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Introduction
The 13th Age Roleplaying Game is a fast-paced version
of d20 system. Therefore, all templates are built in
such a way as to be applied on the fly after a single
reading.
Secondly, The 13th Age Roleplaying Game
emphasizes the rule that every lock must come with a
key – the templates that would require use of magic to
overcome their effects, have been altered so that
every situation should be resolvable using guts, skill
and ingenuity.
Thirdly, spell references and certain effects have
been replaced with open-ended descriptions to
encourage interpretation and creative use. In other
words, let your imagination go wild. For example, you
may be required to improvise using ritual magic to
throw effects of a terrifying magical disease – the
players need to come up with props, and it is up to
GM to adjudicate the result (see The 13th Age
Roleplaying Game core book, RITUALS section).
Finally, have fun. templates on the same creature, you may end up
with a creature of which “lvl adj.” exceeds its
actual capability. Therefore please take care
while stacking templates.

Reading Stats <Melee Attack>

As the vanilla version of The 13th Age Roleplaying
Game does not come with templates, and because
some of d20 rules are not easily translatable into
concepts agreeable with Archmage Engine, here is a
short primer on how to read and make templates.
Note that at least one convention is not present in
vanilla version of the rules, and that some uses of
statblock parts may differ from books you've already
read.
<Template Stablock Opening>
Template Name Creature (lvl
adj.)
A sentence or two of descriptive text to convey the basic
idea behind the template.
Note: “lvl adj.” refers to how the template creature
compares to its basic version. Use adjusted level
for calculating creature power while building
encounters. All level-dependent creature
statistics (like attack and hit points) are still the
same as per basic creature.
Note #2: This means that if you use two different
Melee Attack vs. AC/PD/MD (number of creatures
affected)—Damage and/or effect.
Note that there is no attack bonus nor damage
listed above. Use attack bonus and damage
parameters from the basic creature or, if you
deem it good enough, from The 13th Age
Roleplaying Game corebook, DIY MONSTERS.
“AC/PD/MD” – pick one.
“(number of creatures affected)” - this is optional.
If not present, assume a single creature as a
target.
<Close Quarters Attack>
C: Close Quarters Attack That Does Not Provoke
an Attack of Opportunity vs. AC/PD/MD
(number of creatures affected)—Damage and/or
effect.
“C:” - prefix denoting this type of attack. Cannot be
used to make an attack of opportunity. On the
other hand, it is a ranged attack, and quite often
hitting multiple targets.
<Ranged Attack>
R: Ranged Attack That Does Provoke an Attack of
Opportunity vs. AC/PD/MD (number of
creatures affected)—Damage and/or effect.

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 “R:” - prefix denoting this type of attack. Cannot be
used to make an attack of opportunity. On the
other hand, it is a ranged attack, and quite often
hitting multiple targets.

<Special Ability>
Special Ability Name: Special ability description.

Special Abilities include but are not limited to

resistances, immunities, adjustments to
numerical values, particular non-combat powers
and about anything that is not an attack.

<Special Ability with Special Trigger>

Special Ability Name: Special ability description that
grants an attack under specific circumstances.
[Special trigger] <Attack>

Some Special Abilities details specific circumstances

that lead to triggering “[Special trigger]” attacks.
Replace <Attack> with any melee, close quarters
or ranged attack.

<Special Ability with Attack Enhancement>

Special Ability Name: Special ability description that
grants an attack enhancement under specific
circumstances.
Condition: Damage and/or effect.
Condition is the prerequisite for the damage or
effect to take place. For example: “On Natural
11+” or “During Full Moon, When Pixies Dance
and Beer Mug Throw Scores Natural Even”.
<Offensive Effect>
Dangerous Effect Name! Dangerous effect
description, that also includes how to avoid or
remove.
Healthy status “bars” look like this:
150% - 101%: healthy,
100% - 51%: grazed – 1st template activates.
50% - 0%: staggered – 2nd template activates.
An example would be Iron Forgeman, a large iron
golem that works in death metal temple, smelting ore
and pound iron into submission with great fists. The
first template to apply would be Divine Furnace
Creature, and the second, Lavawight Creature. And
the combat would start with fighting an enormous
iron golem, then the golem insides would boil over,
and then its unholy animating spirit would emerge.

This is a special offensive effect does bad thing to

this creature's opponents. It is similar to
standard effects (or d20 conditions). The
description should also include instructions how
to remove it, as Archmage Engine magic system
is not meant to solve every ailment PCs are
going to suffer from.
When Falling Ill...
Apply in stages. For example, your character's best
buddy drink something unwholesome. They became
ill (Ill Creature). And then, when the illness
progressed, they sprouted tentacles and ate their
nurse (Eldritch Tentacles Creature). Now you're
looking for them in dark sewer, hoping the things
won't get worse.

Fun Stuff Unusual Wandering Monsters

Big End Boss Fight with Twists
Build or pick a boss monster as normal (probably 3 to
four levels above characters). Decrease its damage by
1/3. Multiply hitpoints by one and a half – so the
All templates are meant to be applied on the fly. So
roll on a wandering monster table and roll up a
random template.
This trick comes handy when a party encounters a
group of several identical monsters – with a template
or two, you can easily make them unique.

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Scaling Down Monsters
Sometimes you just want to add to your game a being
that clearly would spell doom for your party. Look for
templates with negative level adjustments to give
your players a scare of a lifetime. Cowardly Dragons
and Broken Constructs, anyone?
You can also salvage encounters that are in danger
of degenerating into Total Party Kills (or worse, super
easy wins) by sudden downsizing of the strongest
pawn on the table.

101 Templates
Accelerated Creature (lvl +1)
The power of speed and alacrity infuse the very nature of
this creature. Adaptable Goblin
Double Tap: On first natural attack roll 11+ each turn,
the creature uses the same attack as a free action,
and takes a free move action, with +4 to disengage Afflicted Creature
roll if necessary.
This creature is the victim of some horrible curse, disease,
Fast Reactions: Gain +8 to initiative and +1 to all
or poison that has left the creature as a shattered husk of
defenses.
its former self.
Afflicted: This creature role changes to mook (1/5 of
Adaptable Creature (lvl +1) original hitpoints, deals 2/3 of original damage). If
it's already a mook, it gains Weakened condition
The ultimate in magical evolution, these creatures can
and its level is reduced by one.
adapt to eventually overcome nearly any environment or
threat.
Acquired Immunity: As an immediate action and after Anathema Creature
being hit, this creature becomes immune to further
This creature has the ability to curse any creature it
attacks of the same kind made by the same
touches or that touches it.
opponent. There is no limit to the number of
Cursing Touch, melee attack vs. PD—Target
immunities learnt this way, however these
creature becomes Confused (save ends on 16+).
immunities disappear 24 hours after engagement.
Natural 16+, the target is cursed in unique way
Immunities and Resistances: Any immunity or resistance
that requires perseverance, quest or intervention
works only once against attacks of this creature.
of higher power to overcome. Sample curses
This creature is immune to all harmful
include: aversion to sunlight, fear of open spaces,
environmental effects. This creature gains 16+
fear of heights, fear of closed spaces, compulsive
resistance to a single mundane and magical energy
lying, fear when facing particular (common)
type.
opponent type.

Adhesive Creature Apex Predator

This creature is the embodiment of glue, sap, gum and
This creature is the most formidable hunter in a group.
resin.
Superior Threat: This creature becomes double strength
Sticky: All disengage checks against the creature are
creature (double strike damage and hitpoints).
made at -4. Melee attacks against creature bestow
Additionally it gains Fear threshold as per its level.
Stuck condition on limbs and items striking the
Miss: Unless already present, this creature deals
creature. The creature disengages normally. Stuck
(level) damage on a miss.
creatures may use solvents to attempt to disengage.
On natural odd hit with melee attack, bestow Stuck
condition on target.

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Ashen Remains Creature (lvl +1)
This undead creature is the animated ashes after a
cremation.
Engulf, Choke and Burn vs. PD—Upon successful
attack this creature engulfs target opponent,
choking and burning them. The target takes level
times d6 damage per round, half of which is fire,
and half of which is the result of smothering.
Undead: This creature type changes to [Undead].
Flight: This creature movement type changes to flight.
Burning Ash Form: This creature is immune to physical
damage, takes d6 per attacker level damage from
liquids and wind-like attacks, and fire damage
heals it instead.

Banshee Creature (lvl +1)

This undead creature is the enraged spirit of a female who
either betrayed those she loved or was herself betrayed.
Undead: This creature type changes to [Undead].
Ghostly: Basnhee creature becomes incorporeal losing
all physical modes of attack. This creature has
resist damage 16+ to all damage (even holy
damage) except force damage, which damages it
normally. This creature can move through solid
objects, but it can't end its movement inside them.
Flight: This creature movement type changes to flight.
Fear Aura: This creature gains Fear threshold as per its
level.
Hear Heartbeat: All stealth attempts by living creatures
against nearby banshee are one category harder
(normal becomes hard, hard becomes ridiculously
hard).
C: Wail vs. PD—Once per minute, this creature may
wail. All affected nearby creatures take 5 points of
damage per banshee's level.
Miss: The target creature is hampered for one
round.
Beyondling Creature (lvl +1)
This creature has been corrupted by the powers of the
planer maelstrom and the great beyond.
Touch of Dissolution (apply to all attacks):
Natural 11+: this creatures deals 5 (Champion tier:
10, Epic tier: 20) points of acid damage.
Reflexive Dissolution: On first hit taken each round deal
5 (Champion tier: 10, Epic tier: 20) acid damage to
each engaged opponent.
Abhorrent Existence: This creature's nature has been so
radically changed that it gains resistance to all
attacks on 16+ and it is immune to critical hits.
Repugnant Mind: This creature's mind is repulsive in its
alien nature. Any ability targeting its MD or
attempt to make any kind of mental contact
invokes automatic counter attack vs. MD with the
effect of being stunned on a hit for this creature's
Banshee Serpentfolk
level number of rounds, or dazed for one round on
a miss.
Blind Seer Creature (lvl +1)
This being is an oracle of the future and the supernatural.
Commune with the World vs. MD—Five times per
day this creature may ask a simple question. The
target of the question, be it sentient being, animal,
plant or item, shares its knowledge on a hit (non-
sentient and not warded targets are hit
automatically) via concise reply or, if the target is
unable to speak, a short vision. On a miss no
knowledge is shared, or, in case of sentient targets,
false information may be provided.
Truesight: This creature sees through all sight
obscuring natural and magical effects making any
notice checks at Normal difficulty.
Request Patron's Assistance: Once per month, this
creature may beseech their patron icon for
assistance. The assistance takes a form appropriate
for the patron, and should be treated as a separate
encounter of one level higher than party's
composed of the number of creatures equal to
party numbers.
Forewarned: Each round first attack against the oracle
becomes automatically a miss (and the damage on
a miss, if any, is reduced to zero) unless the
attacker rolls 16+.

