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    GAME MASTER'S TOOLBOX % ” rw a m: As : ULTIMATE BESTIARY: & REVENGE OF THE HORDE : GAME MASTER'S TOOLBOX ULTIMATE BESTIARY: REVENGE OF THE HORDE STH EDITION COMPATIBLE LEGAL Nord Games Inc is not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast™, We ‘make no claim to or challenge to any trademarks held by Wizards, of the Coast Nord Games, Inc, 2017, all rights reserved. Product Identity: The following items are hereby identified as Nord Games Inc's Product Identity, as defined in the Open Game License version 1.0a, Section 1: product and product including rade dress storylines, plots, thematic 1(¢), and are not Open Game Cont line names, logos and identifying m artifacts; creature; characters; stor elements, dialogue, incidents, language, artwork, symbol, des Aepictions, likenesses, formats, poses, concepts, themes and graphic, photographic and other visual or audio re names and descriptions of characters, spells, enchantment, personalit places, locations, environments, creatures, equipment, magical or supernatural abilities or effects, logos, symbols, or graphic designs ered trademark clearly identified teams, personas, likenesses and special abilities; Product Kdenity. Previow the ab released Open Game Content is excluded fc list. Nord Games accepts no responsibility forthe grisly, and hi educational, +h may befall those wh noises in the cellar, strike a deal with a goblin, assume the sewers rea safe way to travel, drink anything they find on an ore, insult an ovl in the presence ofan elder, challenge an ogre toa battle of wits, offer to aid in a hobgoblins education, or those who say “What harm could they do? They're tin’ EDITS ‘Author: Ralph Stickley ‘Lead Designers: Chris Haskins, Ralph Stickley roofing: Lou Fryer, David Gibson, Emma Stick ‘Community Proofers: Gregory Aikema, Ryan Ammann, Jason Autry, Matthew Bahls, Sally Beasley, Ellen Bertagnoli, Wayne (Canepa, Matthew Chinavicharana-Mole, Gary Dowell, Renee Duna, Jonathon Dyer, Jeremy sch stvander, Steve Fletcher, ‘Andrew Harshman, Matt MacGregor, Kyle Madruga, . José (liveras, Larry Owens, Jitse Paping, Leigh Pierce, Tim Rose, Sean Sepp, Brett Waldick, Thomas Woodall ‘Art Director: Ralph Stickley Layout and Typesetting: Ralph Stickley warad Krogall, Takashi Tan Additional Contributors: lustrators: Lou Fryer, David Gibson, Jack Harding Project Management: Chris Haskins Pryer, Chris Haskins, Ralph Stickley Brand and Marketing: Chris Haskins (Character Creation: Lo OREWC INSTRUC BUGBEARS Bugbear Warbands. Bughear Tribes GNOLLS Plains Gnolls.. Plains Gnoll Warbands.. Gutter Gnolls Gutter Gnoll Warbands. Rock Gnolls. Rock Gnoll Warbands, Gnoll Clans. SOBLINS Forest Goblins. Forest Goblin Warbands. Hill Goblins. Hill Goblin Warbands. Cave Goblins. Cave Goblin Warbands... Goblin Troops HOBGOBLINS Hobgoblin Warbands, Hobgoblin Tribes. Warren Kobolds. Warren Kobold Warbands Dragon Kobolds Dragon Kobold Warbands Kobold Colonies... Ocres. Ogre Warbands. Oki Okiti Warbands Okiti Colonies. Orcs Ore Warbands. Ore Tribes... TROLLS BEASTS OF THE HORDE TOOLS OF THE HORDE LAYABLE RACES FOREWORD. was 19 when [encountered my frst group of goblins. The party ‘entered the barrow and there they were milling about, doing that, ‘goblin thing of waiting around ina perfectly square chamber for ‘adventurers to kil them and make off with thei treasure. When I rum a game, thought I, things will be different; my monsters will oaze ‘characte, they will have lives and agendas oftheir own, each one vl be diferent! Sure enough, my time came, and the party faced... handfal of| ‘orcs, milling bout in a perfectly square chamber, waiting for ‘adventurers to kill them and make off with their treasure. Later on, ‘our warlord did purchase a goblin from an antiques dealer, only to sell him on to another half a world away, but thats «story for another day. My DMing skills improved overtime, but it remains tue that it ‘can be difficult to inject monsters with personality more than a sack ofit points when one has so many