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Thanks
Introduction
Contributors & Staff
Art Credits & Disclaimer

CONTENTS
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RULES FOR MONSTERS

Monster Class Description
When Can You Play a Monster?
Standard Battlegames
Summoned Monsters
Quests
Things of Note

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MONSTER FORMAT DEFINITIONS

Description
Garb
Summoned By
Player Lives/Life
Type
Q/M Ratio
Armor
Weapons
Immunities
Natural Lives
Monster Trait & Ability Format Key
Traits
Monster Abilities
Innate Abilities
Innate Magical Abilities
Magic-Like Abilities

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Abilities Defined
Vulnerabilities

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TERRAIN EFFECTS

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Anti-Magic
Carnivorous Swarms
Death Field
Eternal Stench
Graveyards
Holy Ground
Lava
Sacred Groves
Water

Crimson
Emerald
Opal
Sable
Dragon, Great
Dread Knight
Dryad
Dwarf
Elementals
Air
Earth
Fire
Water
Elf, Common Sylvan
Elf, Deep Dweller
Entangling Mass
Extra-Planar Entity
Fairy
Gargoyle
Ghost
Ghoul
Giant, Fire
Giant, Frost
Giant, Hill
Giant, Sea
Giant, Thunder
Giant, Titan
Goblin
Pop Monsters

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THE MONSTERS
Angelic Hero
Animail Familiar
Banshee
Basilisk
Bear
Brownie
Calimarin
Catperson
Centaur
Corrosion Beast
Darklord
The Darklord Scenario
Deadly Slime
Deva
Dragons
Azure

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Golems
Flesh
Metal
Mud
Rag
Rock
Rope
Scarecrow
Great Bird
Gremlin
Gryphon
Harpy
Hydra
Kraken
Lepus
Lich
Lizardman
Manticore
Medusa
Minotaur
Mummy
Nosferatu
Oaken
Ogre
Orc
Pegasus
Phoenix
Plaguer
Poltergeist
Satyr
Scalor
Siren
Skeleton
Skeleton Warrior
Skirit
Spectre
Sphinx
Spider, Giant
Stormraven
Troglodyte
Troll, Regenerating
Troll, Stone
Ursunid
Unicorn
Vampire
Voidstalker
War Horse
Werewolf
Lycanthropy in Amtgard
White Rabbit
Wraith
Wyvern
Yeti
Zombie

BATTLEGAMES FOR MONSTERS

Bounty Hunt
Feed the Monsters
Rock Muncher
Sandwich Scenario
Goblin Games
Daggerball
Feetsball
Maze Craze
Quest Types: Freeform Vs. Linear
Sidebar
Monster Hunt
Zombie Battle
Zombie Land

CREATING NEW MONSTERS

Submission Information
Additional Art Credits

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THANKS, INTRODUCTION & CREDITS

Thanks

Id like to start this volume of the Dor Un Avathar with a few words of thanks. First and foremost, to the Amtgard Seven Expansion Group, for
their collective hard work, dedication and insightful commentary. Truly, these folks stepped into a task which might have never seen the light
of day, and gave their best efforts to make certain the project happened quickly, professionally and on a set of self-inflicted, makeshift
deadlines. It has been both an honor and a privilege to witness cooperation on such a broad scale. Thank you, gentlemen. May all future ships
sail as smoothly as this one.
Secondly, thanks to the Amtgard Revision Committee for allowing us the opportunity to make good our pledge to have this project ready for
dispersal at, or near, the final release of the revised Handbook. As with the new ruleset, this project is an interkingdom effort, driven by
motivated individuals who have the best interest of Amtgard at heart.
Thanks also to Sir Ivar Nefarious, the Grand Duke of the Dor Un Avathar, for trusting a group of diverse people to recreate that which he
brought so wonderfully to us those many years ago. The 7th Edition Dor was a great piece of work, truly the first official interkingdom
publication, and the model on which all other monster books have been based.
Finally, thanks to everyone else who sent in new monsters, artwork, comments and suggestions. With such an outpouring of support and
talent, it is no wonder this volume took shape so well and so quickly. Keep up the great work, one and all.

Introduction
With the advent of the revised rules, it became apparent the sweeping changes brought forth in the new handbook would not only drastically
change the way we play normal battlegames, it would alter the most fundamental aspect of Questing, namely Monsters. Many of the 6th
Edition abilities no longer existed in the revised ruleset, or were renamed, clarified or otherwise changed.
While the Revision Committee toiled away to bring the core rules to light, a group of unaffiliated players from across the country pooled their
resources and skills to bring the Monster Rules up to par. This crew set up virtual-shop, appointed impromptu leadership, and set about the
time-consuming task of converting all the beasts from the 7th Edition Dor into the format and rules presented for playtesting the revised
rules. What at first seemed a molehill, proved to be a mountain and more work than I think any of us expected! Truly a labor of love!
In the spirit of Amtgard across the nation, the younger groups and players stood side-by-side with decade-long veterans to produce a piece of
work which will hopefully stand the test of time. Sure, there were minor disagreements, but every person who stepped forward to help did so
in a prompt and professional manner.
Without further ado, we are proud to present the Dor Un Avathar, 8th Edition. Vivat Amtgard!

-Luke, December 2004

GROUP CONTRIBUTORS & EDITORIAL STAFF

CONVERSIONS & COMMENTARY
Blackthorn (Burning Lands)
Nawguthion Craftyslinger (Wetlands)
Medryn Darkjester (Iron Mountains)
Oznog (Celestial Kingdom)
Soldan (Rising Winds)

CONTINUITY EDITOR

Jenos (Valley of Silver Rains)

INDEX MANAGEMENT

Matthias of the Far Wood (Iron Mountains)

Glenalth Woodwalke (Dragonspine)
Lukor the Lush (Mystic Seas)

PROJECT LEAD & DESIGN

Luke Wyngarde (Wetlands)

ART CREDITS & DISCLAIMER

Artists retain all copyrights to artwork published herein. All rights reserved. All images used with permission. Individual artists listed with Monster
entries. Special thanks to Denah and Reynen, both of the Wetlands and true Knights of the Serpent. Without the awesome contributions of these
lovely, talented ladies, this book would be a sorry place indeed. Thanks also to the fantastic artists of Elfwood (http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/
elfwood.html) for their boundless generosity and support for this project. Additional art credits inside back cover.
The pictures contained herein are presented for the enjoyment of the reader in the tradition of fantasy illustrations throughout time. The editors
sincerely hope these images are viewed as a positive influence to game play, as they are not meant to offend, objectify or sterotype any group,
gender, race or religion. The intented goal is to provide an inspired expression of each Monster, professionally and originally illustrated. To that
end, the individual artists were given a fair amount of leeway in their renditions, which we hope you will agree make for fine viewing.
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Monster Class Description

Monster is a special class. Credit in Monster can only be taken twice a month, but as you increase weeks in Monster, you increase it for all
monsters. Thus if you have 13 weeks in Monster, you can play a 2nd level Monster of any type. While credit may not be earned more than
twice in a month, players wishing to portray a Monster may do so, so long as they get approval from a Reeve.
Monsters are listed in much the same ways as normal classes, though they tend to have a much larger list of special Traits and Abilities. When
playing a Monster you must always carry a complete description of the Monster on you, have a copy for the Reeve and wear appropriate
garb. If you are summoning Monsters, note that both the garb and the descriptions are part of the magic component. There are three ways
you can play a Monster in a game, detailed below.

Standard Battlegame

Before playing a Monster in a standard battlegame, you must get the Reeves permission. You cannot play Quest Monsters, or Monsters with a
4/1 or greater ratio. If you play a Monster with a ratio of 2/1 or 3/1, when you are added to a side, the other side then gets to pick two (or
three if 3/1) people for the other side. Playing Monsters with a 1/1 or less does not alter how teams are picked.
Level: When playing a Monster in a standard battlegame, you play the Monster as your standard Monster level.

Summoned Monsters

Some Monsters can be summoned through the use of spells in a standard battlegame. These do not normally require a Reeves permission
(though a Reeve can always state what can and cannot be used in a battlegame). When playing a Summoned Monster you will sacrifice lives to
play the Monster for one life. While portraying a Summoned Monster, your persona is considered out of the game, and is not used for roleplaying purposes. Monsters summoned by enchantments die if they enter an Anti-Magic zone or are successfully targeted with Dispel Magic.
Level: When playing a summoned monster your level is that of the class you sacrificed lives from or your level in monster, whichever is
lower. For example a 2nd level Wizard is being Transformed into a Pegasus. The Wizard also is a 4th level Monster. When summoned, he
plays Pegasus as 2nd level. Were he a 4th level or higher Wizard, he could have played the Pegasus at 4th level (his monster level).

Quests:

Quests are altered battlegames with specific rules not used in standard battlegames. Quests often have special game objects, stated goals and
tend to use a much wider range of Monsters than normal games. In most Quests, Monsters do not serve on a regular team and are instead
placed around the playing zone to create different encounter areas. Several Monsters are limited to specific scenarios and should not be used
outside of the provided context.
Level: When playing monsters in quests and other special battlegames, the designer of the quest or the Reeve will generally set your
Monster level based on what is required or desired for the scenario. Summoned Monsters still have the restrictions in level.

THINGS

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NOTE

1) Powerful Blows effects creatures that can only be effected

by magic and magic weapons.

6) Garb must be distinctive and typify the Monster played.

7) Certain Traits and Abilities may be removed at the Reeves
option for regular battlegame play. If an ability has this
distinction, be sure to clear it with the Reeve before the
game begins.

2) Spellballs and other types of magical projectiles can deal

damage to those creatures who are immune to non-magical
weapons. Also, any enchantment other than Stun Weapon
placed upon a weapon makes it magical and function
normally against such creatures.

8) The rulebook supersedes all Monster supplements and

handbooks in case of disputes.

3) Monsters are generally treated as classes, not races.

Monsters may not stack a Class on top of a Monster race
unless specified in the description. (For example: You may
not play a 6th level Lizardman Monk, but Vampire and
Darklord both make provisions for granting class abilities to
those who portray such creatures.)

9) All rulebook spells effect Monsters in the same way they

would a player class, unless specified otherwise.

4) Everyone playing a monster must carry a written copy of that

monster. If the monster is capable of making other monsters,
it must also carry enough copies of the class for its progeny.

11) Monsters may not use Relics except in Quests or other

special scenarios.

10) Creatures that require special circumstances to take a

death may never be a allowed to voluntarily take a death
to speed their down time or regain per life abilities.

12) Spellball use is denoted as (X bolts/U), where X is the

maximum number carried and U means unlimited use.
The notation (unlimited bolts) means any number of bolts
may be carried, thrown or left active.

5) Monsters may not unbalance a battlegame and must show a

willingness to play in character.

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MONSTER FORMAT DEFINITIONS

From Amtgard : Handbook on the Rules of Play 7th Edition comes the basic format and outline for presenting Monster Classes. This
information is detailed below, with additions and modifications made to include the information exclusive to this volume.

Description

Herein lies a narrative regarding the Monster. This may include

physical descriptions, societal behaviors and/or historical, fictional
and mythological references. Role-playing tips are also included in
this section.

Garb

A person playing a Monster should look as much like it as possible.

The Reeve can always disallow someone from playing a Monster if
they feel this criteria is not met. Summoned Monsters should be
given slightly more latitude, but they must have the minimum garb
requirements and act in character. Monsters which suggest a
specific gender are merely reflecting legendary or mythological
forms of the creature. All facets of Amtgard are open anyone
who wishes to play the part.

If a Monster is summonable, it will include

the following two categories:

Summoned by

This will list the class, spell and/or

number of spellpoints needed to bring
the creature into the game.

Player lives/life

This is the number of lives a player has

to give up to play this Monster for one
life. The player cannot gain more than
one life as a Monster (except for creatures
with the Sheer Numbers ability, detailed
hereafter) per magic cast on them. Players
cannot give up lives they do not have. Monsters who
are killed cannot be Reanimated. If Resurrected, or given a life
by a Monk, they return as their normal class, not as the Monster.
Monsters summoned through other means (like Familiars, Golems
and Elementals) may buy additional lives as the Monster at the listed
Player Lives/Life exchange rate, once the summoner has expended
the requisite spellpoints or abilities and the intitial life has been
purchased. (i.e.: A Warrior with six lives elects to be a summoned
Fire Elemental with a Q/M of 3/1. Once the summoner spends the
required spellpoints, the Warrior sacrifices three lives to be a Fire
Elemental with one life. Once slain, the player may now choose to
give up his remaining three lives for one final life as an Elemental,
for he may change garb and play out his last three lives as a Warrior.)

Type

There are a number of Monster Types, each with special Traits,

Immunities and/or Vulnerabilities. Most Monsters possess more
than one Type distinction and the effects are cumulative unless
indicated otherwise in the text.

Animations: The term given to any Monster brought to life

through magical means other than the standard creatures
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summoned through Transform and Reincarnate spells. These

creatures are immune to Control, Subdual, and Death schools, as
well as Poison and Disease. If Dispel Magic is cast on them, they act
as if under the effects of an Iceball (except they are not freed by
Fireball, Release or other magical means). If placed in an AntiMagic field, Animations are Petrified until removed from the field,
in which case they act as if just Healed from the Petrify. Animations
cannot carry enchantments.
Arboreal: Creatures in this category are more plant than animal.
Arboreal Monsters are immune to Control, Death and Subdual
magic and effects. Arboreals cannot carry enchantments.
Beast: These are non-humanoid creatures, most often with more
than two legs. Beasts cannot carry enchantments and all weapons
are considered Natural.
Extra-Planar: These creatures are not from
this dimension but another, alien plane of
existence. They include Angelics ,
Demons, and Elementals. ExtraPlanar creatures are immune
to Death and Poison. They
cannot carry enchantments
except for the one used to
summon them, if such is
the case.
Fey: The Fairy Folk of legend
and myth are not immune to the
Bard Charm spell or Control magic
cast by a Bard, but they are immune
to other forms of Control.
Humanoid: Creatures in this category
generally have two arms, two legs and walk
upright, although there are notable exceptions
(Centaurs, for example, have four legs but all the fine
manipulation and functional intelligence common to this classification). Only Humanoids can use normal weapons and shields,
creatures without this designation can only use Natural weapons
unless detailed otherwise in their description. Humanoids may
carry enchantments just like a regular class, unless otherwise stated
in their description or limited by their Type.
Mystical: Creatures with this distinction have an innately magical
nature. Mystical Creatures hit with a Dispel Magic lose all their
Magic-Like Abilities and Innate Magical Abilities for the remainder of that life. They may not use their Magical or Innate Abilities
while in an Anti-Magic zone.
Multi-Person: These Monsters are played by multiple people.
They have a number of special rules, detailed in the Monsters
description and are used exclusively in quests.
Standard: Monsters of this type are generally non-magical in
nature, and do not possess Magic-Like or Innate Magical Abilities.
Undead: The Walking Dead are immune to Control and Death as
well as Poison and Disease. Undead cannot carry enchantments
except for the one used in summoning, as appropriate.
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Q/M Ratio

Shields: This section also states what kinds of shields, if any, may
be used by a Monster. For a Monster to use a shield, this section
must specifically state that a shield is available to it.

The Questor/Monster Ratio is a general indicator of how powerful

the Monster is at any given level. It defines how many player
characters of the same level as the Monster should be required to
kill one. When designing quests or running battlegames, one uses
this number to balance the sides. This assumes you use the 10/1
rules for magic-casters and 5/1 rules for bows.

Weapons

Here is where you can find which specific and/or types of weapons
may be used by the individual Monster. Unless the Monster holds the
Humanoid descriptor, assume the weapons are Natural (see below).

Armor

Natural Weapons: Cannot be Heated, Warped, or Enchanted.

Things that destroy the weapon take the arm as well. Spells that
destroy everything they touch (Lightning Bolt, Fireball, Sphere of
Annihilation) that strike Natural weapons affect the target as
though they hit them in the arm. Immunities are extented to
Natural weapons. Although not removed or destroyed by combat
damage, Natural weapons are assumed to have the same Natural
armor and other protections as the arm weilding it. Touch-based
abilities, such as Touch of Death, can be extended through
Natural weapons (both ways, by the monster, and by those
attacking it). If a touch-based ability is used by the creature
through its weapon, the creature must denote the effect immediately following the weapon hitting the victim. No more than a one
second delay is reasonable. Ability effects are always played out
before melee effects. (ex.: an Assassin sneaks up and uses Touch
of Death on the claw of an unsuspecting Troll who is wounded
and in the process of regenerating an arm. The Troll dies and the
Assassin is unharmed.) Monsters actively attacking with their
Natural weapons deal damage even if incapacitated or slain by the
touch attack. (ex.: The Assassin instead uses Touch of Death to
defend against an attacking Troll. The Assassin calls out Touch of
Death! and sacrifices an arm to grab the Trolls claw. The Troll is
slain, and the Assassin loses the limb.)
Siege Weapons: Some weapons are termed Black, Instant-Kill
or Siege weapons. These weapons will kill a person through his
shield and/or normal armor in a single blow. Only Invulnerable
Armor and Invulnerability can protect against these weapons.
Magical: Weapons with this descriptor are treated as enchanted,
even if they provide no other benefits.

There are several types of armor available to Monster classes, and

this category will clearly detail which, if any, armor types are
available to a specific Monster.
Armor, Invulnerable: This armor is particular to Monsters and
not normally usable by the standard classes. Each level of
Invulnerable Armor will negate one physical or verbal hit. The
protection is sectional, thus two points of Invulnerable Armor
grants two points of protection to each limb and the torso. Magic
casters must specify which area (torso, arm, leg) of Invulnerable
Armor that they destroyed with verbal magic. If they fail to specify a
location within 5 seconds, or in the cases of magics of mass
destruction like Doomsday, the magic hits the location of the
targets choice. Wounding always targets the location chosen at the
time of casting. Invulnerable Armor can be Mended as normal.
Armor, Natural: This armor is a part of the creature in question
and cannot be removed via Pyrotechnics or similar means,
except by damaging attacks. Natural Armor is treated like normal
armor in all respects, except it may be Healed. If protection
magics do not protect normal armor, it will protect natural armor
(i.e.: a Humanoid Monster with Natural Armor can still benefit
from Projectile Protection). If normal armor can be worn, it is
always destroyed before Natural Armor in a given location.
Likewise all immunities extend to all types of Natural Armor.
Monsters with a Heal Trait (such as Ice Heal or Stone Heal) can
regain their Natural armor at the rate of one point per sectional
location per use of their ability. (ex.: it would take three Fireballs
to heal a wounded Fire Elemental and restore both points of its
armor to a single arm.)
Armor, Natural Invulnerable: Natural Invulnerable Armor
must be Mended instead of Healed, but otherwise has the abilities
of both Natural and Invulnerable type armors. Monsters with a
Heal Trait (such as Ice Heal or Stone Heal) can regain their
Natural Invulnerable armor at the rate of one point per sectional
location per use of their ability. (ex.: it would take three Mends to
heal a wounded Gargoyle and restore both points of its armor to
a single leg.)
Armor, Normal: This is the regular type of armor worn by
Humanoid creatures for normal levels of protection. All rules
from the Handbook on the Rules of Play apply to Monsters who
wear normal armor.
Invulnerability: This type of protection differs from Invulnerable Armor in that each point of Invulnerability covers the entire
creature, just like the Protect spell. Unless detailed otherwise in
the Monster entry, Invulnerability cannot normally be Healed or
Mended in any way (the main exception to this are Amorphous
type creatures, q.v.).
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Immunities

A listing of any Schools of Magic, terrain effects or specific spells or

abilities to which the creature enjoys complete resistance. Immunities function as listed, unless otherwise detailed in the Monster entry.
Specific and recurring immunities are detailed below:
Immunity : Bladed Weapons Monster is immune to all metal
slashing and piercing weapons and may only be attacked by
wooden weapons.
Immunity : Cold-Based Attacks Creature is immune to Iceball,
Avalanche and other cold- or ice-based attacks or effects.
Immunity : Control Creature is immune to all Spells and abilities
of the Control School unless otherwise detailed in the text.
Immunity : Death Monster is immune to all Spells and abilities
belonging to the Death School and all other Death effects.
Immunity : Disease Creature is immune to all disease based
attacks, as well as any/all disease which may occur in the course
of a battlegame.
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Immunity : Flame Monster is immune to all spells and Abilities

belonging to the Flame School and all other fire- and lightningbased attacks..
Immunity : Magic Creature is immune to all forms of magic,
including the effects of enchantments. Relics still function against
creatures with this immunity, however.
Immunity : Poison Monster suffers no ill effects from Poison.
Immunity : Projectiles Creature is immune to all projectile
weapons (thrown or shot) except Siege Weapons and spellballs.
Immunity : Specific Spell or Effect Monster is immune to the
listed spell or effect.
Immunity : Sorcery Creature is immune to all Spells listed in
the Sorcery School.
Immunity : Subdual Monster is immune to effects and all
magics in the Subdual School. Subdual blows wound and do
damage instead of incapacitating.

As One

Natural Lives

Break Tether

Allows the Mount ability to effect a player at a range of 5 feet instead

of touch. The player who is riding the creature must denote this by
stating riding every 2 seconds if not touching the mount. If the
rider goes more than 5 feet from the steed, he must remount
normally. This ability also allows the rider to use both hands freely.

Aquatic

Monster may move freely through water.

Bloodless

Creature is immune to all piercing attacks, including arrows.

Bone

Much like Bloodless creatures, these Monsters are immune to all

piercing attacks, including arrows. However, lightning-based spells
(not fire!) do not slay creatures of Bone, but rather act as a Petrify
spell in all regards.
One portion of a Tethered Monster may remove their
harness and roam freely within a 100 range of the
central portion of the Monster.

While summoned Monsters usually only have one or two

lives, Monsters used in quests use this category to
determine their starting number of lives. If
extra Natural Lives are gained through
leveling, summoned Monsters are not
given an extra life.

Burning Body

Whenever this Monster is struck, the

weapon striking the creature is
effected as per Heat Weapon.
Weapons with a Flameblade or
Harden enchantment and the Sword
of Flame are immune to this ability.

Monster Trait &

Ability Format Key

Create Minion

M: Materials needed
I: Incantation and/or gestures
R: Range (if any)
E: Effect
L: Limitations or Restrictions
N: Notes

M: Copies of the Minion Monster.

E: The dreaded ability to slay a victim
and have them rise forevermore as a
creature under the killers control. The
Monster description will detail what kind of
Minion is created.
L: Only the original Monster possesses this power,
unless the scenario dictates otherwise. (In other words, Minions
do not spawn other Minions.) This ability should be removed for
non-Quest battlegames unless dictated otherwise by the Reeve.

