Animal Monsters

in Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game

• Antelope - Common sorts of wild herd animals, including deer, aurochs, elk, moose, and bison
• Ape, Carnivorous - Powerful aggressive apes that prefer meat and kill anything they can catch
• Aurochs - Wild cattle that are shaggy and rough-looking
• Bat - Small, nocturnal flying mammal with natural sonar
• Bear, Black - Omnivorous bears that are not particularly aggressive unless cubs are threatened
• Bear, Cave - Monstrous bears even larger than grizzly bears
• Bear, Grizzly (or Brown)
• Bear, Polar - Long, lean carnivores slightly taller than grizzly bears, and just as hostile
• Bison - The largest species of wild bovines
• Black Rhino - Ill-tempered herbivore with horn, willing to charge intruders
• Boar - Bad-tempered wild swine covered in coarse, grayish-black fur
• Box Turtle - Reptiles with a hard shell into which the animal can pull its head and legs if threatened
• Caecilia, Giant - Carnivorous, legless amphibians that resemble giant earthworms with bony skeletons and sharp teeth
• Cattle - Large mammals with cloven hooves and horned heads, raised mostly for meat, leather, and milk
• Cheetah - One of the fastest land animals - a large cat capable of reaching up to 75 miles per hour
• Crocodile - Aggressive predators that lie mostly submerged in rivers or marshes
• Dinosaur, Deinonychus - Medium-sized feathered dinosaur and skilled pack-hunter
• Dinosaur, Stegosaurus - Peaceable herbivorous dinosaur with armored plates and spiked tail
• Dinosaur, Triceratops - A three-horned herbivorous dinosaur, aggressive toward interlopers
• Dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus Rex - Bipedal carnivorous dinosaur with massive skull and powerful bite
• Dire Wolf - Efficient pack hunters that will kill anything they can catch
• Dog - Medium and large breeds of domestic and wild canines
• Eagle - Large birds of prey with heavy talons and hooked beaks
• Elephant - Massive herbivores with valuable ivory tusks
• Emu - Large flightless bird valued only as meat
• Falcon - Birds of prey with wingspans of 16 to 20 inches, popular hunting birds used by royalty
• Fish, Giant Barracuda - Predatory fish found in salt water with elongated bodies, pointed heads and prominent jaws
• Fish, Giant Bass - Predatory freshwater fish between 10' and 25' long
• Fish, Giant Catfish
• Fish, Giant Piranha - Giant piranha average 5' in length at adulthood, and are aggressive carnivores
• Frog, Giant (and Toad, Giant) - Enlarged versions of common frogs; predators that attack smaller creatures
• Giant Bat - Large carnivorous bat with 15-foot wingspan
• Giant Hawk - Large raptors capable of carrying off Halfling-sized creatures
• Giant Rat - Large scavenging rodents that grow up to 4 feet long and weigh over 50 pounds
• Hawk - Raptors that prey on small creatures
• Hyena - Doglike carnivores who hunt, scavenge, and steal meals
• Hyenodon - Ancient four legged predators with massively built skulls featuring long jaws full of teeth and four great fangs
• Jaguar - Great cats about 8 to 9 feet long that enjoy swimming and hunt near water
• Leopard (Panther) - Large cats that are 7 to 8 feet long including tail, and weigh about 175 lb
• Lion - Large cat found in grasslands and savannas with muscular bodies and prominent manes on males
• Lizard, Giant Draco - Giant draco lizards are able to extend their ribs and connected skin to form a sort of wing
• Lizard, Giant Gecko - Giant gecko lizards range from 4' to 6' in length, generally green in color
• Lizard, Giant Horned Chameleon - Giant chameleons that can change color to blend into surroundings
• Lizard, Giant Tuatara - Large, heavily built predators with powerful shearing bite
• Lizard, Monitor - Dark-colored lizards with bright, lace-like patterns, capable of running on hind legs
• 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
• Normal Rat - Omnivorous rodents that attack as a swarm
• Normal Wolf - Pack hunters known for their persistence and cunning
• Octopus, Giant - An enormous version of the normal octopus, physically powerful and clever
• Ostrich - Large flightless bird sometimes raised or hunted for food and decorative quills
• Owl - Birds of prey with large eyes and the ability to fly without making a sound
• Parrot (or Cockatiel) - Decorative birds about the size of a falcon, known for their ability to learn to mimic speech and other sounds
• 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
• 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
• Sabre-Tooth Cat - A prehistoric great cat with very large canine teeth, robustly built with exceptionally long upper canines
• Shark, Bull - Stocky, broad sharks that can tolerate fresh water and travel up rivers
• Shark, Great White - Apex predators ranging from 12' to 15' in length, up to 30' for exceptional specimens
• Shark, Mako - Fast-moving predators found in temperate and tropical seas
• Shrew, Common Giant - Giant shrews resemble giant rats, but are larger, being up to 6' long, and darker in color
• Shrew, Venomous Giant - A venomous variant of giant shrew, generally no more than 5% of those encountered
• Snake, Giant Rattlesnake - Much enlarged versions of the normal rattlesnake, averaging 14' to 20' in length at adulthood
• Snake, Pit Viper - Highly venomous snakes ranging from 2' to 12' in length
• Snake, Python
• Snake, Sea - Small, stealthy sea snakes with potent venom
• Snake, Spitting Cobra
• Snapping Turtle - Reptiles with a hard shell into which the animal can pull its head and legs if threatened
• Squid, Giant - Tremendous deep ocean dwellers with barbed tentacles and sharp-edged suckers
• Tiger - Large striped great cat with orange fur and dark vertical stripes
• Titanothere - A huge prehistoric animal that resembles the rhinoceros with large, forked horns
• Weasel, Giant (or Ferret, Giant) - Long-bodied predatory animals with short legs and pointed, toothy snouts
• Whale, Killer - Ferocious 30-foot long marine predators with striking black and white markings
• Whale, Narwhal - Aquatic mammals resembling large dolphins with a single tusk
• Whale, Sperm - Enormous predatory whales up to 60 feet long that prey on giant squid
• Woolly Rhino - Prehistoric long-furred rhinoceros found in colder lost world areas