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Creatures Adaptation Guide

By: Gabriel “Arddhu” Gastaldo

 Credits
Content Director: Arddhu
Author and Editor: Luke Nitole
Special Thanks: Bernardo “Dante” Bezerra, Gabriel
“Dutra” D. Cadei
Translator: Gabriel “Arddhu” Gastaldo, and Luke
Nitole
The booklet “Creatures Adaptation
Guide” should be used in conjunction
with “Runarcana” and the books
of Dungeons & Dragons 5e to
further enhance your adventures
with creatures fully connected to the
universe of League of Legends.
This project is in its entirety for
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 Sumário
Credits 4

Introduction 6

The Runarcana Sheet 6

Adapting a Creature 7

Explaining Traits 7
Type 7
Size 8
Descriptors 9
Alignment 9
Armor Class 9
Hit Points 9
Speed 9
Skills 10
Vulnerabilities, Resistance and Immunity 10
Senses 10
Where to Find 10
Languages 10
Challenge Rate 11
Special Traits 11
Runes 12
Actions 12
Reactions 12
Limited Use 12
Equipment 13
Runes for Creatures 13
Mass Runes 13
Runic Pulse for Creatures 13
Runic Spark for Creatures 14
Runic Flow for Creatures 15
Runic Vortex for Creatures 16
Runic Explosion for Creatures 17
Example of Adapted Sheet 18

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 Introduction
With the creation of Runarcana, we realized that
the Runarcana Player Characters were much stronger
than the Dungeons & Dragons Characters, and
therefore creatures made for D&D clashes were not
suitable for Runarcana, as they were too weak for
players.
The Runarcana Sheet
The Runarcana creature sheet differs from the
standard 5E sheet in some ways. With the Runarcana
Runes system, we add a category to a creature’s sheet.
Runes are not exclusive to players but also the
Creatures of the world. Basically, every existing
creature has at least one Runic Pulse.

This booklet aims to help you adapt D&D 5E Another difference from the 5E sheet is the Region
monsters and creatures to the world of Runarcana so trait, which tells where it is common to find that
that the confrontation becomes fairer and challenging creature.
for Players. So, when you adapt a creature to Runarcana you
Always keep in mind that the aggressive creatures will have to think of 2 new things for it. Where could I
of the Runarcana world are brutal and deadly, so every find this creature and what Runes would this creature
encounter is capable of causing the death of some have?
character, even if the creature’s proposed Challenge Below is an example of a complete sheet, just copy
is 0, as these creatures usually walk in packs and do it and add the characteristics of the creature you are
lethal. adapting. Remember, if a trait is not specified on the
This guide will also serve to adapt some humanoid creature’s sheet, you don’t need to fill it out and you
creatures like a Drow, an elf, a Nobleman, or the can delete the trait from the sheet.
Leader of Thieves.
If you want to create a creature for the scenario, Complete Creature Sheet Example
this booklet can also be used as a base because all the Size Type, Alignment
traits that a creature can have are found here. Armor Class: [10 + Dex] (natural or created armor)
Pontos de Vida: Average (xdx + x)
You can make creatures like a Brackern (giant crystal
Movimento: 30 feet
scorpions found in the desert of Shurima), a Drüvask
STR DEX CON WIS INT CAR
(Great wild boar that can be used as a mount, all found
10 (0) 10 (0) 10 (0) 10 (0) 10 (0) 10 (0)
in the freezing lands of Freljord), or even an Ominous
Spirit of the Shadow Isles; Be creative and seek for fun. Saving Throw: -
Skills: -
Damage vulnerability: -
Damage resistance: -
Condition immunity: -
Senses: Passive perception 10
Region: - (Runeterra/noxus/etc)
Languages: -
Challenge: - (- XP)
Special Traits/ Spellcasting
Actions
Attack. Attack (Melee or Ranged) com (Weapon or
Spell): +x to hit, reach x feet, one target. Hit: x (xdx + x)
x damage.
Runes
Pulse/Spark/Flow/Vortex/Explosion.
Legendary Actions
You can use X legendary actions, choosing from the options
below. Only one legendary option can be used at a time and
only at the end of another creature’s turn. Recovers legendary
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Adapting a Creature
There are a few things that will need to be adapted
to the scenario, but you can be sure that they will
make all the difference in your confrontations. The
Creature Statistics table shows the traits that must be
changed in a D&D 5E sheet.
For example, a creature of CR 1/8 of 5E will have its
life increased to be between 11 - 35 HP. Or a CR 20
creature will have the maximum damage it can deal
per turn increased to fit between 163 - 175 damage.
When adapting a creature also check out the Runes
for Creatures in this book to make it easier for you
to choose one. Remember that every creature has a
Rune.
A creature can also use the player’s Runes available
in the Runarcana main book, but the players cannot
use a creature Rune.
Explaining Traits
Every creature has traits in common on its sheets,
here are the descriptions for each of its traits.
Type
Some are programmed by their creators to follow
a simple set of instructions, while others can think
independently and are imbued with sentience.
Dragons. They are large reptilian creatures of
ancient origin and tremendous power. Celestial
dragons are highly intelligent and have mighty innate
magic, being able to destroy worlds with the snap of a
finger. Elemental Dragons are typical of Ixtal, they do
not have the extraordinary power of a celestial dragon,
but they are still very powerful. Also in this category
are creatures related in some way to dragons, but less
powerful, less intelligent, and less magical, such as
Drake-hounds.
Elementals. They are little more than animated
masses of their respective elements, including creatures
called simply elementals. Others have biological forms,
infused with elemental energy.
Spirits. They usually are incorporeal beings with
great magical power. They are mostly on the spiritual
plane. Most are found in Ionia, like the Kanmei.
Feys. They are magical creatures closely connected
to the forces of nature. They inhabit twilight woods
and misty forests. They are closely linked to the Glade,
the spiritual world, and Bandle-City. Fey include
Fairies, Silphos, and Yordles.