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Blinded Creature (lvl -2)
This creature was born blind or some affliction has
caused it to become blind.
Blind as a Bat: This creature automatically fails any
sight-based notice checks. All other notice checks
are reduced by one category to a minimum of
Normal. Additionally, this creature moves at half
speed (unless it prefers to risk falling prone*) and
takes -4 penalty to attacks, AC and PD.
* Prone creature takes -4 to AC and PD, and gets +4
to AC and PD against ranged attacks from Far
range.

Bloodshackle Creature (lvl +1)

This creature can gain utter control over a creature via a
special ceremony involving the creature's blood.
Blood Domination: This process involves an hour long
ceremony, in which the victim must be helpless.
First, the bloodshackle creature cuts the victim and
allows a small amount of blood to drop onto her
(usually into the creature’s palm, paw, tentacle, or
pseudopod). It then proceeds with a ceremony of
uninterrupted meditation nearby the helpless
victim, creating a magical bond between itself and
the target. From now on, bloodshackle creature
may, at will, issue telepathic orders or borrow
senses within 25 miles. The victim enacts these
orders to the best of their ability.
Breaking the Blood Domination: The bond may be
broken in several ways: through sheer will the
victim is allowed to resist orders that are obviously
self-destructive or force the victim to act against Bloodshackle Satyr
their strongest convictions, friends or kin; by use of
a ritual magic targeted specifically to undo effects
Should the limit be exceeded, feel free to place
of Blood Domination, act of will by the dominator,
bloodshackle in deep trance, go insane, become
death of the controller or intervention of an icon.
catatonic or suffer from debilitating headaches that
The victim is granted four hard saves (16+) made
make the control slip.
over the course of the attempt to break free, and
must succeed at one to throw the control for one
day, and two to break it for good (obviously, the Using The Template
death of the controller requires no saves).
A bloodshackle creature is not designed to be used
In each case when their control is contested and as
against PCs, it is designed to create a The Puppet
long as they are aware of the contest, the
Masters or Invasion of The Body Snatchers type of
bloodshackle creature may attempt to re-establish
encounter where the PCs start seeing the results of a
control for a round by making a successful attack
bloodshackle creature taking over a community, and
vs. MD of the victim and force it to perform a
being forced to fight innocent victims, allies, enemies,
single action. This particular action cannot be
etc. It’s not about fighting the bloodshackle creature,
resisted.
it’s about fighting all the creatures it controls.
The Blood Noise: Controlling too many subjects causes
the bloodshackle creature severe discomfort due to
constant buzz of incoming bits and pieces of Broken Construct Creature (lvl -
thoughts. Therefore bloodshackle creatures of
adventurer tier control only a handful, while 2)
Champion tiers take over most important
This construct has been severely damaged or has
individuals in an organization, and only the Epic
degraded over time, even if repaired there is still
tier controllers can take over small societies.
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construct has no rebuild rules.
Unreliable: This creature comically (or dramatically)
fails each action, unless it rolls natural 11+.
Falling Apart: Pieces of the creature fall off each time
it receives damage. Each successful attack against it
is an automatic critical.

Burned Out Creature (lvl -1)

This creature suffers from chronically incurable fatigue.
This template can only be applied to creatures that
require sleep and are not immune to sleep, fatigue or
exhaustion.
Fatigued: This creature is Hampered, moves at half-
speed and fails any action unless natural 6+ is
rolled.
Sleep Vulnerability: Defenses against effects inducing
sleep are lowered by 4. If falls asleep, it cannot be
roused for two hours.

Carcass Creature
These undead creatures are the animated remains of a
bloated, liquefied corpse. A carcass creature’s rebuild
rules are the same as its quick rules.
Undead Ooze: This creature type changes to [Undead,
Ooze]. Lose all attacks – gain Engulfing Hug
instead.
Engulfing Hug vs. PD-5 (champion: 10, epic: 20)
damage plus chance to Paralyze and contract Blood Charming Fairy Dragon
Rot.
Natural 11+: Paralyzed! The target is Helpless for
one round. Collapsing Creature
Natural 16+: The target contracts Bloated Rot.
This creature can cause instability in the earth. This
Flows where it likes: The ooze is immune to
template can only be applied to creatures that are not
opportunity attacks.
related to elemental air.
Ooze: The ooze is immune to effects. When an attack
Collapse Ground vs. PD—Once per day this creature
applies a condition to an ooze (dazed, hampered,
can create a conical sinkhole with radius and depth
weakened, ongoing damage, etc.), that condition
of 10 feet per level. On a hit, creatures within the
doesn’t affect it.
area of the sinkhole fall prone and are buried in
Bloated Rot: Terrifying magic disease. Requires
rubble (apply Normal impromptu damage for
treatment via ritual healing magic (hard check).
multiple targets, digging themselves out is a
Until cured, divide all recovery effects by two, and
Normal difficulty task). If there are any structures
reduce victims total number of recoveries by one
within the area of the sinkhole, they also collapse
each day. The victim dies whenever the number of
(increase damage and digging out difficulty to
the recoveries reaches zero (affected creatures do
Hard). Using this ability underground is downright
not need to spend recoveries to heal from
dangerous (difficulty goes up to Ridiculously Hard,
Staggered condition, and they can still recover
and the user of the ability is also affected. Finally,
them with long rest) and immediately turns into
all buried creatures risk suffocation (subject to
Carcass Creature.
GM's adjudication).
Miss: Take half damage and move to the edge of
Charming Creature the sinkhole as an immediate action.
Some creatures are able to convince people that they are
their best friend in the world. Combat Clairvoyant Creature
Enthrall Creature vs. MD—As per Bard's Charm
Some creatures can see the next move in a fight and act
Person spell. May charm only a single creature at
accordingly.
any time.
Precognitive Advantage: This creature's initiative is

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 increased by 8.
Precognitive Sidestep: As an immediate action this
creature sidesteps first successful attack each round
(taking no miss damage). The sidestep attempt fails
the attacker rolled natural 16+.
Never Surprised: This creature always acts in surprise
round or when ambushed.
Exploit Weakness: This creatures either knows weak
spot of their opponent, or happens to possess an
item that will allow it negate opponent's resistance
(or immunity), or at the very least knows
immediately if they are over matched and should
run.

Constructed Creature
Some constructs are little more than the essence of the
martial type used and that of its final form. This template
can only be added to non-construct corporeal creatures.
Construct: Change creature type to [Construct].
Tough but Clumsy: +3 AC, -3 attack.
Golem Immunity: This creature's immune to effects.
They can’t be dazed, weakened, confused, made
vulnerable, or touched by ongoing damage. You
can damage them, but that’s about it.

Cowardly Creature (lvl -1)

This creature is easily spooked and more often than not
runs away rather than staying to fight.
Cowardly: This creature always attempts to avoid
combat, remaining passive when challenged,
withdrawing from any confrontation and running
away at the first sign of hostility. If they cannot
disengage, they will fight under Dazed condition.
Cunning Creature (lvl +1)
This being is exceedingly sly for one of its kind. The base
creature must be intelligent.
Skilled Tactician: +6 AC. Add terrain feature (a trap,
patch of difficult terrain, environmental hazard or
a natural condition favoring this creature), and let
the creature use it to their advantage.
Learn Weakness vs. MD—This creature learns,
discovers or divines a fact about their opponent
that can be used to creature's advantage. If the
opponent's weakness is not easily defined, apply
Weakened condition whenever fighting cunning
creature.
Crypt Thing Creature (lvl +1)
These undead creatures are undead creatures found
guarding tombs, graves, and crypts. Necromancers and
other spellcasters create them to guard such areas, and
the crypt things never leave their appointed lairs, even to
pursue enemies.
Crypt Thing Human Fighter
C: Teleporting Burst vs. MD—Once per day this
creature may scatter all nearby creatures
teleporting them to randomly determined locations.
An affected creature is teleported in a random
direction (roll 1d8, with 1 indicating north and the
other numbers indicating compass directions going
clockwise) and a random distance (1d10 × 100
feet) away from the ability user; determine each
creature’s direction randomly. A teleported
creature arrives in the closest open space to the
determined destination, but must appear on a solid
surface capable of supporting its weight. If there is
no appropriate destination in that direction, the
creature does not teleport at all.
R: Dimension Door: Three times per day, this creature
can teleport to a far away location it can see.
Undead: Change creature's type to [Undead].
Fear Aura: This creature has fear aura as per its level.
Darkwalker
This creature cannot stand the light of the sun.
Dark-Adapted Sight: Can see through any kind of
darkness up to far range (or 60').
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cannot attack and is Weakened.

Deafened Creature
This creature has grown accustomed to the drawbacks
and advantages of being deaf.
Deafened: Immune to sound-based abilities. Fails
automatically any sound-based notice check. It
either knows sign language or is so adept at
expressing themselves through gesture that neither
their spellcasting nor their ability to communicate
are impaired.