other balls in the air; the world’s history, the characters’ motivations, the over-arching schemes, trying desperately to ster the party, ike a herd of cats, towards the interesting bits. Such is our burden. So then, this book was conceptualized as a resource fo give some ‘of the most commonly encountered monsters a bit more pizazz, ‘making i easier to answer the question of what the goblins were doing before the party arrived, how they might have affected the ‘environment, and why they might interact with the characters a certain way. A the same time, we also wanted to increase the variety ofthese ‘monsters, to keep things fresh and interesting for those players ‘who might have all ofan orc’ hit points, defenses, and attacks ‘memorized by now, and to bump up the challenge alte ifyou ‘wanted to keep those traditionally low-level monsters around for just abit longer. To that end, you'l find over 100 new monsters ‘within these pages, each of which I'm sure is dying for the chance tomeet your party. “The goblin was called Dogberry, by the way. Not my decision. -Ralph Stickley January 2017 INSTRUCTIONS [As with all of The Game Master Toolbox, this book is here to ‘make your job a ltl easier, so you can focus on creating awesome adventures for your players, and not have to devote time, for ‘example, on working out the finer points of bugbear culture, “The main body ofthe book is split up into the main monstrous races (some with subraces), each of which has a rundown ofits cultural details, and a wealth of stat blocks running the gamut from the lowliestkobold to the mighty hill trol, At the back of the book, you'l ind additional stat blocks for beasts associated with one or more ofthe monster types, some monster- crafted items we're sure your players can devise some fiendish use for, rules for playing as monsters, and maps to use in encounters with these creatures, ‘As well as all that, thereS a few litle time-savers for running the ‘game itself, with loot drop and encounter tables to give a bit of variety ata moment’ notice, and lair and trinket tables to add some flavor to your adventures with minimal prep. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ‘Wei like to say a massive thank you to all of our Kickstarter backers. Without you veritable horde of gamers, we wouldnit be able todo what we do, We hope you have as much fun using this bookas we did making it! A Prifice The world belongs to the monsters. Ue siinply live tn dt, Cities and towns dot the world, tiny points of light, guttering candles, _Seding fires against the Kackness of the wilderness, The masses huddle areund these mesgre comforts while in the vast darkness, multitudes stir. The monstrous races of the world far cutnuunber these who dvell in the Gphe of civilization yet we are not overwhelmed. Epually, Uhese races are piysically superior; the stealth of the bygbear, the strength of the ore, and the seoggery of the gnoll far exceed our ct. Hew then are tte, the etuilized people, to win this war? Tor make no mistake, tt ts war fought on a thousand fronts. T heve endeavored, over the course of ry research, to compile the notes, treatises, and firsthand accounts of reliable sceurces on the most commonly encounteted of the monstrous races, combining them with my own conclusions and summaries, and presenting them in what I hope to be an tnstructive manner, We ts said by Uhe wise tat knoeledge ts the greatest weapon, and to that ed T hope this baumble tome provides an armery, ti pam a ROLEPLAYING BUGBEARS Bugbears often play the rle ofthe dumb, hulking brte, but they usualy take in far more dhan they let on; there isa shrew cunning to ther interactions with other races that can take the unwary by surprise and they enjoy the power that foling others in this way gives them. Where such subterfuge s not an option, suchas ‘when dealing with those well-versed i bugbesr ways, their simple physical power is enough to keep them feeling superior, though ia ess stisiying manner. “They lke to kep to their own company and enjoy peace and ‘quiet. Is rare