The monster type speaks of its fundamental nature. Beasts. They are non-humanoid creatures that
Certain spells, magic items, class characteristics, and are a natural part of the ecology. Some of them have
other effects in the game interact in unique ways with magical powers, but most are not intelligent and lack
creatures of a particular type. For example, a dragon- any concept of society, however, like most beings of
killing arrow does extra nature, they understand the Sylvan language. Beasts
damage not only to dragons include all varieties of ordinary animals and giant
but also to other dragon- versions of animals.
like creatures, such as Humanoids. Standard people in the
dragon dogs and wyverns. world of Runeterra, both civilized
The game includes the and wild, including humans and a
following types of monsters, tremendous variety of other species.
which do not have their own They have language and culture, some
rules. people have some innate magical
abilities (although most humanoids
Celestials. They are can learn to conjure) and a
creatures with divine bipedal form. The most common
powers. Many of them are humanoid origins are best suited
servants of deities, like the to be player characters: Human,
Targon aspects, employed Minotaur, Vastaya, and Yordles. An
as messengers or agents origin that inhabits both the deserts
in the world of Runeterra. of Shurima and the icy fields of
Celestials include Aspects, Freljord, much more wild and brutal
Ascendants, Half-Gods, and, for the most part, uniformly bad,
and Deities. are the tribes of Trolls (Trolls of sand
Constructs. They are or ice).
done, they are not born.

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 Creatures Statistics
Proficiency Attack Damage
CR AC HP DC Runes
Bonus Bonus per Turn
0 2 13 4 - 14 3 0-4 11 Runic Pulse
1/8 2 13 15 - 45 3 1-6 11 -
1/4 2 13 46 - 76 3 2-7 11 -
1/2 2 13 77 - 107 3 3-8 11 -
1 2 13 108 - 138 3 4 - 10 13 Runic Spark
2 2 14 139 - 184 4 6 - 15 13 Improvement 1
3 2 14 185 - 230 4 8 - 20 13 Improvement 2
4 2 14 231 - 276 4 10 - 25 14 Improvement 3
5 4 15 277 - 322 6 12 - 30 15 Mastery
6 3 15 323 - 373 6 15 - 36 16 Runic Flow
7 3 15 374 - 424 6 20 - 42 16 Improvement 1
8 3 16 425 - 475 7 26 - 54 17 Improvement 2
9 4 16 476 - 526 7 32 - 62 18 Improvement 3
10 4 17 527 - 577 7 40 - 76 19 Mastery
11 4 17 578 - 638 8 51 - 89 19 Runic Vortex
12 4 17 639 - 699 8 62 - 102 20 Improvement 1
13 5 18 700 - 760 8 102 - 109 21 Improvement 2
14 5 18 761 - 821 8 110 - 117 22 Improvement 3
15 5 18 822 - 882 8 118 - 126 22 Mastery
16 5 18 883 - 953 9 127 - 135 23 Runic Explosion
17 6 19 954 - 1024 10 136 - 144 24 Improvement 1
18 6 19 1025 - 1095 10 145 - 153 25 Improvement 2
19 6 19 1096 - 1166 10 154 - 162 25 Improvement 3
20 6 20 1167 - 1237 10 163 - 175 26 Mastery
21 7 22 1238 - 1318 11 176 - 193 27 2nd Runic Pulse
22 7 22 1319 - 1409 11 194 - 212 28 2nd Runic Vortex
23 7 24 1410 - 1510 12 213 - 233 28 Improvement 1
24 7 24 1511 - 1621 13 234 - 256 29 Improvement 2
25 8 26 1622 - 1742 14 257 - 281 30 Improvement 3
26 8 26 1743 - 1873 15 288 - 314 31 Mastery
27 8 28 1874 - 2014 16 315 - 343 31 2nd Runic Explosion
28 8 28 2015 - 2165 17 344 - 374 32 Improvement 1
29 9 30 2166 - 2326 18 375 - 407 33 Improvement 2
30 9 30+ 2327+ 20+ 408+ 33+ Improvement 3
Fiends. They are creatures of perversity whose and some are carnivorous. Quintessential plants are
origin is unknown. Evil priests and wizards sometimes Antroplantæs like Maokai or Zyra. Also included in
invoke minions to the world to bring chaos or to this category are the Thorn Spitter and Vine Lasher
make a deal. Fiends include demons like Tahm Kench, creatures.
Evelynn, and Nocturne, as well as spirits like Akana. Voidborns. They are creatures from the Void, an
Undead. They were once living creatures, now unknown region that wants to devour the entire life of
brought to a terrible state of non-life through the planets they pass through.Voidborn are essentially
necromantic magic or some impure curse. The undead Chaotic Evil.
includes walking bodies, like zombies, as well as
disembodied spirits, like ghosts and specters. Shadow Size
Island beings fall into this category.
A creature can be Tiny, Small, Medium, Large,
Plants. In this context, they are vegetable Huge, or Gargantual. The Size Categories table shows
creatures, not normal flora. Many of them are mobile, how much space a creature of a particular size controls
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in combat. See the Runarcana main book for more instinct. These creatures are unbiased, which means
information on creature size and space. they have no alignment.
Size Categories
Size Space
Armor Class
Tiny 2,5 feet / 2,5 feet A creature that wears armor or carries a shield has an
Small 5 feet / 5 feet Armor Class (AC), which takes into account its armor,
Medium 5 feet / 5 feet shield, and Dexterity. Otherwise, a creature’s AC is
Large 10 feet / 10 feet based on its Dexterity modifier and its natural armor,
Huge 15 feet / 15 feet
if any. If a creature has natural armor, wears armor, or
carries a shield, this is indicated in parentheses after its
Gargantual 20 feet / 20 feet or higher
AC value.
A creature can have as many Hit Dice as you want,
but the dice category used to calculate its hit points Hit Points
depends on the size of the creature, as shown in the A creature usually dies or is destroyed when
Hit Dice per Size table. it reaches 0 hit points. A creature’s hit points are
Hit Dice per Size presented as both a dice expression and a numerical
Size Hit Dice Average HP per Hit Dice average. For example, a creature with 2d8 hit points
Tiny d4 2
has 8 hit points on average (2 × 4). The size of a
creature determines the dice used to calculate its hit
Small d6 3
points, as shown in the Hit Dice per Size table.
Medium d8 4
Large d10 5 A creature’s Constitution modifier also affects the
Huge d12 6 number of hit points it has. Its Constitution modifier
Gargantual d20 10
is multiplied by the number of Hit Dice it has, and
the result is added to its hit points. For example, if a
Creature has Constitution 12 (modifier +1) and 2d8
Descriptors Hit Dice, it has 2d8 + 2 hit points (average 10).
A creature can have one or more descriptors
attached to its type, in parentheses. For example, Speed
a vastaya has the type of humanoid (vastaya).
The descriptor in parentheses provides additional A creature’s speed tells how far it can move in turn.
categorization for certain creatures. Descriptors do All creatures have a walking speed, simply called
not have their own rules, but something in the game, the creature’s speed. Creatures that do not have any
like a magic item, can refer to them. For example, a type of locomotion based on the ground, have a
spear that is effective in fighting undead would work displacement of 0 foot. Some creatures have one or
against any creature that has the undead descriptor. more of the following movement types.

