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A grayscale bestiary illustration

Bestiary

A field guide into the existing creature catalogs, organized first by what the creature is and then by how the narrator should run it.

3 chapters · source material retained
01 · The living catalog

Categories

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Each category opens the existing scalable creature catalog, with its original stat blocks, options, and trait glossary.

BeastsAnimals, dinosaurs, marine creatures, and more.VerminBeetles, centipedes, scorpions, spiders, and other vermin.CelestialsThe celestial catalog.ChymericsThe chymeric catalog.DraconidsThe draconid catalog.FeyThe fey catalog.FiendsThe fiend catalog.GigasThe gigas catalog.PlantsThe plant catalog.QlippothThe qlippoth catalog.SpiritsSpirit traits, statistics, and creatures.UndeadThe undead catalog.
02 · Scale the threat

Minions, Hordes & Bosses

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The monster rules remain the place to learn how scalable stat blocks, minions, hordes, bosses, big monsters, and kaiju work.

Monster RulesScaling, size, intelligence, and the monster framework.MinionsFast, fragile threats.HordesMany bodies as one encounter element.BossesNamed threats with room to breathe.Big MonstersSize, soak, and the damage problem.KaijuThe largest scale of encounter.
03 · Run the creature

Intellect & Traits

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Monster intelligence and the existing trait glossary help the narrator turn a stat block into behavior.

Monster TraitsThe current alphabetical trait reference.IntellectHow creatures think, choose, and act.Monster IntelligenceThe full intelligence reference.Monster HeuristicsPractical guidance for running monsters.Monsters Are ScaryTone and threat at the table.