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Disclaimers

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Alpha Edition, v6.0.0α

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©Shattered World Publishing, Lansing, MI, LLC

Email: thor.teague@gmail.com

©1989-2025 Thorin Teague. All rights reserved. Excluding any fair dealing for the purpose of private in-game uses, private study, research, criticism, education, or review, no part of this publication may not be reproduced, in part or in whole, except with the express written permission of the author. This publication may not be redistributed by any entity other than the publisher in any form, including but not limited to, electronic transmission, facsimile, recording, storage in an electronic retrieval network, or seeding in peer to peer networks. Inquiries can be addressed to the publisher.

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Author: Thorin Teague

Editors: J.J. Anthony

Contributing Artists:

© Jason Harvey

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Additional Contributions: Mark Roberts, Matt Roberts, Mike Birch, Dave Crispin, Lars Dahl

Thank you: Mark Roberts, Matt Roberts, Mike Birch, Dave Smithkey, Terry Byrne, Simon Swegles, Dave Crispin, Philip Morey, David Nora, Jae Walker, Lars Dahl

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Dedication

For my Players,

Who all contributed in their own way.

For Jean,

Who is my inspiration even though she thinks I'm a dork.

For Audrey,

Who I can't get to play... yet. (Update 06/04/2021: She's reconsidering it afresh upon learning she can play a ninja riding a unicorn.) (Update: 05/14/2023: Still working on it—so far I’ve gotten her to play My Little Pony Tails of Equestria.)

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Bestiary

[ALL FOR FUTURE/POST-ALPHA EXPANSION]:

Bestiary is a guide with a scant handful of fightable creatures. These all need to be brought in line with the current 7.0.2 design. The bestiary will entirely be a post-alpha expansion. My hope is to create a design that is able to use the 5e monster manual with minimal conversion. It also needs to convert Starfinder creatures, again, post-alpha expansion. This is a backburner priority.

Obviously you will encounter a lot of Lorem Ipsum text in this document—this is just placeholder text for future expansion.

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How to Convert

For the time being, monsters must be primarily converted from existing 5e sources, official or 3rd party. The procedure is as follows.

Armor Rating

Armor Rating (AC) is a measure of your character’s ability to withstand, avoid, or absorb damage. This number represents the required minimum for most basic physical attacks to penetrate the character’s defenses and do damage to hit points (or sometimes other pools). The amount by which this is exceeded indicates the amount of damage inflicted.

This number will be a 15 at its baseline. It increases with the use of armor and other forms of protection.

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Bestiary Descriptor MetaTags

These tags indicate various traits that a monster might have.

[WEAK] A weak monster that dies in two hits regardless of damage.

[TOUGH]: This monster is more durable or resilient than standard foes, perhaps with extra HP, damage reduction, or a bonus on checks to resist harmful effects.

[FLYER]: This monster can move through the air.

[BURROWER]: This monster can move through solid ground or other materials.

[TELEPORTER]: This monster can instantly move from one location to another.

[POISONOUS]: This monster inflicts poison damage or the poisoned condition.

[DRAINING]: This monster depletes a target's resources, such as HP, ability pools, or magical energy.

[ELEMENTAL (Type)]: This monster is strongly tied to a specific element (e.g., Fire, Ice, Acid, Lightning) and deals damage or has abilities related to it. (e.g., [ELEMENTAL (FIRE)])

[RESIST (Type)]: This monster takes reduced damage from a specific type of damage or is more resilient to a specific effect. (e.g., [RESIST (COLD)])

[IMMUNE (Type)]: This monster takes no damage from a specific type of damage or is unaffected by a specific condition/effect. (e.g., [IMMUNE (POISON)])

[VULNERABLE (Type)]: This monster takes increased damage from a specific type of damage or is particularly susceptible to a specific effect. (e.g., [VULNERABLE (RADIANT)])

[REGENERATING]: This monster recovers Hit Points at the start of its turn.

[HIGH AC]: This monster possesses a significantly higher Armor Rating than typical for its size or type.

[SPELLCASTER]: This monster can cast spells.

[PSIONIC]: This monster possesses and uses psionic abilities.