Death-Scavenger Creature
Some creatures feed off the power generated by the
moment when a soul leaves a body.
Death Devourer: Whenever a nearby living creature
dies, this creatures automatically uses Death
Devourer attack as a free action against all nearby
creatures.
[Special trigger] C: Death Devourer vs. PD—5
necrotic damage (Champion tier: 10 damage,
Epic tier: 20 damage).
Scavenger's Knell: Whenever within a reach a helpless
target, once per round and as a swift action, this
creature may touch the target and execute
Scavenger's Knell. Death-Scavanger Half-Orc Barbarian
[Special trigger] Scavenger's Knell vs. AC
(adjusted by Helpless condition)—coup de feeding). Finally, this creature can be reasoned with
grace the touched target. If the target dies, this only as long as it hasn't taken any damage from
creatures gains 5 hitpoints per target's level hunger.
(hitpoints in excess of this creature's maximum
disappear after one hour).
Disorienting Creature (lvl +1)
This creature disorients its opponents that come near it or
Deep Exile (lvl +1) are struck by its attacks.
Cursed for their evil deeds upon the land, these exiles are Disorienting Aura: All engaged creatures are subject to
condemned to a life in the briny depths. automatic Disorientation attack each round.
Aquatic: The creature undergoes metamorphosis that Additionally, all attacks of this creature (this
allows them to survive, swim and use their senses includes also ranged attacks and spells) gain the
in its new environment. The changes include also following:
ability to perform claw attacks, drain blood and Natural 16+: This creature makes a free
also pangs of insatiable hunger. Disorientation attack.
Two Claws vs. AC—Deal normal damage. If both C: Disorientation vs. MD—The target is Confused for
attacks hit, the target is grabbed and this creature one round.
may use blood drain as a free action.
Blood Drain: This creature begins to feed
voraciously, inflicting automatic damage (as per Divine Creature (lvl +1)
single claw attack) each round. They will take This being has been touched by the power of a deity or
no other actions until the target drops dead or ethos.
escapes the grab. Champion for the Cause: Whenever facing enemies of
Perpetual Hunger: This creature suffers from pangs of the cause, this creature gains +6 AC.
terrible hunger. If does does not feed for the
number of days equal to its level, it dies.
Additionally, each days passing without feeding Divine Furnace Creature (lvl +1)
causes it to lose 5 hitpoints (regained during next Some constructs are driven by a powerful furnace of

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divine power. This template can only be applied to
constructs.
Blazing Innards: A divine furnace creature's interior
body is filled with a fiery liquid similar to molten
iron. If struck by engaged or nearby attacker, this
creature an immediate action performs one of the
following actions (if the result is not applicable, the
action fails) – roll d6:
1-3. C: Molten Splash vs. PD (1d3 engaged or
nearby attackers)—Inflict damage as per
creature's level. The damage is of magic, fire and
holy types. Occurs only if escalation die is 1 or
higher.
4-5. C: Fiery Eruption (all nearby creatures)—
The creature bursts into blazing inferno. Inflict
damage as per creature's level. The damage is of
magic, fire and holy types. Occurs only once per
encounter and only if escalation die is 2 or
higher.
6. C: Smoky Burst (all nearby creatures)—Thick
cloud of toxic smoke rendering sight useless
within 60 feet. Living creatures must close their
eyes and hold their breath or take 5 damage
(Champion: 10, Epic: 20) damage per round.
The cloud dissipates 3 rounds later. Occurs only
once per encounter and only if escalation die is
3 or higher.
Eldritch Tentacle Creature (lvl
+1)
This creature has been changed by powers beyond the
comprehension of the mortal races.
Ooze: This creature type changes to Ooze.
Tentacles: All attack forms change to tentacle lash
attacks.
Tentacle Lash vs. AC (any nearby creature)—
Damage as per previous attack plus Random
Spell Effect as a free action.
[Special trigger] Random Spell Effect: Roll d8 and
consult the chart below.
1: Instant Friend vs. MD—Target loses will to
fight and is affected as per Bard's Charm for
1d4+1 rounds.
2: Shocking Touch vs. PD—Lightning damage.
3: Burning Touch vs. PD—Fire damage.
4: Freezing Touch vs. PD—Cold damage.
5: Dissolving Touch vs. PD—Acid damage.
6: Panic Touch vs. MD—Target flees for 1d4+1
rounds.
7: Nauseating Touch vs. MD—Target is Weakened
for 1d4+1 rounds.
8: Disorienting Touch vs. MD—Target is
Confused for 1d4+1 rounds.
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Eldritch Tentacle Giant Spider
Enticing Creature
This creature has a supernatural lure that can cause
nearly any creature to seek it out and become its victim.
R: Attraction vs. MD (1d3 nearby or far targets)—
The enticing creature can choose to emanate
magical vibrations that attract living creatures.
Affected creatures feel elated and pleased to be
near the enticing creature and desire to touch it.
The compulsion to stay in the area or touch the
enticing creature is overpowering, and victims will
fight to follow their urges. Those affected will
neither harm the enticing creature nor defend
themselves against its attacks. If an unaffected
character spends a full round shaking an affected
one, the victim is entitled to a saving throw,
shedding the compulsion completely. Failing the
first saving throw means that subsequent attempts
to release the affected, even if successful, will
succeed only temporarily (for about 5 minutes) and
the compulsion to seek the enticing creature shall
return – in such case the victim must spend over 24
hours outside of the reach of the enticing creature
to become completely free.
Executioner Creature (lvl +1)
This creature has been used so often in the ritual
execution of prisoners that it has gained unique powers.
Absorb Life vs. PD—Each round, as a move action,
executioner creature may call to a target already
subjected to Spiritual Noose. On a hit, this target
takes 5 points of damage (Champion tier: 10, Epic
tier: 20) and executioner creature is healed for the
same amount of damage. This damage is in
addition to any damage dealt by Spiritual Noose
(see below).
Anchored: Any creature subjected to Spiritual Noose is
limited to mundane means of moving. All other
attempts to move fail.
Spiritual Noose: Any successful melee attack allows
 executioner creature to attack with Spiritual Noose
as a free action.
[Special trigger] C: Spiritual Noose vs. MD—a
semi-transparent noose forms around target's neck.
This creature takes 5 points of ongoing damage
(Champion tier: 10, Epic tier: 20). Escaping the
noose is a Hard check. The noose also disappears if
called off by executioner creature or if the
executioner creature dies.

Faceless Creature
This creature has no facial features and has the ability to
remove the facial features of creatures it touches.
Faceless: In its natural state, this creature's face is an
empty and menacing expanse of smooth skin. This
does not affect faceless creature ability to feed or
breathe. If this creature already possesses stolen
facial features, it may remove them at will and
store in a container. Stolen body parts do not decay.
"Worn" stolen body parts are automatically
recovered upon faceless creature death, at faceless
creature will or if a container is broken and the
body parts are placed against anyone's face (note:
this means that potentially someone may acquire
second nose, third eye and so on).
Facestealer: On any successful melee attack, this
creature as a free action can use Facestealer attack.
[Special trigger] Facestealer vs. AC—Steal a part of
target's face. Roll d6: 1: a cheek, 2: an eye, 3: a Fascinating Dryad
nose, 4: mouth, 5: an ear, 6: hair or distinctive
mark; reroll any already stolen body parts. It
replaces stolen part with a patch of smooth skin. Foul Creature (lvl +1)
Loss of both eyes inflicts blindness, loss of nose This creature imbues vile substances and excretes toxic
causes blocks sense of smell, loss of mouth restricts and rank-smelling fumes.
ability to feed and drink with potentially disastrous Snake Mouth vs. PD—The creature can open like
results, while loss of both mouth and nose leads large sack of muscle and skin, and swallow any
immediately to last gasp saves and suffocation after object up to its own size as a Standard action.
four failed saves. Affected creature may be still Getting out of the meat sack is a Normal difficulty
saved if an appropriate opening is made in its skin. check, one category harder per each step on size
Curse of Blank Face vs. MD—Instead of making an difference. Also, swallowed creatures are subject to
attack, faceless creature inflicts a curse on a Vile Stench (see below).
touched victim. From now on, cursed target is C: Projectile Vomiting vs. AC—This creature can
subject to a single Facestealer attack per day until violently constrict its muscles, expelling swallowed
either all facial features are stolen, the target dies objects with great force. The expelled object and
or the faceless creature dies. the target take standard melee damage.
C: Vile Stench vs. PD (free action, all nearby and
Fascinating Creature swallowed living creatures)—5 (Champion tier:
10, Epic tier: 20) damage from poisonous fumes
This creature is so unique and unusual that other and affected creatures are Hampered for one round.
creatures cannot help but stop and stare.
C: Fascinating Gaze vs. MD—The victim cannot
avert their eyes from this creature and is Stunned Frozen Corpse Creature (lvl +1)
until a Hard (16+) save is made. Also all social These undead creatures are the animated remains of
interactions aimed to thwart this creature's creatures that have frozen to death.
initiatives are one category harder. Undead: This creature type changed to [Undead].
Freezing Touch: As a free action after a successful
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[Special trigger] Freezing Touch vs. PD—5 cold
damage (Champion tier: 10, Epic tier: 20) and take
-4 to AC and PD due to stiffened limbs.
C: Cold Aura vs. PD (free action, all engaged
creatures)—5 cold damage (Champion tier: 10,
Epic tier: 20)
Ice-walk: A frozen corpse creature can move across icy
surfaces with ease and does not need to make any
checks to run or charge on ice or snow.
Glassilisk Creature
This creature's gaze can turn other creatures into glass.
Glassilisk's stare: When a glassilisk creature hits a
creature in melee, it can make a glassilisk's stare
attack against the target as a free action.
[Special trigger] C: Glassilisk's stare vs. PD—The
target starts making last gasp saves. On a fourth
failed save, the target is turned to glass
permanently. Constructs and undead are immune
to this effect. Blood of a single glassilisk creature
can restore life to up to d3 such victims.
Consume Glass: A glassilisk creature can consume glass
to derive sustenance. It can also burrow through
glass at the rate of one feet per round.
Glassilisk Creatures and Other
Material Types
You can easily exchange the type of material a
glassilisk creature’s gaze attack transforms a creature
into with another material type, though it is not
recommended that it be any more delicate than glass.
A PC should at least have a chance of being
transformed back into its natural state; but figures of
gold, wood, ivory, bone, and even paper could be
created.
Gnawing Creature (lvl +1)
These creatures are capable of chewing a creature into
minute pieces; this simple template can only be applied to
creatures with the grab special attack that also have a bite
attack.
Chew Creature: When a gnawing creature executes a
successful grab, it may follow-up with a free Chew
Creature attack.
[Special trigger] Chew Creature vs. AC—The target
is grabbed and suffers automatic 10 points of
damage each round (Champion tier: 20, Epic tier:
40). Any targets that die while being chewed, are
instantly consumed, and their remains, along with
equipment, pass into gnawing creature's stomach.
Green Guardian
This creature has been granted guardianship over a single
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Gnawing Tyrannosaurus Rex
geographic area of forest by a deity or ethos of nature.
C: Curse of the Green vs. MD—The target starts
making last gap saves. On a last failed save, the
target the target of this curse suddenly stiffens.
Their skin turns to bark, their toes dig into the
ground as roots, and their fingers become branches
and twigs. The victim's face is turned into a
wooden mask on the trunk of the tree. The target
can still speak, and may even cast at-will spells, but
otherwise they are transformed into a rather
ordinary tree. The curse can be called off by a
ritual performed by the Green Guardian or a
willing druid.
Grim Reaper Creature (level+1)
Known by many names throughout nearly all cultures,
grim reapers are the personifications of death and all the
pain and fear associated with that state.
Double-Strength Creature: This creature is double
strength opponent (multiply damage and hitpoints
by two).
Reaping Strike vs. AC—Deal normal damage
ignoring all damage resistances and immunities. At
will, channel Death Touch as a free action.
[Special trigger] Death Touch vs. PD—Target's life
bursts suddenly out in great spurts of blood. The
target is Weakened until they spend a recovery to
heal this condition.
Aspect of Death: There are different types of Grim
Reapers. Select the type of the Grim Reaper (or roll
d10), remember that the level of the aspect cannot
exceed that of Grim Reaper.
Level: Grim Reaper Aspect:
1: The Hunter:
Truesight: This creature sees through illusions
and concealment.
Keen Sense of Smell: This creature can track due
to keen sense of smell.
2: The Stalker:
The One Behind You: This Reaper becomes
 visible as a quick action. Unless they maintain
their visibility from round to round (quick
action), they become invisible again at the end
of their turn.
3: The Master of the Dead – This Reaper can be
often seen in times of great plague. They usually
march recently dead to their graves. Also, this
Reaper can usurp control of any Undead
creature of lower level.
Usurp Control vs. MD—Animate if necessary,
and Charm as per Bard's Charm Person. Works
only on dead and undead creatures.
4: The Chess Player – This Grim Reaper likes
diplomatic discourse and games. It often offers
to potential victim the play for their victim's life.
Also, this Grim Reaper accepts bribes (for
example, lives of other creatures).
Master Player: Increase difficulty of winning any
game against the Chess Player by two categories.
Note that Chess Player often prolongs games or
loses on purpose if they find engaged individuals
interesting enough to spend more time in their
company.
5: The Valkyrie – This Grim Reaper arrives to
battlefields to harvest worthy warriors. Taking
the shape of armored female warrior on flying
stallion, they descend on battlefield bringing
death to heavily wounded or to fight alongside
heroes against overwhelming odds.
6: The Princess – This Grim Reaper takes a form of
a little playful girl or a sombre young maiden. It
likes to play with sickly children or to keep the
company of the elderly. It is also said to spend a
day once per century as a mortal to keep
company of select individuals. It departs during
the night or at the dawn taking the soul of the
one they spent time with. The princess may be
convinced to leave without reaping the soul if
she overstayed her allotted time or if she
allowed her feelings get in the way of her duty.
7: Moira, one of the Fates – white-robed
incarnations of destiny that cut the thread of life
with silver shears.
8: Horseman of the Revelation – This is the herald
of end times. On a pale horse it rides,
announcing the fall of cities, societies and
civilizations. According to some tales, this Grim
Reaper takes a human form and spends a day
among common folk prior to uttering the
prophecy. Identifying them and through means
of diplomatic discourse may delay the onset of
Grim Reaper Human Wizard
the calamity, yield time to evacuate the
mighty. The death that comes after the powerful
innocent or prevent the disaster altogether.
and corrupt.
Prophecy of Doom: With the voice like thousands
Brush of Red Robes vs. PD—At any time after
of whispers, this creature foretells a great
the hit within less than 24 hours, Red Death
calamity. The calamity takes place at the
may trigger the last gasp saves at anyone who
appointed time.
touched the robes.
9: Mask of Red Death – The reckoning for the
10: Black Death, also represented as Plague Maiden

