Table 2-2: Creature Attributes

Table 2-2: Creature Attributes (d100)

For use with Table 2-1: Monster Categories

Beasts
A beast is a monster that lives in the fantasy world’s natural ecosystem. It probably isn’t more
intelligent than a regular animal, although it might be unusually cunning. Giant ants and griffons are
both examples of this sort of monster. If your adventure requires an interesting roving predator, or an
infestation of bizarre creatures, this is probably the category you’ll want to use as a starting point to
generate some ideas.
Step 1: Get a Starter Image of the Body Form. Roll on the Creature Attributes Table (2-2) for a
basic body form. You’re not locked into this body form, but I have always found it easiest to come up
with interesting details when I’ve got a vague picture of the monster already in mind. Sometimes the
details are interesting enough to warrant changing the whole concept retroactively to fit them. If that
happens, I consider it a perfect result.
Step 2: Mix Attributes of Two Creatures. Roll twice on the Creature Attributes Table (2-2). Take an
attribute from the first creature (any attribute, your choice) and mix it with an attribute from the second
creatures (again, your choice). Let’s say that you started with a Cheetah’s body form, and then rolled
12 (Beetle) and 16 (Canary). One possibility is to say that you’ve got a cat-like predator with a beetle’s
exoskeleton that has bright, canary-like coloration. Another possibility is to say that you’ve got a giant
beetle that chases down its prey like a cheetah and kills it with a sharp beak (canary). A third possibility
is to discard the cheetah (that was just a starting point) and create a beetle that sings sweetly to draw its
prey close for the kill (presumably with a saving throw to avoid the effects of the song).
Step 3: Fill in the Details. Roll for Special Attacks (Tables 2-78 and 2-79), Special Defenses and
Abilities (Table 2-82) and Distinctive Attributes (Table 2-83). Tie those results into the Creature Attributes
you’ve already generated, or treat the results as new features to add into the monster’s description. Beast
monsters are usually pretty simple, so you will probably need to discard the results from Table 2-79 or
2-82 unless they happen to generate something excellent.

Citation

Tome of Adventure Design, p. 56-58 (http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/97423/Tome-of-Adventure-Design?affiliate_id=678287)