Traits

Traits are special abilities the Monster displays all or most of the time.
This can include more lives, the ability to regenerate, the gaining of
new weapons to use, wings for flying and so on. Monsters have a
much larger number of Traits than normal classes. Traits unique to
this manual are detailed below. Otherwise, consult the Amtgard
Handbook on the Rules of Play, 7th Edition for details.

Conversion

M: Copies of the converted Monster.

E: A victim slain by a creature with this ability rises as a nearlyidentical Monster on their next life and serves the killing
Monsters team until slain. Once this life is lost, the player
resumes the game on his original team as his original class with
one fewer life remaining.
L: This ability should be removed for regular, non-Quest battlegames
unless dictated otherwise by the Reeve. Only the original Monster
possesses this power, unless the scenario dictates otherwise. (In
other words, Converted Monsters do not convert other players.)

Adamantine Weapons

All weapons used are indestructible and immune to magic, except

versus Sphere of Annihilation and relics. This may not be dispelled.

Amorphous

Creature gains a certain level of Invulnerability per life, to represent a

tough, rubbery body. See description for exact number. Once all
Invulnerability is removed, Amorphous creatures are treated as having
the Weak vulnerability.

Enhanced Armor

All normal armor worn is considered Invulnerable armor in the

location it covers. This armor may be Mended normally.

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Extend Immunities to Equipment

Large

Fire Heal

Lightning Heal

Flame Weapons

Magic-Caster

All immunities are extended to the Monsters equipment. This includes

any protective enchantments gained during play, if applicable.

Creature does not have to go to knees in water due to their large

size. May use melee weapons to attack flying players.

Any magical fire based attack (not lightning!) will completely heal all
limbs and one point of Natural armor to the creature. Creatures with
Fire Heal may not use their own fire abilities to Heal itself.

Any magical lightning attack (not fire!) will completely heal all limbs
and one point of Natural armor to the creature. Creatures with
Lightning Heal may not use their own lightning abilities to Heal itself.

Weapons used are considered to have a Flameblade enchantment.

This may not be dispelled but may be subject to Anti-Magic areas.
Certain weapons may be excluded, check creature entries for details.

Monster casts spells as a member of the listed Player Class. See entries for
details and any limitations which may apply. Unless otherwise noted, these
creatures must obey all the rules of magic. No additional class abilities
are gained, only the use of spells.

Hard To Kill

Many-Legged

Creature only dies once all limbs are taken, or by a killing torso
shot. Wounded limbs are still useless, but fighting continues
regardless of handicap.

The first time a many-legged creatures leg is injured, it forces them

to walk instead of dropping to one knee. A second leg shot that
would injure the creature acts as normal (creature drops to one
knee, and further shots to the same leg have no effect). ManyLegged creatures are immune to Wounding cast upon
their legs.

Home Tree

Monster must declare a Home Tree to Reeves before the

game. Creature returns to Home Tree instead of
dying and does not lose lives as normal until
Home Tree is destroyed. Trees may be
destroyed by ten strikes with a hacking or
slashing weapon or a single strike from
a Fireball, Lightning Bolt, Sphere of
Annihilation or Seige weapon.

Mend Heal

A Mend spell will completely heal all

limbs and one point of Natural armor
to the creature. Creatures with Mend
Heal may not use their own Mend
abilities to Heal itself.

Ice Heal

Mount

Any magical ice or cold attack will

completely heal all limbs and one
point of Natural armor to the creature.
Creatures with Ice Heal may not use
their own ice abilities to Heal itself.

Some creatures can carry others,

and share all movement based
powers and effects (benefical and
harmful). If a mount is Shoved or
Teleported, for example, so is the rider
and vice versa. Leg shots to a rider do not
force the player to drop to their knees, but
two leg shots still kill. A rider must stay within
physical contact of his mount with at least one arm to be
considered mounted. Injured arms can be used for this purpose,
but ones carrying weapons or a shield cannot. To use abilities that
require one to stand still to activate, both rider and mount must
remain stationary. Rider must declare Mounted x1 to saddle up
and Dismounted x1 when climbing down or when otherwise
removed from the saddle.

Improved Rocks

Boulders thrown with two hands do 3 points

of damage to armor and 2 points of thrown with
one hand. In either case, these boulders are now Red
weapons and can destroy shields in the usual manner.

Incorporeal

Creature is immune to all attacks except when casting magic, using

abilities or otherwise interacting with the physical world. Monsters
with this trait may not engage in combat except with Innate or MagicLike Abilities. They are vulnerable to attack for three seconds after
casting stops or an ability is discharged. (ex.: a Wraith with Touch of
Death is vulnerable during casting and for three seconds after
casting is complete and after the attack is discharged.)

Natural Flight

I: Repeat x5 I take Flight, to land repeat x5 Landing.

E: Creature cannot be attacked by melee weapons while flying unless
the attacker is also flying or Large. Creatures flying must still drop
to their knees if wounded in the leg (simulates wounding the
wings). Creature must flap its arms or state Flying every two
seconds to denote this. Magic and magic-like abilities still
require the being to stand still to cast. Only verbals and innate
abilities can by used while flying.
L: To take off and land, the creature must stand still. Unless noted
otherwise in the description, a Monster with this Trait may use it
an unlimited number of times.

Lair

Monster must declare a Lair to the Reeves before the game. Lairs
can be stationary objects (like a tree or large rock) or an area
marked off with ribbon. The Lair is assumed to extend 10 feet from
any single object, though if riboon is used its boundaries are
absolute. The location of a Lair must always be known to the Reeve,
though a slain Monster may choose to move the Lair before coming
back to life. Lairs may not be destroyed. Certain abilities may only be
used in the Lair, see creature description for more information.
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Sheer Numbers

Player Class

Siege Boulder

Creature must be willing to treat all teams and players equally. Neutral
beings may be kind or cruel, antagonistic or peaceful as befits the
Monster type, but they must treat all teams and players the same way
unless provoked to attack.

DEFINITIONS

Each person playing a creature with this ability is actually representing a horde of similar Monsters. When one creature dies, the player
must lie down in place, only to rise again after a 50 count. See
individual entries for number of lives.

The Monster may use the abilities of the listed Player Class as
presented in the Amtgard Rules of Play. Limitations will be listed in
the individual entry.

This large rock is treated as an Instant-Kill siege weapon when

thrown. See entry for usage limits if applicable.

Spell Mastery

Regeneration

This trait allows magic-using Monsters to wear their own enchantments and still cast spells without the enchantments fading.
Humanoid Monsters with this trait do not lose spellpoints for
weapons used unless otherwise stated in the entry.

Lost limbs will grow back after a 50 count. If slain, creature will come
back to life after a 50 count (this does not count towards the total lives
lost). Regeneration does not function against wounds or death
caused by any form of fire, magical attack (including magic weapons)
or Powerful Blows. Damage to Natural armor and wounds from
these attacks remain even if the Monster is slain by non-magical
means and regenerates back to life. (ex.: a Regenerating Troll
loses an arm to an Acid Bolt, but is slain by a normal
arrow to the chest. When the Troll regenerates from
death, it keeps the wounded arm.)

Stone Heal

Any magical stone attack (i.e.: Petrify) will completely heal all
limbs and one point of Natural armor to the creature.
A creature with Stone Heal may not use their own
stone abilities to Heal itself.

Strong

Regeneration, Greater

Melee weapons (even Natural

weapons) become Red. Melee
weapons that are already Red do an
extra point of damage to armor
(total 3)

This power functions exactly like the

Regeneration ability, except limbs
grow back in a 25 count, and the
death count is only 25. Natural
armors are restored at the rate of
one point per location every 25
count. Armor begins regenerating
after all wounds are healed. Player
chooses the order in which armor
is healed. Armor and limbs lost to
magical attacks are restored after
regenerating from any death caused by
non-magical means.

Tough

These creatures are innately

able to resist most weapons.
Strikes from non-magical
weapons do not affect them.
Characters with Powerful Blows
can attack Tough monsters with
their weapons.

Very Strong

Replication

All melee weapons (even Natural ones) become

Seige weapons, slaying a target even on hits to the
targets equipment, shield or weaponry. Removes one point
of Invulnerability or Invulnerable armor per strike. Must be marked
with black ribbon.

M: Copies of the Monster to be replicated.

E: Anyone slain by the Monster will rise as a similar creature
for the remainder of their natural lives under the control of the
original Monster.
L: Some Monsters may need to slay a victim multiple times in order
to use this power, see individual entries for details.
N: Since the effect is permanent, and Replicated Monsters also gain
this ability, it could make for a veritable swarm of these Monsters,
unless the Reeve dictates otherwise.

Monster Abilities

Innate Abilities are natural functions of the Monster (like a

poisonous bite), Innate Magical Abilities are special, but still natural,
magic-oriented functions of the Monster (like breath weapons) and
Magic-Like Abilities are just like spells which have to be activated by
the Monster (like the Dread Knights magical arsenal).

Rubbery

Creature is immune to all bludgeoning attacks, including rocks,

maces, flails and quarterstaves.

Innate Abilities

Serial Immortality

Innate Abilities have a limited number of uses. In many cases, they act
just like magics. Innate Abilities require the person to stand still unless
noted otherwise. If a school is listed, a magic that protects from that
school, protects from the abilities. Otherwise, only Invulnerable
Armor or Invulnerability will protect from the ability (though some
have immunity to poison and traps, and thus are unaffected by them).

Creature regenerates from death in a 100 count without a loss of life,

fully healed with all armor and/or weapons replaced. Wounds may
not be regenerated independently unless Regeneration is also
possessed. Some immortal monsters have special vulnerabilities which
may cause them to lose a life, see individual entries for details.
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Innate Magical Abilities

wish to return to the game, recite the phrase to end the effect.
L: If you go more then 50 feet from a tree, you cannot recite the
phrase to end the effect until you are again within 50 feet of a tree.
Someone within 20 feet can use Tracking to dispel this ability.

Unless listed as magical, Innate Abilities are non-magical in nature.

Innate Magical Abilities are cancelled or dispelled by Anti-Magic
areas. Targets bearing Protection from Magic and those who are
immune to magic are likewise unaffected by these abilities.

Corrosion

I: I rust that (metal object) x5

R: 20 feet
E: One metal item or metal weapon is considered unusable for a
100 count. Mend will repair corroded items. Normal armor
constructed with metal parts (including rings and studs) is
rendered useless in one location per use of this ability

Magic-Like Abilities

Magic-Like Abilities are treated and activated in all ways as per

the spell listed, except they do not cost magic points, do not
require a free hand, and are given a set number of uses. MagicLike Abilities cannot be used in Anti-Magic areas. Magic-Like
abilities can be used with the Extension spell, if a Monster has
access to both.

Counterspell

I: Declare Counterspell x1 upon activation

R: Self only
E: The caster may choose to reflect any single spell attack directed
against it back to the attacker. The attack must have been directed
at the caster, and does not work against bouncing or remain
active Fireballs, Mass spells or abilities, Doomsday,
enchantments or other battlefield effects. Verbal
magic and spellball hits which are
Counterspelled instantly affect the attacker
regardless of protective enchantments or
distance. Immunities still apply. This
ability must be declared before the
attack takes place.

Abilities Defined
Animal Rights Activism

I: I have rights too dammit! x 5

R: 20 foot radius
E: All Barbarians, Scouts and Druids within 20
feet must come directly to the creature and
aid it in battle for a 100 count, after
which time the affected players are
given safe passage back to their base
where they may rejoin the game.
Affected Barbarians go instantly
Berserk (This does not count
against their normal Berserk
abilities) and retain that status after
the effect wears off. Monsters
ignore the plea for help.

Cuteness

I: You wouldnt hurt a cute little

thing like me, would you? x3
R: 20 feet
E: The victim must follow the creature
around for a 100 count, and cannot
attack the creature, though they may
defend themselves from attack. After the
100 count expires, the victim is allowed safe
passage back to their base and may rejoin the
game normally.

Avalanche

I: Avalanche x 5 while stomping on ground

with one foot
R: 20 foot radius
E: All victims within range are frozen in place for 150 count.
The victim may not move or speak, and neither they nor their
equipment can be affected in any way, except where noted below.
Only beings Immune to Cold-Based Attacks and Subdual can
resist this ability.
N: Creatures are immune to their own Avalanche, but not to the
effects of other Avalanches. A touch from a Flameblade or the
Sword of Flame will instantly negate the effect. One Fireball
striking the victim or his equipment, will instantly negate the
effect. Multiple Fireballs striking the victim will cause the victim
to be freed by the initial Fireball, and affected normally by any
others. Beings protected from flame or immune to the School of
Flame cannot be freed by fire or flame attacks. Shove, Teleport,
and Wind may be used normally on an affected victim.

Death Cloud

I: Death Cloud x5
R: 10 foot radius
E: All players(except the caster) within radius instantly die.
N: This is a Death and Poison effect. Immunitites and enchantments
that provide protection against either type of effect will protect
against this ability.

Extinguish

I: Extinguish x5
R: 20 foot radius
E: All Flame spells, enchantments, and magical abilities are dispelled.
All Flame terrain effects, Traits, and Innate Abilities are rendered
inactive for a 100 count. The Sword of Flame is unaffected.

Blend

Holy Weapon

I: Repeat x10 Forest hide and protect me. To end the effect repeat
x2 Forest release me
E: You are considered out of the game. You may move anywhere you
like, as long as you remain within 50 feet of a tree. When you
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Weapon is considered Red, magical, indestructible and may be used

to break even Improved, Hardened and Imbued shields.

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Level Drain

L: Monsters possessing this ability are immune to the effect of all

Stinkballs, as are any Monsters deemed suitably foul enough to
be immune to Eternal Stench.

I: Declare x1 Level Drain on any melee attack which wounds the

intended victim
E: Victim is immediately reduced by one class level. All spells and
abilities are utilized at one level lower for the rest of the players
life. Enchantments, spells and Abilities already cast or activated
(i.e.: a person who is already Petrified, enchantments which have
already been cast) are not affected.
L: First level players, Peasants and Raiders are immune to this effect.

Stinking Cloud

M:50 foot strip of purple cloth tied into a circle

E: Players may not enter the cloud. Missile combat may still take
place through the cloud. Multiple creatures with this ability can
combine their strips together to make a larger zone.
N: Monsters possessing this ability are immune to the effect of all
Stinking Clouds, as are any Monsters deemed suitably foul
enough to be immune to Eternal Stench.

Mass Shove

I: I shove thee all away x3

R: 20 foot radius
E: All enemies within 20 feet must immediately
move back an additional 20 feet away from
the caster.

Touch of the Plague

I: Touch of the Plague x5

R: Touch
E: Any player touched dies from the plague in a
100 count unless protected from Disease,
immune to Disease or Cure Disease is cast
on them. Stopped by Invulnerability or
Invulnerable armor but bypasses normal
armor.

Possession

I: Repeat x3 I dominate your will

R: 20 feet
E: Possessed players must serve the
casting creature to the fullest extent
of their abilities, until either the
caster or victim is slain.
L: Casters must remain within 50
feet of their victim at all times or
the Possession is ended. Victims
may not attempt to exceed the range
on purpose, though they may be lured
away by Yield spells or similar magic.
The effect is dispelled if the possessing Monster is slain.
N: If the possessing Monster has the
Incorporeal Trait, the Monster is assumed
to be inside the victim. Also, such a
creature using this ability may still use the full
range of its own abilities, though it may not
engage or be affected by melee and is immune to
all non-magical attacks during possession. Killing
the victim does not kill the Monster, but does
eject it within 10 feet of where the victim died.

Tunneling

I: Tunneling x5 to activate,Arriving
x5 to end
R: 100 feet
E: Creature must move in a straight line to
any point within 100 feet and may not
engage or be engaged in combat while
moving. Tunneling creatures may delay
arrival for up to a 100 count once they
reach the destination by continuing to
chant Tunneling once every five seconds.
May not arrive within 50 feet of a base or
Nirvana. May not carry game items.

Vermin Horde

I: I call upon an army of (animal listed in

description) to devour thee x3
R: 20 feet
E: Target is slain, consumed by a horde of mean
little animals.
N: This is not a Death ability or spell. Does one
point of damange to Invulnerability or Invulnerable
armor, but bypasses normal armor to slay the victim.

Sneak

I: Sneak x5 to activate, chant Sneak every 5

seconds to continue, must repeat Now you see
me x2 to deactivate
E: As per Monk Sanctuary, except Sneaking players may hold
Natural weapons in hands. May not deactivate ability within 10
feet of another player.

Webs

R: 10 foot strip of white cloth

E: Tie strip between two points. Any person who crosses or touches
the line is Entangled for a 150 count or until web is destroyed.
N: Both ends of the strand must be hit with a magical weapon,
Fireball or Lightning Bolt before it is destroyed. Monsters are
immune to their own webs and the webs of creatures of the same
race. Multiple creatures with this ability can combine their strips
together to make a larger zone.

Stinkball

M:Padded purple stink ball with streamers

I: x5 Stinkball
E: Targets struck by a Stinkball may neither approach nor be
approached by any other player within 50 feet for a 150 count.

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Vulnerabilities:

Vulnerabilities are special magical or environmental effects that are

exceptions to the rules, usually to the detriment of the creature
involved. They take precedence over immunities and are meant to
act as a flaw to be exploited by the Monsters enemies. For example,
Air Elementals are immune to Subdual magic, but have Iceball listed
as a Vulnerability. As such, these Elementals are affected by the spell
as described. Common Vulnerabilities are listed below:

Altered Effect: A general category for spells, effects or abilities

that function in an irregular and generally harmful manner
against a particular Monster. See entries for complete details.
Aversion: The creature will not approach within 20 feet of the
listed object of its aversion. Affected creatures will not attack, nor
attempt to provoke attack from any such aversion, though they
may defend themselves if necessary. See entries for more details.
Beneficent: Monsters with this vulnerability may not attack unless
provoked. This generally means an opponent must attempt to strike
first. Provoked does not mean using lame excuses to join combat.
Because of this vulnerability, playing such a Monster may get boring
in terms of combat (all the more reason to role-play).
Bound : Every life, Bound individuals must choose a large,
stationary object and must remain within 50 feet of that object for
an entire life. Denote the chosen object to a reeve. This item
cannot be one that is moveable, but should be a large rock, tree,
body of water or something similar.
Slow: Monsters with this distinction may not run or jump, and
must move in a generally slow manner.
Spell Weakness: A general category for spells or abilities that
have unusually powerful effects against a particular Monster. See
entries for details, but any spell or effect listed in this vulnerability
bypasses all remaining armor and normal immunities to effect the
target, leaving the armor intact.
Stationary : These creatures may not move than 5 feet from a
specified location. Single-player Monsters may relocate within
100 feet of their last location at the beginning of every life, but
may never come within 100 feet of a base or Nirvana.
Tethered : Creatures with this distinction are secured to a
central location with a length of sturdy rope and may not move
beyond the radius specified in the text. For larger groups, or
places where rope may not be practical, safe or available, the
tethered range should be marked on the ground with ribbon,
chalk powder or similarly easy-to-see media.
Weak : These sad critters are either so pathetic or so fragile as to
die after receiving a wound to any limb.

Terrain Effects:

During the course of a battlegame or Quest, certain environmental

and terrain conditions can be simulated by clearly marking the area
with colored ribbon. Announce to the players what each area
represents, and place Reeves near these areas to better police the
action. Players should be rewarded with short death counts and
even extra lives for role-playing well in such conditions.

Anti-Magic Zone: All forms of magical energy cease to function

within this zone, denoted by yellow ribbon placed around the area.
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Elementals and Summoned Monsters who enter this area are

instantly dispelled, as are all enchantments. spells and magical
abilities may not be cast and Relics do not work while within the
boundaries of an Anti-Magic Zone. These areas may not be
dispelled, but are otherwise like the spell of the same name.
Carnivorous Swarm: Something small and annoying is eating
your flesh if you enter this area, which should be marked with a red
ribbon. Take a wound to any location (players choice) after 5
seconds and die in a 10 count. Invulnerabilities are worn through
all locations at the rate of one point per second after the initial 10
seconds. Normal armor is automatically bypassed.
Death Field: These zones of negative energy are denoted with
black ribbon. Those who are not immune to Death magic die if
they enter this area.
Eternal Stench : Mark out areas of foul putrescence with green
(and it better be really ugly green) ribbons. No one except
Troglodytes, Skirit and other such creatures may enter, unless
one hand covers the players nose and mouth at all times. Players
who remove their hand are immediately Stunned (per Healer
spell) until removed from the area. Merely replacing a hand has
no effect, the player must be removed from the area to continue.
Holy Ground: Areas marked with white ribbons represent land or
places dedicated to Goodness and White Light. Paladins stationed
within Holy Ground gain unlimited use of the Heal spell and all
players are immune to the effects of Level Drain, Possession and
Disease while within the boundaries of such an area.
Graveyards: Places where the dead are buried serve to enhance
the Legions of the Undead. Areas marked with gray ribbon, or
perhaps even foam tombstones or similar signs, can be assigned as
a Graveyard. Any Undead dwelling in a Graveyard (or other place
of interment such as a Mausoleum or Crypt) may add one
additional life to their starting total. The exceptions to this are lifestealing Undead such as Vampires. These creatures do not gain an
additional life, but they do gain one additional use of the Steal Life
ability per game if it is used within the boundaries of the graveyard.
(So, if they want an extra life, they have to go hunt for one!)
Lava: Denoted with orange ribbon placed around the area. These
are areas of open flame. Beings without protection from or
immunity to Flame are knstantly killed and all their equipment
destroyed if they move through it. Beings protected from Flame
and all equipment they are carrying are immune to this effect.
Invulnerabilities are worn through all locations at the rate of one
point per second. Normal armor is automatically bypassed.
Sacred Groves: These wild places are holy ground to Fey
Creatures and are marked with bright green ribbon. All Fey
creatures (except Deep Dweller Elves) who enter a Sacred Grove
may use the Camouflage ability once per life, so long as they
remain within the grove.
Water: Denoted with silver tarp on ground or silver tape placed
around the area. All creatures entering this area must drop to
their knees while moving through it, unless they are Aquatic,
Large or flying. These rules can also be used to simulate wading
through muck and mud, dense foliage, or any other condition
which might force players to move slowly.

