Post by burke on Feb 9, 2009 14:13:55 GMT -6
I've made some wandering monster tables for Carcosa and while I was making them I realized they needed some more "normal" monsters, so that you wouldn't run into Deep Ones and Mi-Go all the time. So I've written up some different types of men, dinosaurs and insects as well.
You can download the lot here:
www.mattiaswikstrom.net/rpg/odd.html
The tables are so far untested, as are the monsters. I'll update them when I've had time to try them out. If you decide to use them, please report back with your thoughts.
Here are some excerpts from the monster descriptions:
RAIDERS: Rough and ruthless men, who have decided to prey on their own kind. Armed with whatever they can get their hands on, a raiders life consists only of murder, pillage and rape. Raiders usually have bad morale and they take no prisoners.
Larger groups are usually led by a substantially stronger individual (HD 2+) with chain-mail and perhaps even a Space Alien weapon.
SLAVERS: Slavers roam the wastelands to capture men and sell them to the highest bidder. Some slaves serve the more fortunate, but most perish quickly in mines, quarries or doing other hard labor.
Slavers are disliked by most men, but they are well organized and usually very well equipped. For every 5 slavers there will be 1D10 slaves, chained together by their feet or necks. The slaves will usually be pulling small carts filled with provisions.
Slavers will of course try to capture their opponents alive and for this they utilize bolas, nets, tranquilizing darts and sometimes even Space Alien technology.
GIANT BOTFLIES: A large hairy fly, 5 inches in length, that lays its eggs in living creatures. The botflies bite does no damage, but a save against wands is required or the botfly manages to lay its eggs under the skin of the host.
The host loses 1 HP and develops a fever as the eggs grow under the following 26-48 hours (-1 to all rolls unless of strong constitution). After this incubation period the eggs hatch and the botfly larvae eats its way out (the host loses 1-3 HP). The larvae drop off the host and complete the pupal stage in soil.
It is possible to cut out the eggs before they hatch, but the host loses 1 HP for every incision. No wounds can heal until the eggs or larvae are removed. It takes 13-24 hours for the fever to pass.
If the eggs hatch, there is a 5% chance that the larvae will consume the hosts testes or ovaries, leaving the host sterile.
GIANT LOCUSTS: A swarm of these 6 inch locusts can strip a man to the skeleton in a couple of minutes. 2 bites equal 1 HP lost. Luckily the swarm usually whips up a dust storm and thus there may be some advance warning of the impending doom.
ALLOSAURUS: This bipedal predator is usually between 30 to 40 ft in length. The Allosaurus has a large skull with dozens of razor sharp teeth (2 dice damage). The arms are small compared to the legs, but both hands and feet are equipped with sharp talons (1 die damage). The body is balanced by a long and heavy tail.
Allosauruses are devious and social and hunt in packs.
BACTROSAURUS: This herbivore is 20 ft long, 7 ft high and weighs 3 tons. It has a long tail and neck and large spines protruding from the vertebrae. The Bactrosaurus can switch between bipedal and quadrupedal movement.
GHOULS: Pale and feral shadows of men, that are now like wild animals. They fear the sun and can only derive sustenance from the blood and flesh of men. They live in dark places and can dig long tunnel systems.
The Ghouls carry a disease that destroys the more cognitive parts of the brain. It requires them to feed on untainted specimens of their own kind and makes them sensitive to ultraviolet radiation.
The disease can be contracted in two ways. By eating the flesh of men, or by the bite from a Ghoul. Cannibals have a 1% chance each month of contracting the disease and those bitten by a Ghoul must make a save against Poison or contract the disease.
It takes at least 6 months for a man to turn into a Ghoul. Make a save against Poison once per month and consult the table below if failed:
You can download the lot here:
www.mattiaswikstrom.net/rpg/odd.html
The tables are so far untested, as are the monsters. I'll update them when I've had time to try them out. If you decide to use them, please report back with your thoughts.
Here are some excerpts from the monster descriptions:
RAIDERS: Rough and ruthless men, who have decided to prey on their own kind. Armed with whatever they can get their hands on, a raiders life consists only of murder, pillage and rape. Raiders usually have bad morale and they take no prisoners.
Larger groups are usually led by a substantially stronger individual (HD 2+) with chain-mail and perhaps even a Space Alien weapon.
SLAVERS: Slavers roam the wastelands to capture men and sell them to the highest bidder. Some slaves serve the more fortunate, but most perish quickly in mines, quarries or doing other hard labor.
Slavers are disliked by most men, but they are well organized and usually very well equipped. For every 5 slavers there will be 1D10 slaves, chained together by their feet or necks. The slaves will usually be pulling small carts filled with provisions.
Slavers will of course try to capture their opponents alive and for this they utilize bolas, nets, tranquilizing darts and sometimes even Space Alien technology.
GIANT BOTFLIES: A large hairy fly, 5 inches in length, that lays its eggs in living creatures. The botflies bite does no damage, but a save against wands is required or the botfly manages to lay its eggs under the skin of the host.
The host loses 1 HP and develops a fever as the eggs grow under the following 26-48 hours (-1 to all rolls unless of strong constitution). After this incubation period the eggs hatch and the botfly larvae eats its way out (the host loses 1-3 HP). The larvae drop off the host and complete the pupal stage in soil.
It is possible to cut out the eggs before they hatch, but the host loses 1 HP for every incision. No wounds can heal until the eggs or larvae are removed. It takes 13-24 hours for the fever to pass.
If the eggs hatch, there is a 5% chance that the larvae will consume the hosts testes or ovaries, leaving the host sterile.
GIANT LOCUSTS: A swarm of these 6 inch locusts can strip a man to the skeleton in a couple of minutes. 2 bites equal 1 HP lost. Luckily the swarm usually whips up a dust storm and thus there may be some advance warning of the impending doom.
ALLOSAURUS: This bipedal predator is usually between 30 to 40 ft in length. The Allosaurus has a large skull with dozens of razor sharp teeth (2 dice damage). The arms are small compared to the legs, but both hands and feet are equipped with sharp talons (1 die damage). The body is balanced by a long and heavy tail.
Allosauruses are devious and social and hunt in packs.
BACTROSAURUS: This herbivore is 20 ft long, 7 ft high and weighs 3 tons. It has a long tail and neck and large spines protruding from the vertebrae. The Bactrosaurus can switch between bipedal and quadrupedal movement.
GHOULS: Pale and feral shadows of men, that are now like wild animals. They fear the sun and can only derive sustenance from the blood and flesh of men. They live in dark places and can dig long tunnel systems.
The Ghouls carry a disease that destroys the more cognitive parts of the brain. It requires them to feed on untainted specimens of their own kind and makes them sensitive to ultraviolet radiation.
The disease can be contracted in two ways. By eating the flesh of men, or by the bite from a Ghoul. Cannibals have a 1% chance each month of contracting the disease and those bitten by a Ghoul must make a save against Poison or contract the disease.
It takes at least 6 months for a man to turn into a Ghoul. Make a save against Poison once per month and consult the table below if failed:
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