Creature Collection III out

Mouseferatu said:

Thanks. I think the spontaneous golems are some of the monster-specific work I'm most proud of.

I've been waiting ages to see them, since they were initially scheduled for inclusion as a Termana appendix, and got cut for length. And before that, the whole shebang was submitted as an article to a certain gaming magazine, but I politely declined their offer to publish it due to some rather extreme changes they wanted to make. I'm so glad to finally see them in print.

I don't actually have any more--I had a rough fifth idea, but it never realy materialized. If I come up with any more of them, though, I'll certainly try to get the up somewhere.

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Cool, didn't know they were your, Mouse Schreck! I was planning on giving them a further look when I next find myself trapped in the local game store - the art alone was intriguing, let alone the description for the spont golems as a whole.
Come on, contributor copies!!!

How's that CCIV deluge going, btw? Do you ever need to stop looking at monsters - perhaps take a break and surround yourself with breakfast cereal mascots or barbie dolls to get away from the scaled, fanged, multi-legged parade that you've been marinating in for the last week or two?

Hope it's going well!

Vrylakos

Vrylakos said:

Cool, didn't know they were your, Mouse Schreck! I was planning on giving them a further look when I next find myself trapped in the local game store - the art alone was intriguing, let alone the description for the spont golems as a whole.
Come on, contributor copies!!!

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Heh. Between you and me--well, and everyone else reading this--I haven't gotten my author's copies yet either. I had to go out and buy my own copy to make sure I wasn't duplicating anything in CCIII when choosing my submissions for CCIV. (I did, of course, make certain I could exchange the book once I received my comps. )

How's that CCIV deluge going, btw? Do you ever need to stop looking at monsters - perhaps take a break and surround yourself with breakfast cereal mascots or barbie dolls to get away from the scaled, fanged, multi-legged parade that you've been marinating in for the last week or two?

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Mascots and barbies? Nah. That's why I have cats.

(Well, that and the amusing lacerations they leave on one at the most unexpected times...)

BOZ said:

i never did get my Tome of Horrors.

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Me either.

I like everyone else, must also wait.

I did the dallisad (design, not art). Loved the art on it!

I have an advantage when I've worked for Atlas, as I live about 10 minutes away, and they've been gracious enough to let me have the stuff I've worked on right away!

Georgia is SO far from Minnesota....

... bad timing...

Here's the full list of creatures, name/type/CR/environment/allegiance.

For a more pretty print, you may download this zipped .xsl or download this PDF. Yeah, I know. Only evil file formats.