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ANGELIC HERO - ANIMAL FAMILIAR

(BL: Talinor / Art: Denah)

Description: Angelic Heroes are the spirits of knights who have been
rewarded by the gods for noble service to the forces of Good. They
are sent down from the heavens to aid faithful mortals in dire need, to
guard an object of tremendous power or to combat evil too great for
mankind to vanquish alone. They generally appear as majestic knights
in glowing white armor and garb. Only Knights may play these beings.
Garb: White and gold tunic with a golden phoenix displayed.
Type:
Q/M Ratio:
Armor:

Extra-Planar Mystical Humanoid

5/1 (QUEST)
Two points Natural Invulnerable, may wear up
to 4 additional points of normal armor, any shield
Any single melee weapon up to Long, javelins
Magic, Subdual, Death, Poison, Disease
2

Weapons:
Immunities:
Natural Lives:
Abilities & Traits:
Enhanced Armor
Extend Immunities to Equipment
Innate Ability : Holy Weapon (1/life)
Vulnerability : Beneficent
Vulnerability : Altered Effect Sever Spirit treated as Lost.
Levels:
1st
As above

2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th

Animal Familiar

Gains Innate Magical Ability : Heal (1/life)

Gains Innate Ability : Extend Immunities (unlimited)
Heal becomes (2/life)
Gains Innate Magical Ability : Resurrect (1/life)
+1 Natural Lives (total 3)

Type:
Mystical Beast
Q/M Ratio:
.5/1
Armor:
None
Weapons:
One short melee weapon (Natural)
Immunities:
None
Natural Lives:
See below
Abilities & Traits:
Sheer Numbers For every spellpoint spent summoning a
Familiar, it gains two lives to a maximum total lives to 6.
Innate Magical Ability : Messenger (unlimited) Must be
activated by summoner.
Innate Magical Ability : Pass Without Trace (1/life)
If a total of two or more spellpoints are spent on a Familiar, it may
bear an enchantment placed by its summoner.
If a total of three spellpoints are spent on a Familiar, its summoner
(regardless of class) can Lend one spell at a time to the Familiar. The
summoner pays for the spell, not the Lend. This ability may be reused
without limit. A lent spellball may be reused normally by the
Familiar, but is no longer available for the summoner's use.
Vulnerability : Weak
Vulnerability : Familiars always come alive at their summoner, but
may not come alive if the summoner is dead (they have to wait and
come alive together at Nirvana) or shattered (a Familiar is removed
from play when its summoner is out of lives).
Levels: None

(WL: Wyngarde / Art: Denah)

Description: Animal Familiars are the
legendary assistant, friend and servant to
the Wizard and Druid. Taking the form of
small, normal-looking animals, these
helpful spirits exist to aid the summoner in
all manner of chores, both mundane and
magical. The most common forms include:
cat, raven, bat, frog and owl, though
Familiars come in as many varieties as the
summoners themselves.
Garb: Anything to suggest the type of
animal you want to portray.
Summoned By: Any Magic-Caster.
Familiars cost at least one spellpoint to
summon, but additional points may be
spent to increase their lives and abilities.
Purchasing a Familiar functions exactly
like purchasing a weapon in all regards,
except you cannot use Warskill to
summon one. Abilities and lives
purchased are cumulative. No more than
three spellpoints may be spent on any
single Familiar. (ex: a 3 point Familiar
has 6 lives and all listed abilities.)
Player Lives/Life: 1
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Banshee

(BL: Naes & Argon / Art: Reynen)

Description: Banshee are undead elven females whose hatred of
life is so great, it sustains her even after death. The banshee cries
out her hatred in a voice so terrible it can kill. Usually appears as a
female in rotted robes of once fine fashion.

Garb: Soiled and torn finery.

Type:
Undead Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
3/1
Armor:
None
Weapons:
None
Immunities:
Control, Death, Subdual, Poison, Disease
Natural Lives:
2
Abilities & Traits:
Incorporeal
Innate Magical Ability : Fear (2/life)
Innate Magical Ability : Teleport (1/life) Self only.
Innate Magical Ability : Finger of Death (1/life)
Innate Magical Ability : Touch of Death (1/life) Self only.
Innate Magical Ability : Doomsday (1/life) Only requires a
100 count.
Vulnerability : Spell Weakness Dispel Magic will kill a
Banshee instantly.
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Fear becomes (4/life)
3rd
+1 Natural Lives (total 3)
4th
Finger of Death becomes (2/life)
5th
Touch of Death becomes (unlimited)
6th
Doomsday becomes (2/life)

Basilisk

(BL: Rakasta / Art: Tim OBrien, Elfwood)

Description: Basilisks are large stone-covered lizards that prey on all
living creatures. They are foul-tempered, always hungry and
relentless in battle.

5th
6th

Garb: Gray or green scales, anything suggesting stone or rocky

textures, a tail and/or horns.
Type:
Mystical Beast
Q/M Ratio:
3/1
Armor:
1 point Natural
Weapons:
One short sword and one flail (both Natural)
Immunities:
Poison
Natural Lives:
2
Abilities & Traits:
Innate Ability : Poison Weapon (1/life, short sword only)
Innate Ability : Fear (1/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Petrify (unlimited bolts)
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Gains Immunity : Subdual
3rd
+1 Natural Armor (total 2)
+1 Natural Lives (total 3)
4th
Gains Strong Trait

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+1 Natural Armor (total 3)

+1 Natural Lives (total 4)
+1 Natural Armor (total 4)
Gains the Tough Trait

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Bear

from the Druids total just like purchasing a

weapon) Bears are non-magical companions and are not removed from the game
if targeted with Dispel Magic.
Player Lives /Life: 2
Type:
Standard Beast
Q/M Ratio: 2/1
Armor:
4 points Natural
Weapons:
Two long melee
weapons (Natural)
Immunities:
Control, Subdual
Natural Lives: 3
Abilities & Traits:
Strong
Hard To Kill
Levels: None

(Various / Art: Denah)

Description: These giant, furry
omnivores can be found in
nearly any climate or environment where food and fresh water
are plentiful. The claws of a full grown
bear can shred a tree or a man with equal
ease. Fortunately, bears are not usually agressive
unless hunting, hungry or near their lair. Woe be unto
any creature foolish enough to come between a bear and
its next meal or who so much as come close to its cubs.
Bears who befriend a Druid serve as a fearless and
powerful guardian and combatant.
Garb: Brown, black or white fur tunic, hood and
leggings. Suggested: Large, hairy people.
Summoned By: Druid (3), (4 spellpoints, deducted

Brownie

(BL: Naes / Art: Denah)

Description: Small (18 inch tall) beings that are distant relatives of
Elves and Fairies. They are usually shy and leery of strangers, but
can be helpful if treated well. They have pointed ears and long
pointed noses. Being creatures of the woods, they typically wear
clothing of brown, green and other earthly tones.

Immunities:
Control (except Charm)
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Innate Ability : Camouflage (1/life)
Innate Ability : Blend (unlimited)
Magic-like Ability : Flight (1/life)
Magic-like Ability : Lost (1/life)
Magic-like Ability : Teleport (1/life)
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Camouflage becomes (2/life)
3rd
Lost becomes (2/life)
4th
Flight becomes (2/life)
5th
Lost becomes (3/life)
6th
Flight becomes (unlimited)

Garb: Brown tunic or tabard with two green scout sashes.

Suggested: Pointed ears, exaggerated smile. Very short people.
Summoned By:
Player Lives/Life:
Type:
Q/M Ratio:
Armor:
Weapons:

Druid (6), Reincarnate

2
Mystical Fey Humanoid
1/1
1 point Natural, may wear up to
3 additional points of normal armor
May use a single dagger or short sword

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CALIMARIN - CATPERSON
Calimarin

(WL: Wyngarde / Art: Reynen )

Q/M:
4/1
Armor:
None
Weapons:
One short melee weapon
Immunities:
Control
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Innate Ability : Hold Person (2/life)
Innate Ability : Charm (2/life) By the power of my mind, I
dominate your will x2
Innate Ability : Teleport (1/life) Self only.
Innate Ability : Finger of Death (1/game)
Innate Ability : Lightning Bolt (2 bolts/U) Bolts of raw
mental energy.
Innate Ability : Heat Weapon (2/life)
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Heat Weapon becomes (4/life)
3rd
Gains one point of Natural armor
4th
Gains Immunity : Magic
5th
Hold Person becomes (4/life)
6th
Finger of Death becomes (1/life)
Gains Innate Ability : Possession (1/life)

Description: Squid head is the best description for the Calimarin.

They are evil creatures who delight in the pain and suffering of
intelligent beings. Calimarin are psionically awakened. The favorite
meal of Calimarin are the brains of freshly slain humans. It bears
noting, all of the Calimarins powers are non-magical in nature and
are usable within an Anti-Magic Zone.
Garb: Brown robes and a purple headband.
Type:

Standard Humanoid

Catperson

(BL: Terarin / Art: Diego & Reynen)

Description: Catpeople are a race of feline humanoids that
resemble many of the great cats such as lions, tigers or leopards.
They are normally very refined in the field that they specialize in, be
it the arts or war-oriented sciences. Catpeople take great pride in
whatever they do.
Garb: Various leopard prints, lots of fur. Suggested: cat tail and ears.
Type:
Q/M Ratio:
Armor:
Weapons:

Standard Humanoid
1/1
May wear up to 3 points of normal armor, up
to a small shield
Two melee daggers (Natural) or any
melee weapons up to long
None
3

Immunities:
Natural Lives:
Abilities & Traits:
Innate Ability : Tracking (1/life)
Innate Ability : Sneak (1/game)
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Becomes a Fey Type
3rd
Sneak becomes (2/game)
4th
Gains Immunity : Subdual
5th
Gains Strong Trait
6th
Sneak becomes (unlimited)
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Centaur

CENTAUR - CORROSION BEAST

(BL: Naes / Art: Denah)

Description: The wise and proud Centaurs, the fabled horse-bodied
men of myth, roam the plains and forests of Amtgardias wildest
places. These mighty philosopher-warriors generally shun the civilized
lands, but maintain a healthy respect for the Elven Nation.
Garb: Furred legging and yellow or white shoes or shoe covers.
Green scout baldric. Suggested: a horse tail, and anything that would
make your lower half look more like a horse.
Summoned By: Druid (6), Reincarnate
Player Lives/Life: 2
Type:
Fey Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
2/1
Armor:
May wear up to 4 points, any shield
Weapons:
Any melee weapon, bows (no crossbows).
Immunities:
Control (except Charm)
Natural Lives:
4
Abilities & Traits:
Many-Legged
Innate Ability : Attuned (2/game) May carry two enchantments in addition to the one used to summon it, if applicable.
Innate Ability : Tracking (1/life)
Innate Ability : Bowyer (1/life)
Innate Ability : Stun Arrow (1/unlimited)
Innate Ability : Flame Arrow (1/unlimited)
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Gains Accuracy Trait

3rd
4th
5th
6th

Corrosion Beast

Gains Innate Magical Ability : Armor Piercing

Arrow (1/unlimited)
Gains Innate Magical Ability : Penetration Arrow
(1/unlimited)
Tracking becomes (2/life)
Flame and Stun Arrow each become (2/unlimited)
Armor Piercing Arrow becomes (2/unlimited)

(BL: Cheshire / Art: Reynen)

Description: This pudgy little creature is arguably one of the
most troublesome and annoying beasts to have to fight. Ever
hungry for the taste of metal, it will follow those who have it to the
ends of the earth if need be, retreating only if severely beaten.
Ungainly on its feet, it is an amazingly fast digger and thus able to
get into the most secure areas.
Garb: A rust colored tunic and hood.
Type:
Standard Beast
Q/M Ratio:
2/1
Armor:
2 points Natural
Weapons:
Two short swords (Natural)
Immunities:
Subdual, Poison
Natural Lives:
4
Abilities & Traits:
Innate Ability : Acid Bolt (unlimited bolts)
Innate Ability : Corrosion (unlimited)
Innate Ability : Tunneling (unlimited)
Levels: None

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Darklord

(BL: Talinor / Art: Xger)

Description: Darklords are particularly evil individuals. They
want to rule the world and have the means to do it. Darklords
exude an evil aura (roleplaying evil does not mean being a
hazard on the field). In general appearance, Darklords
hardly differ from any other individual of the civilized
races. They do, however, occasionally babble to
themselves about being evil and taking over the world.
Garb: The Darklord is generally indistinguishable
from any other combatants, but to be able to
distinguish him, he must have a large black
favor, headband or armband. He should also be
announced at the beginning of the scenario.
Loud, incoherent and evil babbling is very
encouraged by Darklords and Minions alike.
Type:
Extra-Planar Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
2/1 (QUEST)
Armor:
Per Player Class
Weapons:
Per Player Class
Immunities:
Per Player Class
Natural Lives:
Unlimited (see below)
Abilities & Traits:
Create Minion (Undead Players) The Darklord must take an
opponent (dead or alive, Darklords prefer dead), by means of
subdual or dragging dead bodies, back to the Darklords lair. Once
there, the opponent may either become a Minion on the Darklords
team or drop out of the game. Becoming a minion is permanent and
may not be reversed. Note: The Darklord is not undead, but the
Minion is. The Minion must now play the remainder of his/her
lives on the Darklord team. The Minion plays these lives as per the

class he/she was playing when captured as normal. The Minion is

affected by Banish and Turn Undead and gains the Undead Type.
Lair
Serial Immortality
Player Class : Magic-Caster or Class Abilities : Darklords
were once normal humans, and as such, retain all class abilities
they had in before being corrupted by evil. Each Darklord must
choose a class and play it at a level they have attained.
Levels: Per Player Class

THE DARKLORD SCENARIO

Materials: Black headbands for the Darklord and his Minions.

Set-up: Send the Darklord into the woods, with or without any Minions. The rest of the populace makes up the other team.
The Darklord should be a tough, experienced player.
Object: A lesson in futility. The Darklord has unlimited lives, and anyone who is slain by the Darklord becomes a minion
for the remainder of their lives. Eventually the Darklords team will win, but the fun comes from seeing who survives the
longest. Remember though, only the Darklord can make Minions! Minions still use their normal life allotment; they just
switch teams until shattered.
Notes: The Darklord should not be used outside of this battlegame. If the Darklord is playing a spellcasting class, his spells
run out as normal.
Options:
1)Give the Questors a chance. Make this scenario part of a larger battlegame or Quest and provide some means for the
Darklords ultimate destruction.
2) Give the Questors a means to reconvert slain Minions. The battle then takes on a Tug-O-War approach, with players
switching sides every life. In this version, all Questors should be given two headbands or markers at the outset to make
changing sides manageable.
3) Allow Minions to convert Questors, too (despite the usual restrictions against it). This makes the action even faster and
more furious. Be sure everyone understands whether or not this option is being used, as it will make all the difference in
how quickly teams change.

DOR UN AVATHAR, 8TH EDITION

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DEADLY SLIME - DEVA

Deadly Slime

(DS: Labrynth / Art: Torg)

Description: Deadly Slimes are amorphous, amoeboid creatures
generally considered more terrifying for their lack of form than for
any shape they could possibly have. They range in size from only one
foot to over five feet in diameter, in color from chalk white to jet black
and in translucency from opaque to very nearly transparent. Very
primitive creatures, deadly slimes have no mind of which to speak.
They exist only to reproduce: an exhausting process of cellular
fission that requires vast amounts of food.
Garb: Think Jell-OTM, and try to make a costume (including
weapons) that looks as amorphous as possible. Solid colored garb
with matching weapons is a good idea.
Type:
Arboreal Beast
Q/M Ratio:
3/1
Armor:
None
Weapons:
Two hinged melee weapons (Natural)
Immunities:
Control, Subdual, Disease, Poison
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Amorphous (4 points of Invulnerability)
Strong
Tough

Levels:
1st
2nd
3rd
4th

5th
6th

Deva

(BL: Naes / Art: Rick Blackwell, Elfwood)

Description: These brilliant beings are the protectors of law and
good, always upholding that which is pure and innocent in nature
and life. They sometimes appear as globes of brilliantly colored
light, but usually as tall humanoids with large white wings.

1st
2nd
3rd
4th

Garb: Feathered wings and angelic white robes.

Type:
Extra-Planar Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
3/1
Armor:
May wear up to 2 points, any shield
Weapons:
A single short or long non-hinged melee weapon

5th
6th

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As above
Gains Innate Ability : Acid Bolt (2 bolts/U)
+1 Invulnerability (5 total)
+1 Invulnerability (6 total)
Gains Regeneration Trait (Invulnerabilities are
regenerated instead of lost limbs)
+1 Invulnerability (7 total)
+1 Invulnerability (8 total)

Immunities:
Death, Poison
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Natural Flight
Innate Magical Ability : Holy Weapon (1/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Heal (1/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Mend (1/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Awe (1/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Teleport (1/life)
Self only.
Vulnerability : Altered Effect Devas may
only use their Heals and Mends on others, not
on themselves.
Vulnerability : Beneficent
Levels:
As above
Teleport becomes (2/life)
Gains Immunity : Subdual
Mend becomes (2/life)
Gains Tough Trait
Heal becomes (unlimited)
Gains Immunity : Flame
Awe becomes (3/life)
Gains ability to Heal itself (1/game)

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DRAGON

Dragons

One of the most intensely beautiful yet terrifying creatures in existence, a dragon is usually only encountered by the foolish or
unlucky. These huge beasts are found in all climates gathering their huge piles of treasure to sleep upon or out hunting. Species are
divided along specific colors and personality types. They have a tendency to eliminate anyone who enters their territory, whether it
was knowingly or accidental, so it is considered prudent not to attack them. These beasts are so huge and ferocious that it is considered quite an achievement to slay one.
Dragon Mount Option: At some point, players will want to use a Dragon for a mount, either for a large Quest or dramatic aerial combat. If so
desired, and approved by the reeve, Dragons may be given the Mount Trait. All players should be made aware if this option is used in a battlegame.
Keep in mind, players mounted on flying creatures may engage in melee with other flyers, avian mounts and their riders as well. Note: going
into melee against a Monster with Natural Seige Weapons is not a really good idea.

Azure Dragon

(BL: Naes / Art: Diego)

Description: Azure Dragons are intelligent flyers who use their
coloration to blend into the open skies to better get the drop on
their enemies. Azure Dragons lair in hot, sandy regions, usually far
beneath the surface.

Innate Magical Ability : Lightning Bolt (unlimited bolts) as

breath weapon
Innate Ability : Shove (1/life) as a wing buffet
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Gains Magic-Like Ability : Dispel Magic (1/life)
3rd
Dispel Magic becomes (2/life)
+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 5)
4th
+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 6)
Shove becomes (unlimited)
Gains Immunity : Flame
5th
Dispel Magic becomes (3/life)
+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 7)
Gains Magic-Like Ability : Mend (2/life)
6th
Dispel Magic becomes (4/life)
+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 8)

Garb: Scales and armor in shades of blue.

Type:
Mystical Beast
Q/M Ratio:
8/1 (QUEST)
Armor:
4 points Natural Invulnerable
Weapons:
Two short melee weapons (Natural)
Immunities:
None
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Natural Flight
Large
Very Strong
DOR UN AVATHAR, 8TH EDITION

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DRAGON

Crimson Dragon

(BL: Naes / Art: Diego)

Description: Crimson Dragons are lazy and pompous brutes who
while away the centuries on mounts of golden loot. Crimson Dragons
lair in high, mountainous regions, lords and masters of all they survey.
Garb: Scales and armor in shades of red.
Type:
Mystical Beast
Q/M Ratio:
8/1 (QUEST)
Armor:
4 points Natural Invulnerable
Weapons:
Two short melee weapons (Natural)
Immunities:
None
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Natural Flight
Large
Very Strong
Innate Magical Ability : Fireball (unlimited) as breath weapon
Innate Ability : Shove (1/life) as a wing buffet
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Gains Magic-Like Ability : Dispel Magic (1/life)
3rd
Dispel Magic becomes (2/life)
+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 5)

4th

5th

6th

Emerald Dragon

(BL: Naes / Art: Denah)

Description: Emerald Dragons are consummate villains, evil and
greedy to the core. Emerald Dragons lair in verdant, forested areas,
often near human trade routes; humans make fine valuables to
plunder and a tasty midnight snack at the same time.

+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 6)

Shove becomes (unlimited)
Gains Immunity : Flame
Dispel Magic becomes (3/life)
+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 7)
Gains Magic-Like Ability : Mend (2/life)
Dispel Magic becomes (4/life)
+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 8)

Armor:
4 points Natural Invulnerable
Weapons:
Two short melee weapons (Natural)
Immunities:
None
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Natural Flight
Large
Very Strong
Innate Magical Ability : Acid Ball (unlimited bolts)
as breath weapon
Innate Ability : Shove (1/life) as a wing buffet
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Gains Magic-Like Ability : Dispel Magic (1/life)
3rd
Dispel Magic becomes (2/life)
+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 5)
4th
+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 6)
Shove becomes (unlimited)
Gains Immunities : Poison and Disease
5th
Dispel Magic becomes (3/life)
+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 7)
Gains Magic-Like Ability : Mend (2/life)
6th
Dispel Magic becomes (4/life)
+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 8)

Garb: Scales and armor in shades of green.

Type:
Mystical Beast
Q/M Ratio:
6/1 (QUEST)

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Opal Dragon

(BL: Naes / Art: Gerno)

Description: Opal Dragons are ignorant savages, more interested
in mealtime than money. Opal Dragons roam frozen tundra and
arctic mountain peaks in their eternal search for food.
Garb: Scales and armor in shades of white.
Type:
Mystical Beast
Q/M Ratio:
6/1 (QUEST)
Armor:
4 points Natural Invulnerable
Weapons:
Two short melee weapons (Natural)
Immunities:
None
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Natural Flight
Large
Very Strong
Innate Magical Ability : Iceball (unlimited bolts) as breath
weapon
Innate Ability : Shove (1/life) as a wing buffet
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Gains Magic-Like Ability : Dispel Magic (1/life)
3rd
Dispel Magic becomes (2/life)
+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 5)

4th

5th

6th

Sable Dragon

(BL: Naes / Art: Reynen)

Description: Sable Dragons give dragons a bad name; they are
ruthless, vile-tempered and possess an insatiable lust for gold, jewels
and treasure in any form. Sable Dragons make their homes in dank
caverns, often beneath a swamp or other body of foul water.

Weapons:
Two short melee weapons (Natural)
Immunities:
None
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Natural Flight
Large
Very Strong
Innate Magical Ability : Sphere of Annihilation (unlimited
bolts) as breath weapon
Innate Ability : Shove (1/life) as a wing buffet
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Gains Magic-Like Ability : Dispel Magic (1/life)
3rd
Dispel Magic becomes (2/life)
+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 5)
4th
+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 6)
Shove becomes (unlimited)
Gains Immunity : Death
5th
Dispel Magic becomes (3/life)
+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 7)
Gains Magic-Like Ability : Mend (2/life)
6th
Dispel Magic becomes (4/life)
+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 8)

Garb: Scales and armor in shades of black.

