Chapter 16: Bestiary
Within these chapter lines lies a collection of creatures both wondrous and
terrifying, drawn from the far corners of existence. From noble guardians of
light to lurking horrors born of shadow, this bestiary delves into the
multiple beings that populate the realms. Each entry tells a story, a
glimpse into their origins, motives, and powers. Whether cunning
manipulators, feral predators, or ancient beings of unimaginable might,
these creatures shape the world around them, inspiring awe and dread in
equal measure. Brave the unknown, for understanding these legends and
nightmares may mean the difference between survival and doom in your next
adventure.
Anatomy of a monster
Each monster entry provides a description of the creature, offering insights
into its appearance, behaviors, and motivations. These entries delve into
why the creature acts as it does, exploring its instincts, intelligence.
Accompanying these descriptions are detailed stat blocks (or multiple, if
variations exist), equipping you with all the mechanical information needed
to bring these creatures to life in your adventures.
Example of a monster block
This meta section will include most of the metadata from all
monsters in this list. The first line will include: Size Type,
Alignment. They also list:
Armor Class Hit Points Speed
This section will include the general information about creatures,
which may include (but not always) the following list:
Saving Throws Skills Conditions Immunities Damage Vulnerabilities Damage Immunities Damage Resistances Senses Languages Passive Perception Proficiency Bonus This section will include the creature's basic ability scores.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0)
If a creature has special features, this section will include the
description of its unique features.
All possible creatures' attacks will be displayed here. Below is an
example of an attack:
Attack Name : Attack Type (melee, ranged, weapon,
spell) Hit Bonus (+4 to hit for example), Range or Reach, Amount of
Targets Affected or Area, and Effects or Damage.
Some special creatures will have legendary actions, which are
powerful abilities that allow the creature to act outside its turn,
granting extra power in combat.
Some creatures have lairs, where they possess a special ability to
use on initiative 20, providing an additional edge in combat.
Experience rewards
If you are using experience points for leveling up, this table summarize
quikly the amount of experience when defeated a monster according to it's
challenge rate.
Challenge XP 0 0 or 10 1/8 25 1/4 50 1/2 100 1 200 2 450 3 700 4 1.100 5 1.800 6 2.300 7 2.900 8 3.900 9 5.000 10 5.900 11 7.200 12 8.400 13 10.000 14 11.500 15 13.000 16 15.000 17 18.000 18 20.000 19 22.000 20 25.000 21 33.000 22 41.000 23 50.000 24 62.000 25 75.000 26 90.000 27 105.000 28 120.000 29 135.000 30 155.000
If the encounter includes multiple creatures, the experience needs to be
adjusted, pick the highest creature CR and apply the following modifier:
Amount of Creatures XP Modifier 1 100% 2-3 110% 4-5 150% 6-15 200% 15+ 300%
For example an combat encounter with a single CR 1 creature will rewards
with 200 experience points. If it's an encounter with a CR 2 creature and
another 5 CR 1/8 minions, the CR 2 creature will be valued in 200%, in this
case 900 experience points, while the CR 1/8 will be kept the same (25
experience points). If you have a dueo of creatures, for example a couple of
CR 6 creatures, both will be increased, in this case 2.530 per CR 6
creature.
