The Only True Random Creature Generator (d4)

A random table for building the most exotic creatures, monsters, aliens, or extraplanar beings.

Description (more info)

This table randomizes every feature about a creature, and can produce results ranging from normal human or animal to the Demogorgon's illithid cousin.

d4 Result

1-3

A Roll on "Size" Roll on "Adjective" Roll on "External Body" Roll on "Form" of Roll on "Appearance" build. It can Roll on "Special Movement". It Roll on "Heads". It Roll on "Attribute".

4

A Roll on "Size" Roll on "Adjective" Roll on "External Body" Roll on "Form" of Roll on "Appearance" build. It can Roll on "Special Movement". It Roll on "Heads". It Roll on "Attribute". It should embody the concept of Roll on "Random Aspect/Element".

Subcharts

Size (d42)

d42 Result

1

Microscopic

2-5

Insect Sized

6-10

Squirrel Sized

11-17

Dog Sized

18-25

Human Sized

26-32

Horse Sized

33-37

Elephant Sized

38-40

Whale Sized

41-42

Insanely Large

Form (d14)

d14 Result

1

Biped with {% hind = {CHART(59412)} %} {{hind}} {%if hind != "zero"%} Roll on "Hind Appendages" {%end%} hind legs, and {% fore = {CHART(59413)} %} {{fore}} {%if fore != "zero"%} Roll on "Arms" {%end%} arms

2

Formless blob with {% hind = {CHART(59412)} %} {{hind}} {%if hind != "zero"%} Roll on "Hind Appendages" {%end%} appendages

3

Tetrapod with {% hind = {CHART(59412)} %} {{hind}} {%if hind != "zero"%} Roll on "Hind Appendages" {%end%} rear legs and {% foreLegs = {CHART(59413)} %} {{foreLegs}} {%if foreLegs != "zero"%} Roll on "Fore Appendages" {%end%} front legs

4

Tetrapod with Roll on "Tail"{% hind = {CHART(59412)} %} {{hind}} {%if hind != "zero"%} Roll on "Hind Appendages" {%end%} rear legs and {% foreLegs = {CHART(59413)} %} {{foreLegs}} {%if foreLegs != "zero"%} Roll on "Fore Appendages" {%end%} front legs

5

Tetrapod with {% hind = {CHART(59412)} %} {{hind}} {%if hind != "zero"%} Roll on "Hind Appendages" {%end%} rear legs and {% foreLegs = {CHART(59413)} %} {{foreLegs}} {%if foreLegs != "zero"%} Roll on "Fore Appendages" {%end%} front legs, and a torso with {% fore = {CHART(59413)} %} {{fore}} {%if fore != "zero"%} Roll on "Arms" {%end%} arms

6

Tetrapod with Roll on "Tail", {% hind = {CHART(59412)} %} {{hind}} {%if hind != "zero"%} Roll on "Hind Appendages" {%end%}rear legs and {% foreLegs = {CHART(59413)} %} {{foreLegs}} {%if foreLegs != "zero"%} Roll on "Fore Appendages" {%end%} front legs, and a torso with {% fore = {CHART(59413)} %} {{fore}} {%if fore != "zero"%} Roll on "Arms" {%end%} arms

7

Serpentine creature

8

Bipedal with Roll on "Tail" with {% hind = {CHART(59412)} %} {{hind}} {%if hind != "zero"%} Roll on "Hind Appendages" {%end%} legs, and {% fore = {CHART(59413)} %} {{fore}} {%if fore != "zero"%} Roll on "Arms" {%end%} arms

9

Spherical creature with {% hind = {CHART(59412)} %} {{hind}} {%if hind != "zero"%} Roll on "Hind Appendages" {%end%} legs, and {% fore = {CHART(59413)} %} {{fore}} {%if fore != "zero"%} Roll on "Arms" {%end%} arms

10

Hexapod with 6 Roll on "Hind Appendages" appendages

11

Hexapod with Roll on "Tail", and with 6 Roll on "Hind Appendages" appendages

12

Octopod with 8 Roll on "Hind Appendages" appendages

13

Centipedal creature with 100 Roll on "Hind Appendages" appendages

14

Piscine creature

Appearance (d6)

d6 Result

1

Muscular

2

Average

3

Lithe

4

Fat

5

Bone-Thin

6

Extremely Muscular

Bite (d24)

d24 Result

1

has no mouth whatsoever with Roll on "Nose Type"