d100	Animal	Creature and Attributes
1	Amoeba	Amoeba body form (formless), floats in liquids, extends pseudopods, engulfs prey, filled with liquid, reproduces by fission
2	Ant	Ant body form, burrows, caste system, caste-specific body type, pincers, exoskeleton, antennae, filled with acid, insect, segmented body
3	Anteater	Anteater body form, large claws, digs prey from ground, sucks prey through long mouth, long sticky tongue, long fur
4	Ape	Ape body form, primate, human-like face, opposable thumbs, use feet to grip, swings from trees, travel in bands with alpha male organization
5	Baboon	Baboon body form, baboon face, opposable thumbs, tail, primate, human-like eyes, travels in bands led by an alpha male
6	Badger	Badger body form, black and white coloring, burrows with claws, eats bugs, bears live young
7	Bat	Bat body form, sonic echolocation, bat wings, suck blood, flies, nocturnal, eats fruit, mammal, hangs upside down in caves to sleep
8	Bear, black	Bear body form, omnivore, hibernates, swims, quadruped, large claws, stays with cubs
9	Bear, brown	Bear body form, omnivore, hibernates, swims, quadruped, large claws, stays with cubs
10	Beaver	Beaver body form, flat tail, chisel-teeth, builds underwater lodge, builds dams, cuts down trees, underwater mammal, bears live young, swims
11	Bee	Bee body form, insect, collects pollen, hive organization, caste organization, egg-laying queen, produces honey, stinger, dies after stinging, faceted eyes
12	Beetle	Beetle body form, carapace, bug legs, mandibles, faceted eyes, often flies, six legs, sheathed wings
13	Boar, wild	Boar/pig body form, hoofs, tusks, charges to attack, omnivore, has bristles, quadruped
14	Bull/cow	Bovine body form, horns, herd animal, hoofs, charges into combat, quadruped
15	Camel	Camel body form, goes for a long time without water, spits, has humps, lives in desert
16	Canary	Bird body form, small, bright color, feathers, sings, eats seeds, has beak, sleeps while standing, two legs, wings, lays eggs, makes nests
17-18	Cat	Cat body form, feline, cat eyes, leaps, plays with prey, climbs trees, dislikes water, quadruped, tail, retractable claws
19	Centipede	Centipede body form, multi-segmented body, many jointed legs, mandibles, often venomous
20	Cheetah	Cat body form, spotted fur, very fast, feline, cat eyes, quadruped, chases prey
21	Chicken	Chicken body form, flightless bird, two legs, wings, eats grain and seeds, crested head, lays eggs, flaps into air to attack
22	Clam/oyster	Clam body form, outer shell opens, soft inside, makes pearls, lives underwater
23	Crab	Crab body form, hard carapace, pincer claws, jointed legs, eyestalks, lays eggs, hunts on land and in water, digs into sand
24	Crocodile	Crocodile body form, reptile, swims, lurks below surface, lays eggs, long and toothy mouth, four legs, short side-mounted legs, strong tail, armored hide
25	Dinosaur	Dinosaur body form, huge, might have back plates, might have clubbed or spiked tail, might have elephant feet, might have long neck, lays eggs, thick hide, might have armor plates
26	Dog	Dog body form, canine, covered in hair, paws, pack-hunter, loyal, used as pet, used for hunting
27	Dolphin	Dolphin body form, aquatic mammal, fish-like body, uses sonar/echolocation, bears live young, holds breath for a long time, friendly to humans
28	Dragonfly	Dragonfly body form, large faceted eyes, flies, long dragonfly wings, lays eggs, exoskeleton, multiple legs
29	Eagle	Eagle body form, avian, flies, dives on prey, makes nests in high places, glides on air currents, hooked beak, talons
30	Earwig	Earwig body form, mandible-like things on tail, segmented, exoskeleton, multiple legs, lays eggs
31	Eel	Eel body form, fish, snake-like shape, glistening skin, may use electrical shock, lays eggs underwater
32	Elephant	Elephant body form, mammal, tusks, large ears, elephant feet, tramples, large, baggy skin, bears live young
33	Fish, angler	Fish body form, bioluminescent, sharp teeth, large mouth, swims, dangles lure to attract prey, lives in deep darkness, lives in deep water, lays eggs, breathes underwater, gills
34	Fish, archer	Fish body form, scaled skin, fins and tail, spits to stun prey, lays eggs underwater, gills, breathes underwater
35	Fish, barracuda	Fish body form, scales, fins, fish tail, gills, breathes underwater, lays eggs, swims, travels in groups, teeth, predator
36-37	Fish, general	Fish body form, scales, fins, fish tail, gills, breathes underwater, lays eggs, swims, travels in schools
38	Fish, piranha	Fish body form, scales, fins, fish tail, gills, breathes underwater, lays eggs, swims, travels in schools, attacks in large groups, strips prey down to the bones, small
39	Fish, shark	Fish body form, dorsal fin, rough skin, can’t stop swimming or it dies, breathes underwater, gills, voracious predator
40	Frog	Frog body form, hops, swallows prey whole, huge back legs, amphibian, lays eggs underwater, starts as tadpole and transforms to new shape
41	Gecko	Gecko body form, adhesive pads on toes, resembles lizard, scales, climbs, quadruped, eats insects, strikes swiftly
42	Giraffe	Giraffe body form, long neck, spotted hair, tall, long legs, quadruped, herbivore, eats from treetops
43	Goat	Goat body form, curled horns, quadruped, eats virtually anything, hoofs, attacks with head butt, some live in mountains with long hair, sure-footed
44	Hawk	Hawk body form, good vision, dives on prey, flies, wings, feathers, talons, used for hunting, lays eggs
45	Heron	Bird body form, tall, long legs, piercing beak, eats fish, bird, lays eggs, flies, feathers
46	Horse	Horse body form, equine, used as steed, used as draft animal, mane, hoofs, horse tail, rears up to attack with fore-legs