Type:
Q/M Ratio:
Armor:

Mystical Beast
9/1 (QUEST)
4 points Natural Invulnerable

DOR UN AVATHAR, 8TH EDITION

+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 6)

Shove becomes (unlimited)
Gains Immunity : Cold-Based Attacks
Dispel Magic becomes (3/life)
+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 7)
Gains Magic-Like Ability : Mend (2/life)
Dispel Magic becomes (4/life)
+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 8)

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DRAGON - DREAD KNIGHT

(BL: RAN / Art: Xger)

Description: These mighty reptilian beasts are cunning and cruel
creatures of reason and magic. Nothing pleases a Great Dragon
more than to sack a kingdom, hoard all of its treasures in one place
and nest on the pile for a century or two.
Garb: Garb or armor with the suggestion of scales.
Type:
Mystical Beast
Q/M Ratio:
10/1 (QUEST)
Armor:
5 point Natural Invulnerable
Weapons:
Two short melee weapons (Natural)
Immunities:
None
Natural Lives:
1
Abilities & Traits:
Natural Flight
Large
Very Strong
Innate Magical Ability : Fireball (unlimited bolts) as breath
weapon, may not remain active.
Innate Ability : Shove (unlimited) as a wing buffet
Magic-Caster : Wizard (by levels) Great Dragons cast spells as
a Wizard of the same level as the Monster.

Levels:
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th

Dread Knight

(BL: Terarin / Art: Xger)

Description: Dread Knights are the spirits of heroes who committed
an immensely evil act. They were executed only to be brought back as
undead knights, cursed to forever walk the earth and lament their
weakness. Though they were once noblemen, all that remains is a
ghostly skeleton wearing ornate armor. Glowing red eyes staring from
deep beneath their helms. Dread Knights posses an impressive
magical arsenal, but prefer to slay their foes in melee combat. It is
preferred that only Knights play one of these creatures.

Magic-Like Ability : Honor Duel (2/life)

Innate Magical Ability : Fear (1/life)
Innate Magical Ability : Touch of Paralyzation (1/life)
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Heat Weapon and Sleep become (2/life)
+1 Natural Lives (total 2)
3rd
Pyrotechnics and Touch of Paralyzation become (2/life)
4th
Finger of Death
and Stun
become (2/life)
+1 Natural Lives
(total 3)
5th
Honor Duel
becomes
(unlimited)
Reanimate
and Fear
become
(2/life)
6th
Heat Weapon,
Sleep and Touch
of Paralyzation
become (4/life)
+1 Natural
Lives (total 4)

Garb: Armor and a skull mask.

Type:
Q/M Ratio:
Armor:

As above
+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 6)
+1 Natural Lives (total 2)
+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 7)
+1 Natural Lives (total 3)
+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 8)

Mystical Undead Humanoid

5/1 (QUEST)
2 points Natural, may wear up to 4 additional
points of normal armor, any shield
Any melee weapon and javelins
Magic
2

Weapons:
Immunities:
Natural Lives:
Abilities & Traits:
Enhanced Armor
Magic-Like Ability: Heat Weapon (1/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Pyrotechnics (1/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Sleep (1/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Stun (1/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Finger of Death (1/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Reanimate (1/life)

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Dryad

(BL: Naes / Art: Lori Lemerond, Elfwood)

Description: These creatures are beautiful, mischievous wood
spirits. Little is known about them except they command powerful
magic and always demand a high price for their benevolence. This
price is often a male who is seldom seen again.
Garb: Seductive attire adorned with leaves and twigs. Suggested:
Pointed ears, sparkling green makeup. Suggestion: only females
should play Dryad.
Summoned By: Druid (6), Reincarnate; Wizard (6), Transform
Player Lives/Life: 2
Type:
Mystical Fey Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
1/1
Armor:
None
Weapons:
Single melee dagger
Immunities:
Control (save for Bardic Charm)
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Home Tree
Magic-Like Ability : Commune (unlimited)
Magic-Like Ability : Heal (unlimited)
Magic-Like Ability : Yield (3/life)
Levels:
1st
As above

2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th

Dwarf

(WL: Margul / Art: Marton Nagy, Elfwood)

Description: Short and powerfully built, Dwarves have a reputation
that defies their small size. Capable of the finest metal and stone
crafting known to man, these bearded warriors are not to be taken
lightly. As a race they possess a grim determination and an amazing
constitution against threats both magical and mundane.

Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Improve Weapon becomes (2/life)
Gains Innate Ability : Improve Shield (1/life) Either
for self or another, takes 100 count.
3rd
May use throwing axes or throwing hammers
Gains Innate Ability : Mend (2/life) only on
metal equipment.
4th
Improve Shield becomes (2/life)
Gains Innate Ability : Armor of
Quality (1/life) Either for
self or another, takes
100 count
5th
Gains Adamantine
Weapons
Trait
+1 Natural
Lives (total 4)
6th
May Fight After
Death on last two lives
Gains Innate Ability :
Counterspell
(1/life)

Garb: Metal armor, helmets and fake beards or mustaches. Short

people. Dwarves use maces, axes or hammers whenever possible.
Type:
Standard Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
1/1
Armor:
May wear up to 4 points, up to medium shields
Weapons:
Any short melee weapons
Immunities:
Subdual, Poison, Disease
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Innate Ability : Improve Weapon (1/life) Either for self or
another, takes 100 count. May be combined with Warrior Improve.
Innate Ability : Fight After Death (last life only)
Vulnerability : Players may not carry more than one Dwarven
Improvement at a time. Only Dwarves themselves are the exception to
this rule, as they may wear any number of their own Improvements
(or the improvements of other Dwarves) without penalty. Dwarven
Improvements are not magic, do not count as enchantments, and
may be carried by any class.
DOR UN AVATHAR, 8TH EDITION

Gains 1 point of Natural Invulnerable Armor

Gains Magic-like Ability : Heat Weapon (1/life)
Gains Magic-like Ability : Warp Wood (1/life)
No additional abilities
Heat Weapon and Warp Wood become (2/life)
+1 Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 2)

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Elementals

Elementals are creatures spawned from the elemental planes. They can be summoned under special circumstances by 6th level
spellcasters, if given permission by the Reeve or game designer. The summoning of an Elemental is similar to the creation of a Golem.
(q.v.) To bring one into play, the spellcaster must spend 3 spellpoints from every 10 points available, just as if purchasing a weapon.
Once called into this plane, Elementals are fierce combatants who remain loyal to their summoner until slain or banished back to
their plane of origin (see individual entries). Elementals may not enter an Anti-Magic area, but since they are not the product of an
enchantment, they are not removed from the game if targeted with Dispel Magic.

Air Elemental
(BL: Naes / Art: Diego)

Natural Flight
Tough
Innate Magical Ability :
Teleport (2/life)
Innate Magical Ability :
Lightning Bolt (1 bolt/U)
Innate Ability : Shove
(unlimited) may be cast while
moving. This is the ability to
push with a gust of wind.
Vulnerability : Spell
Weakness Air Elementals can
be dispelled back to their plane
of origin and removed from the
game for the remainder of their lives
with a Wind spell.
Levels: None

Description: These are creatures brought forth from the element

of air. They appear as either a whirlwind or a transparent humanoid
in light, airy clothing.
Garb: Thin, filmy gauze or other light, sheer materials in white,
yellow or blue.
Summoned By: Druid (6), Wizard (6)
Player Lives/Life: 3
Type:
Q/M Ratio:
Armor:
Weapons:
Immunities:
Natural Lives:
Abilities & Traits:
Lightning Heal

Mystical Extra-Planar Animation

3/1
2 points Natural
2 short weapons (Natural)
Flame, Control, Subdual, Poison,
Death, Disease
3

Earth Elemental
(BL: Naes / Art: Diego)

Summoned By: Druid (6), Wizard (6)

Player Lives/Life: 3

Description: These are massive beings of solid, animated dirt and

stone who are brought into Amtgardia from the Plane of Earth.

Type:
Mystical Extra-Planar Animation
Q/M Ratio:
3/1
Armor:
2 points Natural
Weapons:
Two short bludgeoning weapons (Natural)
Immunities:
Subdual, Control, Poison, Disease, Death
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Stone Heal
Strong
Tough
Innate Ability : Tunneling (unlimited) Earth Elemental may
carry its summoner with it (1/life)
Innate Ability : Petrify (1 bolt/U)
Vulnerability : Spell Weakness Three Release spells will
completely disintegrate the Elemental, dispelling it from this plane
and the game for the rest of its lives.
Vulnerability : Slow
Levels: None

Garb: Dark brown weapons and garb. If youre really into it, cover
yourself with mud and grass

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Fire Elemental

(BL: Naes / Art: Bill Sinclair, Elfwood)

Flame Weapons
Fire Heal
Tough
Innate Ability :
Flame Arrows
(unlimited)
Magic-Like
Ability :
Pyrotechnics
(2/life)
Vulnerability :
Spell Weakness A
single Iceball acts as
a Banish. If hit with
by Iceball three times
in one life, it is
dispelled for the rest
of its lives.
Levels: None

Description: These Elementals come forth from the Plane of Fire. They
appear as majestic humanoids carrying weapons made of pure, living
flame. Fire Elementals are generally quick to action and enter
combat willingly, pleased with the chance to catch something aflame.
Garb: Wispy reds, oranges and yellows. Using some sheer, colored
material for the flames is good. Weapons and arrows should be
covered with orange and red flames.
Summoned By: Druid (6), Wizard (6)
Player Lives/Life: 3
Type:
Q/M Ratio
Armor:
Weapons:
Immunities:
Natural Lives:
Abilities & Traits:
Burning Body

Mystical Extra-Planar Animation

3/1
2 points Natural
Single short sword, short bow (all Natural)
Flame, Control, Death, Subdual,
Poison, Disease
3

Water Elemental

(MS: Manny / Art: Stuart Gormley, Elfwood)

Garb: Blue weapons and flowing garb. Blue face paint is good too.
Add shimmering sheer fabric over the blue for a running water effect.

Description: Although rare in other kingdoms, Water Elementals are

in abundance in the Wetlands, Mystic Seas and the Valley of Silver Rains.
Massive, living waves, the elementals are as changeable as the substance
of which they are formed.

DOR UN AVATHAR, 8TH EDITION

Summoned By:

Druid (6), Wizard (6)

Player Lives/Life: 3
Type:
Mystical Extra-Planar Animation
Q/M Ratio:
3/1
Armor:
None
Weapons:
Two flails (Natural)
Immunities:
Control, Subdual, Death, Disease, Poison
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Amorphous (2 points of Invulnerability) Treat as Hard To Kill
instead of Weak once all Invulnerability is gone.
Aquatic
Ice Heal
Strong
Tough
Innate Ability : Shove (unlimited) say Wave x 3 to activate
Innate Ability : Touch of Death (1/life) Self only. Touch target
and say x1 Drown. May be extended through flails.
Innate Ability : Extinguish (unlimited)
Magic-Like Ability : Teleport (2/life) Self only.
Vulnerability : Spell Weakness A single Fireball acts as a
Banish. If hit with by Fireball three times in one life, it is
dispelled for the rest of its lives.
Levels: None
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Elf, Common Sylvan

(Various / Art: Nyan)

Description: Elves are the longest lived of all the civilized races.
Their thin limbs and beautiful features cause many races to
underestimate the Elven Nation - much to the dismay of any enemy
who has lost a war to the graceful elves.

Gains Innate Ability : Bowyer (1/life)

3rd Gains Innate Ability : Pass Without Trace (1/life)
Spellpoints become 10, may purchase up to 4th level Druid spells.
4th Improve Weapon becomes (1/life)
Gains Innate Magical Ability : Blend (unlimited)
5th Gains Innate Ability : Armor of Quality (1/life)
Spellpoints become 15, may purchase
up to 6th level Druid spells
6th Gains Innate Magical Ability :
Magical
Projectile
(unlimited)
All arrows are treated
as magical and gain +1
additional damage.
Thisability may not
be simulcast or
combined with any
other ability
or enchantment
except
Accuracy.

Garb: Elegant human styles in woodland colors like green and

brown. Suggested: pointed elf ears.
Type:
Q/M Ratio:
Armor:

Mystical Fey Humanoid

3/1
May wear up to 2 points of normal armor, up to
a medium shield
Any short or long melee weapons, any bow
Control
3

Weapons:
Immunities:
Natural Lives:
Abilities & Traits:
Spell Mastery
Accuracy
Magic Caster : Druid Sylvan Elves begin with 5 spellpoints
which may only be spent on 1st and 2nd level Druid magic. May
never purchase neutrals with spellpoints.
Levels
1st
As above
2nd
Gains Innate Ability : Improve Weapon (1/game)

Elf, Deep Dweller

(MS: Manny / Art: Reynen)

Description: Deep Dweller Elves are the descendants of Common
Sylvan Elves. Long ago, they were driven out of the High Elven cities
and forced underground because of their worship of evil gods. Deep
Dweller Elves take great pleasure at the destruction of anything good
or bright, especially their surface dwelling cousins and their
arboreal homelands.
Garb: Black make-up, white wig, black and silver garb. Spider or
web-motif patterns, dark capes and cloaks
Type:
Mystical Fey Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
3/1
Armor:
May wear up to 3 points of normal armor
Weapons:
Any melee weapons, short bow
Immunities:
Control
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Adamantine Weapons
Innate Magical Ability : Flame Arrow (1/unlimited)
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Gains Innate Ability : Poison Weapon (1/life)
3rd
May use up to a small shield
4th
Gains Innate Magical Ability : Armor Piercing
Arrow (1/unlimited)

5th

6th

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Gains Innate Magical

Ability : Blend (1/life)
Instead of trees, this
ability works with
shadows. Replace all
instances of forest and
tree to shadow and
shadowed area in the
abilities description.
Poison Weapon becomes
(unlimited, may even
Poison arrows, but not
specialty arrows)
Gains Magic-Caster :
Wizard May purchase 5
total points of Wizard
magic from levels 1-4
Gains Spell Mastery
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Entangling Mass

(BL: Naes & Argon / Art: Reynen)

Description: These creatures are heaps of rotting vegetable matter, but
despite appearances are actually forms of life. An Entangling Mass is 7
feet in height with a girth of 6 feet at the base and 2 feet at the summit.

Garb: A mass of shredded cloth, leaves and/or vines

Type:
Arboreal Beast
Q/M Ratio:
3/1
Armor:
None
Weapons:
Two short melee weapons (Natural)
Immunities:
Control, Death, Flame, Subdual
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Amorphous (4 points of Invulnerability)
Lightning Heal
Strong
Regeneration: Due to the amorphous nature of the Mass, this
restores a level of Invulnerability to the Mass instead of a lost limb.
Innate Ability : Entangle (2 bolts/U)
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Entangle becomes (4 bolts/U)
3rd
Entangle becomes (unlimited bolts)
4th
+1 Invulnerability (total 5)
5th
Gains Innate Ability : Commune (unlimited)
6th
Regeneration becomes Greater Regeneration
+1 Invulnerability (total 6)

Extra-Planar Entity

armor and immunities. If the effect would not ordinarily cause

damage (like a Control spell), the Entity must take a wound
(attackers choice) and may be slain through wounds in this manner.
Examples: Blunt Weapons, Projectiles, Subdual, Flame, Ice, etc.
Levels
1st As above
2nd Gains Magic-Like Ability : Pyrotechnics (2/life) or Innate
Ability : Steal Life (1/life)
3rd
Confusion becomes
(2/life)
Fear becomes (2/life)
4th
Gains Immunity :
Projectiles or
Magic-Like Ability :
Yield (1/life) or
Regeneration Trait
5th
Confusion becomes
(3/life)
Fear becomes (3/life)
6th
Gains Very Strong
Trait or Magic-Like
Ability : Sphere of
Annihilation
(1 bolt/U)
or Magic-Like
Ability :
Feeblemind (3/life)

(WL: Vaargard / Art: Denah)

Description: Evil Extra-Planar Entities come in as many forms as they

have names: Demons, devils, daemons, Great Old Ones and the like are
all mythical examples of the horrid forms of life teeming in the dark
realms beyond our own. All seek to use their powers to corrupt or
eradicate any person, place or object dedicated to Goodness.
Garb: Red fabrics, horns and a pitchfork. Suggested: face paint,
bat-like wings and symbols of evil darkness.
Type:
Q/M Ratio:
Armor:
Weapons:

Extra-Planar Humanoid
7/1 (QUEST)
4 points Natural Invulnerable
Two short melee (Natural) or any melee
weapons
Magic (see Vulnerability below)
1

Immunities:
Natural Lives:
Abilities & Traits:
Natural Flight
Strong
Tough
Innate Magical Ability : Fear (1/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Finger of Death (1/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Confusion (1/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Dispel Magic (3/life)
Vulnerability : Each Entity must pick a common attack
form or School of Magic which bypasses all remaining
DOR UN AVATHAR, 8TH EDITION

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Fairy

(Various / Art: Diana J. Brinkley)

Description: Fairies (Faerie, Fae, Pixie, Sprite - all names for the same creature) are tiny woodland
spirits who live in the deepest sylvan forests, far from the eyes of mortal men. Fairies are generally funloving pranksters, and their natural abilities make for being excellent spies.
Garb: Translucent wings, brightly-colored garb.
Bard, Druid (3 spellpoints, deducted from the casters total just like purchasing
a weapon) Fairies are willing companions and are not removed from the game if
targeted with Dispel Magic.
Player Lives/Life: 1
Type:
Mystical Fey Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
.5/1
Armor:
None
Weapons:
Any single short melee weapon
Immunities:
Control, Projectiles
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Natural Flight
Innate Magical Ability : Visit (1/life) If summoned, this ability treats the summoner as the Fairys
Nirvana and takes effect immediately upon being declared.
Innate Magical Ability : Messenger (unlimited) Must be activated by the summoner.
Magic-Like Ability : Charm (2/life)
Vulnerability : Weak
Levels: None
Summoned By:

Gargoyle

Garb: Dark grays and bat-like wings.

(BL: Rakasta / Art: Reynen)

Description: Strange, living statue-like beasts, Gargoyles take
extreme pleasure in tormenting creatures whose flesh is weaker
than their own stony hides. Gargoyles are fearsome, winged
guardians and tireless foes in battle.

Type:
Mystical Beast
Q/M Ratio:
3/1
Armor:
2 points Natural Invulnerable
Weapons:
Two short swords (Natural), boulders
Immunities:
Control, Subdual, Death, Poison, Disease
Natural Lives:
2
Abilities & Traits:
Lair
Mend Heal
Natural Flight May carry one dead victim at a time.
Strong
Innate Ability : Sever Spirit (2/life) Can only be used in Lair.
Simulates devouring the victim.
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Gains Innate Ability : Camouflage (1/life) Become
one with the stone! x2 to activate.
3rd
No additional abilities
4th
+1 Natural Lives (total 3)
+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 3)
5th
Camouflage becomes (2/life)
+1 Natural Lives (total 4)
6th
Sever Spirit becomes (unlimited)
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Ghost

(BL: Terarin / Art: Reynen)

Description: Hopelessly wandering the earth, these creatures are
the lifeforce of a restless, dead being. Ghosts spend most of their
unlife in a state of continual incorporeality, during which times they
cannot affect nor interact with the world of the living. Some Ghosts are
occasionally tied to a specific area, but many are free-roaming

apparitions. Ghosts come in as many dispositions as mortals, though

their personalities tend toward the extremes and have been known to
swing wildly from somber and gentle to cruel and spiteful, from
weeping melancholy to raucous insanity, at a moments notice.
Garb: White sheet or robe. Suggested: chains, white face paint.
Type:
Mystical Undead
Q/M Ratio:
3/1 (QUEST)
Armor:
None
Weapons:
None
Immunities:
Control, Death, Subdual
Natural Lives:
2
Abilities & Traits:
Incorporeal
Magic-Like Ability: Forcewall (unlimited) May have up to two
in operation at any time.
Magic-Like Ability: Extinguish (5/life)
Magic-Like Ability: Sleep (unlimited)
Magic-Like Ability: Dispel Magic (2/life).
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
+1 to Natural Lives (total 3)
3rd
Extinguish becomes (unlimited)
4th
Dispel Magic becomes (3/life)
5th
+1 to Natural Lives (total 4)
6th
Dispel Magic becomes (unlimited)

Ghoul

(BL: Terarin / Art: Reynen)

Description: These are undead creatures roaming graveyards for
carrion and unlucky travelers. They are cunning, but mindless. They
feed on human corpses to sustain their lives. The only thing a Ghoul
fears is the holy purity of the White Light.

Garb: Torn and tattered clothing. Gory make-up.

Type:
Q/M Ratio:
Armor:
Weapons:

Undead Humanoid
3/1
1 point Natural
Two short swords (Natural) or any melee
weapons up to Long
Subdual, Control, Death, Disease, Poison
3

Immunities:
Natural Lives:
Abilities & Traits:
Conversion (1/life) Converted Ghouls fight for the original
Ghouls team.
Innate Ability: Touch of Paralyzation (2/life)
Vulnerability : Aversion Ghouls will not approach within 20
feet of a Paladin nor will they enter Holy Grounds.
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
May use up to a medium shield
3rd
Touch of Paralyzation becomes (4/life)
4th
+1 Natural armor (total 2)
5th
Touch of Paralyzation becomes (unlimited)
6th
Conversion becomes (2/life)

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Giant, Fire

(BL: RAN / Art: Hay)

Description: Fire Giants stand just over 20 feet tall. They are a brutally militant race of
Giants who wage seemingly endless war against any intelligent race crossing their paths.
Fortunately, this continual warfare tends to keep their numbers limited, so they never
manage to hold territory for long.
Garb: Light, cool weather garb in red and black colors.
Type:
Q/M Ratio:
Armor:

Standard Humanoid
4/1
3 points Natural, may wear up to 4 additional points of
normal armor
Any melee weapons, boulders
Flame
2

Weapons:
Immunities:
Natural Lives:
Abilities & Traits:
Large
Strong
Magic-Like Ability : Fireball (1/bolt/U)
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Fireball becomes (2 bolts/U)
3rd
Gains Innate Ability : Flameblade (1/life)
4th
Fireball becomes (3 bolts/U)
5th
Gains Innate Ability : Flamewall (1/life) Use red ribbon for wall.
6th
Fireball becomes (4 bolts/U)

Giant, Frost

(BL: RAN / Art: Bill Sinclair, Elfwood)

Description: Frost Giants stand 15-20 feet tall. Grim, brooding and silent, they
resemble Vikings but are less apt to raid or plunder. In fact, they prefer solitude
to the bustle of civilization.
Garb: Heavy cold weather garb and furs of blue and white.
Type:
Q/M Ratio:
Armor:

Standard Humanoid
4/1
3 points Natural, may wear up to 3 additional points of
normal armor
Any melee weapons, boulders
Subdual
2

Weapons:
Immunities:
Natural Lives:
Abilities & Traits:
Large
Strong
Magic-Like Ability : Iceball (1 bolt/U)
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Iceball becomes (2 bolts/U)
3rd
Gains Innate Ability : Avalanche (1/life)
4th
Iceball becomes (3 bolts/U)
5th
Gains Innate Ability : Mass Shove (1/life)
6th
Iceball becomes (4 bolts/U)
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Giant, Hill

(BL: RAN / Art: Iain Scott Davis, Elfwood)

Description: Standing 10-15 feet tall, Hill Giants are slow and
simple-minded brutes resembling nothing so much as gargantuan
Neanderthals.
Garb: White and brown tunic. Suggested: anything that makes
you look taller, a smear of white or brown face paint.
Summoned By:
Player Lives/Life:
Type:
Q/M Ratio:
Requirement:

Armor:

Druid (6), Reincarnate

2
Standard Humanoid
1/1
Must be a 2nd level Monster to play a Hill
Giant. If summoned, the class sacrificed does
not have to be 2nd level, but the player must
be a 2nd level Monster to play a Hill Giant.
2 points Natural, may wear up to 2
additional points of normal armor
Any melee weapons, boulders
None
2

Weapons:
Immunities:
Natural Lives:
Abilities & Traits:
Large
Strong
Levels: None. These giants are far too stupid to improve their
tactics or gain experience from past mistakes.