[TECHNOLOGICAL]: This monster is a construct, cyborg, or heavily utilizes technology in combat.

[UNIQUE SENSES]: This monster possesses special senses like Darkvision, Blindsight, or Tremorsense.

[FEAR]: This monster can inflict the frightened condition on targets.

[PACK TACTICS]: This monster gains bonuses or has special abilities when fighting in a group with other similar enemies.

[SWARM]: This monster functions as a collection of smaller creatures rather than a single individual.

[LEADER]: This monster provides benefits or strategic guidance to other enemies in combat.

[VOID ADAPTED]: This monster is uniquely adapted to survive and operate in the vacuum and conditions of the void between planet shards.

[TITAN]: This monster cannot take cover due to its enormous size.

[UNDEAD]: This monster is an animated corpse or spirit.

[CONSTRUCT]: This monster is an artificial being, typically mechanical or golem-like.

[OUTSIDER]: This monster originates from another plane of existence (e.g., demon, angel, elemental).

[HYBRID]: This monster is a creature of mixed biological or technological heritage.

This will aid you in making your monster choices.

Shattered World Monster Workshop: Step 1 - Foundation

The first step in building a monster is selecting its core identity: its Type and its Size. These two choices will heavily influence the creature's baseline physical capabilities, inherent resistances or vulnerabilities, and the kinds of natural or supernatural abilities it might possess.

Step 1a: Choose the Creature's Type

The creature's Type represents its fundamental nature and origin in the cosmos. This choice often suggests inherent traits and resistances.

• Aberration: Creatures from outside normal reality, often with bizarre forms and unpredictable abilities. Tend to have resistances to mind-affecting effects and possess strange or otherworldly traits.
• Beast: Mundane or slightly unusual animals. Possess natural abilities tied to their form (claws, bites, pounce, flight). Typically lack complex resistances or supernatural powers.
• Celestial: Beings of pure or positive Aspect energy, often associated with order or specific divine forces. May have resistances related to certain Aspects (like Soul or positive energies) and possess innate auras or helpful/harmful emanations.
• Construct: Animated objects or beings made from non-living material (Magitech, stone, metal). Usually possess high Armor and Endurance, are immune to many physical and mental conditions (poison, disease, fatigue, mind-control), but may have vulnerabilities (like to specific energies or effects that disrupt their structure).
• Dragon: Powerful reptilian creatures, often tied to specific Aspects (Elemental, Chaos, etc.). Possess formidable natural weapons, flight, fear presence, and devastating breath weapons tied to their elemental or Aspect nature.
• Elemental: Beings composed entirely of one element or raw Aspect energy (Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Void, etc.). Immune to many conditions, resistant or immune to damage matching their element, but vulnerable to opposing elements/energies. Often possess unique movement or environmental interaction based on their form.
• Fey: Creatures from pockets of natural or Weird Aspect-infused reality. Often possess abilities related to illusion, charm, or manipulating nature. May have resistances to mundane effects and exploit the stranger rules of the cosmos.
• Fiend: Creatures of malevolent Aspect energy, often associated with chaos, corruption, or destruction (Chaos, Void, Thought). Possess resistances related to specific Aspects, often have innate magical abilities or auras of fear/despair.
• Giant: Large humanoids, often embodying strength and simple, direct combat styles. Their traits might focus on immense physical power, reach, and interactions with the environment (throwing boulders, trampling).
• Humanoid: The standard baseline for sentient creatures (Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Goblins, etc.). Highly variable stats and abilities, often defined by their skills, gear, and Field Roles rather than inherent supernatural power.
• Monstrosity: Creatures not easily categorized, often unique or combinations of other Types. Possess unusual or bizarre traits and abilities that defy standard biological or supernatural rules.
• Ooze: Amorphous creatures lacking defined anatomy. Immune to many conditions (critical hits, mind effects), possess abilities like engulfing, corrosive touch, or splitting. Difficult to harm with standard means.
• Plant: Sentient or animated plant life. Often possess high Endurance and Physical Fitness, resistant to mind-affecting effects, but vulnerable to Fire Aspect or decay. May have abilities related to ensnaring, producing toxins, or drawing energy from light/life.
• Undead: Creatures animated by supernatural energy, often tied to the Void Aspect or a twisted form of the Soul Aspect. While they exist in Shattered World, they are not very common. This is largely due to the powerful entity known as Nylis [Suggested Capitalization], who forbids the creation of undead and is said to inflict a truly grim fate upon anyone who attempts to circumvent the natural order of death in this way. Creating undead is understood to doom one's own Soul to a particularly bummer of an afterlife. Undead creatures are typically immune to many conditions affecting living beings (poison, fatigue, disease, etc.), possess draining or chilling touch, may inspire fear, and often have resistances tied to the Aspect that animates them. Thematically, they can manifest in various forms, from spectral entities to twisted, unnatural mockeries of life, perhaps resembling the horrifyingly reconstructed forms seen in certain old-world fictions (like the "Necromorphs" you mentioned), fitting the fractured and often horrific nature of the post-Shattering cosmos.

