Neutral Monsters

in Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game

• Bear, Black - Omnivorous bears that are not particularly aggressive unless cubs are threatened
• Bear, Cave - Monstrous bears even larger than grizzly bears
• Bear, Polar - Long, lean carnivores slightly taller than grizzly bears, and just as hostile
• Black Pudding - Amorphous creature that lives only to eat, scouring underground areas for organic matter
• Boar - Bad-tempered wild swine covered in coarse, grayish-black fur
• Caveman - A species closely related to humans; shorter, stockier, and much more heavily muscled
• Centaur - Half man, half horse creatures that are haughty, aloof, but very honorable
• Centipede, Giant - Larger versions of normal centipedes, 2 to 3 feet long, fast-moving predatory venomous arthropods
• Cockatrice - A strange creature appearing to be a chicken with a long serpentine neck and tail
• Dire Wolf - Efficient pack hunters that will kill anything they can catch
• Djinni - Humanoid creatures from the Elemental Plane of Air
• Dragon Turtle - Massive aquatic creatures up to 200 feet long, occasionally mistaken for rocky outcroppings or small islands
• Dragon, Sea (Gray Dragon) - Sleek aquatic dragons with webbed feet and broad flat tails, adapted for underwater life
• Dryad - Female nature spirits mystically bound to enormous oak trees
• Elemental, Air - Air elementals resemble "dust devils," that is, small whirlwinds, but they are much more powerful
• Elemental, Earth - Crude, headless humanoid statues with clublike hands and feet
• Elemental, Fire - Simply flames, which may appear generally humanoid for brief moments when they attack
• Elemental, Water - Roiling waves of water that fall upon creatures only to reform
• Elephant - Massive herbivores with valuable ivory tusks
• Gelatinous Cube - Nearly transparent cube that travels dungeon corridors absorbing carrion, creatures, and trash
• Giant Bat - Large carnivorous bat with 15-foot wingspan
• Giant Rat - Large scavenging rodents that grow up to 4 feet long and weigh over 50 pounds
• Giant, Cloud - Massive giants with milky white to sky blue skin, living in clouds and demanding tribute
• Giant, Stone - Reclusive giants of rocky mountainous terrain, standing 12 feet tall
• Gnome - Small humanoids standing 3 to 3½ feet tall with tan to woody brown skin
• Golem, Amber - Amber golems are generally built to resemble lions or other great cats
• Golem, Bone* - Huge four-armed monsters created from the skeletons of at least two dead humanoids
• Golem, Bronze* - Ten-foot-tall bronze statue golem with molten metal interior
• Golem, Wood* - Small constructs not more than 4' in height, crudely made of wood
• Gorgon - Magical monsters resembling cattle made of iron
• Griffon - Large carnivorous creatures resembling lions with the head, foreclaws and wings of eagles
• Hawk - Raptors that prey on small creatures
• Hippogriff - Large flying horses with the forefront of a bird of prey
• Hydra - Reptile-like monsters with multiple heads, gray-brown to dark brown with light yellow or tan underbelly
• Hyena - Doglike carnivores who hunt, scavenge, and steal meals
• Insect Swarm - A large group of ordinary flying or crawling insects moving as a unit
• Invisible Stalker - Creatures native to the Elemental Plane of Air that serve wizards and sorcerers
• Leech, Giant - Slimy, segmented wormlike creatures which live in water
• Lion - Large cat found in grasslands and savannas with muscular bodies and prominent manes on males
• Lizard Man - Tall reptilian humanoids that excel at swimming and ambush tactics
• Mammoth - Huge, shaggy prehistoric relatives of the elephant
• Mastodon - Intelligent, aggressive prehistoric relatives of the elephant
• Mountain Lion - Great cats about 7 feet long and 140 pounds that hunt day or night
• Nixie - Small water fairies with pale green skin and dark green hair
• Pixie - Winged fairies often found in forested areas who love beauty and pranks
• Pteranodon - Giant-sized pterodactyls with wingspans of 25 feet or more
• Pterodactyl - Prehistoric winged reptilian creatures with a wingspan of around 25 to 30 inches
• Purple Worm - Gigantic subterranean monsters with poisonous stingers
• Roc - Giant eagle-like birds with dark brown or golden plumage
• Rock Baboon - Large, particularly intelligent variety of baboon that is omnivorous but prefers meat
• Rot Grub - 1-inch long vermin found in carrion, dung, and other organic material
• Rust Monster - Strange monster built like a huge turtle with insectoid head and feather-like antennae
• Salamander, Flame - Giant flaming serpent from the Elemental Plane of Fire with dragon-like head and lizard forelimbs
• Scorpion, Giant - Giant scorpions are aggressive predators, sometimes as large as a donkey
• Sea Serpent - Serpentine monsters which live in the sea, ranging from 20' to 40' long
• Shrieker - Large, semi-mobile fungus that wails loudly when approached or threatened
• Skeleton - Mindless undead created to guard tombs or serve their creator
• Sprite - Reclusive fey creatures, looking like tiny elves just a foot tall with dragonfly-like wings
• Stirge - Weird winged creatures resembling hairless bats with tubular proboscis
• Tiger - Large striped great cat with orange fur and dark vertical stripes
• Weasel, Giant (or Ferret, Giant) - Long-bodied predatory animals with short legs and pointed, toothy snouts
• Zombie - Undead corpses of humanoid creatures that are deathly slow but move silently and are very strong