Monster Types, Explained.

This table is mostly for reference, but if for some reason you need/want to generate an entirely random monster type, roll 1d, 1d.  (Need a die roller?)

(Note that the system also has more sophisticated ways of determining what kind of monster you’re up against!)

1-2	1	Aberrations	Mutants, experiments gone wrong, warped beasts, strange hybrids, etc
	2	Beast-Kin (misc)	A wide range: dire animals through sentient half-beasts.
	3	Demon-Kin	Imps, demons, infernals, devils, and so on.
	4	Dragon-Kin	True dragons, of course, but also wyverns, dragon-men, shoulder dragons…
	5	Dwarf-Kin	Dwarves; dark or fallen dwarves; gnomes. Plus dwarf-made mechanisms.
	6	Elemental – Air	Sylphs, sprites, living whirlwinds
	6	Elemental – Earth	Creatures of living rock or stone.
	6	Elemental – Fire	Beings of flame, lava, or magma.
	6	Elemental – Water	Naiads, nereids, water sprites, living waves and whirlpools.
3-4	1	Elf-Kin	All varieties of elf – including Shadow elves, gill-breathing sea-elves, etc…
	2	Extra-Planars	Entities from other planes.
	3	Faerie-Kin	Satyrs, leprechauns, pixies, Ellyl,
	4	Goblin-Kin	Orcs, goblins, hobgoblins
	5	Goo	Slimes, oozes, jellies, puddings, gelatinous solids, and so on.
	6	Insect-Kin	Actually a kind of beast-kin, but common enough to warrant its own entry.
5-6	1	Rat-Kin	Actually a kind of beast-kin, but common enough to warrant its own entry.
	2	Serpent-Kin	Actually a kind of beast-kin, but common enough to warrant its own entry.
	3	Spider-Kin	Actually a kind of beast-kin, but common enough to warrant its own entry.
	4	Troll-Kin	Trolls of all kinds, from the small and wily to the huge and scary.
	5	Undead	Skeletons, zombies, etc, plus incorporeal undead such as ghosts and wraiths.
	6	Wolf-Kin	Actually a kind of beast-kin, but common enough to warrant its own entry.

Really, there should also be miscellaneous monsters of various sorts that might turn up anywhere, but I have no rules for them as yet.

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