o see them sharing ajoke or a song outside of rare feast o festival days (and most will take afew days of grampy silence afterwards to recover). Bugbears instinctively and fiercely dislike individual attention; to make eye contact while talking is considered rude t best, anda direct, aggressive challenge at worst LANGUAGE AND COMMON NAMES. “The bugbear dialect of Goblin isa softer one, with less dipped ‘vowels and harsh consonants, Itis viewed by other Goblin speakers as lazy and languid, and it is common for other goblinoids to use its words and phrases to denote a stupid individual, though they ‘would never do so in the presence ofa bugbear Bughear names favor long, rolling vowels, easy to whisper, but equally easy to draw out into secretive cries resembling the calls ‘of animals allowing them to communicate over great distances without alerting nearby prey. Bughear Names: Aakaar, Bruukyag, Bella, Hruduun, Haguty Kaskaar, Kuga, Razag, Ruwzug, Taakra, Touzgo, Uular, Yaarka (CHAPTER I: BUGREARS COMBAT TACTICS Bugbears have no fear of open combat, bt see it as senseless if there is opportunity to take their enemy by surprise, making full use oftheir natural stealth to attack from ambush whenever they ‘can. Ifpossble, they will return to cover after their initial atack, ‘drawing out combat into series of hit-and-run strikes. forced into prolonged combat, bagbears fight individually with an animal fury trusting fate to keep them suf ‘Their sense of camaraderie is somewhat lacking and, if ther losses begin to mount up its every bugbear for ise. Theie tendency te scatter to the four winds when defeated in batle means itis relatively easy to halt bughear attacks fora short while as they regroup, but also makes it very difficult to permanently stop | them: a group of bughears is hard enough to find when they stick together let alone when they separate. YY 7 BUGBEAR WARBANDS. Use these tables to generate a bugbear encounter quickly and easily, ‘either by rolling a d8 or selecting an appropriate challenge rating CRI-4 48 CR 14 a 32 anne 53 6 3 74 a4 CR 5-8 48 CR los 1S Ge CR 9-12 ds CR 1 9 2 9 10 10 u cel 7 2 ape Group Members 2 bugbear archers “4 worg pups, 1 bugbear archer 2 worg runts, 1 bugbear archer 2bugbear archers, 1 bugbear cuthrout 1 bughear cutthroat, 1 bughear brute 2 bugbear archers, 1 bugbear hunter 2 bugbear archers, 1 bugbear cutthroat, 1 bbugbear brute 1 bughear brute, 1 bugbear hunter Group Members 1 bugbear cutthroat, 1 bugbear brute, 1 Dugbear hunter 4 worg runts,3 bugbear archers, 1 bbugbear ambusher 2 bugbear cuthroats, 2 bugbear brates 2 bugbear culthroats, 2 bughear hunters ‘8 worg pups, 4 worg runts, 4 bugbear archers, 2 bugbear brutes 2 bugbear cuthroats, 1 bugbear hunter, I bbugbear ambusher 2 bugbear brutes, 1 bugbear warrior ‘8 worg pups, 6 bugbear runts, 5 bugbear archers, 1 worg mother, 1 bughear elder Group Members 1 bugbear archer, 1 buybear shaman 2 bughear archers, 2 bugbear hunters, 1 Dbugbear elder 1 bugbear elder, 1 bugbear shaman 5 bughear brutes 4 worg pups, 4 bugbear archers, 2 worg mothers, 44 bugbear hunters 2 bugbear archers, 2 bugbear brutes, 1 Dugbear headman I bugbear brute, 1 bugbear warrior, I bughear headman “4 bugbear archers, 2 bugbear hunters, 1 Dugbear shaman CR13-16 a3 CR 1 3 aaa 34 sou 55 6 15 7 16 amis. CR 17-20 as CR 1 ow Bentz, 38 48 519 6 7 2 8 20 Group Members 6 bugbear archers, 4 bugbear cuthroats, 2 bbugbear ambushers 2 bugbear archers, 1 bugbear elder, 2 bugbear warriors 8 worg pups, 3 bugbear archers, 3 bugbear warriors ‘6 bugbear brutes, 1 bugbear hunter 3 bugbear cutthroat, 4 bugbear ambushers 2 bugbear archers, 2 bugbear warriors, 1 Dugbear shaman ‘bugbear brutes, 1 bugbear headman 4 bugbear brutes, 2 bughear warriors Group Members ‘8 worg pups, 4 worg runts, 7 ugbear archers, 2 worg mothers, | bugbearelder,2 Dughear warriors 2 bugbear archers, 6 bugbear brutes, 1 bugbear warrior 2 bugbear ambushers, 3 bugbeat warriors 1 bugbear elder, 2 bughear warriors, 1 bagbear headman 6 bugbear archers, 1 bugbear warrior, bugbear shamans 3 bugbear