Step 1b: Choose the Creature's Size

The creature's Size dictates its general physical scale, impacting its space, reach, base speed, and contributing significantly to its base resilience (Endurance/Hit Points) and raw power (Physical Fitness). Note: To avoid confusion with the "Giant" creature Type, the size category above Huge is referred to as Gargantuan or Colossal. Let's use Gargantuan.

• Tiny: Takes up minimal space. Very low Physical Fitness and Endurance. Low base Hit Points. Very limited reach. Speed is often low, but may have special movement (climbing, flying). Hard to hit without using splash/area effects.
• Small: Takes up a small space. Low Physical Fitness and Endurance. Low base Hit Points. Limited reach. Speed is generally standard for a Small creature.
• Medium: The standard size (like most Humanoids). Moderate base Physical Fitness, Endurance, Hit Points, Speed, and Reach. This serves as a baseline for comparison.
• Large: Takes up more space (e.g., 2x2 Units). Higher base Physical Fitness and Endurance. Significantly more base Hit Points. Increased reach. Speed may be higher, and may have special movement (trample).
• Huge: Takes up a large area (e.g., 3x3 Units). Very high base Physical Fitness and Endurance. Substantially more base Hit Points. Extended reach. Speed is likely high, and may have significant environmental interaction abilities based on size.
• Gargantuan (or Colossal): Takes up a massive area (e.g., 4x4+ Units). Immensely high base Physical Fitness and Endurance. Vast amount of base Hit Points. Tremendous reach. Speed may be surprisingly high, and their presence can be a terrain feature or cause environmental effects.

Moving Forward:

Once you've chosen the Type and Size, these selections will inform the next steps in the monster workshop:

• Determining Base Stats: Size will heavily influence the creature's starting Physical Fitness and Endurance, and thus its base Hit Points (using your established HP calculation method). Type might suggest biases in other stats (e.g., Aberrations bias towards Mental Acuity or Spirit, Beasts towards Perception, Constructs towards Armor).
• Assigning Traits and Abilities: Type strongly suggests the kinds of traits, resistances, immunities, vulnerabilities, and special actions the creature should have (e.g., Dragon Type suggests a Breath Weapon trait category, Undead Type suggests immunity to poison, Ooze Type suggests Amorphous movement). Size influences the impact of physical traits (a Large creature's Trample hits harder than a Small one).
• Selecting Attack Forms: Type and Size guide the natural weapon options (claws, bite, slam, elemental touch based on Type; larger sizes have larger, more damaging attacks).

This structure allows you to begin building any creature by first defining its fundamental essence (Type) and physical scale (Size), then layer on specific stats and abilities based on those choices.

Shattered World Monster Workshop: Step 2 - Core Combat Capabilities

After choosing the creature's fundamental Type and Size, you determine its baseline combat math: its ability to act, its offensive potential, and its defenses (Armor and Hit Points).

• Field Role Dice (FRD): added for certain special actions (though 1d20 + Modifier is the baseline).
• Damage: A monster's offensive potential is determined by its Action Roll minus the target's Target value (as per your core damage rule #7), plus any Additional Damage dice granted by its attacks or Traits.