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 or Plague Wind – This is a Grim Reaper that
brings plague to cities. It often travels in
company of rats, on black horse. It can also
appear as a melancholic lady in white, or
manifest as a black wind. Its coming is usually
heralded by thousands of rats escaping the
sewers, and its mere presence infects everyone
with Black Death sickness.
Black Death Aura vs. PD (all creatures up to
Far distance)—The victim is infected with
Black Death plague. Make last gasp save each
day – the first failed save indicates appearance
of symptoms (fever, chills, swollen glands,
blackening of extremities), the second and the
next indicate progression of the sickness. If the
number of the failed saves exceeds affected
creature's level, it dies. If the affected creature
makes three saves, it survives.

Ghostly Undead: The type of the creature changes to

[Undead]. Grim Reaper creature becomes
incorporeal losing all physical modes of attack.
This creature has resist damage 16+ to all damage
(yes, even holy damage) except force damage,
which damages it normally. This creature can move
through solid objects, but it can't end its movement
inside them.
Fear Aura: This creature has a fear threshold as per its
level.
Manifest Weapon: At any time Grim Reaper may, as a
quick action, manifest a weapon. This weapon
ignores all damage resistances and immunities. The
weapon usually takes the shape of a scythe,
however exceptions, usually based on folk fairy
tales exist. For example: a sickle, a large
executioner's axe or sword, a wicked curved knife,
a pair of small silver shears or a great buzzing
device with jagged teeth whirling around a blade.
If the Grim Reaper willingly let's go of the weapon,
the weapon can be picked and used by another
creature.
Hellfire Creature
This being is infused with the flames of damnation to
serve punishment for the powers of good or evil.
Hellfire: All melee and ranged attacks of this creature
are infused with hellfire. The damage dealt by this
creatures counts as magical fire, holy/unholy
(depending on the patron of Hellfire Creature).
Hellish Persistence: As long as this creature is engaged
with the target its punishment, it heals 5 hitpoints
(Champion tier: 10, Epic tier: 20) per round as a
free action.
Herald of Woe
This creature is a harbinger of ill fortune and doom.
Herald of Woe Harpy
C: Doomed Fate vs. MD—For the duration of
encounter, all creatures up to Far distance from
this creature, roll two dice for attack, always
choosing lower result.
C: Perils of Woe vs. PD—Target creature is
immediately subject to an accident. Roll d6 to
determine the nature of the accident, reroll
inappropriate results, deal damage as per Herald of
Woe's level: 1 – The victim falls into a deep pit, 2 –
stuff falls from great height, 3 – a magic item loses
its power, 4 – The victim is stricken deaf and mute,
5 – The victim is stricken blind, 6 – The victim
becomes Confused. The accident effects pass upon
death of the Herald of Woe or when 24 hours pass.
Hive Creature (lvl +1)
This creature has become the nest of a swarm of other
creatures.
Swarm Nest: Hive creature houses several swarms of
poisonous insects or appropriately smaller
creatures. On command the swarms emerge and
attack in melee.
Swarm Attack (melee attack, natural 11+): A swarm
emerges from the hive creature attacks the
target dealing 5 points (Champion tier: 10, Epic
tier 20) ongoing damage and causing the target
to become Hampered. The swarms attacks until
the opponent takes a standard action to remove
the swarm and succeeds on a save. After combat,
the swarm returns to its host. The number of
available swarms is limited to the hive creature
level.
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 Fear threshold as per hive creature level.
Self-Repair: As long as hive creature hasn't
expended all uses of Swarm Attack, the swarms
repair it from within. The repairs heal 5 points
of damage (Champion tier: 10, Epic tier: 20).
This is a free action, and the repairs can occur
only as many times as the creature has levels,
before the creature needs to rest.
Vulnerability to Water: Rain (or being drenched) makes
Swarm Nest abilities and attacks unusable. Full
immersion kills swarms and requires at least a day
to recover (in case there is a swarm nearby).