Burrow
Alignment A creature that has a burrow speed can use such
The alignment of a creature provides a clue to its to move through sand, earth, mud, or ice. A creature
disposition, as well as how it behaves in a combat or cannot dig solid rock unless it has a special feature that
interpretation situation. For example, a chaotic and allows it to do so.
evil creature can be difficult to reason with and can
attack characters at first sight, while a neutral creature Climb
may be willing to negotiate. A creature that has a climbing speed can use all or
part of its movement to move on vertical surfaces. The
The alignment specified in a creature’s sheet is the
creature does not need to spend extra speed to climb.
default. Feel free to ignore it and change a creature’s
alignment to suit your campaign needs. Whether you Fly
want a good alignment voidling or an evil poro, there A creature that has a fly speed can use all or part of
is nothing to stop you. its movement to fly. Some creatures have the ability to
Many low-intelligence creatures have no hover, which makes them difficult to knock out of the
understanding of law or chaos, good or evil. They do air. Such a creature stops hovering when it dies.
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 Swim Tremorsense
A creature that has a swim speed does not need to A creature with a tremorsense can detect and
spend extra speed to swim. locate the source of vibrations within a given radius,
as long as it and the source of the vibrations are in
Skills contact with the same ground or the same substance.
Tremorsense cannot be used to detect flying or
The Skills entry is reserved for creatures that are
incorporeal creatures. Many digging creatures, like the
proficient in one or more skills. For example, a creature
Xer’sai or the Sandswimmers, have this special sense.
that is very perceptive and stealthy may have a bonus
on Perception and Stealth checks. Truesight
A skill bonus is the sum of a creature’s relevant A creature with truesight can, up to a specific
skill modifier and its proficiency bonus, which is range, see in normal or magical darkness, see invisible
determined by the creature’s challenge rate (as shown creatures and objects, automatically detect visual
in the Proficiency Bonus column on the Creatures illusions and succeed in saving throws against them,
Statistics table). Other modifiers can be applied. For and perceive the original shape of a shape-shifter or
example, a creature may have a higher-than-expected creature that is transformed by magic.
bonus (usually twice its proficiency bonus) counting Also, the creature can see in the Spiritual Realm
towards its high specialization. within the same range.
Vulnerabilities, Resistance and Immunity
Where to Find
Some creatures have vulnerability, resistance, or
Runarcana’s creatures can be found in various
immunity to certain types of damage. Certain creatures
locations, and some may be scattered across the globe.
are even resistant or immune to damage from non-
magical attacks (a magical attack is an attack by a spell, The entry Region in the creature’s sheet shows
magic item, or other sources of magical energy). Also, where it can be found most easily, leaving it to the
some creatures are immune to certain conditions. GM to decide, for example, the Elemental Dragons are
mostly in Ixtal, but the Master may want to use them
Senses in Noxus or Freljord.
The Senses entry indicates a creature’s passive
Perception value, as well as any special senses it may
Languages
have. Special senses are described below. The languages a creature can speak are listed
in alphabetical order. Sometimes a creature can
Blindsight understand a language, but cannot speak it, and this
A creature with blindsight perceives its surroundings is noted in this entry. A “-” indicates that a creature
without depending on the vision, within a specific neither speaks nor understands any language.
radius. Creatures without eyes, like the Thorn Spitter,
usually have this special sense, as well as creatures Telepathy
with echolocation or extended senses, such as bats Telepathy is a magical
and elemental dragons. ability that allows a
creature to mentally
If a creature is naturally blind, it has a note in
communicate with
parentheses to indicate this effect, showing that the
another creature
radius of its blind perception defines the maximum
within the
range of its perception.
specified
Darkvision range. The
A creature with darkvision can see in the dark, c o n t a c t e d
within a specific radius. The creature can see in the creature does
dim light within a radius as if it were full light, and not need to share
in the darkness as if it were dim light. The creature a language with
cannot discern colors in darkness, only shades of the creature to
gray. Many creatures that live underground have this c o m m u n i c a t e
special sense. with it, but it must be
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A creature without telepathy can receive and respond are characteristics that may be relevant in a combat
to telepathic messages, but cannot initiate or end a encounter and that require some explanation.
telepathic conversation.
Spellcasting
A telepathic creature does not need to see a
A creature with the Spellcasting special trait has
contacted creature and can end telepathic contact at
a caster level and spell slots, which it uses to cast
any time. Contact is interrupted as soon as the two
its 1st and higher-level spells (as explained in the
creatures are no longer in range, or if the telepathic
“Spellcasting” chapter). The caster level is also used
creature contacts another creature in range. A
for any cantrips included in the feature.
telepathic creature can initiate or end a telepathic
conversation without using an action, but while the The creature has a list of spells known or prepared
creature is Incapacitated, it cannot initiate telepathic from a specific class. The list may also include spells
contact, and any contact currently maintained is from a trait in this class, such as the Acolyte’s Effluvium
closed. trait. The creature is considered a member of the class
when tuning in or using a magic item that requires
A creature within the area of ​​an antimagic field or
attunement in the class or accessing the class’s spell
in any other place where the magic does not work
list.
cannot send or receive telepathic messages.
A creature can cast a spell from its list at a higher
Challenge Rate level if it has a spell slot for it. For example, a Soul
Shepherd with the 3rd level spell lightning can cast
A creature’s challenge rate tells you what threat it it as a 5th level spell using one of their 5th level spell
poses. A group of four appropriately equipped and slots.
rested adventurers must be able to defeat a creature
that has a level of challenge equal to its level, without You can change the spells that a creature knows or
suffering any deaths. For example, a group of four has prepared, replacing any spell on its spell list with
3rd-level adventurers should find a creature with a a spell from the same level and the same class list. If
challenge rate 3 worthies of being challenging, but not you do, you can make the creature a greater or lesser
deadly. threat than its challenge level suggests.
Creatures that are significantly weaker than 1st Experience Points by Challenge Rate
