List of Monsters by Hit Dice

[blackadder23]

(I made this for myself and thought others might find it useful as well. Note that this doesn't take special abilities into account - it's strictly by hit dice. A lich and a woolly mammoth present very different challenges!)

Less than 1 HD
Archaeopteryx
Bat, Normal
Bee, Giant
Centipede, Giant, Black
Centipede, Giant, Pink
Falcon
Rat, Normal
Rat, Giant
Skeleton, Animal, Small
Snake, Viper

1 HD
Bird-Man
Deer, Red
Dog, Hunting
Dog, Wild
Man, Bandit
Oon
Orc
Skeleton
Skeleton, Animal, Medium
Snake, Cobra
Stirge

1+ HD
Ape-Man
Beetle, Giant, Fire
Cave-Man
Ferret, Giant
Man, Wild Berserker

2 HD
Bat, Giant
Deer, Reindeer
Dog, War
Ghoul
Green Slime
Horse, Donkey, Mule, or Pony
Horse, Riding or Wild
Mustard Mold
Oon (2nd level)
Orc, Lieutenant
Snake, Asp
Snake, Rattlesnake
Spider, Giant Crab
Troglodyte
Zombie

2+ HD
Ape-Man (2nd level)
Beetle, Giant, Bombardier
Camel, Bactrian
Camel, Dromedary
Camel, Leaper
Fish-Man
Horse, Light Warhorse
Hyaena-Man
Lizard-Man
Snake-Man
Wolf

3 HD
Crab, Giant
Frog, Giant
Fungus, Shrieker
Fungus, Violet
Harpy
Horse, Draught
Hyaena, Common
Lion, Mountain
Lycanthrope, Wererat
Man, Bandit, Lieutenant
Musk Ox
Oon (3rd level)
Orc, Captain
Skeleton, Large
Snake, Python
Snake, Giant Water
Spider, Giant Black Widow
Spider, Giant Ogre-Faced
Tick, Giant
Wolverine

3+ HD
Ape-Man (3rd level)
Ape-Man Alpha
Bear, Black
Boar
Cave-Man, Sub-Chief
Crab-Man
Dwarf
Grey Ooze
Horse, Heavy Warhorse
Man, Wild Berserker, Sub-Chief
Pegasus
Pterodactyl
Shadow
Snake-Man (2nd level)
Spider, Giant Trapdoor
Spore-Man
Toad, Giant
Vhuurmis

4 HD
Ant, Giant
Ape, Albino
Aurochs
Blink Dog
Deer, Giant Elk
Gargoyle
Gelatinous Cube
Ghast
Lycanthrope, Werewolf
Night-Gaunt
Oon (4th level)
Scorpion, Giant
Spider, Giant Wolf
Wight

4+ HD
Ape, Mountain
Ape-Man (4th level)
Eagle, Giant
Fish-Man, Sub-Chief
Gibbering Mouther
Gorgon
Hippogriff
Hyaena-Man, Leader
Lizard, Giant Draco
Lizard-Man, Sub-Chief
Snake-Man (3rd level)
Snowman, Abominable
Weasel, Giant
Wolf, Dire
Wolverine, Giant

5 HD
Ape, Carnivorous
Cockatrice
Crocodile
Eel, Electric
Hell Hound
Hyaena, Giant
Hydra, Aqua-Hydra (5 heads)
Hydra, Pyro-Hydra (5 heads)
Leech, Giant
Lion
Lizard, Giant Chameleon
Man, Bandit, Captain
Man of Leng
Ochre Jelly
Oon (5th level)
Orc, Chieftain
Owl Bear
Rust Monster
Skeleton, Animal, Large
Slithering Slime
Snake, Giant Python
Tentacular Horror
Troglodyte, Chieftain

5+ HD
Ape-Man (5th level)
Bear, Brown
Cave-Man, Chieftain
Man, Wild Berserker, Chieftain
Snake-Man (4th level)
Spider, Giant Phase
Wraith

6 HD
Beetle, Giant, Stag
Cloaker
Lizard, Giant Tuatara
Lotus Woman
Lycanthrope, Werewolf, Superior
Manticore
Oon (6th level)
Shark, Great White
Skeleton, Giant
Snake, Giant Asp
Tiger
Whale, Killer
Wolf, Winter

6+ HD
Ape-Man (6th level)
Basilisk
Daemon, Succubus
Elder Thing
Gorgon, Greater
Lizard-Man, Chieftain
Mi-Go
Minotaur
Mummy
Nightmare
Snake-Man (5th level)
Snowman, Abominable, Alpha
Troll

7 HD
Ghost, Banshee
Griffin
Hydra, Aqua-Hydra (7 heads)
Hydra, Pyro-Hydra (7 heads)
Lizard, Giant Komodo Dragon
Oon (7th level)
Otyugh

7+ HD
Ape-Man (7th level)
Bear, Polar
Fish-Man, Chieftain
Snake-Man (6th level)
Spectre
Wyvern

8 HD
Aboleth
Ape, Albino, Superior
Daemon, Class I
Daemon, Class V
Elemental, Air, Class I
Elemental, Earth, Class I
Elemental, Fire, Class I
Elemental, Water, Class I
Fomorian
Invisible Stalker
Octopus, Giant
Oon (8th level)
Salamander, Fire
Snake, Giant Cobra
Tiger, Sabre-Tooth
Tree-Man, Adult
Will-o’-Wisp

8+ HD
Ape-Man (8th level)
Bear, Cave
Snake-Man (7th level)

9 HD
Chimaera
Daemon, Class II
Daemon, Swine
Hydra, Aqua-Hydra (9 heads)
Hydra, Pyro-Hydra (9 heads)
Lamia
Oon (9th level)
Salamander, Ice
Whale, Narwhale