2-4

has a normal mammalian mouth with Roll on "Nose Type"

5-6

has a segmented jaw with Roll on "Nose Type"

7-9

possesses a beak with Roll on "Nose Type"

10-11

has a mandible, like that of an insect

12-13

has a trunk like an elephant

14

has a large toothy sphincter of a mouth, like a worm

15-16

has tentacled mouth

17-19

has tusks and Roll on "Bite"

20

Roll on "Bite" and Roll on "Bite"

21-23

has a proboscis like an insect

24

has an extending interior jaw like an eel

Special Movement (d22)

d22 Result

1-4

only move by normal locamotion

5-8

Fly with Roll on "Wings" wings

9-12

Swim

13-16

Climb

17-19

Hover

20-21

Roll on "Special Movement" and Roll on "Special Movement"

22

Teleport at will

External Body (d37)

d37 Result

1-3

Leathery

4-6

Scaley

7-9

Feathered

10-12

Thick Furred

13-15

Smooth Furred

16-18

Chitinous

19-21

Hairless

22

Skinless, with exposed muscle,

23

Skeletal

24-25

Crystalline

26-27

Oozing

28-29

Metal

30

Elemental Air

31

Elemental Water

32-33

Stoney

34

Ethereal

35

Elemental Roll on "Element"

36

Roll on "External Body" and Roll on "External Body"

37

Exotic (choose something a creature would not normally be comprised of)

Tail (d6)

d6 Result

1

a Short Tail

2

a curly tail, like a pig,

3

a Long Tail

4

a Spiky ended tail, like a dinosaur

5

a Poison Spike, like a bee or a scorpion

6

Multiple tails, Roll on "Tail" and Roll on "Tail"

Wings (d16)

d16 Result

1-3

Feathered

4-5

Skin

6-7

Leathery

8-9

Insectoid

10

Multiple sets of wings, Roll on "Wings" and Roll on "Wings"

11-13

Feathered with prehensile grabbing appendage

14-16

Leathery with prehensile grabbing appendage

Vision (d20)

d20 Result

1-5

Roll on "Eye Amount" Roll on "Eye Type" eyes on the front of its head

6-10

Roll on "Eye Amount" Roll on "Eye Type" eyes on either side of its head

11-12

Roll on "Eye Type" eyes in Roll on "Eye Amount" eyestalks

13-15

Roll on "Eye Amount" faceted eyes, like an insect

16-17

Roll on "Eye Amount" antennae that sense vibrations

18

no eyes, it instead uses echolocation

19

no eyes, it instead uses a keen sense of smell

20

no eyes, instead it uses psychic powers to sense the world around it

Eye Amount (d27)

d27 Result

1-3

1

4-12

2

13-17

3

18-21

4

22-23

6

24-26

8

27

10

Eye Type (d26)

d26 Result

1-8

mammalian

9-12

feline

13-16

reptilian

17-18

solid color

19-20

empty, with only the whites

21-24

horizontal pupil like a toad

25-26

pinhole

Head Feature (d28)

d28 Result

1-4

no head feature

5-6

antlers

7-9

Roll on "Horn type" horns on the side of its head

10-12

Roll on "Horn type" horns along its spine

13-14

a single Roll on "Horn type" frontal horn

15-16

an extremely long tongue

17-18

a dorsal fin

19-21

a mane

22

Roll on "Head Feature" and Roll on "Head Feature"

23-24

frills like a lizard

25-26

gills like a fish

27-28

large frontal armored plates

Horn type (d8)

d8 Result

1

Short

2

Long

3

Curved

4

Spiral

5

Branching

6

Blade-like

7-8

Roll on "Horn type" and Roll on "Horn type"

Nose Type (d8)

d8 Result

1

no nose

2

a human like nose

3

a trunk

4

a canine-like nose

5

a large mammalian nose, like that of a beast of burden

6

a slitted nose, like that of a bird or reptile

7

a snout, like that on a pig

8

a blowhole like that of a dolphin or whale

Hind Appendages (d21)

d21 Result

1-2

Human

3-6

Clawed

7-10

Hooved

11-13

Talons on its

14

Tentacles

15

Insect-like cursorial

16

Insect-like saltatorial

17

Insect-like raptorial

18-19

Club-like (like an elephant or rhino)