level adventurers have a challenge level less than 1. CR XP CR XP
Creatures with a challenge rate 0 are insignificant, 0 0 or 10 14 11500
except in large numbers; those without effective 1/8 25 15 13000
attacks are not worth experience points, while those 1/4 50 16 15000
with attacks are worth 10 EXP each.
1/2 100 17 18000
Some creatures present a greater challenge than 1 200 18 20000
even a typical group of 20th-level adventurers can 2 450 19 22000
handle. These creatures have a challenge level of 21 or 3 700 20 25000
more and are designed specifically to test the player’s 4 1100 21 33000
skill.
5 1800 22 41000
6 2300 23 50000
Experience Points
The number of experience points (XP) a creature is 7 2900 24 62000
worth is based on its challenge rate. Normally, XP is 8 3900 25 75000
awarded for defeating the creature, although the GM 9 5000 26 90000
can also reward XP for neutralizing the threat posed 10 5900 27 105000
by the creature in another way. 11 7200 28 12000
Unless something says otherwise, a creature 12 8400 29 135000
summoned by a spell or other magical ability is worth 13 10000 30 155000
the XP observed in its sheet.
Innate Spellcasting
Special Traits A creature with the innate ability to cast spells has
the Innate Spellcasting special trait. Unless otherwise
Special traits (which appear after a creature’s stated, an innate spell of 1st level or higher is always
challenge rate, but before any actions or reactions) cast at its lowest possible level and cannot be converted
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 to a higher level. If a creature has a
cantrip where its level is relevant and it
is not given, use the creature’s
challenge rate.
An innate spell may have
special rules or restrictions. For
example, an eternal scrivener
can innately cast the levitation
spell, but the spell has the “self”
restriction, which means that the
spell affects only the Scrivener.
A creature’s innate spells cannot
be exchanged for other spells. If
a creature’s innate spells do not
require attack rolls, no attack
bonuses are granted to them.
Psionism
A creature that casts spells
using only the power of its mind
has the Psionic descriptor added to
its Spellcasting or Innate Spellcasting
special trait. This marker does not have its own
special rules, but other parts of the game may refer to
it. A creature that has this marker does not normally
require any components to cast its spells.
Runes
Every creature in Runeterra has been affected
in some way by the Global Runes. This section of a
creature’s sheet is separated to demonstrate runic
powers common to each of the same species.
However, this does not mean that every creature of
the same species has equal powers, there are variations
between them, which may be in different runes,
whether or not they have already been cataloged, or
in quantity.
Remember that a creature with Runes other than
the standard of its kind can increase or decrease its
Challenge Rate.
Actions
When a creature performs its actions, it can choose
from the options in the Actions section of its stat block
or use one of the actions available to all creatures, such
as the Dash or Hide actions.
Melee and Ranged Attacks
The most common actions a creature will take in
combat are melee attacks and ranged attacks. These
can be attacks with spells or weapons, where the
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“weapon” can be a manufactured item or a natural
weapon, such as a claw or tail thorn.
Creature vs Target. The target of a melee or
ranged attack is usually a creature or a target, with
the difference that a “target” can be a creature
or object.
Damage. Any damage is done or other
effects that occur as a result of an attack hitting
a target are described after the “Damage” note.
You have the option of using average damage
or roll the damage; because of this, both the
average damage and the expression of
the dice are presented.
Error. If an attack has an effect that
occurs in an error, such information is
presented after the entry “Error:”.
Multiattack
A creature that can make multiple
attacks, in turn, has the Multiattack
action. A creature cannot use
Multiattack when making an
opportunity attack, which must be a
single melee attack.
Ammunition
A creature carries enough ammo to make its ranged
attacks. You can assume that a creature has 2d4 pieces
of ammunition for a throwing attack weapon, and
2d10 pieces of ammunition for a projectile weapon,
such as a bow or beast.
Reactions
If a creature can do anything special with its reaction,
that information is contained here. If a creature has no
special reaction, this section is missing.
Limited Use
Some special abilities have restrictions on the
number of times they can be used.
X/ Day. The “X/ Day” entry means that a special
ability can be used X number of times and a creature
must end a long rest to regain spent uses. For example,
“1/ Day” means that a special ability can be used once
and that the creature must end a long rest to use it
again.
Recharge X-Y. The “Recharge X-Y” entry means
that a creature can use a special ability once and that
ability has a random chance to recharge during each
subsequent round of combat. At the beginning of
each of the creature’s turns, roll a d6. If the roll is one
of the numbers in the recharge target, the creature
recovers the use of the special ability. The ability also characteristics, sometimes by simple training in the
recharges when the creature ends a short or long rest. hands of a skilled trainer, but at other times for reasons
For example, “Recharge 5-6” means that a creature that are not always understandable.
can use the special ability only once. Then, at the It is as if each creature had a default manifestation
beginning of the creature’s turn, it regains the use of that does not exploit its full potential, thus being
the ability if it rolls a 5 or 6 on a d6. able to have its destructive potential increased by
Equipment several factors besides simple training, such as magic,
scientific experiments, and even greater and higher
A creature sheet rarely refers to equipment in influences such as emanations of the Global Runes or
addition to the armor or weapons used by a creature. the intervention of other powers.
A creature that usually wears clothes, like a humanoid,
With that in mind, he created a simple classification
is assumed to be dressed appropriately.
system, called “Lethality” referring to this power of
You can equip the creatures with additional unique creatures, the system consists of 3 creature
equipment and trinkets however you like and decide classes, the common, the destructive (that are
how much of a creature’s equipment is recoverable normally trained ordinary creatures or under specific
after the creature is killed, and whether any of that conditions), and obliterators (that are normally
equipment is still usable. A battered set of armor made enhanced by magic or other experiments).
for one creature can rarely be used by another person,
for example. Mass Runes
If a caster creature needs material components to Some creatures have Mass Runes, this means that a
cast its spells, suppose it has the necessary material specific Rune can be used on more than one target at
components for this in its sheet. the same time. In the case of offensive runes, reaching
all applicable targets at the discretion of the master