Giant, Sea

(WL: Wyngarde / Art: Vaargard)

Description: These huge undersea menaces are the stuff of
sailors nightmares. Hulking, ignorant brutes bent on destruction,
Sea Giants are known to accumulate large sums of giant pearls,
precious shells, and other treasures of the deep.

Type:
Standard Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
5/1
Armor:
3 points Natural Invulnerable
Weapons:
Any polearm or spear
Immunities:
Subdual, Control
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Aquatic
Create Minion (Zombies, p. 53, 1/life) This represents the Sea
Giants ability to summon the bodies of long-dead sailors and
pirates to do its bidding. May only be used once on any given
player. Zombies summoned in this fashion gain the Aquatic Trait
and lose the Slow Trait while in water areas.
Large
Very Strong
Vulnerability : Slow Only on land. Sea Giants move normally
through water areas.
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
May now throw normal boulders
3rd
+1 point Natural Invulnerable armor (total 4)
4th
Boulders become Improved Rocks
5th
Create Minion becomes (2/life)
6th
Improved Rocks become Siege weapons

Garb: White sash, trident

DOR UN AVATHAR, 8TH EDITION

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GIANT

Giant, Thunder

(WL: Wyngarde / Art: Greywind)

Description: Thunder Giants are the largest and most intelligent
of all the earthbound Giants. They are generally reclusive in their
cloud top citadels, shunning visitors to study magic and the forces of
nature. Thunder Giants dislike their boorish cousins, and have
particular distaste for barbarians as a whole. Humans can expect
little notice from Thunder Giants, unless they are threatening or
offering great rewards.
Garb: Elegant garb, robes or cape. Yellow sash. Lightning patterns.
Type:
Mystical Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
6/1
Armor:
3 points Natural Invulnerable
Weapons:
Any single short or long melee weapon
Immunities:
Flame, Subdual, Projectiles
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Large
Spell Mastery
Strong
Magic-Like Ability : Lightning Bolt (2 bolts/U)
Magic-Like Ability : Iceball (2 bolts/U)
Magic-Like Ability : Call Lightning (1/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Shove (2/life)
Magic-Caster : Wizard Gains spellpoints as a Wizard of half
the Monsters level (round down).

Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Lightning Bolt becomes (3 bolts/U)
3rd
Gains Magic-Like Ability : Wind (1/game) only
need say the Wind chant once to cast
4th
Lightning Bolt becomes (4 bolts/U)
5th
+1 point Natural Invulnerable Armor (total 4)
6th
Call Lightning becomes (2/life)

Giant, Titan

(BL: RAN / Art: Xger)

Description: These Giants are akin to gods. They stand over 30 feet
tall. The Norse hold that our world was created by the gods from the
body of the Frost Titan Ymir, and the world will be destroyed by the
Fire Titan Surtr. The Greeks hold that the Titans are as cousins to the
gods and that it is the Titan Atlas who holds the world on his shoulders
and the Titan Prometheus who introduced humans to the use of fire.

3rd
4th
5th
6th

may never take the others. Hereafter this ability is

referred to as Spellball.
+1 Natural Invulnerable armor (total 5)
Spellball becomes (2 bolts/U)
+1 Natural Invulnerable armor (total 6)
Spellball becomes (4 bolts/U)

Garb: Elegant garb in Greco-Roman or Norse-Viking style.

Type:
Standard Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
7/1 (QUEST)
Armor:
4 points of Natural Invulnerable, any shield
Weapons:
Any melee weapon, boulders
Immunities:
Flame, Subdual, Projectiles
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Large
Very Strong
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Gains Magic-Like Ability : Iceball (1 bolt/U) or
Fireball (1 bolt/U) or Petrify (1 bolt/U) or Lightning
Bolt (1 bolt/U) Once the bolt type is chosen, the Titan
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Goblin

(BL: RAN / Art: Westerric & Diego)

Description: Goblins are small, primitive descendants of Orcs. As
their most famous trait is physical frailty, they tend to move in groups
for protection. Goblins are cruel, jealous, petty, ambitious, selfish and
suspicious. They hate all races, including other Orc and Goblin tribes,
as intertribal cannibalism is the norm. Goblins are also incredibly
stupid; often using a single twig to hide behind or fainting dead at
the mere sight of a terrible beast or powerful spellcaster.

Levels:
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th

As above
Sheer Numbers becomes (10 lives total)
May use a short bow or up to a medium shield
Sheer Numbers becomes (12 lives total)
Sheer Numbers becomes (15 lives total)
May wear up to 2 points of normal armor

Garb: Crude rags, leather/hide armor. Greenish brown make-up.

Summoned By: Wizard (6), Transform
Player Lives/Life: 0.5. Players who are summoned as Goblins,
sacrifice 1 life to gain 2 lives as Goblins. Treat this as though the
player was enchanted and created two separate Goblins, each
with the enchantment on them.
Type:
Standard Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
0.5/1
Armor:
May wear one point
Weapons:
A single short melee weapon
Immunities:
None
Natural Lives:
8
Abilities & Traits:
Innate Ability : Sheer Numbers
Vulnerability : Weak

A Few Words About Pop Monsters

In battlegaming, the term Pop generally refers to any Monster in which the
player has many lives, is slain on any wound and returns quickly from a death
count. The most common such beast is the infamous Pop Goblin, the original and
simplest form, but just because they are the most popular and widespread doesnt
mean they are the only available specimen. Other variations should follow a few
simple guidelines:
1. Pop Monsters all possess the Weak Trait. This above all things must never
change. Pop Monsters are supposed to be easy to kill.
2. Pop Monsters should have the Sheer Numbers Trait. Six to eight lives to start,
fifteen to twenty at 6th level is about right.
3. Death count should never be more than 60. The faster, the better in most
cases, especially if the creature doesnt have many additional abilities.
4. Make any additional abilities both level-dependant and of relatively low power.
A single Poisoned weapon, a single nonlethal spellball, use of throwing
weapons and use of a shield are all good examples of such abilities. High level
abilities might include use of a single point of armor, archery skills or a single
Red weapon. Under no circumstances should even a 6th level Pop Monster be
more powerful than the average 1st level Class.
Keep in mind, these Monsters are not meant to be individually powerful. In fact,
the whole point is to present more of a nuisance than a threat - at least one at a
time. In groups of five or more, Pop Monsters can be a deadly encounter for any
group of adventurers.

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Golems

Golems are the creations of an ancient spell known only to the most powerful spellcasters. Under special circumstances, a 6th level
spellcaster (type denoted under individual entries) may create one of these by sacrificing spell points (cost likewise noted under the
entries) to create a Golem. Spellpoints spent purchasing Golems are subtracted from every 10 spellpoints available, just like buying a
weapon. Golems have no levels and must be approved by the Reeve prior to entering the game. Golems may not be Resurrected, nor
may they receive lives from a Monk. Golems may not enter an Anti-Magic area, and must immediately exit any such area that is cast
around them. Since they are not the product of an enchantment, Golems are not removed from the game if they are targeted with
Dispel Magic. Players may spend more of their Natural Lives to gain additional lives as a Golem, at the listed Player Lives/Life ratio.
(i.e.: A Warrior with 6 lives can opt to play a Flesh Golem on every life.)

Golem, Flesh

(BL: Naes / Art: Reynen)

Description: These Golems are created through an unspeakable
process of fusing several fresh cadavers together. Flesh Golems are not
Undead, though the resemblance to a Zombie is more than just passing.

Garb: Try to look like Frankensteins Monster. Pale and/or gory face
make-up, tattered clothing and a shambling walk.
Summoned By: Druid 6, Healer 6, Wizard 6, for 2 spellpoints
Player Lives/Life: 1
Type:
Mystical Animation
Q/M Ratio:
1/1
Armor:
2 points Natural
Weapons:
Two short bludgeoning weapons (Natural)
Immunities:
Control, Death, Disease, Poison, Subdual
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Lightning Heal
Strong
Innate Magical Ability : Steal Life (1/game)
Vulnerability : Aversion (Fire) Will not approach an active
Fireball, Flameblade, Sword of Flame or other such game item.
Levels: None

Golem, Metal

(BL: Naes / Art: Reynen)

Description: These massive animations are colossi of metal worked
into human shapes and brought to life with intense magical energies.
Garb: Silver and gray metallic garb.
Summoned By: Druid 6, Healer 6, Wizard 6, for 4 spellpoints
Player Lives/Life: 3
Type:
Mystical Animation
Q/M Ratio:
3/1
Armor:
4 points Natural Invulnerable
Weapons:
Single long sword or two short swords (Natural)
Immunities:
Magic, Control, Death, Disease, Poison, Subdual
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Fire Heal
Strong
Tough
Magic-Like Ability: Death Cloud (1/life)
Vulnerability : Altered Effect Lightning spells act as a Hold
Person, bypassing remaining Invulnerable armor and immunities.

Vulnerability : Slow
Levels: None
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Golem, Mud

(BL: Naes / Art: Reynen)

Description: These creatures are massive frames of wood,
covered in clay, and then animated with magic.
Garb: Earth tones and brown make-up.
Summoned By: Druid 6, Healer 6, Wizard 6, for 3 spellpoints
Player Lives/Life: 2
Type:
Mystical Animation
Q/M Ratio:
2/1
Armor:
None
Weapons:
Two short bludgeoning weapons (Natural)
Immunities:
Bladed Weapons, Control, Death, Disease,
Subdual, Poison
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Amorphous (4 points of Invulnerability)
Mend Heal
Strong
Tough
Innate Ability : Entangle (1 bolt/U)
Vulnerability : Spell Weakness Pyrotechnics will cause the
death of a Mud Golem.
Vulnerability : Slow
Levels: None

Golem, Rag
(WL: Corwin / Art: Denah)
Description: Wizards who wish to protect children from the dangers
of the world create these Golems. Rag Golems are sentient dolls,
brought to life through an act of magic and love. They always resemble a
childs plaything, be it a doll, stuffed dog, or teddy bear, until the child it
threatened or harmed in any way. The Golem them springs to life, using
its powers and attacks to defend its young charges.
Garb: A Raggedy-Ann or Raggedy-Andy costume, Any doll-type garb
with lace and ruffles, a lace bonnet
Summoned By: Bard (6), Wizard (6), for 3 spellpoints
Player Lives/Life: 2
Type:
Mystical Animation
Q/M Ratio:
2/1
Armor:
1 point Natural Invulnerable
Weapons:
One melee dagger
Immunities:
Control, Subdual, Death, Posion, Disease
Natural Lives:
1
Abilities & Traits:
Strong
Tough
Innate Magical Ability : Charm (4/life)
Innate Magical Ability : Legend (1/life) Must tell bedtime stories.
Magic-Like Ability : Visit (1/game)
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Vulnerability : Weak Only against Flame and fire-based

attacks. Such attacks bypass all armor and slay the Golem.
Levels: None
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Golem, Rock

(BL: Naes / Art: Reynen)

Description: These Golems are animated statues
of incredible power. Like most other Golems, they
are slow and ponderous, with unnaturally stiff
movements. Rock Golems never hurry anywhere.
Garb: Grays and stone like colors and patterns.
Summoned By: Druid (6), Healer (6),
Wizard (6), for 4 spellpoints
Player Lives/Life: 2
Type:
Mystical Animation
Q/M Ratio:
3/1
Armor:
3 points Natural Invulnerable
Weapons:
Single long melee weapon
Immunities:
Magic, Control, Death, Disease,
Poison, Subdual
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Stone Heal
Strong
Tough
Magic-Like Ability : Hold Person (4/life)
Vulnerability : Slow
Levels: None

Golem, Rope

(WL: Dr. Phlogiston / Art: Denah)

Description: Created to serve mages stationed aboard sea vessels, Rope Golems are
living constructs of ship lines, hemp ropes, and guy wires. The Druid version of this
Golem, used to protect Sacred Groves, is called a Vine Golem, though the abilities are
identical in all respects.
Garb: Lots of ropes and rope-like appendages. Baggy garb in brown or tan.
Summoned By: Druid (6), Wizard (6), for 2 spellpoints
Player Lives/Life: 1
Type:
Mystical Animation
Q/M Ratio:
1/1
Armor:
2 points Natural
Weapons:
Two hinged melee weapons (Natural)
Immunities:
Control, Subdual, Death, Projectiles
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Amorphous (4 points of Invulnerability) Treat as Hard To Kill insteadof Weak.
Powerful Blows
Strong
Innate Ability : Earthbind (4/life)
Innate Ability : Camouflage (unlimited)
Innate Ability : Entangle (4 bolts/U)
Vulnerability : All attacks that would injure an opponent are considered subdual
blows. Treat attacks as normal against targets who are immune or resistant to subdual.
Levels: None
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Golem, Scarecrow

(BL/DS: Cheshire & Labyrinth / Art: Reynen)

Description: These golems are one of the oldest forms of sentries,
used by village shamans as guardians of crops and fields. Certain
spellcasters discovered that these lumps of hay, if granted magical life,
were capable of scaring more than just the birds.
Garb: Tattered shirt and mask with hay sticking out.
Summoned By:
Player Lives/Life:
Type:
Q/M Ratio:
Armor:
Weapons:
Immunities:

Druid 6, Wizard 6, for 3 spellpoints

2
Mystical Animation
3/1
2 points Natural
Two short non-hinged weapons or a
single long or reach weapon (Natural)
Control, Subdual, Death, Projectiles
(except Flame Arrows and Siege weapons)
3

Natural Lives:
Abilities & Traits:
Mend Heal
Tough
Innate Magical Ability : Fear (4/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Vermin Horde (Crows, 1/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Teleport (1/life) Self only.
Levels: None

Great Bird

(WL: Porthos / Art: Denah)

Description: These huge birds are the lords of the winds, using their
keen eyesight to spot unsuspecting prey miles away.
Garb: Feathered wings or big flapping cape, avian mask or make-up
Druid (3), (3 spellpoints, deducted from the casters
total just like purchasing a weapon) Great Birds are
non-magical companions and are not removed from
the game if targeted with Dispel Magic.
Player Lives/Life: 2
Type:
Standard Beast
Q/M Ratio:
2/1
Armor:
None
Weapons:
Two short melee weapons (Natural)
Immunities:
None
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Missile Block Only while in flight. This simulates the great birds
ability to dodge missile weapons while in the air.
Mount For one additional spellpoint (total cost of 4), the great bird
may serve as a mount for its summoner.
Natural Flight Aside from regular useage, Great Birds can activate
and deactivate this ability while moving (1/life), allowing them to strafe
into and out of melee with non-flying enemies.
Levels: None
Summoned By:

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GREMLIN - GRYPHON

Gremlin

(BL: Rakasta / Art: Reynen)

Description: Gremlins exist to amuse themselves. They are lying,
thieving pranksters, but not generally dangerous unless provoked.
They appear as either sickly green goblins or happy faced fuzzies. In
either case, they have a very warped sense of humor.

Type:
Mystical Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
1/1
Armor:
None
Weapons:
Single melee dagger or short sword
Immunities:
None
Natural Lives:
2
Abilities & Traits:
Neutral
Magic-Like Ability : Teleport (4/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Heat Weapon (4/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Warp Wood (4/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Pyrotechnics (1/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Dispel Magic (4/life)
Vulnerability : Weak
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Heat Weapon becomes (5/life)
3rd
Warp Wood becomes (5/life)
May wear one point of normal armor
4th
+1 Natural Lives (total 3)
5th
Dispel Magic becomes (unlimited)
6th
Teleport becomes (unlimited)
+1 Natural Lives (total 4)

Garb: White fur and face paint, or dark green scales and a mohawk

Gryphon

(BL: Terarin / Art: Reynen)

Description: Gryphons are the mythological half-lion, half-eagle
beasts from Greek and Roman literature. They are vicious carnivores, but would rather eat horses than wandering travelers.
Garb: Feathered wings, furry breeches and a leonine tail.
Type:
Standard Beast
Q/M Ratio:
3/1
Armor:
2 points Natural
Weapons:
Two short swords (Natural)
Immunities:
None
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Natural Flight
Innate Ability : Shove (1/life)
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
May be used as a Mount, even while in Flight
3rd
Gains Regeneration Trait
+1 point Natural armor (total 3)
5th
Gains Strong Trait
5th
Shove becomes (2/life)
6th
+1 point of Natural armor (total 4)
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Harpy

(BL: Cheshire / Art: Ryan Bourret, Elfwood)

Type:
Q/M Ratio:
Armor:
Weapons:

Description: Harpies are avians of the worst

temperament. Both their bodies and minds are
only partially human. This means they consider
humans and other no- wings to be both
expendable and tasty. They are not easily
recruited but those
who secure a
Harpys aid often
find it is they who
are being used. Flat
out, Harpies are
amongst the most
vile and evil
creatures around.

Standard Humanoid
1/1
None
Two short non-hinged melee weapons
(Natural), javelins (only while flying)
None
3

Immunities:
Natural Lives:
Abilities & Traits:
Natural Flight
Innate Ability : Fear (1/life)
Innate Ability : Poison Weapon (1/life)
Levels:
1st As above
2nd Gains one point Natural armor
3rd Fear becomes (2/life)
4th Poison Weapon becomes (2/life)
5th +1 point Natural armor (total 2)
6th Gains Innate Magical Ability : Charm (unlimited)

Garb: Feathered
wings. Cape, tunic
or garb in black
or gray.

Hydra

(WL: Vaargard / Art: Frederik Andersson, Elfwood)

Description: Hydras are huge, usually reptilian, monsters
invariably equipped with two or more heads. They are always
vicious, hungry creatures, wreaking havoc upon their surroundings.
There should be from two to eight heads and a single tail.
Garb: Scales and metallic fabrics.
Type:
Mystical Multi-Player Beast
Q/M Ratio:
2/1 per Head/Tail (QUEST)
Armor:
4 points Natural Invulnerability (all players)
Weapons:
One long sword per Head; Tail must use flail
(all Natural)
Immunities:
None
Natural Lives:
1
Abilities & Traits:
Large All parts gain this Trait.
Strong All parts gain this Trait.
Innate Ability : Fight After Death Tail section only.
Magic-Like Ability : Iceball (1 bolt/U) or Magic Bolt
(1bolt/U) or Entangle (1 bolt/U) Only one Head may use this
ability. A Head may only ever use one type of spellball.
Magic-Like Ability : Fear (2/life) Only one Head may use this.
Vulnerability : The Tail automatically dies and enters Fight
After Death if all Heads are slain.
Vulnerability : Tethered Range should be no more than 20 feet.
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
+1 point Natural Invulnerability (total 5)
3rd
One Head gains Innate Magical Ability : Lightning
Bolt (1 bolt/U)
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4th
5th
6th
40

+1 point Natural Invulnerability (total 6)

One Head gains Innate Magical Ability : Fireball
(1 bolt/U)
All parts gain Regeneration Trait

KRAKEN

Kraken

(WL: Vaargard / Art: Reynen)

Description: Kraken are huge squid-like creatures which plague
the seas of the world. They flail their mammoth tentacles about
hoping to snare a quick morsel from ship or shore.

Innate Ability : Fear (2/game)

Innate Ability : Fight After Death Only the Tentacles posses
this ability.
Innate Ability : Sever Spirit (unlimited) Only the Beak posseses
this ability.
Vulnerability : Stationary Beak only. Subdued enemies may be
carried to the Beak for consumption. (Sever Spirit)
Tethered Tentacles only. Range should be no more than 20 feet.
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
One Tentacle may throw boulders as a Seige weapon
3rd
One Tentacle gains the Very Strong Trait
4th
Gains Innate Ability : Mass Shove (1/life)
Only the beak may activate this ability
5th
TwoTentacles may Break Tether
6th
Mass Shove becomes (2/life)

Garb: Dark green tunic or robes.

Type:
Standard Multi-Player Beast
Q/M Ratio:
2/1 per Tentacle/Beak(QUEST)
Armor:
4 points Natural Invulnerable
Weapons:
One flail per Tentacle, one great weapon for
Beak (all Natural)
Immunities:
Flame, Control, Subdual
Natural Lives:
1
Abilities & Traits:
Aquatic
Strong All of the Tentacles have this Trait.
Very Strong Only the Beak has this Trait.
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Lepus

Type:
Q/M Ratio:
Armor:

(WL: Slyddur Rahbet/ Art: Rabbit)

Description: Imagine a hugely-muscled humanoid rabbit
standing over six feet tall, dressed in a loincloth and wielding
a blood-stained two-handed sword. Then imagine a whole
ARMY of them, leaping into battle with a howling cry and
snatching incoming arrows out of the air with their feet.
Scary? In truth, the Lepus are a peace-loving and life
affirming people, content to live in touch with
nature far from the grasp of mankind. Their
leaders are wise and have perfected spiritual
harmony and balance. The remainder of
the populace are semi-barbaric,
nomadic forest-dwellers,
living in thatch-roofed
burrows on the
fringes of civilized
nations. The Lepus
as a
race are
known to
despise the
Undead, and go out
of their way to destroy
such creatures of darkness.

Weapons:
Immunitites:
Natural LIves:
Abilities & Traits:
Innate Ability : Pass Without Trace (1/life) May be used
while moving.
Innate Ability : Berserk On last life only.
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Gains Innate Ability : Tunneling (1/game) May be
used while moving.
+1 Natural Lives (total 5)
3rd
Gains Missile Block Trait
May now go Berserk on last two lives
4th
Tunneling becomes (1/life)
Gains Accuracy Trait
5th
Gains Greater Missile Block Trait
+1 Natural Lives (total 6)
6th
Gains Innate Ability : Fight After Death OR may trade
all Berserk and Tunneling abilities to become a 6th level
Magic-Caster : Druid. If Druid is chosen, the Lepus
must obey all the rules for casting, including purchasing
weapons with spellpoints.

Garb: Rabbit ears, fluffy tail,

loincloth, bone jewelry and
such other savage clothing.

