When you roll poorly on a check to identify the strange beasts you encounter, you can roll a d6 and consult these tables to invent inaccurate rumors your character may have picked up in his or her travels.Characters don’t always have the same information players do. Sometimes it’s more fun when you don’t have all the answers.
When you roll poorly on a check to identify the strange beasts you encounter, you can roll a d6 and consult these tables to invent inaccurate rumors your character may have picked up in his or her travels.
Abilities |
Aggressions |
1 It can see in darkness 2 It breathes fire 3 It can turn enemies to stone 4 It controls illusions 5 It is more intelligent than humanoids 6 It is faster than any horse |
1 Always hunts in packs 2 Naturally docile and never attacks 3 Deeply aggressive at all times 4 Never attacks unless protecting young 5 Never harms a creature pure of heart 6 Able to smell fear |
Weaknesses |
Defenses |
1 Will not cross a line of salt 2 Compulsively counts mustard seeds 3 Recoils from sunlight 4 Vulnerable to an element 5 Fears holy objects 6 Obeys someone who knows its name |
1 Immune to an element 2 Resistant to an element 3 Resistant to weapons 4 Regenerates from injury 5 Nurtured by death 6 Can never truly die |
YOU LEARNED THIS . . .
1 From an old bestiary
2 From an adventurer who traveled the world
3 From your mentor
4 From your parent
5 From an old story
6 Through “logical” deduction