerful NPC

55

Actually a nature spirit

56

Corrupted by evil

57

Disguised by an illusion

58

Very fast on its feet

59

Impervious to fire

60

Sentient or very smart

61

Knows how to set traps

62

Possesses/controls its kills

63

Has a hive mind

64

Eyes are magical gems

65

Willing to help or assist

66

Glides long distances

67

Belongs to evil priestess

68

Religiously significant

69

Petrifying stare

70

Cowardly or scared

71

Of gigantic size

72

Sees the dead

73

Has contagious disease

74

Wears a collar

75

Produces toxic gas

76

Changed by a god

77

Throws thorns/spines

78

Mimicry ability

79

Craves coffee

80

Carries invaluable item

81

Very young

82

Takes a liking to a PC

83

Can walk on water

84

Raised from the dead

85

Smaller than normal

86

Has to feed on blood

87

Telepathic powers

88

Feeds on magic

89

Flying or levitating

90

Extra limbs

91

Sensitive to music

92

Organised in pack/clan

93

Extremely stupid

94

Lays eggs in victims

95

Can summon others

96

From another dimension

97

Camouflage powers

98

Adopted by different kind

99

Slow movement

100

Has second sight

101

Exile or outcast

102

Immune to fire/acid/cold

103

Has breath weapon

104

Explodes on death

105

Herbivore / Carnivore

106

Imitates other creature

107

Mutated by nature

108

Blind or deaf

109

Unexpected enemies

110

Feeds on metal or stone

111

Impossibly ancient

112

Demonic in origin

113

Heat vision

114

Good at ambushes

115

Collects victims bodies

116

Actually an automaton

117

Astral traveller

118

Deadly venom

119

From another planet

120

Turns into mist

121

Very good tracker

122

Addicted to mushrooms

123

Insane/illogical behaviour

124

Exotic/foreign origin

125

Dressed as a person

126

Has no memory

127

Actually a living statue

128

Wields unique magic

129

Taste for human flesh

130

Prehensile tail

131

Angry: attacks on sight

132

Demonic features

133

Casts lightning bolts

134

Long silky fur

135

Metamorphosis powers

136

Simulacrum of itself

137

Entirely hairless

138

Knows many secrets

139

Produces blinding light

140

Hoards unusual things

141

Parts prized by alchemists

142

Powerful pheromones

143

Has power over dreams

144

Made of stone/magma

145

Has runic marks/tattoos

146

Created by wizard-kings

147

Part of local folklore

148

Vulnerable to iron

149

Wants a PC dead

150

Exists in two planes

151

Cursed: was normal once

152

Magnetic powers

153

Thick skin or scales

154

Has a cute, quirky name

155

Weapons grafted to limbs

156

Produces silk

157

Bloodthirsty rage

158

Looking for a friend

159

Possessed by a spirit

160

Has a familiar face

1

Wields shadow magic

2

Unspeakable pact/master

3

Last of its clan/race

4

Looking for revenge

5

Walks on walls/ceiling

6

Feeds on warmth

7

Acidic skin

8

Unusually strong

9

Has perfect memory

10

Can create illusions

11

Strange eating habits

12

Obsessed with bells

13

Actually a fungus

14

Paralysing touch

15

Unusual skin/fur colour

16

Product of an experiment

17

Drawn by vivid colours

18

Speaks strange tongues

19

Blinks or teleports

20

Friendly but very shy

21

Burrowing appendages

22

Sticky, extensible tongue

23

Has hypnotic powers

24

Yucky see-through skin

25

Adapted to new terrain

26

Spits chemical mark

27

Cave dwelling

28

Glows in the dark

29

Caring for weak allies

30

Mind of something else

31

Respects authority

32

Regenerates

33

Allergic to wood

34

Unusual number of heads

35

Allergic to sunlight

36

Has symbiotic ally

37

Staunch defender of Law

38

Extra tentacles

39

Only in it for the gold

40

Amphibious

41

Wounded and angry

42

Belongs to powerful NPC

43

Disguised by an illusion

44

Very fast on its feet

45

Impervious to fire

46

Sentient or very smart

47

Knows how to set traps

48

Possesses/controls its kills

49

Willing to help or assist

50

Glides long distances

51

Belongs to evil priestess

52

Religiously significant

53

Petrifying stare

54

Cowardly or scared

55

Has contagious disease

56

Wears a collar

57

Produces toxic gas

58

Changed by a god

59

Throws thorns/spines

60

Mimicry ability

61

Very young

62

Takes a liking to a PC

63

Can walk on water

64

Raised from the dead

65

Smaller than normal

66

Has to feed on blood

67

Flying or levitating

68

Extra limbs

69

Sensitive to music

70

Organised in pack/clan

71

Extremely stupid

72

Lays eggs in victims

73

Camouflage powers

74

Adopted by different kind

75

Slow movement

76

Has second sight

77

Exile or outcast

78

Immune to fire/acid/cold

79

Herbivore / Carnivore

80

Imitates other creature

81

Mutated by nature

82

Blind or deaf

83

Unexpected enemies

84

Feeds on metal or stone

85

Heat vision

86

Good at ambushes

87

Collects victims bodies

88

Actually an automaton

89

Astral traveller

90

Deadly venom

91

Very good tracker

92

Addicted to mushrooms

93

Insane/illogical behaviour

94

Exotic/foreign origin

95

Dressed as a person

96

Has no memory

97

Taste for human flesh

98

Prehensile tail

99

Angry: attacks on sight

100

Demonic features

101

Casts lightning bolts

102

Long silky fur

103

Entirely hairless

104

Knows many secrets

105

Produces blinding light

106

Hoards unusual things

107

Parts prized by alchemists

108

Powerful pheromones

109

Has runic marks/tattoos

110

Created by wizard-kings

111

Part of local folklore

112

Vulnerable to iron

113

Wants a PC dead

114

Exists in two planes

115

Thick skin or scales

116

Has a cute, quirky name

117

Weapons grafted to limbs

118

Produces silk

119

Bloodthirsty rage

120

Looking for a friend

2-7

2-4 HD

8-9

1-2 HD

10-11

5-7 HD

12-14

8-10 HD

2

Stealing someone's soul

3

Lost, looking for the way home

4

Looking for trouble/mischief

5

Seeking revenge

6

Sleeping or resting

7

Looking for sustenance

8

Patrolling, guarding, looking for intruders

9

Running away from an enemy or predator

10

In a tense stand off

11

Protecting an ally

12

Hunting for sport

13

Looking for a new lair

14

Taking part in some evil magick

1-9

Dishonest or Evil/Chaotic

10-14

Self serving or Neutra

15-16

Altruistic or Good/Lawful