Runes for Creatures and, in defensive runes, it can affect allied creatures.

The development of creatures is similar to that of Runic Pulse for Creatures

players, however, creatures are more in tune with their
elemental, spiritual or celestial essence, which makes
their runic power much stronger and brutish, reaching
enormous ferocity as their challenge increases.
Unlike the players, creatures receive 3 improvements
before reaching Mastery, yet, from challenge rate 21,
they start receiving new Runic Pulses, Vortex, and
Explosions.
From Challenge Level 20, in Destructive lethality,
they start to receive, in addition to new Pulses, Vortex,
and Explosions, massive effects, being able to use a
mass rune effect, be it to benefit it and its allies or to
attack the players.
Lethality
Starting at CR 14, all creatures are empowered to
consume 1 hit die to recover 1 Spark, 2 for a Flow,
3 for a Vortex, and 4 for an Explosion. You roll the
dice for that and subtract from the creature’s total hit
points.
In his wanderings, Santangelo noticed that the
creatures usually follow very fixed patterns, with little
variation in size and even varieties of characteristics
that do not match the species in common. However,
on rare occasions, some creatures had atypical
Dreadful
This creature is a more robust specimen of its kind,
it has +2 to its Constitution value, plus 2 additional
hit points per CR, including 0.
Elemental
All attacks made by this creature deals additional
damage to an element at +1 times the challenge
level (minimum 1). The element causes visible
transformations in the creature.
Mana Drainer
Each spell delivered against this creature has 5%
times the challenge level, up to a maximum of 75%,
chances of being absorbed. Absorbed spells heal
the creature for 1 hit point per spell level.
Runic Armor
For each threat other than the first, the creature
receives 1 additional health die at temporary
health. Besides, for every 2 threats, it receives +1
on the AC and +1 on its saving throws.
Voracity
Each time this creature hits a different target from
the previous attack, it deals +2 cumulative damage.
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 Runes per Lethality
CR Common Destructive Obliterator DC for Runes
0 Runic Pulse Runic Pulse Runic Pulse + Runic Spark 11
1/8 - - Improvement 1 11
1/4 - Runic Spark Improvement 2 11
1/2 - Improvement 1 Improvement 3 11
1 Runic Spark Improvement 2 Mastery 13
2 Improvement 1 Improvement 3 Runic Flow 13
3 Improvement 2 Mastery Improvement 1 13
4 Improvement 3 Runic Flow Improvement 2 14
5 Mastery Improvement 1 Improvement 3 15
6 Runic Flow Improvement 2 Mastery 16
7 Improvement 1 Improvement 3 Runic Vortex 16
8 Improvement 2 Mastery Improvement 1 17
9 Improvement 3 Runic Vortex Improvement 2 18
10 Mastery Improvement 1 Improvement 3 - 1 Mass Rune 19
11 Runic Vortex Improvement 2 Mastery 19
12 Improvement 1 Improvement 3 Runic Explosion 20
13 Improvement 2 Mastery Improvement 1 21
14 Improvement 3 Runic Explosion Improvement 2 22
15 Mastery Improvement 1 Improvement 3 22
16 Runic Explosion Improvement 2 Mastery 23
17 Improvement 1 Improvement 3 2 Runic Pulse
nd
24
18 Improvement 2 Mastery 2nd Runic Vortex 25
19 Improvement 3 2 Runic Pulse
o
Improvement 1 25
20 Mastery 2 Runic Vortex - 1 Mass Rune
nd
Improvement 2 - 2 Mass Runes 26
21 2 Runic Pulse
nd
Improvement 1 Improvement 3 27
22 2 Runic Vortex
nd
Improvement 2 Mastery 28
23 Improvement 1 Improvement 3 2 Runic Explosion
nd
28
24 Improvement 2 Mastery Improvement 1 29
25 Improvement 3 2nd Runic Explosion Improvement 2 30
26 Mastery Improvement 1 Improvement 3 31
27 2 Runic Explosion
nd
Improvement 2 Mastery 31
28 Improvement 1 Improvement 3 3 Runic Pulse
rd
32
29 Improvement 2 Mastery 3 Complete Runic Vortex
rd
33
30 Improvement 3 3 Complete Runic Vortex
rd
3 Complete Runic Explosion + 3 Mass Rune
rd
33+
+4 in the second, + 6 in the third. This damage is point of exhaustion, and, during the screech, it is
increased by 1 point for every 5 Challenge Rating vulnerable to piercing attacks. At the start of the
the creature has. CR 5 = 3, CR10 = 4 and so on. second round, creatures that have been affected
can redo the saving throw to remove the effect.
Runic Spark for Creatures Improvements
Damage: +1 damage dice per improvement
Escape Screech
Prerequisite: Wisdom 13 Duration: +1 turn of duration per improvement
Once per long rest, the creature can emit a shrill Mastery: +1 turns of duration and +1 use
screech to ward off nearby enemies. Creatures in
a 10-foot circle must do a Wisdom DC 16 saving
Guerrilla Enhanced Tactic
Prerequisite: Wisdom 13
throw, if they fail, they receive 1d8 thunder and
1d8 psychic damage and receive the Frightened Once per long rest, the creature performs a melee
condition for two turns. The creature receives 1 attack that grants an advantage to its allies but
prevents it from continuing to act, the target
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must perform a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, in
case of failure, both the enemy and the rune user