• Natural Attacks: Creatures possess natural attacks (claws, bite, slam, etc.) tied to their form and Size. Size determines a baseline Additional Damage die for typical natural attacks (e.g., Tiny might add 1d4, Small 1d6, Medium 1d8, Large 1d10, Huge 1d12, Gargantuan 2d8). The Type might suggest the damage type (e.g., an Elemental's slam adds Fire damage dice, an Ooze's Pseudopod adds Acid damage dice).
• Weapon Attacks: If a creature uses weapons, the weapon's own Additional Damage dice are added.
• Traits: Many Traits grant specific attacks with unique Additional Damage dice pools and types (e.g., a Dragon's Breath Weapon, a Fiend's draining touch).

• Defenses (Armor and Hit Points):

• Armor (AC): A creature's base Armor is influenced by its Type (Constructs or creatures with thick hides/shells might start with higher base AC; Oozes or gaseous Elementals might start lower). Specific Traits can further increase Armor (natural armor, magical defenses).
• Hit Points (HP): A creature's Hit Points represent its resilience and are primarily determined by its Size and Endurance. While you are moving away from numerical 'levels,' the scaling of HP should still reflect increasing resilience with Size and Endurance. A baseline HP value based on Size (Tiny low, Gargantuan very high) is increased by a multiplier based on the creature's Endurance modifier. (e.g., Base HP from Size + (Endurance Modifier * Factor)).

Shattered World Monster Workshop: Step 3 - Special Abilities (Powers, Immunities, Magic, Traits)

This is where the creature gains its unique identity beyond basic combat stats. These features are often dictated by the creature's Type and further shaped by specific Traits you assign.

• Immunities, Resistances, Vulnerabilities: These inherent defenses or weaknesses are often tied directly to Type (e.g., Undead are typically immune to poison; Elementals are resistant/immune to their element; Constructs are immune to many conditions). They are added as specific Traits derived from the Type. Size can also confer resistances (e.g., Large creatures are typically resistant to being grappled by Small creatures).
• Magic: A monster's ability to use magic is usually represented by specific Traits.

• Innate Spellcasting: This Trait grants the creature the ability to cast specific spells from the Spell Recipes list, often a limited number of times per day or with specific uses. The Elasticity of these spells determines their power level. The creature uses its relevant Ability Modifier (often MA or SP) for the Action Roll when casting.
• More complex magical creatures might have Traits that allow them to cast a wider range of spells or influence magic in unique ways.

• Other Traits/Powers: This is a broad category covering everything else – unique movement modes (Burrow, Flight for specific Types), special senses (Darkvision, Blindsense), auras, reactions, abilities that affect other creatures (Pack Tactics, Fear Presence, Grapple, Trample), unique defenses (Amorphous, Regeneration), or specific, named abilities (Heavy Hitter). These are all added as individual Traits or Powers.

Shattered World Monster Workshop: Step 4 - Calculating Defeat XP

The creature's Defeat XP value represents its threat level and the amount of training credit adventurers earn for overcoming it. This value is the sum of multiple components derived from the choices made in the previous steps. The goal is for this calculation method to produce values roughly consummate with your earlier monster conversion charts (Goblin ~1 XP, Ogre ~7 XP, Akata ~8-10 XP).

• Base XP: A starting Defeat XP value determined solely by the combination of the creature's Type and Size. Larger and more inherently dangerous Types (like Dragons, Fiends, or high-tier Aberrations) have a higher base XP than smaller or less inherently powerful ones (like Tiny Beasts or Small Humanoids).
• Offensive XP: This component adds XP based on the creature's damage potential. It's often calculated from the creature's average damage per round from its primary attacks (e.g., Sum of [Number of Attacks per Round * Average Damage per Hit]). Additional Damage dice contribute heavily here.
• Defensive XP: This component adds XP based on the creature's durability. It's calculated from its total Hit Points (relative to the baseline for its Size) and its Armor (relative to a baseline Target value). Immunities and significant Resistances also add to Defensive XP, as they make the creature harder to defeat.
• Special Trait/Power XP: This is the most variable component. Each unique Trait or Power (including Innate Spellcasting) adds a specific amount of Defeat XP. Powerful abilities (like AoE damage, control effects, regeneration, unique movement that aids survivability/offense) add significantly more XP than minor or passive traits.