Lich

(BL: Aramithris & Tawnee / Art: Westerric)

Description: Liches are wizards who have used their Art to prolong
their existence by becoming undead.

transform beings into

Undead Monsters.
Vulnerability : Bound:
Liches are bound to within a
circle made by a 10 feet
piece of yellow cloth. This
cloth must be placed on the
battlefield within 100 feet
of where they last
died. Thus each time
a Lich dies, it can
move its circle up to
100 feet from where it last
was. It cannot be within
100 feet of a base or
Nirvana. They may not
leave this circle.
Levels: As Wizard class.

Garb: Yellow Sash. Suggested: a skull mask or other undead

looking garb and makeup.
Summoned by: Wizard (5), Lich
Player lives/life: 0, Wizards who become Liches gain additional
lives, one life per use purchased.
Type:
Undead Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
2/1
Armor:
None
Weapons:
As per Wizard
Immunities:
Control, Death, Poison
Natural Lives:
1 per spell purchased
Abilities & Traits:
Neutral
Magic-Caster: Wizard Becoming a Lich is treated as an
additional life for the Wizard for all purposes, including magic.
Liches who use Mutual Destruction become Banished rather than
losing a life. Liches who use the Transform spell can only
DOR UN AVATHAR, 8TH EDITION

Standard Humanoid
1/1
May wear up to 2 points of normal armor,
any shield
Any melee weapons, javelins, short bow
Subdual
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LIZARDMAN - MANTICORE

(BL: Cheshire / Art: Reynen)

Description: Lizardmen are dangerous, tribal people who are quite
primitive and few in number. They can be found in any climate, but
most often in marshes and swamps. They are savage in mind and
crude in technology.

Garb: Green tunic. Green face paint and green cloth covered flail.
Suggested: Scales or snakeskin.
Summoned By: Druid (6), Reincarnate
Player Lives/Life: 2
Type:
Standard Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
1/1
Armor:
1 point Natural, up to a medium shield
Weapons:
Single flail (Natural) or any melee weapons
Immunities:
Poison
Natural Lives:
4
Abilities & Traits:
Strong
Levels:
1st
No additional abilities
2nd
Gains Innate Ability : Poison Weapon (1/game)
3rd
+1 to Natural armor (total 2)
4th
May now use javelins
5th
+1 to Natural armor (total 3)
Poison Weapon becomes (1/life)
6th
May wear up to 3 points of additional normal armor

Manticore

(DS: Crosser / Art: Diego)

Description: The blending of a lion and a demon, the manticore
is a vile and tough opponent. Large and powerful, the beast can
take to the air on leathery wings, has the fangs of a rattlesnake,
and a tail covered with large iron-like quills, which it can fling a
considerable distance.
Garb: Tabard of orange, tan or yellow with featherless wings, and a
wig or paper lions mane.
Type:
Standard Beast
Q/M Ratio:
4/1
Armor:
2 points Natural
Weapons:
Two short swords (Natural), throwing daggers
Immunities:
Poison
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Natural Flight May use throwing weapons
while in Flight.
Innate Ability : Poison Weapon (1/life)
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Gains Innate Magical Ability :
Fear (1/life)
3rd
+1 point of Natural armor (total 3)
4th
Throwing daggers are now Poisoned
5th
Gains the Strong Trait
6th
Gains Immunity : Control
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Medusa

(BD: Nithanalorn / Art: Reynen)

Description: An evil combination of woman and snake, the Medusa
is a creature so vile in aspect that her mere visage is enough to turn a
man to stone. Instead of hair, snakes writhe upon her skull and her
lower body is often that of a giant serpent.

Garb: Elegant garb with snakes added to hair. It is suggested only

females play a Medusa.
Type:
Mystical Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
3/1
Armor:
2 points Natural
Weapons:
Single short sword, any bow
Immunities:
Poison, Subdual
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Innate Ability : Poison Weapon (unlimited)
Innate Magical Ability : Petrify (unlimited bolts)
Innate Magical Ability : Touch of Paralyzation (2/life) No
charge required, may extend through own melee weapons, declare
Stone x1 to activate. Medusas can use Petrify on victims of her
Touch of Paralyzation!
Vulnerability : Altered Effect A Medusa who strikes the Shield
of Reflection with a Petrify bolt becomes Petrified herself.
Levels
1st
As above
2nd
Gains Innate Magical Ability : Fear (1/life)
3rd
Gains Magic-Like Ability : Stun (2/life)
4th
Fear becomes (2/life)
5th
Natural armor becomes Natural Invulnerable Armor
6th
Touch of Paralyzation becomes (unlimited)

Minotaur

(BD: Cheshire / Art: Bill Sinclair, Elfwood)

Description: These savage creatures of legend have the head of a bull
and the body of a giant man. They are dangerous, unpredictable and
merciless. Only a fool would challenge one in its own lair, for they dwell
in trap-infested mazes where few have been known to escape.
Garb: Brown tunic and/or fur and a brown headband or mask.
Type:
Standard Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
2/1
Armor:
2 points Natural
Weapons:
Any non-hinged melee weapons
Immunities:
Control, Subdual
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Strong
Innate Ability : Tracking (unlimited)
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
+1 point Natural armor (total 3)
3rd
May now wear up to 2 points of normal armor
4th
Gains Innate Ability : Fight After Death (1/life)
5th
May now use any shield
+1 point Natural armor (total 4)
6th
+1 Natural Lives (total 4)
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Mummy

(BL: Morbid / Art: Bill Sinclair, Elfwood)

Description: Mummies are undead creatures that are the
corpses of humanoids, wrapped in bandages, and filled with
preserving fluids. They are usually associated with a curse. If
something concerning the mummy has been desecrated, the
mummy may track down and kill the guilty party. Other times,
it is merely a spirit that has inhabited a body to wreak havoc.
They are quite mindless, and will destroy anything that gets in
their way.

Immunities:

Control, Death, Sorcery,

Subdual, Poison
3

Natural Lives:
Abilities & Traits:
Innate Ability : Touch of Death
(unlimited)
Bloodless
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Gains the Strong Trait
3rd
+1 point Natural armor (total 2)
4th
+1 point Natural armor (total 3)
5th
Gains Innate Magic-Like Ability :
Fear (2/life)
6th
Gains Magic-Like Ability : Heal
(2/life) Self only. Simulates rejoining
body parts.

Garb: Mostly wrapped in bandages. Any Egyptian-style garb.

Summoned By: Wizard (6), Transform
Player Lives/Life: 4
Type:
Undead Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
3/1
Armor:
1 point Natural
Weapons:
Single short sword

Nosferatu

(BL: Naes / Art: Denah)

Description: These are foul undead beings who are forced to drink
the blood of the living in order to survive. They are fearsome, vicious
creatures who roam the night and are always notable by their large
canines and tendency toward dark clothing. They are weakened by
direct exposure to sunlight and are usually found in graveyards,
haunted keeps, and other unseemly places from which they hunt.

Levels:
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th

Garb: Black garb, white face paint, fangs.

Type:
Undead Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
5/1 (QUEST)
Armor:
One point Natural
Weapons:
Two short swords or melee daggers
Immunities:
Control, Death, Subdual, Poison, Disease
Natural Lives:
2
Abilities & Traits:
Create Minion (Vampires, p. 57, 1/life)
Regeneration
Serial Immortality
Strong
Tough
Innate Ability : Steal Life (1/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Yield (1/life)
Vulnerability : Altered Effect Nosferatu may not be Resurrected, Healed, Reanimated, Transformed or Reincarnated.
Vulnerability : Wooden stabbing weapons deal normal damage
to a Nosferatu. Such weapons and Flame attacks are the only way
to kill one of these Monsters. Damaged armor and wounds lost to
wooden weapons do not Regenerate, nor does their Immortality
extend to deaths caused by wooden weapons, fire or magic.
Vulnerability : Aversion (Holy Ground)

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As above
Gains Magic-Like Ability : Teleport (1/life)
Yield becomes (2/life)
Gains Innate Magical Ability : Vermin Horde
(Rats, 1/life)
Vermin Horde becomes (2/life)
Teleport becomes (2/life)

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OAKEN - OGRE
Oaken

the player(s) portraying the Branches (see Bound, below)

Innate Magical Ability : Lore (unlimited) This represents the
wisdom demonstrated by these creatures. Reeves should answer
any questions the Oaken might have regarding the scenario and
provide clues which might be useful
in a Quest.
Vulnerability : Bound
Branches may not move outside the
range of its Anti-Magic Zone.
Levels:
1st As above
2nd May now use long weapons
Anti-Magic Zone becomes
20 foot radius
3rd Anti-Magic Zone becomes
30 foot radius
4th Gains the Multi-Player Type. One
additional player may now be a
Branch. From this level forward, all
Branches are considered to be the
same level as the highest level Branch.
5th One additional player may be a
Branch (total 3)
Entangle becomes (3 bolts/U)
One Branch may use a reach weapon
Anti-Magic Zone becomes 40 foot radius
6th
One additional player may be a Branch (total 4)
Entangle becomes (4 bolts/U)
One Branch may use up to a medium sheild
Anti-Magic Zone becomes 50 foot radius

(WL: Wyngarde & Tater/ Art: Rabbit)

Description: Oaken are magical plant-like creatures who live for
centuries, yet never move from the place of their birth. Their natural
magic resistance and the effect they spread to nearby grounds is highly
valued by Druids, who often raise them
from seedlings to protect their groves.
Players portraying an Oaken are
actually representing its powerful
and prehensile Branches.
Garb: Browns and greens, leaves
and floral prints. Stand very still and
speak very slowly.
Type:
Mystical Arboreal
Q/M Ratio:
2/1 per Branch (QUEST)
Armor:
4 points Natural
Weapons:
Two short melee weapons (Natural)
Immunities:
Projectiles, Subdual, Control
Natural Lives:
3 per Branch
Abilities & Traits:
Home Tree
Mend Heal
Neutral
Strong
Tough
Innate Ability : Entangle (2 bolts/U) The bolts may be divided
between any active Branches.
Innate Magical Ability : Anti-Magic Zone (unlimited) This
ability must be centered on the Home Tree and may not be
Dispelled. At 1st level this ability extends 10 feet in all directions
from the trunk of the tree. This zone also represents the range of

Ogre

(Various / Art: Ryan Bourret, Elfwood)

Description: Ogres are the largest of the
Goblinoid races (others include Goblins,
Hobgoblins, and Orcs). They are misshapen
brutes, standing over 9 feet tall, with blotched
and mottled skin and sparse black hair. Ogres
are generally cruel creatures who delight in the
suffering of smaller races. They make their living
by raiding caravans and sacking farming
communities.

Immunities:
Subdual, Poison
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Strong
Innate Magical Ability : Fear (1/game)
Innate Ability : Berserk On last life. This
ability grants two additional points of armor to
the Ogres Natural armor
Levels:
1st As above
2nd May now use boulders
3rd Fear becomes (2/game)
4th Boulders become Improved Rocks
5th Fear becomes (1/life)
Gains Innate Ability : Fight After Death
(on last life)
6th All Natural armor (including Berserk armor)
becomes Natural Invulnerable

Garb: Skins, hides and rough leathers. Brown

or green face make-up, tusks.
Type:
Q/M Ratio:
Armor:
Weapons:

Standard Humanoid
2/1
2 points Natural
Any melee weapons or two
short melee weapons
(Natural)

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ORC - PEGASUS

Orc

(BL: RAN / Art: Diego)

Description: These hideous creatures are members of a race
descended from Elves who were twisted and perverted by evil in the
mists of the past. Although they are not inherently evil, they are
culturally and mentally predisposed toward hate, malice and cruelty.
They are almost always uncomfortable and, aside from mealtime or
battle, are never happy or at peace. Orcs are heavily built with thick
hides short legs and long arms. They have grotesque, fanged faces
and random hair growth.
Garb: Crude clothing, random leather/hide armor. Greenish grey
make-up, animal fangs.
Type:
Q/M Ratio:
Armor:

Standard Humanoid
2/1
1 point Natural, may wear up to 2 points
of normal armor
Any melee weapons, rocks, javelins, shortbow
Poison
4

Weapons:
Immunities:
Natural Lives:
Abilities & Traits:
Innate Ability : Berserk (on last life) Berserk armor stacks on
top of Natural armor
Innate Ability : Truth (1/game) Only on subdued enemies.
Levels:
1st
As above

2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th

Pegasus

(BL: Cheshire / Art: Denah)

Description: Pegasi are some of the most beautiful and well-known
creatures in all creation. These winged horses are extremely

+1 Natural Lives (5 total)

Gains Innate Ability : Fight After Death (on last life)
Gains Innate Ability : Flame Arrow (1/reusable)
May now wear up to 3 points of normal armor
May now use up to a medium shield
Gains Innate Ability : Improve Weapon (1/game)
+1 point of Natural armor (2 total)

intelligent beasts who generally choose to ignore most races, though

they will go out of their way to annoy Harpies.
Garb: A pair of white feather wings and white fur leggings.
Summoned By:
Player Lives/Life:
Type:
Q/M Ratio:
Armor:
Weapons:

Wizard (6), Transform

2
Mystical Beast
1/1
1 point Natural
Two short hacking or bludgeoning
melee weapons (Natural)
Control
3

Immunities:
Natural Lives:
Abilities & Traits:
Many-Legged
Natural Flight
Innate Magical Ability : Awe (1/life)
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Gains Mount Trait : May carry one rider.
3rd
Awe becomes (2/life)
4th
Gains Innate Magical Ability : Charm (1/game)
5th
Charm becomes (1/life)
6th
Awe becomes (3/life)
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PHOENIX - PLAGUER
Phoenix

(IM: Matthias/ Art: Justin T. Short, Elfwood)

Description: The Phoenix is a legendary eagle-like bird that
destroys itself in fire at the end of its five-hundred-year lifetime, and
from whose ashes springs a new Phoenix. It is a symbol of

immortality and of Amtgard, therefore only someone who has

become a Knight may play a Phoenix.
Garb: Feathered wings and garb of red, orange and yellow. Flame
patterns, a beak.
Type:
Mystical Beast
Q/M Ratio:
10/1 (QUEST)
Armor:
6 points of Natural Invulnerable
Weapons:
Two short melee weapon (Natural, Magical)
Immunities:
Flame, Magic
Natural Lives:
Unlimited (see below)
Abilities & Traits:
Burning Body
Flame Weapons
Greater Regeneration
Natural Flight
Neutral
Serial Immortality
Strong
Innate Magical Ability : Presence (unlimited) Only against
Paladins and Anti-Paladins.
Innate Magical Ability : Extend Immunities (unlimited)
Magic-Like Ability : Resurrect (unlimited) May not use this
ability on the same player more than once per game.
Magic-Like Ability : Heal (unlimited)
Levels: None

Plaguer

(MS: Manny / Art: Greywind)

Description: These are diseased humans whose minds have been
twisted by the plague they bear. They live only infect others with
their insanity and disease.

Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Gains Innate Ability : Touch
of Death (1/game) Self only.
3rd
Gains Innate Ability : Fight
After Death (1/life)
4th
Touch of Death becomes
(1/life)
5th
Gains Hard To Kill Trait
6th
Touch of Death becomes
(unlimited)
Note: Due to the infectious nature
of the Plague, an entire
populace could very well
succumb to its effects unless
some provision is made for
curing players on a mass
scale. Thus, it is suggested
Plaguers only be used in
games or Quests where such is
made possible, unless slowly killing
the entire populace is your goal.
(Which is fine, just let everyone know.)

Garb: Any normal garb. The plague hides itself well.

Type:
Standard Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
3/1 (QUEST)
Armor:
None
Weapons:
Any short or long melee weapons
Immunities:
Disease, Poison
Natural Lives:
5
Abilities & Traits:
Replication (unlimited) This ability may be limited or altered by
a Reeve for a specific scenario. Any victim slain by a Plaguer, or
who dies under the effect of a Plaguers disease, spends the rest of
the game as a Plaguer unless Cure Disease is used upon them.
Innate Ability : Touch of the Plague (unlimited)
Vulnerability : Cure Disease will turn a Plaguer into a 1st level
Warrior who is so grateful to the person who cured them that they
will gladly die for them for the rest of that life.
Vulnerability : All Plaguer abilities are countered by appropriate
immunities, Protection from Disease or Protection from Death.
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POLTERGEIST - SATYR

Poltergeist

(BL: Cheshire / Art: Reynen)

Description: Poltergeists are similar in background to Ghosts, but
are the spirits of violent persons whose lust for blood could not be
quenched in the afterlife. Poltergeists are, plain and simply put, evil in
one of its purest forms and should be avoided whenever possible.

Garb: White or tie-dyed robes, white face paint.

Type:
Undead Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
3/1
Armor:
None
Weapons:
None
Immunities:
Control, Subdual, Death, Poison, Disease
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Incorporeal
Magic-like Ability : Touch of Death (4/life) Self only.
Magic-like Ability : Wounding (2/life)
Vulnerability : Spell Weakness If Banished three times in
one life, the Poltergeist is removed from the game.
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Gains Magic-like Ability : Possession (1/game)
3rd
Wounding becomes (4/life)
4th
Gains Magic-Like Ability : Hold Person (2/life)
5th
Hold Person becomes (4/life)
6th
Possession becomes (1/life)
Touch of Death becomes (unlimited)

Satyr

(WL: Wyngarde / Art: Denah)

Description: These hearty creatures have the torso of a man and
the lower legs of a goat. Their love of partying and rampant displays
of drunken vulgarity are legendary.

1st
2nd
3rd

Garb: Small horns, furry leggings, bare chests, pan flutes

4th
5th
6th

Druid (6), Bard (6), for 3 spellpoints, just like

purchasing a weapon. Satyrs are willing
companions and are not removed from the
game if targeted with Dispel Magic.
Player Lives/Life: 2
Type:
Mystical Fey Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
1/1
Armor:
None
Weapons:
Any short melee weapons
Immunities:
Control, Poison, Subdual
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Tough
Magic-Like Ability : Charm (2/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Legend (1/life)
Innate Magical Ability : Commune (unlimited)
Vulnerability : Wine and Song Any player who is actively
singing, dancing, or playing music will not be harmed by a Satyr
nor will they attack any player who presents them with a tasty
beverage. In either case, they will defend themselves if necessary.
Levels:
Summoned By:

49

As above
Legend becomes (2/life)
Gain one point of Natural armor
May now use javelins
+1 Natural Lives (total 4)
Gains Magic-Like Ability : Extension (unlimited)
Gains Innate Magical Ability : Pass Without Trace (1/life)
Gains Strong Trait
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SCALOR - SIREN
Scalor

(WL: Wyngarde / Art: Reynen)

Description: The Scalor are a barbaric race of humanoid fish.
They are the mortal enemies of humans and mer-folk alike, as the
Scalors detest everything they cannot eat, destroy, or subjugate.
These cunning fish-men have developed ambush tactics, use of
undersea nets to capture prey, and basic metal working skills. Make
lots of bubbling and gurgling sounds. Walk slumped over to emulate
the slow gait these creatures exhibit on land.
Garb: Green or blue garb. Suggested: scales, scale mail and fins.
Type:
Q/M Ratio:
Armor:

Standard Humanoid
1/1
1 point Natural, may wear up to 2 additional
points of normal armor
Any single short or long melee weapon, javelins
None
5

Weapons:
Immunities:
Natural Lives:
Abilities & Traits:
Aquatic
Innate Ability : Entangle (2 bolts/U) Simulates intricate netting.
Vulnerability : Weak Only against magical attacks. They are so
afraid of magic they are even slain by Subdual and Control spells.
Non-magical weapons injure Scalors as normal.

Levels:
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th

Siren

(BD: Nithanalorn / Art: Reynen)

As above
May now use throwing weapons
Entangle becomes (3 bolts/U)
May now use spears and polearms
Entangle becomes (4 bolts/U)
Gains Innate Ability : Poison Weapon (1/life)

incredibly seductive and extremely beautiful. Both assets they use to

give them an advantage over a weary victim.

Description: These beings are a race resembling human females,

but are something very inhuman. They sing most of their lives, luring
unsuspecting travelers to their doom. To help them along, they are

Garb: Seductive gray, blue, or green dress. Aquatic looking if

possible. Suggested: Blue and green glitter makeup, must be female
to play a Siren.
Summoned By: Druid 6 (Reincarnate)
Player Lives/Life: 1
Type:
Mystical Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
1/1
Armor:
None
Weapons:
Single melee dagger
Immunities:
None
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Magic-like Ability : Circle of Protection (1/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Yield (2/life)
Vulnerability : Bound
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
May now wear one point of armor
3rd
Circle of Protection becomes (2/life)
4th
Yield becomes (3/life)
5th
Circle of Protection becomes (3/life)
6th
Gains Magic-Caster : Bard Gain any two Bard spells.
May not take enchantments or neutrals.

DOR UN AVATHAR, 8TH EDITION

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SKELETON - SKELETON WARRIOR

Skeleton

Player Lives/Life:
Type:
Q/M Ratio:
Armor:

(BL: Rakasta / Art: Reynen)

Description: Skeletons are the animated bones of a corpse. They
are mindless and follow the directions of their creators without fear
or question. They tend to interpret orders in the most literal way.
Garb: White skull mask or face makeup and black tunic. Suggested:
skeleton-like gloves, anything that makes you look more skeletal.
Summoned By:

Weapons:
Immunities:
Natural Lives:
Abilities & Traits:
Bone
Regeneration Only from death. Wounds do not regenerate.
Vulnerability : Weak
Vulnerability : Altered Effect If Resurrection used on a skeleton
(save those summoned by the spell Transform), it is forced to play
out that life as a warrior of the same level as the skeleton.
Levels
1st
As above
2nd
+1 Natural armor (total 3)
3rd
+1 Natural Lives (total 2)
4th
+1 Natural armor (total 4)
5th
May now use javelins
6th
+1 Natural Lives (total 3)

Wizard (6), Transform

Skeleton Warrior

(MS: Manny / Art: Diego)

Description: Formerly powerful fighters, skeleton warriors are
undead lords forced into their nightmarish states by powerful
wizards who trapped their souls in golden circlets. The sole reason
that skeleton warriors remain on this plane is to search for and
recover the circlets that contain their souls.

the Skeleton is out of sight of the Circlet, then control is lost. Once
lost, a controller may not regain control the same Skeleton
Warrior for the remainder of the game. When out of control, the
Skeleton Warrior heads directly for the most recent
controller, killing anyone in its path. It will not stop
until that person is dead, or someone else
gains control the circlet and meets the
necessary criteria for activating it. (Usually
nothing more than coming within 50
of the rampant Monster). If the
Circlet is placed on the Skeleton
Warriors own head, it will
disappear into dust. This is
the only way to truly kill a
Skeleton Warrior. This is
considered a game item.
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Gains Innate Ability :
Improve Weapon (1/life)
3rd
May now use any shield
4th
May now use javelins
5th
Gains Innate Magic-Like
Ability : Touch of Death
(1/life) Self only.
6th
Gains Immunity : Magic

Garb: Skull mask or face paint, anything that makes you look more
skeletal, black armor and/or helmet. Required: a circlet (see
below)
Type:
Q/M Ratio:
Armor:

1
Undead Humanoid
2/1
May wear up to 2 points of normal armor,
any shield
Any melee weapons.
Control, Death, Poison
1

Undead Humanoid
5/1 (QUEST)
One point Natural, may wear up to
5 additional points of normal armor
Any melee weapons
Control, Death, Flame, Sorcery
1

Weapons:
Immunities:
Natural Lives:
Abilities & Traits:
Serial Immortality
Bone
Neutral
Vulnerability : Control Circlet The possessor of the circlet
may control the Skeleton Warrior. The controller must have the
circlet on their head to control the Skeleton Warrior. If nobody
has the circlet on their head, the Skeleton Warrior has free will. If
the Circlet goes more than 200 feet from the Skeleton Warrior, or

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SKIRIT - SPECTRE
Skirit

(GV: Pollux / Art: Tim OBrein, Elfwood)

Description: Skirits are a race of bipedal rats, filthy vermin
thriving in the darkest and foulest places where others pile their
refuse. Skirits are unhygienic to a fault, socially backward and the
only manners they seem to have are all bad. They have long snouts,
beady black eyes and are covered in black or brown fur except for
their bald ears and tail.
Garb: Pointy ears, rat-face make-up, fur and hodgepodge armor.
Type:
Q/M Ratio:
Armor:

Standard Humanoid
1/1
May wear one point of normal armor, up to a
medium shield
Any short melee weapons
Poison, Disease
5

Weapons:
Immunities:
Natural Lives:
Abilities & Traits:
Innate Ability : Sneak (1/life)
Innate Ability : Poison Weapon (1/life)
Vulnerability : Skirit Poison may be cancelled with either Cure
Poison or Cure Disease.
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Gains Innate Ability : Tracking (1/life)
May wear +1 point armor (total 2)

3rd
4th
5th
6th

Spectre

(BL: Rakasta / Art: Reynen)

Description: Spectres are a malicious and evil form of ghost with
that preys upon the very soul of the dead and dying.