Hoard Creature
This creature's avarice is so great that treasure
adheres to its body like a second skin.
Glittery Garments: Hoard Creature wears its hoard like
a second skin, making it easier to hit and harder to
hurt (-3 to all defenses, +40% HP boost).
Shinies! This creature can claim someone else's items
with but a touch. All melee attacks gain this
property
Successful attack, natural 16+: One of the items
belonging to the target is added to hoard
creature collection. Roll d6: 1—an item wielded
in target's primary hand, 2—an item carried in
target's secondary hand, 3—something worn on
head, 4—a clasp from target's cloak or trouser
belt (the affected item gently lands at target's
feet), 5—an important part of armor or
garments (-3 to defenses or a major reveal and -
1 to defenses; target's choice), 6—gold. The
items can be recovered once hoard creature is
defeated, though some repairs may be necessary.
Hungering Darkness Creature
(lvl+1)
The hungering darkness creature has been enveloped in
planar rift that appears like a cloud of darkness that
contains vicious claws that reach forth to grab at foes.
Grasping Claws: Hungering darkness creature gains a
free Grasping Claws attack each round.
Grasping Claws vs. AC—Normal damage plus the
target creature is grabbed. Grabbed creatures
vanish from the sight in the dark rift, taking 5
damage (Champion tier: 10, Epic tier: 20) per
round as unspeakable things feast on them in
absolute darkness. The grabbed creature can take
actions as per grabbed status, however it is blinded
by darkness. It is possible to attempt to grab an ally
and attempt to pull them out, however this subjects
the valiant rescuer to both an attack of opportunity
and the same damage per round as the grabbed
friend.
Hungry Nightmare Pixie
Hungry Nightmare Creature
Eyes are the window to the soul—and they are also the
conduit by which a hungry nightmare creature feeds.
They always have dark, nearly bottomless pits instead of
eyes (though this does not hamper their vision). Part of its
otherworldly nature is poisonous to most other creatures.
Dream-Consuming Gaze: When a hungry nightmare
creature hits a creature, it can make a hungry
nightmare's Dream-Consuming Gaze attack against
the target as a free action.
[Special trigger] C: Dream-Consuming Gaze stare
vs. PD*—All intelligence or charisma based checks
are one category harder (this is cumulative, with
the two category penalty being the worst possible
penalty). In order to recover from this predicament,
you need a peaceful long rest. Achieving a personal
goal also works.
*If you are using the Dream Burning rules from
Rite Publishing’s Coliseum Morpheuon the
subject loses one goal, aspiration, or dream (in
that order), as if the hungry nightmare creature
had stolen a dream.
Hidden Sting: One of the hungry nightmare's melee
attacks deals 5 ongoing poison damage (Champion
tier: 10; Epic Tier: 20).
Iconic Creature (lvl +1)
Some creatures can become a symbol of a deity’s power
on earth.
Icon of Faith: When you apply this template, choose an
aspect of a deity’s, ethos’, or cult’s portfolio. The
presence of an iconic creature whips the faithful of
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 aspect into a state of religious ecstasy. The faithful
become immune to fear while within line of sight
of the iconic creature and gain benefits of
Escalation Die.
Domain-like Power: Select a single domain-like power
this creature can use:
Healing: This creature can heal for 20 hitpoints
(Champion tier: 40; Epic tier: 80) once per
encounter.
Justice or Vengeance: This creature increases their
miss damage by twice its level.
Knowledge or Lore: This creature can reroll one
attack roll per round.
Life or Death: This creature adds Escalation Die to
all saves it makes.
Love or Beauty: This creature may beseech its Iconic
Patron for aid. The aid takes the form
appropriate for the patron and results either in
automatic disengage check and distance increase
to Far from opponents, appearance of
reinforcements (two party-level allies make their
entrance) or a single target that lost its life one
round before miraculously survives.
Protection or Community: This creature is immune to
critical hits.
Strength: This creature adds double Escalation Due
to all damage it deals.
Sun or Anti-Undead: This creature deals holy
damage. Iconic (War) Clay Golem
Trickery or Illusion: This creature rolls a d20 at the
start of combat. At any time, but only once per exposure to harsh environs). Ill creature needs
encounter, it may replace any result on d20 with three successful saves (that do not need to be
their result. consecutive) to reduce save difficulty by one step.
War or Leadership: Escalation Die starts one round Three successful saves at easy save mean full
earlier. recovery.
* Some illnesses take longer to incubate. The first
save should be delayed until incubation period is
Ill Creature (lvl -variable) over.
This creature is suffering from illness, usually the common ** Double or triple the damage for particularly harsh
cold. This template can only be applied to creatures that sicknesses. Alternatively, use Black Death rules
are not immune to disease. present in Grim Reaper creature entry.
Ill: This creature is sick. Make a save each day* (easy *** Use of means that bring about instant or
5+ for common infections like cold, normal 10+ if almost assured recovery, causes the save difficulty
the character is already Weakened or already ailing reset to easy immediately.
due to different source, or hard 16+ if the sickness Infection: Decide on conditions under which the illness
is particularly difficult to overcome). First failure spreads. If the conditions are met, this creature
indicates onset of stronger symptoms (higher fever), executes Contagion attack as a free action, though
second failure causes Weakened condition (already usually no more than once per encounter.
Weakened creatures treat second failure as third). [Special trigger] Infection vs. PD—If this creatures
Subsequent failures increase save difficulty by a meets spreading criteria for passing infection
single step cumulatively, until hard saves begin. (sneezing for flu, for example), the target begins
Each failed hard save does 5 damage (Champion making saves as per Ill description.
tier: 10, Epic tier: 20)** and healing hitpoints
through the use of recoveries becomes impossible
(also, the ill creature can no longer gain new Illness Examples
recoveries through rest). At GM's discretion***, Common Flu: Spread by sneezing, sharing meal
saves can be adjusted by +2 (comfortable rest and utensils. Incubation period is d6 days. Initial save
proficient medical aid) or -2 (strenuous effort, difficulty is normal, the second save difficulty is

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 lowered to easy.
Swamp Fever: Spread by mosquito bites or blood.
Incubation period is 5+3d6 days. Initial save
difficulty is easy, however curing completely
requires five successful saves. Saves are made every
two days. Initial symptoms resemble flu, further
symptoms may include high fever, hallucinations.
Impaling Creature (lvl +1)
This creature’s natural armor has formed to create a long,
jagged, spear-like protrusion on its body, usually on its
forearms (biped), back (quadruped) or sometimes on its
chest or even inside its body. This template can only be
applied to a creature with the grab special attack.
Impaling Attack: This creature can automatically
executes Impaling Attack against any grabbed
creature as a free action. Additionally, each
disengage attempt automatically also automatically
provokes a free Impaling Attack.
[Special trigger] Impaling vs. AC—Deal normal
damage.
Kyton-bound Creatures
This creature has one end of a living diabolic chain
affixed to its body and soul with the other end attached to
a cruel weapon.
Barbed Chain: The kyton-bound creature can make a
Barbed Chain attack as a move action.
C: Barbed Chain vs. AC—Deal normal damage and
the target creature is grabbed. For the duration of
the grab, Barbed Chain attack cannot be used.
[Special trigger] Barbed Constrict (only against
already grabbed creature) vs. AC—Deal normal
damage (remember to add bonus against grappled
opponents).
[Special trigger] C: Barbed Drag (only against
already grabbed creature) vs. AC—Deal half
normal damage, move and move the grabbed
creature.
[Special trigger] C: Barbed Throw (only against
already grabbed creature) vs. AC—Deal normal
damage, the opponent is violently disengaged and
hurled nearby. Hitting another target is an option
(requires additional attack vs. AC) Any creatures
and objects hit take half damage.
Laughing Beast Creature
The deity or ethos of madness curses some creatures and
blesses others.
C: Maddening Laughter vs. MD (all living creatures up
to nearby distance)—When a laughing beast laughs
its cacophonous cackle, the affected suffer from
uncontrollable bouts of painful, nerve grating
laughter. This hideous laughter causes the affected
also to fall prone* preventing them from taking any
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Laughing Beast Roper
actions, though not making them helpless. The
laughter ends on a successful save, and one cannot
be affected again by this attack for the duration of
this encounter.
* Prone creature takes -4 to AC and PD, and gets +4
to AC and PD against ranged attacks from Far
range.
Lavawight Creature (lvl +1)
This creature is a horrifying blend of negative and fire
energies.
Elemental Undead: This creature's type changes to
[Elemental, Undead].
Vulnerability: holy.
Immune: fire, magical fire, negative energy.
Resist damage 16+: When an attack targets this
creature, the attacker must roll a natural 16+ on
the attack roll or it only deals half damage.
Fire Aura: This creature emanates intense heat. Each
round it can make a free Fire Aura attack.
[Special trigger] Fire Aura vs. AC (all engaged
creatures)—5 ongoing damage (Champion tier: 10,
Epic tier 20), save ends.
Lifefire: Each successful melee attack of lavawight
creature may trigger free lifefire attack.
[Special trigger] Natural 11+: A wound erupts with
tongues of lifefire dealing 5 ongoing fire and
negative damage (Champion tier: 10, Epic tier
20), save ends. No creature can be affected by
more than one instance of lifefire, and creatures
that can die only via specific means are
Weakened instead of being hurt by it. Lifefire
damage has the following properties: it heals
slowly (requiring a long rest before it can be
 healed via recoveries), while magical healing
heals only half as usual damage. Each time
lifefire damage is dealt, the lavawight creature is
healed by the same amount (excess points are
lost).
Pass through Fire: The creature may enter any source
of fire and exit through any other source of fire
within line of sight. Note: this is why lavawight
creature tend to set fire to everything they see.
Call Flame Snake: As a standard action, lavawight
creature may command via voice and gesture, a
snake composed of pure flame. It will slide out of a
fire source leaving a 10-foot tall wall of fire in its
wake. The snake must traverse a surface and can
reach up to nearby distance. All flammable objects
in its path are set on fire, and all creatures are
subject to Fire Aura attack.
Call Rain of Fire: A rain of flaming droplets falls for
one round from the sky at the spot at Far distance,
subjecting all nearby creatures and objects to a
single Fire Aura attack. All flammable objects in
this area are set on fire. The lavawight creature can
maintain the Rain of Fire for up to 5 minutes at the
cost of one standard action per round.

Legless Creature (lvl -1)

This creature was born without, or has lost the use of, its
legs. This template can only be applied to creatures that
have a bipedal, quadrupedal, or multipedal base speed,
and cannot swim or fly.
Prone: This creature is permanently affected by prone
condition – its speed cannot exceed 5 feet per
round, it suffers from -4 to AC vs. melee attacks
(and it gains +4 to AC vs. ranged attacks from Far
range). Love Scorned Human Sorceress

Lich-Touched Creature Love-Scorned Creature (lvl +1)

This creature has been granted a signature power by a
powerful lich.
Lich Touch vs. AC—Deal cold damage, and the target
is dazed (normal save ends, 11+).
Locomotion Handicapped
Creature
This creature’s limbs have been injured or malformed in
such a way as to severely hamper the mobility of the
creature.
Locomotion Handicapped: All movement related checks
are one category harder for this creature.
Additionally, movement speed is reduced to 5 ft.
per round.
This undead creature is what remains of the soul of a
being that died as the result of a tragic romance.
Undead: This creature's type changes to [Undead].
Ghostly: This creature becomes incorporeal losing all
physical modes of attack. This creature has resist
damage 16+ to all damage (even holy damage)
except force damage, which damages it normally.
This creature can move through solid objects, but it
can't end its movement inside them.
Life-Draining Touch vs. AC—Deal cold damage,
love-scorned creature heals itself for 5 points
(Champion tier: 10, Epic tier: 20), and the target is
cursed to easily incite negative reactions (increase
difficulty of all social checks by one category). The
target is entitled to a save once per day to shrug off
this curse.
C: Hate-breeding Gaze vs. MD—The target is
Confused, normal save ends 11+, and will seek to
strike out against randomly chosen ally.