cutthreats,2 bugbear hunters, 4 bugbear ambushers 4 bugbear archers, 3 bugbear warriors, 1 Dugbear headman 4 bugbear brutes, 2 bugbear shamans BUGBEAR ARCHER Medium humanoid (goblinoid). chaotic evil ‘Armor Class 14 (leather armor) Hit Points 22 (548) Speed 30 STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 1060) 16 (+3) 1040) 12 (+1) 1402) 12 (+1) Skills Perception +4, Stealth +7, Survival +4 Senses darkvision 60 f., passive Perception 14 Languages Common, Goblin Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) Padded Feet. The bugbear archer has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks to move silent. Precise Aim. Ifthe bugbear archer does not move during its turn, itadds 1d to its attack roll with its longbow. ACTIONS Longbow. Range Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 150/600, one target Hit:7 (1d8 +3) piercing damage, Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach $ for range 20/60 ft, one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piereing damage WEAPONS, ARMOR & ITEMS 2 daggers, longhow, quiver with 20 arrows, leather armor, and roll a d12: 412 Item(s) 1-6 14 days’ dried meat rations 7-9 Ateinket(p.19) 10-11 A tattered leather coin purse containing 14 (446)

    . eee BUGBEAR HEADMAN Medium humanoid (gobtinoid), chaotic evil Armor Class 17 (chain shirt, shield) Hii Points 153 (1848 +72) Speed 30f STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 20(+5)_16(+3) _18(+4) 10 (+0) _10(+0) _16 (43) Skills Intimidation 46, Stealth +9, Survival +3 Senses darkvision 60 f, passive Perception 10 Languages Common, Goblin Challenge 6 (2,300 XP) Padded Feet, The bugbear headman has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks to move silently Brute, A melee weapon deals one extra die ofits damage when the bughear headman hits with it (included in the attack). ACTIONS Blade Club, Melee Weapon Attack: +8 obit, reach 5 ft, one target Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5) slashing damage. WEAPONS, ARMOR & ITEMS Blade club, chain shirt, shield, and roll ad: 412 Hem\s) 1-6 104 days dried meat rations 7-9. Atrinkot (p19) 10-11 A tattered leather coin purse cont and 7 (246) gp 12 A sack containing 2 (144) bottles of goblin liquor (p.170) ing 21 (646) sp, ‘While stl rather beutish, the rule ofa bughear headman is far ‘more pleasant than that of common goblia chief. So long as they provide their underlings with food and treasures, they remain reasonably secure, though coups are not unheard of “Do you know how long it takes fo take an orcs head off with a knife? Too bloody long after every fight, that’s how long Pim mot working with the hairy buggers again. Why can't they Just take ears like normal Folk?” “Mal Addik, Jackdaus gang member © BUGBEAR SHAMAN Medium humanoid (goblinoid). chaotic evil ‘Armor Class 11 it Points 45 (10d8) Speed 30 STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 1060) 12 (+1) 1040) 15 (2) 18 (+4) _16 (+3), Skills Animal Handling +7, Medicine +7, Nature +5, Religion +5, Survival 17 Senses darkvision 60 ft, passive Perception 14 Languages Common, Goblin, Challenge 6 (2.200 XP) Padded Feet. The bugbear shaman has advantage on Desterity (Stealth) checks to move silently. Spellcasting. The bughear shaman isa 10th level speleastr. Its spelleating ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 15, +7 to it with spell attacks) It has the following druid spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): mage hand, mending, shocking grasp, thorn whip Astevel (4st 2nd level (3 slots): hod person, spike growth, spiritual weapon 3rd level (3 slots): cal ighting spirit guardians 4th evel (3 slots): conjure minor elementals guiding bolt, inflict wounds, thunderwave 5th level (2 slots): conjure elemental, insect plague ACTIONS. Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to it, reach 5 ft. oF range 20/60 ft, one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) piereing damage Poison Vial. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 50/100 4, 20. sphere, Each creature ina 20 ft sphere centered on. the landing point ofthe vial must make a DC 18 Constitution saving throws, taking 9 (248) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one, The poison cloud spreads around corners, and lasts for up to one minute of until ‘wind of moderate or greater speed (atleast 10 miles per hour) disperses it WEAPONS, ARMOR & ITEMS Dagger, 3 poison vials, and rola d12: 412 emis) 1-6 144 days’ dried meat rations 7-9 Atrinket(p.19) 10-11 A tattered leather coin purse containing 21 (646) sp, and 7 (246) gp 12 Asackcontaining 6 (1d4 + 4) bottles of goblin quo (p. 170) ‘Shamans provide healing rituals and blessings, as well as guidance ‘on affairs deemed too unimportant to bother elders with, Some Ihave access to more direct, offensive forms of magic. CHAPTER: BucREARS Bees common practice amongst ther se cers to open a Wind exe) that ts, one which o i can glingse the lingse the fidture per gears of apprenticeship under a seninn ee Somers dil, see Derek Marngys Amongst the airy Bilt Being « Reteling of My Tine with the Pughesr Tees and an Account of Thess iis tof Their Customs), ‘in-tradn sendergoes a riteal procedure th a portion of the scalp i peeled back, and 1 lets drilled inte the aud That this is performed ‘eth fli tols and with nothing to dull the Pin says stich ae néspliced inportence deshears thei tering which s ate to Finthareel Meme, ME Tis oF Tie Site Retces eee BUGBEAR TRINKETS “The following items might be carried by a bugbear: a0 1 10 ‘Trinket A bone figurine of totem animal (at, boa, deer, wolf te), worn smooth from handling ‘A-stone arrowhead carved with notches A pristine ow feather ‘A small bow of pasty ochee paint A short string of beads; mostly wood, but every third is polished bone inscribed with a rune A shrunken head with gemstones stitched in the eye sockets ‘A cured gnoll stomach containing an acidic mash Awreath of feathers and dried herbs bound together with tightly woven leather strips ‘Accracked clay bowl stained with dried blood A trolls clave, which is stl slowly growing BUGBEAR LAIR DETAILS ‘An area controlled by bugbears might display the following ao Lair Detail [A cluster of smoke-dried heads of slain warriors hangs from a hook ‘An enormous ov has been carefully if crudely, painted on the wall Detailed, sprawling patterns have been scratched into the dit, centered on a black sate slab Arringis worn into the dirt around a firepit, dotted with flecks of old, dried blood. ‘A smashed clay bow has strewn its contents near the door of canvas tent Strings of beads, scraps of cloth, and bone charms hang ftom prominent objects to mark territory borders ‘A nightmarish carving looms over a sleeping mat to scare away bad dreams ‘A cleared area with sturdy restraints anchored deep in the ground, stained with a large amount of old troll blood. A lightweight, camouflaged wooden hut, used by bugbears observing prey ‘A worn, lat stone wit a cleat view ofthe sky directly above BUGBEAR TRIBES HELWEER_ Most bugbears prize troll meat highly, eating it whenever they have the opportunity in ceremonies which can last days or weeks. Along, ‘with the practical benefits of tough hide and plentiful meat, their flesh is thought to contain the very essence oftheir regenerative power which can be transferred to dhse who ea it and fortunes told from their organs canbe repeated if the organs are allowed to regroe, gving such readings addtional weight. However, with the risks involved in taking down a troll, even for experienced hunters, few actively seck them out as quary ona regular basis, The Helweer (Hunters) are something ofan exception, and their home range ~ avast forest with plentiful wetlands, bordered by snow ‘capped mountains and rocky hills ~altrats a good population of variety of tol “The secret other succes isa past created from a rare acidic mineral known as hengein (tollsbane’) the only known location ‘of which isa deposit in the center oftheir camp, mixed inthe ‘cued stomach ofa gaol whose gastric juices enable them to

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