Total Defeat XP = Base XP (Type + Size) + Offensive XP + Defensive XP + Special Trait/Power XP

This modular system allows you to build a creature by selecting its core identity, assigning its base combat stats derived from those choices, and then customizing it with special abilities, with each step contributing to a final threat assessment reflected in the Defeat XP value. The specific XP values for base Type/Size combinations and individual traits would need to be calibrated through playtesting against your existing examples (Goblin, Ogre, Akata) to ensure the resulting Defeat XP values feel appropriate for the challenge they present within your system.

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Monsters

This is an alphabetical list of all Monsters, their stat blocks, and a brief description.

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Monsters─A

Akata

Terrifying predators that dwell in the vast void of space, akatas make their homes on lifeless asteroids, comets, and dying planets, hibernating in cocoons composed of the starmetal called noqual for countless centuries. An akata looks similar in shape to a lion, but with hairless, rubbery blue skin and a mane of thick, lashing tentacles. Its face is little more than two eyes glowing with ever-changing light and a fanged maw. Two long tentacular tails extend from its muscular hindquarters. A typical akata stands 3-1/2 feet tall and weighs 400 pounds.

Blindsense (Life): The akata has blindsense out to 2 Units (10 ft) that detects living creatures.

Blindsense (Scent): The akata has blindsense out to 12 Units (60 ft) that detects creatures by scent.

Darkvision: The akata can see in darkness out to 24 Units (120 ft).

Deaf (Ex): Akatas cannot attempt Perception checks to listen and are immune to effects that rely on hearing to function.

Hibernation (Ex): Akatas can enter a state of hibernation for an indefinite period when food is scarce, forming a cocoon of fibrous material that hardens into noqual (Hardness 30, 30 HP, immune to bludgeoning and fire damage). The akata is unharmed within. It hibernates until exposed to extreme heat or senses a living creature with blindsense, clawing free in 1d4 minutes.

Immunities: Cold, Disease, Poison, Starvation.

No Breath (Ex): The akata does not breathe and is immune to effects requiring breathing (like suffocation).

Resistances: Fire 5.

Susceptible to Salt Water (Ex): A splash of salt water deals 1d6 ADDITIONAL damage to an akata. Full immersion deals 4d6 ADDITIONAL damage per round.

Void Bite (Ex): Akatas hold microscopic larval young within their mouths and spread them through their bite attack (# DMG listing includes the base physical damage). This delivers the Void Death affliction (see below). Only humanoids are suitable hosts.

Void Death (Affliction, Ex):

Type: Disease (injury)

Save: EN check DC 18

Track: Physical

Frequency: 1/day

Effect: No latent/carrier state. An infected creature that dies rises as a void zombie 2d4 hours later.

Cure: 2 consecutive successful saves.

Skills: Acrobatics +5, Athletics +5, Stealth +10. (Bonuses listed directly as in SF, as skill conversion was not fully defined). Athletics climbing checks gain a +8 bonus (+13 total).

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Monsters─B

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Monsters─C

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Monsters─D

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Monsters─E

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Monsters─F

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Monsters─G

Goblin [WEAK]

Goblins are small, cowardly creatures often found in packs. They are typically green-skinned, with sharp teeth and malicious eyes. Individually weak and easily overcome, they rely on numbers and dirty tactics to pose a threat. They often fill the role of simple, numerous adversaries (Hooligans).

Nimble Escape: The goblin can take the Disengage or Hide action as a bonus action on each of its turns.

Pack Tactics: The goblin gains a +5 bonus on attack rolls against a creature if at least one of the goblin's allies is within 5 units of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated.

Goblin Mob [SWARM] Large swarm of Small humanoids, typically Chaotic Evil

Armor Class: 13 (Leather Scraps) Hit Points: A large pool representing the whole mob (e.g., 45 (10d8)). Speed: 12 Units

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Initiative: The Swarm's initiative bonus is equal to the Group Initiative bonus of the highest-level goblin that formed the mob. (This preserves your cool idea that the mob is as fast as its most alert member!) Damage Resistances: Bludgeoning, Piercing, Slashing Condition Immunities: Charmed, Frightened, Grappled, Paralyzed, Petrified, Prone, Restrained, Stunned Senses: Infravision 12 Units, Passive Perception 10 Languages: Goblin, Common

Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature's space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Small goblin. The swarm cannot regain hit points or gain temporary hit points.