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Magnetic Creature
Some creatures have a strange power over ferrous metals.
Magnetic Bubble: Magnetic creature can manipulate
any target up to Far distance as long as it contains
at least 15+ lbs of ferrous metal. The combat
applications of this power are listed below. Non-
combat uses are limited to one encounter and take
significant time to execute (at least 2 rounds per
manipulation). Subsequent uses require
expenditure of a recovery or a short rest. Magnetic
creature cannot affect anything that is one step
larger or more than two times the weight of the
magnetic creature. Dropping big rocks bound with
chains is likely to work as long as the operator does
not mind taking several rounds to move ta rock.
R: Magnetic Bubble Push vs. PD—Push away a
creature or an object violently away up to Far
Mist Hunter Unicorn
distance. If slammed against another object, deal
normal damage to pushed target and half damage Molting Creature
to the obstacle.
This creature has a layer of skin that it can shed when it
R: Magnetic Bubble Pull vs. PD—Pull a creature or
uses teleportation magic. This template can only be
an object violently toward magnetic creature from
applied to living creatures with skin.
up to Far distance. If slammed against magnetic
Molten Teleport: As a standard action, molting creature
creature, deal normal damage to pushed target and
can teleport leaving its Empty Skin Double behind
half damage to magnetic creature, though magnetic
three times before it needs a long rest. The teleport
creature is free to drop the target earlier.
can be done anywhere within a range of sight.
C: Magnetic Bubble Burst vs. PD (all eligible
Empty Skin Double: This creature is a mook version of
targets nearby)—Violently push away dealing
the molting creature. It acts on molting creature
normal damage. No further uses of Magnetic
intentions until destroyed or until a minute passes,
Bubble abilities are possible until a short rest is
collapsing in a bundle of empty, non-animate skin.
taken or a recovery expended.

Missing-Arm Creature Mucus Creature

This creature is covered in a thick layer of incredibly
This creature has lost half of its arms on one side of its
slippery mucus or slime.
body.
Slippery Curse vs. MD—The target is suddenly
Handicapped: This creature lost one arm (or half of the
covered by the same mucus as mucus creature with
arms). If these were primary arm(s), adjust level by
the following effects: all carried items are dropped,
-1, increase all Dexterity related tasks difficulty by
all loosely attached objects detach and fall away.
one step and deduct from from AC and PD.
The affected creature can no longer hold anything,
and every attempt at walking requires Hard check,
Mist Hunter falling prone on failure. All attacks that require
putting weight into them (like punching) are
This creature has adapted to effectively attacking its prey
Weakened. The curse can be removed only by
in the fog it creates.
thorough bathing in water or sand – anything else
Mist Vision: This creature sees through fog or smoke
means that mucus returns.
type concealment.
Slippery Mucus: This creature is immune to any effects,
Create Fog: Mist hunter creature can create a dense
actions, spells that would restrict its movement
cloud of fog, encompassing everything up to Far
(aside from total and instant entombment).
distance. Normal vision is impossible beyond 5 ft.
(engaged/next to/behind distances). The fog lasts
until willed off, dissipated by wind or until mist Mystic Creature (lvl +1)
hunter creature stops maintaining it (one quick
This being is suffused with supernatural power.
action per round).
Supercharged: +1 to attack, +1 to all defenses,
inflicted damage increased by ¼, hitpoints
increased by ¼.

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Numinous Creature (lvl +1)
This creature has been touched, blessed, cursed, or made
a pact with some greater power.
Overwhelming Devotion to Purpose: Whenever this
creature is subject to an effect that would sway it
away from its goal, or restrict its movement while
pursuing its target, the obstacle is overcome as a
quick or interrupt action, unless an opponent rolls
natural 16+.
Caster: This creature's role changes to Caster.
C: Mental Grip vs. MD—Target is grabbed, or if
already grabbed, moved up to one movement
distance. You can maintain the grab as a quick
action once per round.
R: Eldritch Firebolt vs. PD (creature or object up
to Far distance away)—Deal normal damage vs.
creatures up to Far distance away.

Parasite-Ridden Creature (lvl

+1)
This creature is infested with a horrific host of parasites
from nightmarish depths of the Plane of Dreams.
Infest: Each successful melee attack by parasite-ridden
creature has a chance of infesting struck opponent.
Natural 11+: 5 ongoing damage (Champion tier:
10, Epic tier: 20) from several tiny, white leech-
like creatures. It takes a move action and
successful save, 11+, to rid oneself of this
infestation.
Infested Death: When a parasite-ridden creature is
killed, its carcass instantly detonates, spraying its
remains. What is most disturbing about the remains
is that some of it still lives. These independent, eel-
like organs begin to swim through the detritus like
a salmon moving upstream, toward living targets
making free Infested Death attack against eligible
targets.
[Special trigger] Infested Death vs. AC (upon
death of parasite-ridden creature, affects all
nearby living creatures)—Each successful attack
represents an eel-like organ diving beneath the skin
of its target as if the skin were water, leaving
nothing behind, but a small pucker. These targets
are now considered infested. Organs that do not
make contact die and dissolve instantly.
Infested: Infested creatures cannot regain recoveries
and make a hard save, 16+, each hour. Failure
means taking 5 points of damage (Champion tier:
10, Epic tier: 20) until they die.
Infested Spawn: Creatures slain by Infest attack or
while being Infested rise 1D4 days after death as
parasite-ridden creature.
Curing Infestation: Any form of ritual cleansing, magic
that cures diseases, mild poisoning or three
successful saves (see Infested above).
Numinous Cloaker
Phase Creatures
This creature can phase in and out of this plane.
Phase-in Ambush: This creature can always ambush an
opponent (it always gets a free ambush round
before initiative is rolled) though its action
allotment is decreased by on move action.
Phase-out, Phase-in: This create can phase out as a free
action, and phase in as move action. While phased
out, this creature may use a standard action to
move, returning to a different place.
Phasing Dodge: Phase creature can be hit only on
natural 11+.
Preternatural Creature
Sometimes magic has a will of its own, causing it to
manifest in a physical form so as to explore the nature of
existence.
Vulnerable: Non-magical weapons.
Charged: This creature begins encounter already
possessing momentum.
Magic Eater: Increase defenses against magic effects by
6. May also cancel any magic effect affecting it by
making an easy save, 6+, as a quick action. Gain
momentum when either missed by magic effect or
after a successful save. You may spend momentum
to trigger any of special trigger attacks below.
[Special trigger] Hurl Magic Bolts vs. PD (all
nearby creatures)—Deal magic force damage.
[Special trigger] Smash vs. AC—Deals double
normal damage.
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 Deals damage and heals itself for double damage
dealt.
[Special trigger] Spring Strike vs. AC—Deals
damage and then launches itself in the air
travelling double move distance in the air.
[Special trigger] Clap of Thunder vs. PD (all
nearby creatures)—Deals 5 damage (Champion
tier: 10, Epic tier: 20), everyone loses sense of
hearing until the end of combat.

Primordial Creature (lvl +1)

This creature is filled with the power of the wild and
untamed forces of the world.
Keen smell: This creature can track by smell at +5 to
check. Also, all attempts to use stealth in its
vicinity are one category harder.
Ferocity: +6 to attack.
Primal: This creature loses ability to communicate.

Pyrrhic Creature (lvl +1)