20-21

Clawless paws

Fore Appendages (d19)

d19 Result

1-7

Same as hind

8-10

human

11-12

clawed, like a canine or feline,

13

pincers, like a crab,

14

talons, like a bird,

15

blade-like, like a mantis,

16

spikes in place of

17

tentacle

18

Roll on "Fore Appendages" and Roll on "Fore Appendage Amount" Roll on "Fore Appendages"

19

Roll on "Fore Appendages" and Roll on "Fore Appendages" split evenly

Hind Appendage Amount (d20)

d20 Result

1-2

zero

3-14

2

15-17

4

18-19

6

20

10

Fore Appendage Amount (d25)

d25 Result

1-2

zero

3-15

2

16-19

4

20-22

6

23-24

8

25

10

Attribute (d140)

d140 Result

1-3

is poisonous

4-6

is venomous

7-9

regenerates

10-12

is covered in spikes

13-15

is telepathic

16-18

possesses a breath weapon of Roll on "Element"

19-21

has a gaze attack

22-24

has a powerful roar

25-27

can camouflage like a chameleon or octopus

28-30

has a paralyzing touch/bite

31-33

is sensitive to light

34-36

is weakened by light

37-39

is resistant to Roll on "Physical Damage Type" weapons

40-44

has resistance to Roll on "Element"

45-48

has immunity to Roll on "Element"

49-51

is vulnerable to Roll on "Element"

52-54

is resistant to magic

55-57

is vulnerable to magic

58-59

is immune to magic

60-62

has a frightful aura

63-65

can see normally in all darkness, even magical darkness

66-68

can naturally detect magic

69-71

possesses a keen sense of smell

72-74

possesses keen hearing

75-77

possesses acute vision

78-80

can generate webbing like a spider

81-83

is sapient and very intelligent

84-86

is extremely supernaturally strong

87-89

possesses innate magical abilities

90-92

can spread poisonous spores

93-95

is resistant to Roll on "Physical Damage Type" weapons unless it is from a magical source

96-98

can magically produce blades from its body

99-101

has a natural structure like a random weapon on its body

102-104

is a spellcaster

105-107

is psychic

108-140

Roll on "Attribute" and Roll on "Attribute"

Element (d21)

d21 Result

1-3

Fire

4-6

Lightning

7-9

Ice

10-12

Acid

13-14

Thunder/Sonic

15-17

Poison

18

Holy

19

Necrotic

20-21

Roll on "Element" and Roll on "Element"

Physical Damage Type (d6)

d6 Result

1-2

Piercing

3-4

Slashing

5-6

Bludgeoning

Heads (d28)

d28 Result

1-10

has one head that Roll on "Bite" and Roll on "Vision",  and Roll on "Head Feature"

11-16

has two heads, each that Roll on "Bite" and Roll on "Vision",  and Roll on "Head Feature"

17-21

has three heads, each that Roll on "Bite" and Roll on "Vision",  and Roll on "Head Feature"

22-24

has nine heads, each that Roll on "Bite" and Roll on "Vision",  and Roll on "Head Feature"

25

Roll on "Heads" and Roll on "Heads"

26-28

has no head, but instead on the main part of its body has Roll on "Bite" and Roll on "Vision", and Roll on "Head Feature"

Adjective (d50)

d50 Result

1

Adorable

2

Beautiful

3

Clean

4

Drab

5

Elegant

6

Fancy

7

Glamorous

8

Handsome

9

Long

10

Magnificent

11

Plain

12

Quaint

13

Sparkling

14

Ugly

15

Unsightly

16

Painted

17

Opulent

18

Poor

19

Odd

20

Mushy

21

Stinky

22

Dirty

23

Rusty

24

Shiny

25

Clean

26

Smooth

27

Angular

28

Broad

29

Ancient

30

Greasy

31

Hot

32

Jagged

33

Sticky

34

Broken

35

Dusty

36

Heavy

37

Light

38

Hollow

39

Non-Euclidean

40

Cheap

41

Primitive

42

Slimy

43

Intelligent

44

Sinister

45

Radiant

46

Invisible

47

Scarred

48

Bloody

49

Noisy

50

Giant

Arms (d17)

d17 Result

1-5

human

6-8

clawed

9-10

pincer

11-12

tentacle

13

talon

14

bladed

15

spiked

16

useless bump where there should have been

17

Roll on "Arms" and Roll on "Arms"