47	Hyena	Hyena body form, makes eerie laughing sound, scavenger, travels in groups, quadruped, spotted fur
48	Jackal	Jackal body form, scavenger, carrion eater, quadruped, canine, long pointed ears, good hearing
49	Leech	Leech body form, sucks blood, attaches to prey, lives underwater
50	Leopard	Leopard body form, cat, jungle predator, spotted fur, jumps from treetops
51	Lion	Lion body form, mane, roars, pounces, four legs, claws
52	Lizard	Lizard body form, scaled skin, side-mounted legs, lays eggs, forked tongue, smells with tongue
53	Lobster	Lobster body form, crustacean, segmented exoskeleton with overlapping plates, eyestalks, jointed legs, lays eggs underwater
54	Maggot	Maggot body form, larva, larval stage of flying creature, eats dead flesh
55-56	Mammoth	Mammoth body form, elephant body form, hairy, tusks, elephant feet, tramples, very long tusks, quadruped, herbivore
57	Monkey	Monkey body form, prehensile tail, biped, swings from trees, bears live young, human-looking face
58	Mosquito	Mosquito body form, insect, sucks blood, females suck blood, proboscis, flies, exoskeleton
59	Moth	Moth body form, wings, hairy, insect, attracted to light, grows from caterpillar cocoon, eat wool, drink nectar
60	Octopus	Octopus body form, eight tentacles, cephalopod, suckers on tentacles, no internal skeleton, sharp beak, three hearts, gills, breathe underwater, lay eggs underwater, ink cloud
61	Ostrich	Ostrich body form, bird, flightless bird, lays eggs, runs fast, spreading tail plumage
62	Ox	Ox body form, horns, quadruped, herd animal, draft animal, plow animal, hoofs
63	Parrot	Parrot body form, bird, talks, mimics, lays eggs, bright colors, flies, feathers
64	Peacock	Peacock body form, bird, lays eggs, resplendent tail plumage, sounds like a cat
65	Penguin	Penguin body form, bird, lays eggs, swims, flightless, lives in cold regions
66	Prairie dog/meerkat	Prairie dog body form, burrows, lives in large communal warrens, rodent, mammal
67	Praying mantis	Praying mantis body form, insect, exoskeleton, faceted eyes, grabs prey with long, barbed arms, camouflage, female eats male after mating, antennae
68	Rabbit	Rabbit body form, long ears, hops, rabbit tail, digs burrows, long back legs
69	Rat	Rat body form, hairless tail, carries disease, rodent, scavenger, bears litters of live young, burrows, vermin, eats young under conditions of overcrowding
70	Raven/crow	Raven body form, black, feathers, sharp beak, flies, lays eggs, good vision, builds nests, bird
71	Rhinoceros	Rhinoceros body form, thick hide, one horn, poor vision, charges into combat
72	Roach	Roach body form, carapace, flies, lays eggs, insect, vermin, jointed legs
73	Saber-tooth tiger	Saber-tooth tiger body form, cat, tusk-like teeth, pounces, cat eyes, tail, retractable claws
74	Scarab beetle	Beetle body form, exoskeleton, sheathed wing, horns on head or thorax, larval stage develops into beetle, eggs laid in food source for larvae to eat
75-76	Seal	Seal body form, mammal, flippers, sea-creature, streamlined fur, bear live young
77	Slug	Slug body form, gastropod, mollusk, eye stalks, moves by rippling muscles, slimy, regeneration (of the eyestalks, at least)
78	Snail	Snail body form, house-like shell, slimy and formless body, eyestalks, reproductive organs located in head
79	Snake, cobra	Snake body form, reptile, serpent, scales, fangs, injects venom, snake eyes, slithers, lays eggs, cold-blooded, hypnotic eyes, hooded head
80	Snake, constrictor	Snake body form, reptile, snake eyes, constricts prey, slithers, lays eggs, lurks in trees, lurks underwater, eats only occasionally and remains torpid in between large meals
81	Snake, general	Snake body form, reptile, snake eyes, poison, constricts, fangs, slithers, lays eggs, hypnotic eyes
82	Snake, viper	Snake body form, reptile, snake eyes, poison, fangs, slithers, lays eggs, hypnotic eyes
83	Spider	Spider body form, eight legs, stinger, spins webs, leaps, cocoons prey in silk, sucks blood
84	Squid	Squid body form, ten tentacles, hard shell, cephalopod, changes color to match surroundings, jet propulsion, ink cloud
85	Squirrel	Squirrel body form, mammal, gathers nuts, stores food, rodent, bushy tail
86	Stag	Deer body form, antlers, herd animal, fast runner, hoofs, spindly legs, herbivore
87	Stick insect	Stick insect body form, resembles a stick, exoskeleton, lays eggs, long jointed legs, predator
88	Stink bug	Beetle body form, carapace, jointed bug legs, awful smell when carapace is broken, antennae
89	Tapeworm	Tapeworm body form, long, flat, thin, wormlike, parasite, lives inside host organisms
90	Tick	Tick body form, insect, lays eggs, drinks blood, carries disease, exoskeleton
91	Toad	Toad body form, batrachian, amphibian, lays eggs in water, predator, bulging eyes
92	Virus	Virus body form, spreads disease, injects host with RNA that begins replicating viruses inside host’s body, microbial
93	Vulture	Vulture body form, bird, flies, feathers, lays eggs, talons, two legs, carrion eater
94	Walrus	Walrus body form, sea-mammal, thick layer of fat, roars, flippers, tusks
95	Warthog	Warthog body form, quadruped, mammal, ugly face, tusks
96	Wasp	Wasp body form, thorax, abdomen, insect, stinger, paper-like wings, makes paper hives, lays eggs, flies
97	Whale, killer	Whale body form, sea-mammal, flippers, flukes, bears live young, swims, must surface periodically to breathe, predator, sonic echolocation, large, teeth
98	Whale, sperm	Whale body form, sea-mammal, flippers, flukes, bears live young, swims, must surface periodically to breathe, predator, sonic echolocation, large, blunt head, teeth on lower jaw, deep-water
99	Wolf	Wolf body form, canine, predator, hunts in packs, howls, quadruped
100	Worm	Worm body form, segmented, burrows, five hearts, hermaphroditic, regenerates