This creature has been altered so that when it dies it
explodes.
Pyrrhic Victory: Upon reaching 0 hitpoints, this
Riven Magic Rakshasa
creature explodes using Pyrrhic Victory attack as a
Tough: Double hitpoints of this creature.
free action.
Resist all energy attacks 16+.
[Special trigger] Pyrrhic Victory vs. PD (all
nearby creatures)—This creature upon reaching
zero hitpoints explodes dealing normal damage. Riven Magic Creature
Select the type of damage at the time of applying
This creature preys on magic the way parasites feed on
this template: fire, cold, lightning, acid, negative,
their host.
thunder, force, holy, unholy.
Immune to magic: This creatures takes no damage from
magic attacks, magic energy attacks and is not
Rabid Creature (lvl +1) affected by magic effects.
Caster's Bane: This creature can, as an interrupt action
Creatures with the rabid template are mentally deranged,
and once per round, use Caster's Bane attack.
via wound, disease, or defect. They are in constant pain
[Special trigger] C: Caster's Bane vs. MD (any
and attack anything and everything, destroying objects as
spellcaster in sight that is casting a spell)—Deal
readily as they do living creatures.
force damage and negate the spell (all resources
Keen smell: This creature can track by smell at +5 to
committed to casting the spell are consumed).
check. Also, all attempts to use stealth in its
Drain Spell: Whenever this creature hits a spellcaster
vicinity are one category harder.
in melee combat, it can also use Drain Spell attack
Berserker: When injured, this creature enter state of
as a free action.
berserk rage. It continues to rage until it loses
[Special trigger] Drain Spell vs. PD (once per
consciousness, dies or fails to find suitable objects
round only)—The caster loses one lowest level
of its aggression in its vicinity. While in berserk
spell slot.
rage, this creature is not capable of communication,
Break Magic Item: Whenever this creature hits a an
use of any abilities that require concentration, and
opponent in melee combat, it may also disable a
rolls 2d20 for each attack, picking better result and
random magic item in target's possession.
making critical hits whenever both dice show
Natural 16+: One magic item in possession of the
natural 11+.
target ceases to function. The magic item is not
broken, merely its magic has been depleted. If a
Resilient Creature qualified magician engages in an appropriate
magic-recharging ritual, the item will be
This being can endure an extraordinary amount of
restored.
punishment.
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Rust Creature
This creature exists to corrode metallic objects.
Scent Metals: This creature can scent (not track)
metallic objects up to Far distance (all attempts to
use stealth while wearing or carrying metallic
objects are harder by two categories).
Corrosive Touch: Each time this creatures hits with a
melee attack, it also makes a free Corrosive Touch
attack.
[Special trigger] Corrosive Touch vs. PD (all
metallic items in carried or worn by target)—
Destroy all metallic items that are non-magical and
subject to corrosion (gold, silver, adamantine,
mithral and platinum, and similar, are immune to
this attack).
C: Corrosive Breath vs. PD (1d3 nearby creatures
in a group)—Deal acid damage and destroy all
metallic items that are non-magical and subject to
corrosion (gold, silver, adamantine, mithral and
platinum, and similar, are immune to this attack).
This attack recharges on 16+.
Skinned-Hide Creature (lvl -2)
This undead creature is animated skin of a creature which
has been turned into nothing but a trophy.
Undead: This creature's type changes to [Undead].
Scrapper: +3 to attack, 70% of normal hitpoints.
Engulf: Lose all attacks. Can only use Engulf, and if
Engulf attack is successful, Blood Drain.
Engulf vs. PD (a creature of the same or lower
size)—Grab the target creature and wrap itself
around it. This attack will be followed by free
Blood Drain attack at 0 initiative count. Only one
creature can be grabbed at any time.
[Special trigger] Blood Drain vs. AC (grabbed
creature, occurs at 0 initiative count)—Deal 20
damage (Champion tier: 40 damage, Epic tier: 80
damage).
Smoke Creature
A smoke creature resembles other, more normal creatures,
from humans to horses to dragons. It is given life, in fact,
when certain magics mix with the smoke from such a
creature’s pyre, gaining a life of its own. In all other ways,
a smoke creature is “born” with the instincts, intelligence,
and personality of the creature it mimics. It looks like a
smoky version of the base creature.
Elemental: This creature's types changes to
[Elemental].
Resist non-spell damage 16+: When a non-spell attack
targets this creature, the attacker must roll a
natural 16+ on the attack roll or it only deals half
damage.
Smoke Body: This creature's speed is halved. Its size is
effectively twice the original (consider one
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category larger). Smoke creature cannot split (if
two engulfed creatures move in separate directions,
it must release one), it also cannot follow a
creature that moves faster or immerses itself in a
liquid. It can however enter through smallest
cracks and compress itself to the size of a bottle.
Engulf: Lose all attacks. Can only use Engulf, and if
Engulf attack is successful, Steal Breath.
Engulf vs. PD (a creature of up to one size
larger)—Engulf target creature. Target creature is
blinded until freed from this attack. This attack will
be followed by free Steal Breath attack at 0
initiative count. This attack can affect one one-step
larger creature, two same size creatures, and
double this number per each category of difference
toward smaller size.
[Special trigger] Steal Breath vs. AC (engulfed
living and breathing creature, occurs at 0
initiative count)—Enveloped creature makes last
gasp save, 16+. On the first failed save, the target
creature is staggered (though not taking any actual
damage). On the second failed save, the creature
becomes unconscious. There is no status change
until the last failed, fourth, save, when the target
creature dies. The saves continue until the target
creature dies or is freed from Engulf attack.
Spined Creature (lvl +1)
This creature has a massive extension of spines, spikes
and barbs.
Spines and Barbs: On a natural odd hit with a melee
attack, the opponent is subjected to Spiked effect.
Natural odd hit: The target becomes Spiked.
R: Spine Volley vs. AC (1d3 creatures in a
group)—Target creatures becomes subject to
Spiked effect.
Spiked! creatures subjected to this effect take 5
ongoing damage (Champion tier: 10; Epic tier: 20)
due to quills that are embedded in their flesh. To
avoid taking damage, Spiked creature must take
absolutely no actions during their round. Spiked!
effect is cumulative. Removing Spiked effect is a
normal difficulty task, however the victim still
takes damage at the end of their round. To remove
Spiked effect without causing any damage, one has
to succeed at Hard difficulty. Note that the damage
occurs at the end of character's round, therefore a
creature removing Spiked effect from itself takes
damage only once per effect (if they succeed at
Normal difficulty) or none at all (if they succeed at
Hard difficulty).
Splintered Creature
Some creatures’ natural defenses embed themselves in
their opponents.
Splintering: When a splintering creature hits a foe
 with a melee attack, slivers of its natural armor
break off and become wedged in the subject’s body,
and the opponent is subjected to Splinters effect.
Natural odd hit: The target is affected by Splinters
effect.
Splinters! Creatures subjected to this effect take 5
ongoing damage (Champion tier: 10; Epic tier: 20)
and are Hampered due splinters embedded in their
flesh. To avoid taking damage, the creature
affected by Splinters must take absolutely no
actions during their round. Splinters effect is
cumulative. Removing Splinters effect is a normal
difficulty task, however the victim still takes
damage at the end of their round. To remove
Splinters effect without causing any damage, one
has to succeed at Hard difficulty. Note that the
damage occurs at the end of character's round,
therefore a creature removing Splinters effect from
itself takes damage only once per effect (if they
succeed at Normal difficulty) or none at all (if they
succeed at Hard difficulty).

Staggering Creature (lvl -1)*

This creature is suffering from a mental or temporal
hindrance that does not allow it to function normally.
Staggering: This creature is unsteady on its feet. It
fails any action unless it rolls a natural 11+. Also,
if it takes damage below its Staggered level, it loses
consciousness.
* This template has been slightly renamed in order to
avoid overlap with existing health status.
Stealthy Creature (lvl +1)
This being has the ability to slip by unnoticed and attack
from ambush.
Stealthy: All notice checks made against this creature
are one category harder.
Stealthy Disengage: If this creature succeeds at
Disengage check and then moves away in an area
of already low (twilight, fog) or obstructed
visibility (dense jungle, labyrinth of furniture), it
automatically hides.
Sneaky Strikes: If this creature ambushes an opponent,
or if it strikes an opponent that is already engaged
in combat with a different creature, its attacks may
deal additional damage.
Natural even roll: Deal 5 ongoing bleed damage
(Champion tier: 10, Epic tier: 20), save end 11+.
Stinger Creature (lvl +1)
This creature has gained a power-poisoned barbed tail or
stinger.
Sting/Barbed Tail Strike vs. AC—Deal 5 ongoing
poison damage (Champion tier: 10, Epic tier: 20),
save end 11+.
Subterranean Huge Bronze Dragon
Subterranean Creature
This being has adapted to living in the mystical
underground environment of the dark depths.
Underground Adaptation: Subterranean creature may
climb walls at its walking speed, it has also
developed senses allowing it to normally function
in total darkness (echolocation, ability to perceive
heat emitted by living creatures).
Resists spell damage, 16+.
Temporal Warden
This creature protects the timeline from paradoxes with
the power granted him by the deity or ethos of time.
Sense and Manipulate Temporal Eddies: This creature
can sense presence of nearby time portals, temporal
effects and interferences. It can also instinctively
attempt to operate or take advantage of any
temporal phenomena as Hard difficulty task.
Temporal Prison vs. MD (single creature no larger
than temporal warden, daily)—Deal damage and
brutally force the target into state of suspended
animation. The creature subjected to suspended
animation is placed outside of time flow, and
unless physically damaged (the creature can still be
damaged and killed – temporal prison is more like
deep coma than stasis), it will reanimate and
function as normal if the temporal warden (not
necessarily the same one) wills so, or the original
temporal warden dies or leaves creature's time.

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Torturer Creature (lvl +1)
This being has the ability to inflict wracking pains with a
single touch.
Chastise: When torturer creature hits an enemy with
melee attack, the torturer creature can also make a
chastise attack as a free action.
[Special trigger] Chastise vs. MD—Deal 5 ongoing
damage, save ends 11+, and the target creature is
also Weakened as long as it takes the damage. This
ongoing damage automatically ends when the
target creature loses consciousness.
Terrifying: This creature has also Fear threshold as per
its level. Additionally, all social checks made
against a torturer creature are one category harder.

Totem-Bound Creature (lvl +1)

Some creatures are able to draw power from their
ritualistic symbolic relationship to another creature.
The Totem Item: This creature, using ancient rituals of
totem magic, has invested an item with power that
allows the owner of the item to call a powerful
animal companion to their side as a standard
action. Each totem can be used to summon only a
single type of the creature, defined at the moment
of item creation. Destruction or loss of the totem
immediately sends away the companion. The totem
must either touch totem-bound creature or be
nearby and within line of sight of its owner to
function properly, otherwise summoned creature is Temporal Warden Djinn
sent away one round after this condition is broken.
The ownership of the totem can be passed only ever discovered, it may attempt to perform one
willingly and only through proper ritual. dramatic action in order to either escape or bring
Totem-Bound Companion: See The 13th Age grievous harm to their former allies. The degree of
Roleplaying Game core book, Baseline Stats section. drama should not exceed a threat of an encounter
The companion creature stays until it dies or until at one level higher than that of the party (in other
it is sent away. words, players should stand a fair chance of
Totem-Bound Bonus: As long as the totem-bound countering it).
companion is present nearby totem-bound creature, Reversed Powers: If this creature has any special
both totem-bound companion and totem bound abilities related to its allegiance (divine spells, for
creature benefit from Companion Bonus (see The example), it loses them and gain their opposites
13th Age Roleplaying Game core book, Companion instead. An exception to this is if the Hidden
Bonuses section). Allegiance is in effect – the original powers
Totem-Bound Speech: Totem-Bound companion continue to function, although their effects should
understands their master as if it was sentient and it be diminished and unreliable (requiring natural
obeys to the best of their ability. 11+ to succeed).

Turncoat Creature Twin-Bound Creature (lvl +1)

This being formerly served a divine power but has since
changed sides (such as a fallen angel or an atoned
demon).
Hidden Allegiance: At turncoat creature's discretion, it
may hide the change of its allegiance. Attempts to
divine true allegiance through magic means are
one step harder.
Dramatic Discovery: If this creature's true allegiance is
Some creatures have a twin with which they share a
supernatural or psychic link.
Death Spasm: Breaking a bond, such as caused by
sudden death of the mate, sends surviving twin-
bound creature into murderous rage. Increase
current hitpoints by a half of hitpoints total. Death
Spasm lasts as long as there are any living
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 cannot find another target for five minutes.
Dual Tactics: As long as both creatures are within Far
distance of each other, they share their senses. This
allows them to support each other with regard to
field of vision, to speak without words to each
other and to defend. Both creatures gain +3 to AC
and +3 to attack as long as Dual Tactics are
possible.

Two-Headed Creature (lvl +1)

This creature has a secondary head with its own sentience.
Dual Action: This creature can take a second standard
action every round. This second standard action
cannot be converted into move action, though it
can be converted into other actions.
Dual Vision: As long as both heads operate normally,
any attempt to surprise or use stealth against two-
headed creature is one category harder.
Dual Mind: This creature takes only half damage from
sources that target its MD. Any effect that targets
MD must hit MD of this creature twice to succeed.