Weapons:
None
Immunities:
Control, Death, Subdual
Natural Lives:
1
Abilities & Traits:
Incorporeal
Innate Magical Ability : Steal Life (1/life) A Spectre may
never gain more than two lives with this ability. However, the
victim will still lose a life and have their spirit Severed. Thus a
Spectre has a maximum of three lives.
Innate Magical Ability : Sever Spirit (unlimited) Anyone
slain by a Spectre is automatically considered Severed.
Innate Magical Ability: Forcewall (unlimited) May have up to
two in existence at any time.
Innate Magical Ability : Dispel Magic (2/life)
Innate Magical Ability : Touch of Death (unlimited)
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Gains Magic-Like Ability : Extinguish (1/life)
3rd
Extinguish becomes (2/life)
4th
Dispel Magic becomes (3/life)
5th
Gains Magic-Like Ability : Level Drain (1/life) May
not use this ability on a player more than once per game.
6th
Dispel Magic becomes (4/life)

Garb: Black sheet or robe, black faceless mask or black make-up

Type:
Mystical Undead
Q/M Ratio:
4/1
Armor:
None

DOR UN AVATHAR, 8TH EDITION

May now use throwing weapons

Sneak becomes (2/life)
Gains Innate Ability : Stinkball (1 bolt/U)
Gains Innate Ability : Touch of the Plague (1/life)
May wear +1 point of armor (total 3) or
May use a short bow

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Sphinx

(DS: Labrynth / Art: Reynen)

Description: Sphinxes are large, desert-dwelling Monsters with the
limbs of a lion, wings of an eagle and the torso and head of a human
or ram. Sphinxes are master riddlers and strong in the ways of magic.
Garb: Fake fur trousers and sleeves over a nude leotard or tan
tunic, feathered wings, lions mane
Type:
Mystical Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
4/1 (QUEST)
Armor:
2 points Natural
Weapons:
Two short swords (Natural)
Immunities:
Subdual, Disease
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Magic-Caster : Wizard and Bard (5 spellpoints total) The
Sphinxs spell list may be chosen from both Wizard and Bard spell
lists of the same level as the Monster. May not purchase neutrals.
Natural Flight
Neutral
Spell Mastery
Strong
Levels
1st
As above
2nd
Gains Magic-Like Ability : Counterspell (1/life)
3rd
+5 Spellpoints (total 10)
4th
Gains Magic-Like Ability : Feeblemind (2/life)

5th

Spider, Giant

6th

(BL: Cheshire / Art: Anonymous Elfwood Artist)

Description: Much larger and far more intelligent than their
household counterparts, Giant Spiders are some of the most
dangerous Monsters around. They are cunning, ruthless blooddrinkers and are often found as the guardians of powerful Vampires
or other evil Undead.

Q/M Ratio:
2/1
Armor:
1 point Natural
Weapons:
Two melee daggers (Natural)
Immunities:
Poison
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Many-Legged
Innate Ability : Entangle (2 bolts/U)
Innate Ability : Poison Weapon (unlimited)
Innate Ability : Webs (4/life)
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
+1 point Natural armor (total 2)
+1 Natural Lives (total 4)
3rd
Can use two short weapons instead of daggers
Webs become (6/life)
4th
Poison Weapon kills in a 50 count instead of 100
5th
+1 point Natural armor (total 3)
+1 Natural Lives (total 5)
6th
Gains Innate Ability : Vermin Horde (Spiders, 1/life)
Webs become (8/life)

Garb: Black tunic with web patterns or red hourglass shape on it.
Type:

Counterspell becomes (2/life)

Gains Magic-Like Ability : Dispel Magic (2/life)
Gains Innate Ability : Attuned (unlimited)
+5 Spellpoints (total 15)

Standard Beast

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Stormraven

(DS: Crosser / Art: Reynen)

Description: Some say the Stormraven is a melding of crow and
the elemental sky. Others claim it is the living embodiment of an
ancient tribal spirit. Perhaps both are right, but the Stormraven isnt
telling, busy as it is in its vigil over the wind and storms.
Garb: A dark tunic or tabard, black feathered wings
Type:
Mystical Beast
Q/M Ratio:
4/1
Armor:
2 points Natural
Weapons:
2 short swords (Natural, Magical)
Immunities:
Flame, Cold-Based Attacks, Projectiles
Natural Lives:
4
Abilities & Traits:
Lightning Heal
Natural Flight
Tough
Innate Magical Ability : Shove (unlimited)
Innate Magical Ability : Wind (1/life) Need only say chant once.
Innate Magical Ability : Call Lightning (2/Life)
Levels: None

Troglodyte

(WL: Wyngarde / Art: Tim OBrein, Elfwood)

Description: Troglodytes are an offshoot of the original Lizard
Man race. The troglodytes adapted to a more aquatic environment,
resulting in the fins that are the traditional source of racial pride.
The fact that Trogs smell horrible permeates their dealings with
other races. They know others find them repulsive and have an
inferiority complex about it. If treated kindly or approached
unarmed, the Trogs can be quite pleasant.
Garb: Green or yellow tunic, fins, head fins, dorsal fins, swimming
flippers. Also any scale pattern or two crossed brown sashes.
Type:
Q/M Ratio:
Armor:

Standard Humanoid
2/1
2 points Natural, may wear up to 2
additional points of normal armor
Any melee weapons, javelins
Subdual, Poison
4

Weapons:
Immunities:
Natural Lives:
Abilities & Traits:
Innate Ability : Stinking Cloud (1/life)
Innate Ability : Stinkball (1 bolt/U)
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Gains Innate Ability : Entangle (1 bolt/U)
3rd
May now use up to a medium shield
Stinkball becomes (2 bolts/U)
4th
Stinkball becomes (3 bolts/U)
DOR UN AVATHAR, 8TH EDITION

5th
6th
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Gains Strong Trait

May place a second Stinking Cloud
Stinkball becomes (4 bolts/U)

TROLL

Troll, Regenerating

Garb: Dirty green or gray tunic with fur/skin loincloth. Suggested:

crude clothing, tusklike fangs.

(BL: Cheshire / Art: Diego)

Description: A troll is a vicious, disgusting creature whose very
presence is one which strikes fear into most. Their hide is a nauseating mixture of grays, blacks and mottled greens. They are relentless
when attacking due to their pea-sized brains.

Summoned By: Druid (6), Reincarnate

Player Lives/Life: 4
Type:
Mystical Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
3/1
Armor:
1 point Natural
Weapons:
Two short melee weapons (Natural)
Immunities:
None
Natural Lives:
2
Abilities & Traits:
Regeneration
Strong
Levels
1st
No additional abilities
2nd
Gains Magic-Like Ability : Fear (1/life)
3rd
+1 to Natural armor (total 2)
4th
+1 Natural Lives (total 3)
5th
+1 to Natural armor (total 3)
6th
Fear becomes (2/life)

Troll, Stone

(BL: RAN / Art: Frederik Andersson, Elfwood)

Description: Stone Trolls are as tough and dumb as rocks. They
live in order to eat and play. Eating means fresh meat, raw or
cooked, and play means killing and pillaging. Stone Trolls are huge,
immensely strong brutes, standing over 10 feet tall and weighing in
near half a ton. Their thick bodies are covered with hard, rocky
protrusions. All in all, a disgusting mixture of strength and barbaric
habits out to eat and kill everything in its path.
Garb: Crude clothing, fur loincloth, gray make-up, tusks or fangs
Type:
Standard Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
5/1
Armor:
2 points Natural Invulnerable
Weapons:
Any bludgeoning melee weapon; boulders
Immunities:
Subdual, Control
Natural Lives:
2
Abilities & Traits:
Strong
Stone Heal
Vulnerability : Altered Effect Lightning-based attacks act as a
Petrify spell when cast upon a Stone Troll, regardless of its
remaining armor.
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
+1 Natural Lives (total 3)
3rd
+1 point Natural Invulnerable armor (total 3)
4th
May now use any melee weapon

5th
6th

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Ursunid

(WL: Wyngarde / Art: Ryan Bourret, Elfwood)

Description: Ursunid is the term given to huge, bipedal bear-men.
Ursunids walk on two legs, averaging over ten feet in height and
weighing in excess of a ton of thick fur and dense muscle. Most of
these thoughtful and cunning creatures range in coloration from
blue-black to rich brown, though a clan of pure white Ursunids is
rumored to live in the Frozen North. Ursunids are intelligent and

have entered the earliest stages of civilization; they craft tools,

practice language, and have learned the finer points of agriculture
and food preparation. Ursunids make the strongest honey wine in
the known world.
Garb:
Fur ... and lots of it.
Type:
Standard Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
2/1
Armor:
2 points Natural
Weapons:
Two short melee weapons (Natural)
Immunities:
Subdual
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Lair
Regeneration Only functions while in Lair.
Strong
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
May use one long or reach melee weapon instead of
Natural weapons
3rd
May now use any shield
+1 point of Natural armor (total 3)
4th
Gains Hard To Kill Trait
5th
+1 point of Natural armor (total 4)
6th
Regeneration becomes Greater Regeneration. Still only
functions in Lair.

(CoDiak created by Ryan Bourret, copyright 2004, used with permission.)

Unicorn

(BL: Nashomi / Art: Reynen)

Description: Unicorns resemble great white horses with a golden
horn springing from its head. They are kindhearted and will help
those in need. They often shy away from violence.
Garb: White hooded cloak and golden horn. White fur leggings.
Suggested: as horselike as possible.
Summoned By: Druid (6), Reincarnate; Wizard (6) Transform
Player Lives/Life: 3
Type:
Mystical Fey Beast
Q/M Ratio:
2/1
Armor:
None.
Weapons:
Single short sword (Natural, Magical)
Immunities:
Control (save for Bardic Charm)
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Home Tree
Many-Legged
Strong
Magic-Like Ability : Heal (unlimited)
Magic-Like Ability : Teleport (unlimited) Self only. Requires the
unicorn put its hood over its head in addition to the incantation.
DOR UN AVATHAR, 8TH EDITION

Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Gains Innate Magic-Like Ability: Resurrect (1/life)
Requires bringing the dead to the unicorns home tree
and having target and unicorn touch the tree while casting
the spell.
3rd
Resurrect becomes (2/life)
4th
Gains Innate Magic-Like Ability : Lost (1/life)
5th
Resurrect becomes (3/life)
6th
Lost becomes (3/life)
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Vampire

(BL: RAN / Art: Diego)

Description: Vampires are the ultimate form of parasite. They

sustain their undead immortality with the blood of the living. Provided
with regular meals, a vampire could virtually live forever.
Garb: White make-up with a black arm-band, fangs
Type:
Undead Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
3/1
Armor:
Per Player Class
Weapons:
Per Player Class
Immunities:
Death, Control, Subdual, Disease, Poison
Natural Lives:
1
Abilities & Traits:
Conversion (1/life) (This ability may be removed at the
Reeves option for standard battlegames) Players protected
from or immune to Disease are immune to this ability.
Magic-Caster or Player Class : Vampires are humans who
have died while infected with a mystical disease. They retain all
class abilities they had in life. Each Vampire must choose a class.
They play that class at a level they have attained in that class. The
remainder of the Vampires powers are an addition to the normal
class abilities. The Vampire must abide by all limitations and
restrictions of their chosen class.
Tough
Innate Ability : Steal Life (1/life)
Vulnerability : Wooden stabbing weapons do normal
damage to vampires
Levels: Per Player Class

Voidstalker

(WL: Blackwolf / Art: Ognjen Popovic, Elfwood)

Description: The mere sight of a Voidstalker is rumored to be a
portent of ones death. These fell, malicious demons lurk between
the physical world and the Plane of Shadow, drawing sustenence
from the fear and panic which follows in their wake. Though their
skeletal visage and haunting demeanor appear undead in origin, the
Voidstalkers are a variety of independent Elemental, since all
attempts to summon one have ended in the untimely demise of a
foolish wizard.

Innate Magical Ability : Fear (1/life)

Innate Magical Ability : Level Drain (1/life)
Innate Magical Ability : Sphere of Annihilation (1 boltU)
Innate Magical Ability : Touch of Death (1/life) No
incantation needed. May extend this through its polearm.
Levels: None

Garb: Black robe with hood, skeleton mask or make-up

Type:
Mystical Extra-Planar Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
4/1
Armor:
None
Weapons:
A single polearm or spear
Immunities:
Control, Disease, Magic, Poison, Projectiles
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Strong
Tough
Innate Magical Ability : Blend (unlimited) Instead of trees,
this ability works with shadows. Replace forest and tree with
shadow and shadowed area in the abilities description.
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War Horse

(Amtgard 6.5 Handbook / Art: Denah)

Description: These are the powerful horses knights ride into
battle. They are disciplined, and obey the commands of their rider
without hesitation. War Horses are strong, steadfast combatants, and
a worthy companions for any hero or villain.
Garb: Tan tunic and brown or black fur leggings. Suggested: Look
as horselike as possible.
Anti-Paladin 5, Paladin 5 (instead of 5th level
Innate Abilities, the Knight may summon a steed)
Player Lives/ Life: 1
Type:
Standard Beast
Q/M Ratio:
1/1
Armor:
1 point Natural, may wear one additional point
of normal armor
Weapons:
Two long bludgeoning weapons (Natural)
Immunities:
None
Natural Lives:
5
Abilities & Traits:
Many- Legged
Mount : Only the War Horses summoner may ride.
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
May wear +1 point of normal armor (total 2)
3rd
Gains As One Trait
Summoned by:

4th
5th
6th

May wear +1 point of normal armor (total 3)

May wear +1 point of normal armor (total 4)
War Horse gains the natural immunities of its summoner
while being ridden

Werewolf

(BL: Naes / Art: Reynen)

Description: Werewolves are the most well-known and
notorious of the Lycanthropes. Natural Werewolves rarely
stay in once place for long, preferring the life of
wandering gypsy over long stays in civilization.
These werewolves manage to keep some
semblance of cunning intellect while in
beast form. Afflicted Werewolves are little
more than bestial, ravening brutes, trapped
in a dark, personal prison of bloody dreams and
bloody deeds.

Lycanthropy (see sidebar, next page)

Strong
Tough
Innate Ability : Berserk (on last life) This ability
adds the 2 points of Berserk armor to normal
Natural armor (total 4 points)
Innate Ability : Tracking (1/life) May be used
while Berserk.
Vulnerability : Altered Effect Cure Disease
forces a Werewolf to revert to a Peasant for the
rest of that life.
Levels:
1st As above
2nd Gains Innate Magical Ability : Fear (1/game)
3rd No additional abilities
4th Berserk now on last 2 lives
5th Fear becomes (1/life)
6th Berserk on every life
Gains Regeneration Trait, even against
wounds inflicted by magical attacks or
Powerful Blows. (Please note: this does
not bring the Werewolf back from death caused by such wounds.)

Garb: Fur and fangs, canine face paint.

Type:
Mystical Beast
Q/M Ratio:
4/1
Armor:
2 points Natural
Weapons:
Two short
swords (Natural)
Immunities:
Control, Subdual
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Conversion (unlimited) This ability should be removed for
normal battlegames. May be used while Berserk. If allowed in the
game, treat the Q/M Ratio as 6/1.
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Bark at the Moon: Lycanthropy in Battlegames

Feared creatures of legend who change form from human to beast, Lycanthropes are known to come in a variety of predatory animal
forms. Amongst the most common are wolves, rats, bears, tigers, boars and foxes - though many other, rare species are known to
exist. Lycanthropes are generally of evil disposition, enjoying the primal nature of the hunt and pursuing humans as the tastiest meal of
all. The most infamous Lycanthrope, Werewolves, are detailed in this volume. Other variations are certainly possible, with minor
differences based on the type of were-animal portrayed.
In Amtgard terms, Lycanthropy is a special trait only available to were-creatures. Regardless of animal form, there are two basic
kinds of Lycanthropes:
1) Natural Lycanthropes were born with the ability to shift form. They have full control over their changes, and are cunning to the extreme.
For the sake of game play, Natural Lycanthropes may only change shape once per life. See Player Class : Peasant ability below for more
details. In any pack of Lycanthropes, at least one, usually the leader, will be natural.
2) Afflicted Lycanthropes are those doomed souls who have been infected with the disease by the bite of a true Lycanthrope. They
have no conscious control over their actions or changes, attacking everything blindly, though they are always nominally
controlled by infecting Lycanthrope. Players afflicted with Lycanthropy during a game assume beast form until slain or cured and
are normally controlled by the infecting lycanthrope.
The Lycanthropy Trait generally bestows the following abilities and weaknesses:
Player Class : Peasant (Quests Only) A Natural Lycanthrope can begin each life in human form if they choose. In this form they
have none of the Traits or Abilities listed below, though they retain immunity to Control. To assume were-form, the player need only
don appropriate garb and arm themselves accordingly. Once beast form is assumed, they may not turn back unless slain or cured.
Natural Weapons (any two short melee weapons)
Immunities : Control, Subdual
Tough
Innate Ability : Berserk (on last life) This ability adds the 2 points of Berserk armor to any normal Natural armor
Conversion (unlimited) This ability should be removed for normal battlegames. May be used while Berserk.
Vulnerability : Altered Effect Cure Disease forces a Lycanthrope to revert to a Peasant for the rest of that life.
Examples:
Werebear: As Werewolf except starts with 4 points of Natural armor. Move Regeneration to 2nd level, move 2nd level Fear to 3rd.
Wereboar: As Werewolf except they are Berserk and Fight After Death on every life. Lose the Tracking and Fear abilities.
Wererat: As Werewolf, except has no Natural armor or Fear abilities. Gains Immunity to Poison and Poison Weapon (unlimited)

White Rabbit

(BL: Cheshire / Art: Reynen)

Description: From the lowest depths of Hell emerges the most
fearsome creature of all: the WHITE RABBIT! Well, it is vicious.
Honest, Im not lying. It has BIG teeth! Well, look at the bones! Dont
say I didnt warn you.
Garb: A white, furry bunny suit complete with ears. What, were you
expecting something dignified?
Type:
Mystical Beast
Q/M Ratio:
10/1 (QUEST)
Armor:
8 points Natural Invulnerable
Weapons:
Two short swords (Natural)
Immunities:
Control, Subdual
Natural Lives:
1
Abilities & Traits:
Innate Ability : Animal Rights Activism (1/life)
Innate Ability : Cuteness (4/life)
Strong
Levels: None
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Wraith

(BL: Terarin / Art: Reynen)

Description: These vile beings are a form of undead hailing from
the Negative plane of existence. They are destructive, and live for the
terror they cause their victims. Wraiths appear as dark, shadow-like
humanoids surrounded by a black mist.
Garb: Black robes or cloak, black face paint.
Type:
Mystical Undead
Q/M Ratio:
4/1
Armor:
2 points Natural
Weapons:
Two short melee weapons (Natural)
Immunities:
Control, Death, Subdual, Poison, Disease
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Tough
Innate Magical Ability : Wounding (unlimited)
Innate Magical Ability : Fear (1/life)
Innate Magic Ability : Sever Spirit (1/life)
Magic-Like Ability : Teleport (1/life) Self only.
Vulnerability : Spell Weakness Banish will disrupt a
Wraiths energies, killing it instantly.
Vulnerability : Aversion (Holy Ground)
Levels:
1st
As above

2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th

Wyvern

Gains Innate Ability : Level Drain (1/life) May not use

this ability on a player more than once per game.
Gains Magic-Like Ability : Heat Weapon (1/life)
Sever Spirit becomes (unlimited)
Teleport becomes (2/life)
Gains Innate Magical Ability : Circle of Protection
Level Drain becomes (unlimited)

(WL : Kaboth / Art: Samantha Jones, Elfwood)

Description: Wyverns are the evolutionary precursor of dragons.
They have been known to carry off cattle for food. Occasionally, they
have picked up humans during their foraging, leading to the poor
reputation these beasts have developed.
Garb: Scale patterns or brown tunic and a barbed tail, wings.
Type:
Standard Beast
Q/M Ratio:
5/1
Armor:
2 points Natural Invulnerable
Weapons:
Two long swords (Natural), throwing daggers
Immunities:
None
Natural Lives:
4
Abilities & Traits:
Natural Flight
Strong
Innate Ability : Poison Weapon (unlimited)
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
May use throwing weapons while in Flight
3rd
+1 point Natural Invulnerable armor (total 3)
4th
Gains Immunity : Subdual
5th
+1 point Natural Invulnerable armor (total 4)
6th
+1 Natural Lives (total 5)

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Yeti

(DS: Egil Njalsson / Art: Ryan Bourret, Elfwood)

Garb: White tunic trimmed with white fur.