become Restrained until the start of their next turn,
the enemy takes 3d10 bludgeoning or piercing
damage, on success the target takes only half the
damage.
Improvements
Difficulty: +1 on DC per improvement
Damage: +1 damage dice
Mastery: +1 damage dice and +1 on the DC
Sign of War
Prerequisites: Wisdom 13 and Large
Once per long rest, the creature may emit a signal
such as steam through the nose or even a roar that
makes all creatures in a 25-foot cone have to do
Wisdom saving throw DC 15, if they fail, they are
frightened for two turns, at the end of these two
turns, the creature receives 1 point of exhaustion.
Targets that fail in the saving throw can redo the
test in its second round of duration, if they pass, the
effect is stopped.
Improvements
Difficulty: +2 on DC per improvement
Duration: +1 turn of duration per improvement
Mastery: +1 turns of duration and -1 exhaustion
point
Stampede
Prerequisites: Strength 13, Constitution 15 and Large
Once per long rest, the creature can initiate a
stampede action gaining invulnerability to physical
damage and 30 feet speed for 3 turns.
Improvements
Speed: +10 feet of speed per improvement
Duration: +1 turn of duration per improvement
Mastery: +1 turns of duration and +10 feet of
speed
Visceral Bite
Prerequisite: Strength 13
Once per long rest, the creature can expand its
range by 10 feet and forego an action to channel
this rune, causing its next bite attack to receive +1
attack and damage and be amplified, transforming
it into a visceral bite that causes 2d10 additional
slashing damage and 1d10 bleeding per turn until
the wound is stopped. The creature making the
attack receives 1 point of exhaustion.
Improvements
Damage: +1 damage dice per improvement
Duration: +1 turn of duration per improvement
Mastery: +1 turns of bleeding duration and -1
exhaustion point
Runic Flow for Creatures
Charming Voice
Prerequisite: Charisma 13
Once per long rest, the creature uses its voice
and bonus action to charm all enemies around
it in a 15-foot circle, the targets must perform a
Charisma DC 16 saving throw, creatures with
immunity to charm obtain automatic success if
they fail, for 3 turns they will be susceptible to the
creature’s commands, at the end of each of their
turns the saving throw can be repeated and in case
of success the effect ends.
Improvements
Duration: +1 turn of duration per improvement
Difficulty: +1 on DC per improvement
Mastery: +1 turns of duration and +2 on DC
Famine of Essence
Prerequisites: Undead and Constitution 13
Once every 10 minutes, when the creature can hit
its melee attack, it can drain its enemy’s energy,
the target takes 4d10 necrotic damage that is
converted into temporary life for the rune user.
Improvements
Damage: +1 damage dice per improvement
Use: +1 use per improvement
Mastery: -2 minutes reload
Intoxicating Explosion
Once per long rest, the creature can use its bonus
action to summon a small explosion of poison gas
around it, all enemies within 5 feet must perform
a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or will receive
8d8 poison damage and will be Intoxicated until the
end of your next turn, the creature that channeled
this rune also takes the same damage but has
resistance to it.
Improvements
Damage: +1 damage dice per improvement
Difficulty: +1 on DC per improvement
Mastery: +1 damage dice and +1 on the DC
Unbreakable Will
Once every 8 hours, the creature can, upon hitting
an attack, raise both its energy reserve and its
fury to the limit, becoming almost unstoppable.
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 When using this rune, the creature receives 6d10
in temporary hit points that lasts for 2 turns. Also,
it receives 1 point of exhaustion due to the effort.
Improvements
Life: +1 hit dice per improvement
Duration: +1 turn of duration per improvement
Mastery: +2 hit dice and +1 turn of duration
Voice of Command
Once per long rest, the creature can use its bonus
action and voice with a roar or an order to try to
paralyze a single target within 5 feet, a Wisdom
DC 16 saving throw must be performed, in case of
success nothing happens, if the target fails it will be
paralyzed until the end of its next turn.
Improvements
Difficulty: +1 on DC per improvement
Use: +1 use per improvement
Mastery: +2 DC and +5 feet of range
Runic Vortex for Creatures
Adrenaline Rush
Prerequisite: Strength 13, Dexterity 13, and Constitution 13
Twice per long rest, a creature can, using this
rune, unleash as much of its strength as possible
to obliterate any enemy in front of it. The creature
makes a total of 3 extra attacks on a single creature
5 feet from you, all of which are a critical hit if hit,
after making the attacks, the
creature receives 3 points of
exhaustion.
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Improvements
Use: +1 uses per improvement
Exhaustion: -1 point of exhaustion received per
improvement
Mastery: +2 uses and +1 extra attack
Chronomantic Explosion
Prerequisites: Intelligence 13 and spellcasting ability
Twice per long rest, the creature can use its action