Bestiary Entries Aarakocra AarakocraLink Expand Here Aarakocra HealerLink Expand Here Aarakocra SkywardenLink Expand Here Aboleths AbolethLink Expand Here Angels Angels, DevaLink Expand Here Angels, EmpyreanLink Expand Here Angels, PegasusLink Expand Here Angels, PlanetarLink Expand Here Angels, SolarLink Expand Here Animated Objects Animated ArmorLink Expand Here Flying SwordLink Expand Here Rug of SmotheringLink Expand Here ScarecrowLink Expand Here Ankheg AnkhegLink Expand Here Awakened Creatures Awakened ShrubLink Expand Here Awakened TreeLink Expand Here Axe Beak Axe BeakLink Expand Here Azer AzerLink Expand Here Basilisk BasiliskLink Expand Here Behir BehirLink Expand Here Beholder BeholderLink Expand Here SpectatorLink Expand Here Blights Blight, NeedleLink Expand Here Blight, TwigLink Expand Here Blight, VineLink Expand Here Blink Dog Blink DogLink Expand Here Blood Hawk Blood HawkLink Expand Here Bulette BuletteLink Expand Here Bullywuger Bogstalker BullywugLink Expand Here BullywugLink Expand Here Bullywug BerserkerLink Expand Here Bullywug ScoutLink Expand Here Mudcrawler BullywugLink Expand Here Cambions CambionLink Expand Here Carrion Crawler Carrion CrawlerLink Expand Here Centaur CentaurLink Expand Here Chimera ChimeraLink Expand Here Chuul ChuulLink Expand Here Cloaker CloakerLink Expand Here Cockatrice CockatriceLink Expand Here Couatl CouatlLink Expand Here Cyclops CyclopsLink Expand Here Darkmantle DarkmantleLink Expand Here Death Dog Death DogLink Expand Here Death Knights Death KnightLink Expand Here Deep Gnome (Svirfneblin) Deep Gnome (Svirfneblin)Link Expand Here Demons BalorLink Expand Here BarlguraLink Expand Here ChasmeLink Expand Here DretchLink Expand Here GlabrezuLink Expand Here GoristroLink Expand Here Hell HoundLink Expand Here HezrouLink Expand Here ManesLink Expand Here MarilithLink Expand Here NalfeshneeLink Expand Here QuasitLink Expand Here Shadow DemonLink Expand Here VrockLink Expand Here YochlolLink Expand Here Devils Barbed 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ElementalLink Expand Here Water WeirdLink Expand Here Ettercap EttercapLink Expand Here Ettin EttinLink Expand Here Faerie Dragon Faerie DragonLink Expand Here Fire Snake Fire SnakeLink Expand Here Flumph FlumphLink Expand Here Fomorian FomorianLink Expand Here Fungi Gas SporeLink Expand Here ShriekerLink Expand Here Violet FungusLink Expand Here Gargoyle GargoyleLink Expand Here General Animals ApeLink Expand Here BaboonLink Expand Here BadgerLink Expand Here BatLink Expand Here Black BearLink Expand Here BoarLink Expand Here Brown BearLink Expand Here CamelLink Expand Here CatLink Expand Here Cave BearLink Expand Here Constrictor SnakeLink Expand Here CrabLink Expand Here CrocodileLink Expand Here DeerLink Expand Here Draft HorseLink Expand Here EagleLink Expand Here ElephantLink Expand Here ElkLink Expand Here Flying SnakeLink Expand Here FrogLink Expand Here GoatLink Expand Here HawkLink Expand Here Hunter SharkLink Expand Here HyenaLink Expand Here JackalLink Expand Here Killer 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KnightLink Expand Here MageLink Expand Here NobleLink Expand Here PriestLink Expand Here ScoutLink Expand Here SpyLink Expand Here ThugLink Expand Here Tribal WarriorLink Expand Here Ghosts and Evil Spirits BansheeLink Expand Here GhostLink Expand Here PoltergeistLink Expand Here ShadowLink Expand Here SpecterLink Expand Here Will-o'-WispLink Expand Here WraithLink Expand Here Giant Aniamal Giant ApeLink Expand Here Giant BadgerLink Expand Here Giant BatLink Expand Here Giant BoarLink Expand Here Giant CentipedeLink Expand Here Giant Constrictor SnakeLink Expand Here Giant CrabLink Expand Here Giant CrocodileLink Expand Here Giant EagleLink Expand Here Giant ElkLink Expand Here Giant Fire BeetleLink Expand Here Giant FrogLink Expand Here Giant GoatLink Expand Here Giant HyenaLink Expand Here Giant LizardLink Expand Here Giant OctopusLink Expand Here Giant OwlLink Expand Here Giant