9+ HD
Ape-Man (9th level)
Automaton, Flesh
Ghul
Snake-Man (8th level)
Vampire

10 HD
Black Pudding
Colour Out of Space
Daemon, Class III
Fomorian, Chieftain
Ghost
Giant, Frost
Great Race
Oon (10th level)
Remorhaz
Rhinoceros, Woolly
Roper
Shambling Mound
Thew Wagon
Tiger, Sabre-Tooth, Superior

10+ HD
Ape-Man (10th level)
Minotaur, Superior
Minotron
Snake-Man (9th level)

11 HD
Daemon, Class IV
Giant, Fire
Oon (11th level)

11+ HD
Ape-Man (11th level)
Automaton, Clay
Snake-Man (10th level)

12 HD
Aerial Minion
Behir
Crocodile, Giant
Cyclops
Elemental, Air, Class II
Elemental, Earth, Class II
Elemental, Fire, Class II
Elemental, Water, Class II
Lich
Mammoth, Woolly
Naga
Oon (12th level)
Shoggoth
Sloth, Ground
Slug, Giant
Squid, Giant
Tree-Man, Old

12+ HD
Ape-Man (12th level)
Snake-Man (11th level)

13 HD
Daemon, Class VI

14 HD
Giant, Frost, Jarl
Purple Worm

14+ HD
Automaton, Stone

15 HD
Crab, Monstrous
Giant, Fire, Jarl

16 HD
Elemental, Air, Class III
Elemental, Earth, Class III
Elemental, Fire, Class III
Elemental, Water, Class III
Mammoth, Woolly, Superior
Sea Serpent
Tree-Man, Ancient

16+ HD
Automaton, Iron

18 HD
Squid, Colossal
Whale, Blue

[Ghul]

Nice work. A useful guide.

[blackadder23]

Thanks! I was preparing the first couple of adventures for my new campaign ;D and I started going through the book and picking out the lower level monsters for possible inclusion. Then I realized it would be almost as fast to just sort them all by hit dice, so here they are.

(It's really helpful to look at them this way, at least for me. For example, if you just glance at the "snake-man" entry you might dismiss them as low level monsters. Once you consider the fact that most have character classes, however, you realize a snake-man can be as dangerous as a lich! )

[Cthulhu Colin]

Add me to the chorus of, "Thanks."

[Ynas Midgard]

Thanks - one less chore I have to do while preparing an adventure

[famouswolf]

It's a useful tool for class and level games, for what I usually run (BRP) not so much.

However, when I ran Crypts and Things there was such a list in the rukebook that I found very useful. That's a game that those running ASSH would find very useful, by the way. It's based on S&W for one thing and the critters would, many of them, feel right at home in this Hyperborea.

[mabon5127]

Thanks Blackadder!!

[mabon5127]

Feb 22, 2013 22:13:07 GMT -6 famouswolf said:

It's a useful tool for class and level games, for what I usually run (BRP) not so much.

However, when I ran Crypts and Things there was such a list in the rukebook that I found very useful. That's a game that those running ASSH would find very useful, by the way. It's based on S&W for one thing and the critters would, many of them, feel right at home in this Hyperborea.

C&T is a good game as well and is useful for that very purpose! With you being a BRP guy I assume you've seen Open Quest and the Savage North rule sets.

Morgan

[famouswolf]

I have OQ, yes.

I'm not so much a BRP guy any more, though. The latest forms have grown too complex, and even OQ has too much of Mongoose's version in it (I cannot abide the 'blackjack' opposed rolls, frex). These days I want something simpler and not as detailed, hence games like C&T and ASSH. Also something which does not have to be houseruled from here to Sunday. I had as much fun running C&T as I used to running Stormbringer and CoC. Right now I'm trying to wrap some things in the class/level style games around my brain, and some of the bits of ASSH like the two tiered combat round. I am thinking about using the C&T hit points rules for ASSH (always assuming I get to run it at all). That would be about it, maybe add in Akrasia's basic skill system to work in tandem with backgrounds.

One question about AC. The damage reduction I like (being an old Stormbringer GM). But did you all consider a greater range for it? Such as 1d4-1, 1d6-1, and 1d8-1? See any problem with that as a house rule? It would be for PCs only.

[blackadder23]

I updated this list to include oon and intelligent ape-men with class levels, which I overlooked the first time. As with the snake-men, this makes a creature with a weak-looking basic stat block potentially much more dangerous. A 12th level oon assassin or 12th level ape-man fighter would not be a joke!

[Merctime]

This is an excellent resource, Blackadder, thank you!

Edit: I exalt thee!

[blackadder23]

Thanks!

[Ghul]

Feb 23, 2013 16:28:15 GMT -6 famouswolf said:

I have OQ, yes.



One question about AC. The damage reduction I like (being an old Stormbringer GM). But did you all consider a greater range for it? Such as 1d4-1, 1d6-1, and 1d8-1? See any problem with that as a house rule? It would be for PCs only.

Sorry I never noticed this post, famouswolf. So, to be clear, are you talking about armour not improving AC, and instead functioning purely as damage reduction? (e.g., base AC 9 all around (except perhaps for DEX bonuses) and DR functioning as 1d4-1 for light armour, 1d6-1 for medium armour, and 1d8-1 for heavy armour?)

[Ghul]

Mar 15, 2013 16:34:32 GMT -6 Merctime said:

This is an excellent resource, Blackadder, thank you!

Edit: I exalt thee!

Indeed. We all win when blackadder23 posts here at the AS&SH sub-forum.

[Deleted]

I only joined this board to say THANKS!!!

[blackadder23]

You're welcome!