to create a magical and temporal disruption in the
present location in which it finds itself, all creatures
in a 10-foot circle centered on you must perform a
Constitution DC 21 saving throw so, in case they
fail, they will take 8d8 force damage. Also, the rune
user receives 1 point of exhaustion.
Improvements
Damage: +1 damage dice per improvement
Use: +1 use per improvement
Mastery: +2 damage dice and +1 turn of duration
Seismic Tremor
Prerequisite: Strength 18
Twice per long rest, the creature can, with a bonus
action, reach the ground where it finds itself with
an absurd force. All enemies in a 30-foot cone will
have to perform a DC 19 Strength saving throw, if
they fail, they will take 4d8 bludgeoning damage
and fall Prone.
Improvements
Damage: +1 damage dice per improvement
Use: +1 use per improvement
Mastery: +2 damage dice and +1 use
Overpowering Shot
Prerequisite: Have a throwing weapon, a breathing weapon, a
bow and arrow, or a firearm in hand
Twice per long rest, the creature can shoot its
enemy using its reaction. If having one of the
prerequisite options at hand, a long-range attack
must be performed against a creature within a 60-
foot limit (the line damage extends all the way to
the target), all creatures between the sniper and
the target must perform a DC 19 Dexterity saving
throw, if they fail they will receive 8d8 piercing
damage. The attack target also takes the damage,
automatically failing if the rune user hits it with the
hit or passing if the user misses.
Improvements
Damage: +1 damage dice per improvement
Use: +1 use per improvement
Mastery: +2 damage dice and +1 use
 Thick Skin
Twice per long rest, the creature can become
incredibly resistant in combat for 2 turns, with one
free action, the creature can receive +3 in its armor
class against melee weapon attacks, distance, and
resistance to the type of first elemental damage it
receives.
Improvements
Use: +1 use per improvement
Duration: +1 turn of duration per improvement
Mastery: +2 turns of duration and +1 use
Runic Explosion for Creatures
Breathlessness
Twice per long rest, the creature can use its reaction
to reduce its exhaustion levels by 5 points when
any effect would leave it with 6 exhaustion points,
it can also spend a use of the rune with its bonus
action to reduce 3 exhaustion points. Regardless of
which option, the creature that channeled this rune
receives 20 feet extra movement until the end of
this turn.
Improvements
Use: +2 uses per improvement
Speed: +20 feet of speed per improvement
Mastery: +20 feet of speed and +2 uses
Sensory Loss
Once per long rest, the creature can use this rune
to inhibit its enemy’s senses. Hostile creatures in
a 15-foot circle centered on you must perform a
DC 25 Charisma saving throw, if they fail, they will
take 2d8 psychic damage and become blind, deaf,
and muted for 2 turns.
Improvements
Use: +2 uses per improvement
Damage: +2 damage dice per improvement
Mastery: +2 damage dice and +2 use
Transcendence
Prerequisite: Intelligence 15
Twice per long rest, you can temporarily grant a
creature within 60 feet of you the ability to see and
understand the lines that connect everyone, until
the end of your next turn, that creature gains 2d8
temporary hit points, 60 feet of true vision, and
resistance to physical damage.
Improvements
Duration: +2 turn of duration per improvement
Shield: +2 temporary hit points dice per
improvement
Mastery: +20 feet of speed and +2 uses
Glacial Shroud
Once per long rest, you can use this rune to receive
Immunity to glacial damage and a +5 bonus to
your AC for two turns.
Improvements
Use: +2 uses per improvement
AC: +2 on AC for improvement
Mastery: +2 on AC and +2 turns duration
Corrosive Illusion
Twice per long rest, you can use this rune to create
an illusory greenish rain in a circle from 15 feet to
120 feet from you, this rain that lasts for 2 turns, in
which all creatures hostile to you must perform a
DC 23 Wisdom saving throw, on a failure they will
take 4d8 psychic damage while in the rune’s area of
effect, and furthermore, they will believe that their
bodies are being corroded by acid. Creatures that
fail in the saving throw can repeat it at the end of
their turns, so they don’t take any more damage
and notice the illusion. With success, the creature
becomes immune to this effect for 24 hours.
Improvements
Damage: +2 damage dice per improvement
Duration: +2 turn of duration per improvement
Mastery: +2 damage dice and +2 turn of duration
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 Example of Adapted Sheet maximum hit points. Then we will have to increase
Griffon’s health dice to fit this, note also that the fixed
In this part of the Creatures Adaptation Guide value after the hit dice is a multiplication of the dice
booklet, we will demonstrate which characteristics number times the Creature’s Constitution modifier, so
must be changed so that a Dungeons and Dragons 7 x 3 = 21 Remember that when changing the hit dice,
5e creature can be used in the Runarcana system and you will change the fixed value.