Bloodied Frenzy. When the swarm has half of its hit points or fewer, its attacks deal half damage, but it can use its Bonus Action to make an additional Shriek or Scrabble attack.

Actions

Swarm of Shivs. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 0 Units, one creature in the swarm's space. Hit: 14 (4d6) piercing damage, or 7 (2d6) piercing damage if the swarm has half of its hit points or fewer.

Shriek and Scrabble (Bonus Action). All creatures within the swarm's space must succeed on a DC 10 Endurance saving throw or be deafened until the end of their next turn.

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Monsters─I

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Monsters─J

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Monsters─K

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Monsters─L

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Monsters─M

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Monsters─N

Nurb Liner (??? Defeat XP [If you can kill it, congratulations, you won the game])

Cosmic Beast

Nurb Liners are hyper intelligent spacefaring whales that some have learned to use as transportation through The Cloud. The species’ proper name is T’Xlaxtal, which many find difficult to pronounce.

The T’Xlaxtal are a species of spacefarers, traders, and hyper intelligent, magically capable creatures. With a flick of their tail, they can fold and move through space by riding an upper dimensional wave they can create for themselves. This affords good interstellar mobility. They tend toward the larger planets and planetoids with available oceans, if they wish to make planetfall. Otherwise they have no place to go.

Nurb Liners, as their passengers and crew call them, function as spacecraft. The crew and passengers embark by being swallowed whole. This will not damage them as the whale is not attacking. Nurb Liners are able to easily accommodate a full manifest of 1,000 individuals. 1,200 is doable but rather cozy. Any more than that and you’re risking rejection, which is a bad situation to be in. At 1,300, the risk of rejection becomes 10%, and goes up by 1% for every 10 individuals onboard after 1,300. At 2,200 passengers, the risk of rejection becomes 100% and all passengers are immediately ejected. Out one end or the other, can’t really be sure.

Within the safe range of 1,000 passengers, a nominally functioning Nurb Liner communicates telepathically with the crew, who will hold on to cilia inside the whale to facilitate this telepathy. The crew themselves do not require telepathic abilities as long as they are holding on to the cilia. Those who do possess telepathic abilities can communicate from anywhere onboard.

It is through these telepathic communications that navigation, control, and combat are accomplished. A visual representation of what the Nurb Liner is communicated throughout the process, enabling all crew to see the situation outside.

Nurb Liners provide stasis pockets within a special gland they have evolved for passengers. There is nothing much to the gland, it creates a lot of amniotic fluid within a compartmentalized pocket to help passengers survive the long FTL journey. There are generally allowances for the crew as well, who will be ejected and returned as needed. This illustrates another problem with overloading a Nurb Liner, because those sacs are... cozy... If you’re sharing one... you might wind up starting a family.

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Monsters─O

Ogre

Ogres are brutish, dim-witted giants known for their immense strength and voracious appetites. They favor simple, heavy weapons and rely on their sheer physical power and endurance to overwhelm foes, acting as powerful individual threats.

Heavy Hitter: When the Ogre hits with a melee attack, the target must make a PF check (DC 18) or be pushed back 10 units.

Thick-Skinned: The Ogre gains a +4 bonus on Endurance checks made to resist the effects of non-magical weather or environmental conditions (like extreme heat or cold).

Multiattack: The Ogre makes two Greatclub attacks. (Defined here to explain # ATKS).

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Monsters─P

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Monsters─Q

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Monsters─R

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Monsters─S

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Monsters─T

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Monsters─U

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Monsters─V

Monster

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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

[#_BESTIARY_MONSTERS_W]

Monsters─W

Monster

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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

[#_BESTIARY_MONSTERS_X]

Monsters─X

Monster

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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

[#_BESTIARY_MONSTERS_Y]

Monsters─Y

Monster

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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

[#_BESTIARY_MONSTERS_Z]

Monsters─Z

Monster

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.