Description: These creatures of the high mountain ranges are

rarely seen. They tend to be territorial, attacking only if their turf is
invaded; but have also been known to range far and wide if roused.
The yeti is very physically strong, and stands 8 (young adult) to 11
feet (mature) tall.

Type:
Standard Beast
Q/M Ratio:
3/1
Armor:
1 point Natural
Weapons:
Two short swords or melee daggers (Natural)
Immunities:
Cold-based Attacks, Subdual
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Innate Ability : Iceball (1 bolt/U)
Innate Abilities : Avalanche (1/game)
Levels:
1st
As above
2nd
Iceball becomes (2 bolts/U)
+1 point Natural armor (total 2)
3rd
Iceball becomes (3 bolts/U)
Avalanche becomes (2/game)
4th
Iceball becomes (4 bolts/U)
Gains Strong Trait
5th
Iceball becomes (unlimited)
Avalanche becomes (1/life)
6th
Gains Innate Ability : Berserk (on last life) Berserk
armor stacks with Natural armor (total 4)
Gains Innate Ability : Fight after Death (on last life)

Zombie

(BL: Nashomi / Art: Reynen)

Description: Foul unfortunate creatures that are destined to
wander the earth as Undead. They are corpses who have been
doomed to ever roam in search of brains to eat. There are two types
of Zombies: the cursed ones, who know no more than the lust for
blood and the need to wander, and those who were raised by an evil
spell of some sort, and now exist only as animated corpses.
Garb: Rags and the more gore the better.
Summoned By:
Wizard (6), Transform (or 3 spellpoints,
deducted from the casters total just like
purchasing a weapon)
Player Lives/Life: 3
Type:
Undead Humanoid
Q/M Ratio:
2/1
Armor:
None
Weapons:
Two short bludgeoning weapons (Natural)
Immunities:
Death, Subdual, Control, Poison, Disease
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Regeneration
Rubbery
Vulnerability : Slow
Levels:
1st
As above

2nd
+1 Natural Lives (total 4)
3rd
+1 Natural Lives (total 5)
4th
Gains Strong Trait
5th
Gains one point of Natural armor
6th
+1 Natural Lives (total 6)
Note: This is a summoned or normal battlegame Zombie. For
details on the Zombie Battle version of this Monster, see page 65.

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This section details several battlegames in which Monsters are presented as the main object or theme. In many cases, these scenarios
call for a large number of Monsters to be on the field at a time, or for all participants to portray a particular Monster. In these cases,
the Reeve or Questmaster can suspend the need for everyone to have a copy of the Monster and ease the stringent garb requirements.

Battlegame Key

Feed The Monsters

Set-up: An explanation of how to get the game started.

Materials: Foam pieces to represent various foodstuffs, as

described below.

Materials: A description of the physical objects, other than players

and equipment, needed to run the game.

(Class, Militia, or Ditch)

Object: A narrative on the goal(s) of the game, other than the

obvious kill the other team and dont die.

Set-up: See individual scenarios.

Object: To feed the Monsters! The variations below are both different.
Options:
1)Rock Muncher Scenario: Each team choose one player to
portray their Rock Muncher (see below). Two or more large
chunks of foam represent gold bars. To score a point, a team
must get one of the gold bars and feed it to their Rock Muncher
(who holds it in both hands, with no weapons, and says Eating
x10). The Reeve then tosses the gold bar back onto the field, or
holds it until all gold bars have been eaten and then tosses them
all out onto the field. Players
other than the Rock Muncher
may be regular classes, Monsters
or Peasants, as the Reeve decides.
2) Sandwich Scenario: Divide
the populace into three teams and
assign one player on each team to
play a 1st level Goblin. Each team
is given a foam sandwich
component at their base. ( Two
are Bread, one is Filling) Each
team is trying to feed its Goblins.
When one team has all three parts
assembled into a sandwich, they
must guard their Goblin while it,
unarmed, eats the sandwich by
saying Eating 1, Eating 2... up to
Eating 20. That team then
scores a point; the Reeve calls a
hold; foam pieces are redistributed, and counts are advanced. If a team is ahead of all others by
2 points, another player becomes a Goblin, and both Goblins
must eat the sandwich, counting in unison. If ahead by three
points, a third player becomes a Goblin, and so on. If an eating
Goblin dies or moves their feet before the count is finished, no
point is scored and play continues.

Options: Variations on the theme and suggestions on how to make

things more interesting. Also includes ways to change the difficultly
level for less experienced or veteran players.

Bounty Hunt

Materials: Monster garb and point-value tokens.

Set-up: Choose and garb the Monsters, set them loose in the playing
area. Divide the remaining populace into two or more equal teams.
Object: Capture or kill as many
Monsters as possible before the
rival teams do or time runs out.
Each Monster should be worth a
predetermined number of points
based on power and ability. For
example: Goblins might be worth
only 1 point per life, Orcs may be
worth 3, an Iron Golem worth 8,
and a 6th level Dragon worth 20.
Be consistent and if possible, post
the point values publically. When a
Monster is slain, it gives the slaying
team a number of point-tokens
equal to their value. The game is
over when all the Monsters have
been shattered or a pre-set time
ends. The final points are totaled
and the team with the highest
number of points wins the game.
Options:
1)Establish alternate goals that are worth points as well: recover an
artifact for 10 points, bring a live Monster back for double the
normal points, etc.
2)Use water and Aquatic Monsters to shake things up a little bit, or
mark off an area as Lava and populate it with flame-dwelling
creatures. This makes for a deadly variation for the unprepared!
3)Turn the tables on the Questors and assign a point value to them.
Monsters then compete to accumulate points too.
4)Use the Hunt as a springboard for a series of Quests, with the
results of each successive Hunt setting the stage for the next
weeks game. Example: Week One is a simple Bear Hunt where the
Questors collect fur tails for points. Week Two: a team of
renegade Ursunids seek revenge against the populace for killing
their pet Bears. Week Three: the Baron forms a Hunting party to
enter the woods to root out the Ursunids and any other Monsters
living therein (like a tribe of Lepus, or a pair of White Rabbits).

DOR UN AVATHAR, 8TH EDITION

The Rock Muncher

Type:
Standard Beast
Q/M Ratio:
1/1
Armor:
None
Weapons:
A single short melee weapon (Natural)
Immunities:
None
Natural Lives:
3
Abilities & Traits:
Amorphous (2 points of Invulnerability)
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cannot re-enter that play. (There is no such thing as being forced

out, since you have a weapon to take care of anyone who approaches, and there is no physical bumping...)

(Goblins Only!)

Materials: Two rolls or so of surveyors ribbon.

Rules of Feetsball:

Set-up: Mark out the field and choose two equal teams. The field
for both Goblin Games is a large rectangle (see below). For
Daggerball, divide the field in half (short-wise). For Feetsball, mark
the in-zones.

1)All participants are members of two goblin clans, which are at

war over a most treasured object. (A tub of candy or something
similar works well and the team is welcome to do as it pleases
with this treasure after the game.) To
avoid injury to innocent family members
and needless property damage to the
villages, the leaders of the goblin tribes
have agreed to settle their disputes on the
feetsball field.
2) Armbands, headbands or war paint
will mark membership in the clans
(teams). For a football: if you have a foam
or stuffed football that would work great.
Otherwise, make an elongated spellball or
use a normal spellball or throwing dagger
or anything that can be thrown and caught
easily and safely.
3) To score a point, a team member must
have possession of the football beyond the
opponents goal line, without having
stepped out of the marked boundaries. A
safety is counted the same number of
points (i.e.: one) as a touchdown. There
are no ways to score by kicking.
4)More or less regular football rules apply (including things like
offside and pass interference), except that instead of tackling
or blocking each other, each player has a single short or long
melee weapon (may be hinged), with no armor, shields, magic or
projectiles. Any wound kills. Dead players are asked to signal
their death clearly and quickly and to do their best to avoid
interfering with those who are still alive. Deaths last until the
beginning of the next down. (See below.)
5)After gaining possession of the football, a team has four plays
(downs) to score. (If the field is large enough, there may be a
certain distance they need to go to gain a first down). On the
fourth down, they may choose to forfeit the ball by throwing or
kicking it to the other team (this must be announced in advance).
(Initial or post scoring kickoffs are also conducted this way: the
ball can be kicked or thrown.)
6)Both leaders have huge numbers of Goblins at their call. As
players die, they are replaced on the next play by another family
member who looks a lot like them. (In other words, the same
Amtgardian is now representing a relative of the goblin who just
died.) All participants have one life per play for as long as the
game lasts.
7)The game may continue as long as the Reeve or the two
captains are willing to let it, but a general guideline of one
hour is recommended. At the Reeve or captains discretion,
teams may change ends of the field halfway through. (Halftime
shows are optional.)

Object: In Goblin Games, all players participate as a Pop Goblin. All

players come back to life after a 30 count and a loud POP! Players
are encouraged to giggle madly and make like a damn fool Goblin
throughout the game.

Daggerball

The Goblins divide into two equal teams, one team on each side of
the center line. Each Goblin is then given one throwing weapon
(only!) with which to play. The teams then throw their weapons
back and forth across the centerline at members of the opposing
team, in no particular order or fashion. A Goblin is out when one
of two things happen: a) the Goblin is wounded in any way by any
weapon thrown through the air or b) if a Goblin on the other team
catches a weapon that has been thrown, the thrower is ejected.
Goblins may catch weapons without injury so long as the catch is
clean and the weapon does not hit the ground. Sides refresh after all
the Goblins on one side are dead.

Goblin Feetsball

You can use any number of people; just split them evenly. This battle
is best held in an open field (i.e.: no trees or other obstacles). Mark
out a rectangular field as large as you have room for, or as
appropriate for the number of players participating.
As in many informal football games, it is recommended that the
defense waits 3-5 seconds before charging the line, and that the
number of rushers be limited.
Mark the boundaries as clearly as possible, including the outer
edges of the end zones. Once a person steps out of bounds, they
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Materials: Lots and lots of bright ribbon or rope! Monster garb

Set-up: Lay out the maze on a large area of flat and debris-free ground. The pattern is unimportant, just so long as it is large, fairly well-marked
and has plenty of dead-ends and/or extra openings. Below is an example, but by no means the absolute rule on how to design one:
Be creative, the only limits are imagination and the amount of
Enter
Enter
ribbon you have available. Once the layout is done, place a few
suitably powered Monsters in the maze.
Object: Variable. Just pick one, two or more of the Options
Team B
Team A
Flags
below with a well-designed maze and you have an instant
Nirvana
Nirvana
afternoons entertainment. All ribbons are Forcewalls and may
not be crossed or fought through.
Remember that it is likely that any teams will gang-up to destroy
Enter
Enter
the Monsters first, before resolving the mutual conflict. Be
certain your Monsters are up to the task of getting pounded upon as they will be at the center of every combat.
Options:
1)Teams enter from opposite ends and must battle their way past the other team and the Monsters to touch the opposing base, score a point and reset.
2)Place a treasure in the center of the maze. Teams follow Option 1, but must return to their own base with the prize, instead of touching a base.
3)Place lots of little flags all over the maze. The team who collects the most flags and returns them to their base wins the round. Each player
may only carry one flag at a time.
4)As Option 3, but each team may only control one flag at a time.
5)Place a Neutral Monster in the center or remote hallway. Teams then compete against one another to get the Monster back to their own
bases. Feel free to bestow the Neutral Trait on any Monsters desired for this battlegame, as all teams should have an equal chance at the new
ally. The Monster must use its abilities to aid whatever team is currently controlling it, though it need not engage in melee.
6)Make the Maze an obstacle course. One player at a time makes their way through the maze and whatever mundane hazards or Monsters the
Reeve puts in his way. Choose an object or goal (touch the base on the other side, carry a glass of water to the pail in the middle, collect the
five colored balls and place them in order on the ground, etc.) and the winner is the player who completes the maze first wins.
7)As Option 6, but use small teams of two or three players at a time.
8) You might choose to not use ribbon at all, but rather a well-defined trail or woodland area. Instead of confining the Monsters to hallways,
give them large areas in which to roam. Be certain Questors and Monsters are aware of the boundaries and legal walking areas. In this type
of game, encounters can be set up in a series of independent scenes, or be allowed to overlap one another.

Quest Types: Freeform Vs. Linear

There are two major categories all Quests fall into, the Freeform Quest and the Linear Quest. Both have strengths and weaknesses, but
managed properly, either can provide a fulfilling day of fighting and role-playing. And Im talking about real Quests, not battlegames or
other scenarios disguised as a Quest...

The Freeform Quest

The Linear Quest

This is the type of Quest where everyone has a part, and plays that
part for the entire game. Players portray their classes, a Monsterplayer Troll stays a Troll and the NPC Innkeeper maintains that
role for the entire day. Encounters are usually set up across the
playing area in no particular order, allowing players to roam
freely from place to place in search of clues or just a good scuffle.
These Quests should be designed so they can be solved without
having to resort to the do this first, do this next, then this, and
finally fight the Monster to win mentality (see Linear Quest). The
greatest strength of the Freeform Quest is versatility, situations can
be solved or experienced in any order, allowing for a great range
of experiences and tales between Questors. Freeform Quests are
far more work for the Reeves, however, as several areas may
require their attention at once, or the conditions in one area
might have unforeseen consequences on other areas. Good
advice: Get some walkie-talkies!
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Far simpler to manage on a small scale, the Linear Quest is more

akin to tabletop role-playing than the Freeform Quest. The Reeve
sets up a series of encounters and walks with a team of Questors
from one zone to the next, describing things all along the way. One
team of Monsters can actually challenge multiple teams and play
multiple parts, because they only encounter one group at any given
time. The Monsters fight in one area, then move ahead of the
questors to prepare for the next. While this might seem an
extremely basic way of questing, it is the best way to run a quest for
groups of 20 people or less. Also, the Linear Quest presents a much
greater opportunity for players to get good information and
descriptions from the Reeve, enhancing the fantasy role-play
atmosphere in ways that a Freeform Quest never could. The best
part of this kind of game is the near-total control the Reeve has over
the action, allowing for changes to be made on the spot and giving
the players an instant information source.

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BATTLEGAMES
Zombie Land

Materials: Monster garb, as appropriate.

Set-up: Pick a Monster that the populace can handle (check out
the suggested Q/M Ratio for a hint) and let it loose in the
countryside.
Object: The populace must band together to defeat the
menace, once and for all. This is a great way to
playtest new Monsters and/or introduce new
players to the Monster classes of Amtgard.
Options:

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MONSTERS

Materials: A field with a few spread out big trees.

Set-Up: Divide the populace into two equal teams plus one neutral
Zombie (any Monster with Conversion or Replication will do).
Object: Its really bright and sunny. The trees create shadows that
define shapes on the ground. Each team starts out at the two
shadows that are the farthest apart within the bounds of the
game and can only fight inside the shadows. The Zombie
must stay in the light and can only fight (and be killed) in
the light. The light becomes like Ether, the Zombie Land.
In Zombie Land: You might have noticed that the
shadows dont all connect. In fact, the sparser the field of
trees, the better the game. Players may only run through
the light. They can come and go as they please from the
shade to the light, but they must run in the light. Any
player that walks in the light becomes a zombie in 3
seconds. If a player is legged, scampering is
considered running. The players objective is to
kill off the other team, but they must also be aware
of the Zombie (who should have something like
unlimited lives) who attacks the players at will.
The Zombies goal is to make Zombies. The light
is an Anti-Magic Zone.
Other Rules:

Suggested Monsters include:

1) Goblins (approximately 2 Goblins per Questor, a
great time if the Goblins play in character)
2) Zombies (this gets ugly quickly as the Zombies start
to infect populace and turn the populace against itself.
Still a lot of fun, though.)
3) The Plague! Secretly place a Plaguer amongst the
players and watch the squabbling as the plague
spreads its insidious evil through the teams.
4) A pair of Giants or even a Dragon as the
abilities and levels of the populace
increase.
5) Mix different types of Monsters,
creating a theme of sorts. A
Sable Dragon with a band of
loyal Skirits, a tribe of Orcs led
by a mighty Stone Troll or a
nest of low-level Vampires
under the command of a
powerful Nosferatu.
6) Give the Monster some human
assistance in the form of like-minded players. If the Monster is a
renegade Deva, perhaps a couple of Paladins and Healers have
come to lend aid. A wicked Siren might have a few devoted
followers of any class, so long as they were males.

1) Players may not attack each other in the light,

they can only attack each other in the shade.
2) Projectiles cannot be thrown/shot into the
light. The shot is dead at the light.
3) A player is considered in the shadow
when any part of him or her in the shade.
4) For the sake of reeving, sword swings
and skirmishing half in the light and half out will be allowed to
continue until one player is out of the shade or slain.
5) It is up to the Reeve and players to police rules of the shade. As
always, battlegaming done on the honor system.

Zombie Battle

Materials: Zombie garb

Set-up: Choose one skilled fighter to be the Zombie and set him loose on the field. The rest of the
populace makes up the other team. Sounds like a mosh, right? Well not exactly. See, this Zombie
has all the regular abilities and a few extra tricks. It has unlimited lives, gains Replication
(unlimited) and does not have the Slow trait. Also, this Zombie comes back to life in a 10 count!
Replicated Zombies keep their normal life count, number of lives and gain the Slow trait, but they also get
Replication (unlimited).
Object: This is really a low-powered version of the Darklord Scenario. Eventually the players will all
become Zombies, and the fun comes from seeing who hangs on as the last survivor. The last player
to survive starts as the Zombie for the next round. Be sure to encourage good role-play from
Zombies; they should be dragging their feet, howling out Brains! and moaning like a good
undead corpse.
Options:
1) Dont let Replicated Zombies convert their victims - only players slain by the original Zombie
becomes Monsters. Allow Replicated Zombies to drag subdued or slain victims back to the
original Zombie to do his dirty work! This will slow down the game time considerably.

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Creating New Monsters

Ratio (the number of average combatants that the monster

should be able to confront successfully). If a Monster is
extremely powerful, it will usually have fewer lives or even
only one. Generally, the more powerful a Monster is, the more
likely it is to be Quest-only.
5)Try not to create totally new Abilities or Traits. While you are
determining a Monsters powers, try to find abilities already
created and in use. This cuts down on confusion when the
Monster is being played. In some cases, a new ability is
justified, but those are rare instances. All abilities should be
easily understood and not alter the basic rules of Amtgard.
Feel free to include a brief explanation of what the ability
simulates (i.e.: breath weapon, chilling aura of fear, etc.) This
helps people understand the Monster better, and can often
make the Monster seem much more interesting. This type of
description is often called flavah text, because it gives a
specific twist to a rather generic power or ability.
6)Try to balance the Monsters power. When creating a Monster,
keep his power in check by balancing it against the basic
classes at the same level. For a basic any-weekend Monster,
there should be a Questor/Monster Ratio of no more than 3/1
and generally no less than 1/1. This means your average grunt
should be on a one to one basis, or maybe a one to two basis
against most classes of the same level. If your creature can
handle more than three people of the same level as the
Monster at the same time, then hes not average and should
either be toned down, or made a Quest-only Monster.
7)Submit your Monster for play-testing. When and if the Monster
is play-tested, someone should be specifically designated to
keep an eye on it to see how it fares on the field. This should
usually be a Reeve, but can also be another dedicated noncombatant watching the game. The individual watching the
Monster should note how well the it works, and determine
whether the Monster is more powerful than necessary or
found lacking somehow. The Monster should be play-tested
several times and by as many different people as possible.
Naturally, Monsters should only be play-tested with a Reeves
permission.
8)Always be willing to rework your Monster. Even if the play-test
decides its good, it will still need the approval of an Althing to
become official on a local level. If an Althing votes it down,
then this simply means it needs to be reworked further. Dont
give up hope and try not to get frustrated. If your Monster has
already gotten this far, then odds are that a little more work
and some perseverance will eventually pay off.
By following those guidelines, you should have a nifty new
Monster that is well balanced and ready for playing. Remember,
always use common sense and always play in the spirit of the
game. Do not use loopholes or gray areas to derive an advantage
on the battlefield. The Amtgard : Handbook on the Rules of
Play always takes precedence in any dispute.

As you flip through the pages of the Dor Un Avathar and see all
the Monsters, remember some are new, some old, some are
changed, some remain basically the same. But wait! The Monster
that you thought for sure would be in here isnt. Now what do
you do? Well, you could do two things:
Whine and complain, or make it yourself.
If you really want to, then whine, but nobody likes a whiner. So
your other option is to play Amt-god and create this new
creature yourself. Congratulations! This is a great way of
participating in a non-combat aspect of the club. Now, there are
some general guidelines that should be followed if you have
decided to make a new monster yourself. These are just
guidelines, but they will increase your chances of getting your
Monster completed, done well, approved by your local monsters
guild, and passed by an Althing.

These guidelines are fairly simple and often common sense, yet
must be stressed. You may see some things that are stated almost
directly from the Amtgard: Handbook on the Rules of Play.
Again, these are things that must be stressed. And now, on to
creating your new Monster:

Guidelines

1)Follow the basic format. The format is the way that the
Monster is drawn up on paper. The format presented in this
book is a good place to start. It allows for a clean presentation of the Monster and covers just about everything. It is well
organized and easy to read, and recognizable as the basic
Monster format. In the event that your Monster is passed by
an Althing, having this format will make it easier to add into a
Monster book.
2)Dont create a Monster that could be played more easily by
role-playing one of the player classes. Basically, this means
that a Monster should be unique to itself. It lessens both the
class it is similar to, as well as the creature itself, if it is too
similar to a class. If such is the case, then play the class, and
have some fun role-playing. Wear your Monster garb along
with your required class garb. Its fun for you and for the
other people playing.
3)Dont copy copyrighted material. This is a tricky one. Most of
the creatures in this book can be found in other sources as
well, be it mythology, role-playing games, movies or books. It
is imperative that although you like the monsters in other
material, you try to make it somewhat unique. In the case of
mythological monsters, you may attempt to make it as
accurate as possible. In the case of monsters from nonmythological material, you should make sure there are
differences. Never use specific names found only in that
sources material. This may seem overcautious, but it doesnt
hurt to do it.
4)Determine whether your Monster is a Quest-only monster or if
it may be played during standard battlegames (with permission, of course). This will affect a number of things. This
decides the Monsters overall power, and the Questor/Monster

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Finally, you should always role-play while at Amtgard, but when

youre playing a Monster, its doubly important. Have good garb
and enjoy yourself. Happy Monstering!
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Look for upcoming volumes with all new Monsters, battlegames,

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Send submissions of art or text to above address
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All rights reserved. Used with permission.
This is the eighth official version of the
Dor Un Avathar, Official Monster Rules of Amtgard
and is presented for use with the
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Additional Art Credits

Reynen:

Cover Art

Denah:

Page Number Bullets, 2, 5, 7, 9,8, 10, 11, Back Cover

Ger*:

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JEC*:

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* Artists marked with an asterik: Some of the collected artwork for the
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