world without making it too unbalanced or weak With that in mind, we can change the Griffon’s hit
concerning the power that the Player Characters have. dice to 11d10 (maximum 110) and the fixed value will
It is worth remembering that these statistics are in become +33 instead of +21. Then the maximum hit
the “testing” phase so that we can create creatures of points of the Griffon are equal to the maximum hit
our own, and that they can present a certain difficulty points.
to the Characters instead of just being a “rock in their Now we only need to change the average of the
path”. Griffon’s hit points, which we calculate as follows: if
Below is an example of a Griffon sheet using the D&D 11 x 10 have a maximum of 110, we divide that value
System Reference Document 5e. by 2 and add it to the fixed value of +33, with a result
of 88. So, 88 would be Griffon’s average hit points.
Maximum Damage per Turn: The Griffon has the
Griffon
Multiattack feature, in which it can perform a claw
Large Monstruosity, unaligned
attack and a beak attack. The damage of its beak is
Armor Class: 12 equal to 1d8 + 4, which would cause a maximum of
Hit Points: 59 (7d10 + 21) 12 damage; While its claws deal 2d6 + 4, that would
Speed: 40 feet, fly 80 feet do a maximum of 16 damage. By adding the two skills
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA together, a Griffon can deal 28 maximum damage per
18 (+4) 14 (+2) 16 (+3) 3 (-4) 13 (+1) 8 (-1)
turn.
Skills: Perception +5 When looking at the Creature Statistics, we see
Senses: Passive Percception 15, darvision 60 feet that a creature of ND 2 should have between 6 to 15
Languages: - maximum damage per turn. Therefore, we just need
Challenge: 2 (450 XP) to remove the Multiattack feature.
Keen Sight. The Griffon has an advantage on Perception
checks that depend on vision.
Region: Here we will have to use a little of our
imagination, where in the world of Runeterra could
Actions
a Griffon be found? In the inhospitable mountains of
Multiattack. The Griffon makes two attacks: one with its Demacia? At the borders of the Noxian empire? Or
beak and one with its claws.
could it be found anywhere in Runeterra?
Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 feet, one
target. Damage: 8 (1d8 + 4) piercing damage. Runes: As we can see in the Runes per Lethality
Claws. Melee Attack Weapon: +6 to hit, reach 5 feet, one table, we can see that a Common lethality Creature
target. Damage: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage. of ND 2, has 1 Runic Pulse, 1 Spark, and 1 Spark
improvement. So in this part, we will have to look at
The points needed to highlight adaptation are the runes for creatures, which one would make sense
Maximum Hit Points, Maximum Damage per Turn. for a Griffon.
Also, 2 characteristics do not exist in a D&D 5e sheet, We believe that the Voracity Runic Pulse and the
they are the Region where the creature is and the Visceral Bite Runic Spark are good possibilities for it.
Runes it has. An important detail about runes is that damage
Looking at these characteristics we see that a runes are not considered in the maximum damage per
standard Griffon has: turn that a creature can cause. Being considered as
something powerful, but that is only used once.
Maximum Hit Points: A Griffon has 7d10 of hit
points, by multiplying 7 by 10 we get 70 (which would As the Griffon has an improvement in its spark, it
be the maximum that the Griffon could have), and is up to the master to decide which improvement the
when adding this to the fixed value next to the dice Griffon will have.
(+21) we reach the maximum of 91 hit points.
When looking at the Creature Statistics, we see that But what about the Armor Class?
a creature of ND 2 should have between 144 to 176 The Armor Class described in the Creatures

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Statistics in this booklet should only serve as a base,
being nothing more than a support for the master to
know if the creature is much more resistant than it
should be or much weaker. Also, just as players’ AC is
based on Dexterity, so is a creature’s AC.

The Adapted Griffon

With all these characteristics in mind, we can already
assemble the adapted Griffon sheet for Runarcana, it
will look like this:

Griffon
Large Monstruosity, unaligned
Armor Class: 12
Hit Points: 104 (13d10 + 39)
Speed: 40 feet, fly 80 feet
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 14 (+2) 16 (+3) 3 (-4) 13 (+1) 8 (-1)
Skills: Perception +5
Senses: Passive Percception 15, darvision 60 feet
Region: - Runeterra
Language: -
Challenge: 2 (450 XP)
Keen Sight. The Griffon has an advantage on Perception
checks that depend on vision.
Ações
Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 feet, one
target. Damage: 8 (1d8 + 4) piercing damage.
Claws. Melee Attack Weapon: +6 to hit, reach 5 feet, one
target. Damage: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage.
Runas
Runic Pulse. Voracity.
Runic Spark. Visceral Bite +1 improvement.

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