Poisonous SnakeLink Expand Here Giant RatLink Expand Here Giant ScorpionLink Expand Here Giant Sea 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MonitorLink Expand Here Kuo-Toa WhipLink Expand Here Kuo-Toas ArchpriestLink Expand Here Lamia LamiaLink Expand Here Lichs Adult Blue DracolichLink Expand Here Death TyrantLink Expand Here DemilichLink Expand Here LichLink Expand Here Lizardmans LizardfolkLink Expand Here Lizardman KingLink Expand Here Lizardman QueenLink Expand Here Lizardman ShamanLink Expand Here Lycantropes JackalwereLink Expand Here WerebearLink Expand Here WereboarLink Expand Here WereratLink Expand Here WeretigerLink Expand Here WerewolfLink Expand Here Magmin MagminLink Expand Here Manticore ManticoreLink Expand Here Medusa MedusaLink Expand Here Mephits Dust MephitLink Expand Here Ice MephitLink Expand Here Magma MephitLink Expand Here Mud MephitLink Expand Here Smoke MephitLink Expand Here Steam MephitLink Expand Here Merfolk MerfolkLink Expand Here Merrow MerrowLink Expand Here Mimic MimicLink Expand Here Mind Flayers Mind FlayerLink Expand Here Mind Flayer ArcanistLink Expand Here Minotaurs MinotaurLink Expand Here Modrons DuodroneLink Expand Here MonodroneLink Expand Here PentadroneLink Expand Here QuadroneLink Expand Here TridroneLink Expand Here Mummies MummyLink Expand Here Mummy LordLink Expand Here MyconidS Myconid AdultLink Expand Here Myconid SovereignLink Expand Here Myconid SproutLink Expand Here Nagas Bone Naga (Guardian)Link Expand Here Bone Naga (Spirit)Link Expand Here Guardian NagaLink Expand Here Spirit NagaLink Expand Here Nightmare NightmareLink Expand Here Nothics Eldritch NothicLink Expand Here NothicLink Expand Here Shadowed NothicLink Expand Here Ogres Half-Ogre (Ogrillon)Link Expand Here OgreLink Expand Here Oni OniLink Expand Here Oozes Black PuddingLink Expand Here Gelatinous CubeLink Expand Here Gray OozeLink Expand Here Ochre JellyLink Expand Here Orcish Eye of GruumshLink Expand Here OrcLink Expand Here Orc War ChiefLink Expand Here OrogLink Expand Here Otyugh OtyughLink Expand Here Owlbear OwlbearLink Expand Here Peryton PerytonLink Expand Here Phase Spider Phase SpiderLink Expand Here Piercer PiercerLink Expand Here Pixies PixieLink Expand Here Pixie DreamwardenLink Expand Here Twilight PixieLink Expand Here Pseudodragon PseudodragonLink Expand Here Purple Worm Purple WormLink Expand Here Quaggoths QuaggothLink Expand Here Quaggoths ThonotLink Expand Here Quaggoths, Spore ServantLink Expand Here Rakshasa RakshasaLink Expand Here Remorhazs RemorhazLink Expand Here Young RemorhazLink Expand Here Revenant RevenantLink Expand Here Roc RocLink Expand Here Roper RoperLink Expand Here Rust Monster Rust MonsterLink Expand Here Sahuagins SahuaginLink Expand Here Sahuagin BaronLink Expand Here Sahuagin PriestessLink Expand Here Satyr SatyrLink Expand Here Shambling Mound Shambling MoundLink Expand Here Shield Guardian Shield GuardianLink Expand Here Skeletons and Zombies, Beholder ZombieLink Expand Here Crawling ClawLink Expand Here FlameskullLink Expand Here GhastLink Expand Here GhoulLink Expand Here Minotaur SkeletonLink Expand Here Ogre 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Expand Here Troglodytes TroglodyteLink Expand Here Troglodyte HunterLink Expand Here Troglodyte KingLink Expand Here Troglodyte ShamanLink Expand Here Troll TrollLink Expand Here Umber Hulk Umber HulkLink Expand Here Unicorn UnicornLink Expand Here Vampires Vampire SpawnLink Expand Here Vampire SpellcasterLink Expand Here Vampire WarriorLink Expand Here Vampires, VampireLink Expand Here Winter Wolf Winter WolfLink Expand Here Wyverns Cyro or Pyro WyvernLink Expand Here WyvernLink Expand Here Xorn XornLink Expand Here Yetis Abominable YetiLink Expand Here YetiLink Expand Here Yuan-tis Yuan-ti AbominationLink Expand Here Yuan-ti MalisonLink Expand Here Yuan-ti PurebloodLink Expand Here Yugoloths ArcanalothLink Expand Here MezzolothLink Expand Here NycalothLink Expand Here UltrolothLink Expand Here