Unhinged Creature (lvl -2)

This creature suffers, is deeply disturbed and completely
insane.
NOTE: This template takes simplistic approach to a
complex issue and should not be construed as
based on real-life medical knowledge.
Insane: An unhinged creature is mentally befuddled
and cannot act normally. Treat as permanently and
incurably Confused with the following exceptions:
Natural 16+ on any action: This creature regains
sanity for an encounter or five minutes
(whichever lasts less) and can act normally.
Natural 5- on any action: This creature's attention is
captivated by something and it does nothing.
Keys to Insanity: Pick one of the following aspects to
further develop creature's background.
Favored by the Deity or Ethos of Madness: If
approached with appropriate reverence or
prominently displaying holy symbols of the
deity or sacred items of the ethos, this creature
does not become aggressive, and may utter a
cryptic and convoluted answer to address
immediate concerns.
Post-Traumatic Withdrawal: This creature has
withdrawn into itself. It will not respond to any
attempts to contact with anything else but
extreme violence. Only the gentlest or most
experienced negotiators may convince it to
emerge from its shell.
Neverending Hyperactivity: This creature is
constantly focusing on different elements in its
surroundings. While easy to approach, it is next
to impossible to open a dialogue due to constant
change of interest. Its responses are random, and
Two-Headed White Dragon
often violent.
Mad as a Hatter: This creature has constructed a
narrow aspect of reality (like an everlasting tea
party, or constant maintenance of exotic
machinery) and shall interact with anyone who
is able to guess or adjust to this aspect
(pretending to be a guest to the party, or
bringing delivery parts to the machine).
Vine Creature (lvl +1)
This creature has a symbiotic relationship with plant life.
Its ability to regenerate or heal quickly allows plants to
feed off its flesh. In return, the vine creature has
developed the ability to manipulate the plants that take
root upon its body. In battle, the vine creature uses these
plants to entangle and harass its enemies.
Grasping Vines: Each time this creature hits with a
melee attack, it may as a free action immediately
follow with Grasping Vines attack.
[Special Trigger] C: Grasping Vines vs. PD—Vine
creatures shoot vines that entangle the victim - the
target is Hampered. Already Hampered targets are
Grabbed. Grabbed characters are subjected to
Verdant Tomb. Affected creature can spend a
standard action to clean effects of Grasping Vines
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Verdant Tomb! effect causes the characters to be
Stuck as the vines bind them and seek to burrow
into their flesh. The victim takes 5 ongoing damage
(Champion tier: 10, Epic tier 20) each round.
Characters that die by Verdant Tomb effect raise as
Vine Creatures themselves. Escaping Verdant Tomb
requires either successful Hard save (16+) or
death of vine creature.
Verdant Regeneration: This creature heals 5
(Champion tier: 10, Epic tier: 20) hitpoints at the
start of their turn. It can regenerate five times per
battle. If it heals to its maximum hit points, then
that use of regeneration doesn’t count against the
five-use limit. If a vine creature is hit by an attack
that deals fire damage, it loses one use of its
regeneration, and it can't regenerate during its next
turn. Dropping a vine creature to 0 hp doesn't kill it
if it has any uses of regeneration left.
Walking Fortress Creature (x)*
This creature is a massive representative of its species,
that carries a small fortification affixed to its back; this
template can only be applied to a creature with a
minimum of 4 legs or uses four limbs while moving.
* Level Adjustment: To assess total level, treat this
creature as an encounter with multiple huge
creatures, where the number of the creatures is
based on the number of independent attacks that
walking fortress creature can perform
simultaneously during its round.
Example: Default version Walking Fortress is capable
of making Superior Trample, Slam and three Siege
Attacks, therefore it counts as 5 huge creatures.
Living Construct: This creature's type becomes [Former
type, Construct].
Sum of Its Parts: While the shape of the creature is that
of the original, mechanically this each huge piece
should be treated as a huge creature by itself.
Example: Titanic humanoid would be composed of
huge forearms, huge upper arms, 2-piece huge
chest, 2-piece huge abdomen, huge head, huge
thighs and huge legs (thirteen huge creatures total).
Each piece has the same hitpoints, defenses, attack
and damage bonus, however not all pieces are
capable of performing independent actions.
Immunity to Magic: This creature is immune to any
magic effect.
Titanic Regeneration 5: Each huge piece of this creature
regenerates at the rate of 5 hitpoints (Champion
tier: 10, Epic tier: 20) per round. When the
creature suffers damage to only some parts of the
body, it instinctively redirects healing toward
damaged parts. Split healing rate from healthy
body parts among damaged parts. Once a part of
the creature is brought below 0 hitpoints, it stops
regenerating and becomes dormant (taking a day
before it recovers). If it is brought below half of
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hitpoints, negative, it is destroyed. Destroyed items
take week to return to dormant state if at least one
part is still functioning, however one functioning
item can be bringing back only a single destroyed
part at any time.
Weakness: The only way to shut down incredible
vitality of Walking Fortress, is to climb the fortress
on its back, and there find or subvert control
mechanisms.
Example: On a blow to huge forearm, its basic
regeneration would be increased by regeneration
from all other body parts, making it thirteen times
the normal regeneration rate.
Superior Trample: This creature automatically tramples
everything in its path. Therefore trampling requires
only a move action to perform.
[Special trigger] Superior Trample vs. PD (all
creatures in walking fortress creature path)—
Triple damage due to Huge size. All trampled
creatures are Stuck until successful disengage check.
Miss: Half of the above.
Slam vs. PD (all creatures in a group)—Triple
damage due to Huge size. After each successful
attack creature time to realign itself for a next
swing, losing ability to use Slam for one round. All
target creatures pop away.
Miss: Half of the above.
Walking Fortress: The walking fortress creature is a
mobile combat platform, allowing it to carry
numerous warriors into battle with ease. While
there are a number of unique walking fortress
creatures, a standard example has three spires—the
forward battle tower, command tower, and rear
battle tower. Each spire is outfitted with a siege
engine and a small crew of defenders.
R: Siege Engine (three attacks, cannot be used
against opponents engaged by walking fortress,
1d3 creatures in a group or 1 structure) vs.
PD—Triple damage due to Huge size.
War Creature
This being has been created for nothing but combat and
battle.
Afterburner: This creature adds 3 to attack and all
defenses. Reduce this number by the current value
of Escalation Die. Once the creature's afterburner
reaches -3, it shuts down for one round, becoming
helpless. Afterward, it begins functioning at -3
penalty until it takes a long rest.
White-Haired Ghoul Creature
These undead creatures are always clothed in long, white
garments and they always have long, white hair.
Undead: This creature's type changes to [Undead].
White Haired Magic vs. PD (quick action)—Target
creature is grabbed.
Rejuvenation: When a white-haired ghoul is destroyed,
its phylactery immediately begins to rebuild the
undead creature's body nearby. This process takes
1d10 days—if the body is destroyed before that
time passes, the phylactery merely starts the
process anew. After this time passes, the ghoul
awakens fully healed (albeit without any gear it
left behind on its old body), usually with a burning
need for revenge against those who previously
destroyed it.
Living Phylactery: An integral part of becoming a
white-haired ghoul is the creation of a living
phylactery in which the creature stores its soul.
The only way to get rid of a white-haired ghoul for
sure is to destroy its phylactery. Unless its
phylactery is located and destroyed, a white-haired
ghoul can rejuvenate after it is destroyed. White-
haired ghouls usually hide their souls in unwitting,
innocent victims using them as living phylacteries.
Each white-haired ghoul must create its own living
phylactery by performing a ceremony for 8 hours
each night between full moon till the next cycle of
the full moon, during which time the intended
living victim must be bound and helpless on the
ceremonial alter.
Winterwight Creature (lvl +1)
Elemental Undead: This creature's type changes to
[Elemental, Undead].
Vulnerability: holy.
Immune: cold, magical cold, negative energy.
Resist damage 16+: When an attack targets this
creature, the attacker must roll a natural 16+ on
the attack roll or it only deals half damage.
Cold Aura: This creature draws body heat at great
speed. Each round it can make a free Cold Aura
attack.
[Special trigger] Cold Aura vs. PD (all engaged
creatures)—5 ongoing damage (Champion tier: 10,
Epic tier 20), save ends.
Blightfire: Each successful melee attack of winterwight
creature may trigger free blightfire attack.
[Special trigger] Natural 11+: A wound erupts with
tongues of black fire dealing 5 ongoing cold and
negative damage (Champion tier: 10, Epic tier
20), save ends. No creature can be affected by
more than one instance of blightfire, and
creatures that can die only via specific means
are Weakened instead of being hurt by it.
Blightfire damage has the following properties:
it heals slowly (requiring a long rest before it
can be healed via recoveries), while magical
healing heals only half as usual damage. Each
time blightfire damage is dealt, the winterwight
creature is healed by the same amount (excess
points are lost).
Pass through Ice: The creature may enter any body-
- 26 -
sized patch of ice and exit through any other patch
of ice within line of sight. Note: this is why
winterwight creatures tend to set freeze nearby
water before commencing combat.
Call Ice Centipede: As a standard action, winterwight
creature may command via voice and gesture, a
centipede composed of crackling ice. It will stalk
out of any patch of ice and move toward objective
leaving glistening path of slippery ice in its wake.
The centipede freezes all nearby sources of water
merely by passing it. Also, all nearby creature are
subject of Cold Aura attack.
Rain of Ice Shards: Ice shards rain down upon target
area (effectively hitting all targets in vicinity of the
target) doing 5 points of damage (Champion tier:
10, Epic tier: 20) per round of winterwight
concentration. The winterwight creature can
maintain the Rain of Ice Shards for up to 5 minutes
at the cost of one standard action per round.
Wounding Creature (lvl +1)
The injuries inflicted by this creature are extremely
difficult to heal.
Recurring Wounds: Record the damage dealt by this
creature during combat. The wounds reappear
again precisely 24 hours later. Then they appear
again. And so on.
Nigh Unhealable: All wounds left by this creature fester,
or at least heal incredibly slowly. All healing is
only half as effective.
Necromantic Curse: Both Recurring Wounds and Nigh
Unhealable are necromantic curse effects. In order
heal both, a knowledgeable person must conduct
purification ritual that involves cleansing of body
and spirit, and invocation to higher powers.
Mar: This ability can be used when damage dealt by
wounding creature (directly, indirectly and through
reduction of healing) wold kill a creature affected
would kill target creature. If the attack is
appropriate (GM’s discretion) it can leave a vicious
scar, permanently blind her (or only take one eye),
leave a permanent aching sore, or remove an
appendage. This applies to Recurring Wounds and
Nigh Unhealable abilities.
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