Animal Monsters
in Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game
78 monsters
- 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