Allegorhai-Horai (Death Worm) Medium Aberration 3 Iron Sands Desert (Termana) None
Angel, Battle Large Outsider (Angel, Extraplanar, Good) 15 Madriel's Paradise Madriel
Angel, Harvest Medium Outsider (Angel, Extraplanar, Good) 9 Madriel's Paradise Madriel
Angel, Storm Large Outsider (Angel, Extraplanar, Good) 14 Madriel's Paradise Madriel
Angel, Sun Medium Outsider (Angel, Extraplanar, Good) 13 Madriel's Paradise Madriel
Angel, Zhalela Small Outsider (Angel, Extraplanar, Good) 2 Madriel's Paradise Madriel
Ashborn Arachnae Large Magical Beast 6 Desert of Onn (Asherak) None
Ashborn Arachnae Mother Huge Magical Beast 12 Desert of Onn (Asherak) None
Ashcloud Large Undead (Fire) 7 Desert of Onn (Asherak) None
Asuran Lockwatcher Fine Construct 0,25 Shelzar (Ghelspad) House Asuras
Barbed Thrasher Large Plant 4 Gamulganjus (Termana) None
Barrow Writher Large Construct 7 Termana Ghoul King
Bitterfly Large Elemental (Air, Earth) 6 Desert of Onn (Asherak) None
Bleak Crow Tiny Magical Beast 1 Any None
Canopy Creeper Large Animal 3 Gamulganjus (Termana) None
Carcass Large Undead 2 Termana Ghoul King
Carnival Krewe, Bayou Seer Medium Monstrous Humanoid 3 Blood Bayou (Termana) Jack of Tears
Carnival Krewe, Bayou Witch Medium Monstrous Humanoid 12 Blood Bayou (Termana) Jack of Tears
Carnival Krewe, the Piper Medium Fey 18 Blood Bayou (Termana) Jack of Tears
Carnival Krewe, Shark-Folk Large Monstrous Humanoid (Aquatic) 4 Blood Bayou (Termana) Jack of Tears
Charduni Battle Ram Large Magical Beast 3 Chained Mountains (Termana) Chardun
Corpse Hound Medium Magical Beast 4 Any Land None
Custodian, Mosaic Medium Outsider (Custodian, Extraplanar, Good, Lawful) 13 Mithril Heavens Corean
Custodian, Ward Medium Outsider (Custodian, Extraplanar, Good, Lawful) 8 Mithril Heavens Corean
Daemon, Assassin Medium Outsider (Daemon, Evil, Extraplanar) 11 Blackest Pit of Belsameth Belsameth
Daemon, Belsameth’s Watchman Large Outsider (Daemon, Evil, Extraplanar) 9 Blackest Pit of Belsameth Belsameth
Daemon, Dread Child Small Outsider (Daemon, Evil, Extraplanar) 12 Blackest Pit of Belsameth Belsameth
Daemon, Jade Empress Medium Outsider (Daemon, Evil, Extraplanar) 8 Blackest Pit of Belsameth Belsameth
Daemon, Mantis Spider Large Outsider (Daemon, Evil, Extraplanar) 8 Blackest Pit of Belsameth Belsameth
Daemon, Pride Large Outsider (Daemon, Evil, Extraplanar) 13 Blackest Pit of Belsameth Belsameth
Dallisad Small Animal 0,25 Deserts (Asherak and Termana) None
Dart Blossom Small Plant 0,333 Gamulganjus (Termana) None
Deep Stalker Large Undead (Aquatic) 7 Cerulean Ocean (Termana) Ghoul King?
Demon, Anger Large Outsider (Chaotic, Demon, Evil, Extraplanar) 13 Pestilential Abyss Vangal
Demon, Drought Huge Outsider (Chaotic, Demon, Evil, Extraplanar, Fire) 15 Pestilential Abyss Vangal
Demon, Fluted Medium Outsider (Chaotic, Demon, Evil, Extraplanar) 9 Pestilential Abyss Vangal
Demon, Monitor Large Outsider (Chaotic, Demon, Evil, Extraplanar) 14 Pestilential Abyss Vangal
Dessication Beetle Medium Magical Beast 4 Desert of Onn (Asherak) None
Devil, Fear Medium Outsider (Devil, Evil, Extraplanar, Lawful) 10 Iron Hells Chardun
Devil, Gladius Large Outsider (Devil, Evil, Extraplanar, Lawful) 17 Iron Hells Chardun
Devil, Hellbat Medium Outsider (Devil, Evil, Extraplanar, Lawful) 4 Iron Hells Chardun
Devil, Hive Medium Outsider (Devil, Evil, Extraplanar, Lawful) 3 Iron Hells Chardun
Devil, Infernal Sentinel Large Outsider (Devil, Evil, Extraplanar, Lawful) 13 Iron Hells Chardun
Devil, Malleus Medium Outsider (Devil, Evil, Extraplanar, Lawful) 8 Iron Hells Chardun
Devil, Malocchio Medium Outsider (Devil, Evil, Extraplanar, Lawful) 22 Iron Hells Chardun
Devil, Pain Medium Outsider (Devil, Evil, Extraplanar, Lawful) 9 Iron Hells Chardun
Devil, Shelnizu Large Outsider (Devil, Evil, Extraplanar, Lawful) 15 Iron Hells Chardun
Devil, Waterbringer Medium Outsider (Devil, Evil, Extraplanar, Lawful) 10 Iron Hells Chardun
Dire Hyena Large Animal 4 Any Warm Land None
Dirgewood Tree Gargantuan Plant 14 Termana None
Dragon, Fleshwrack Huge Dragon 10 Any Land Gaurak
Dragon, Icewrack Huge Dragon (Cold) 12 Any Cold Land Lethene
Dread Crawler Large Undead 3 Termana Ghoul King
Drendari Monkey Small Magical Beast (Shapechanger) 3 Any Warm Forest None
Ethereal Destrier Large Magical Beast 4 Asherak None
Eyedra Huge Aberration 14 Warm Marsh or Underground Golthagga
Eyedra, G'Sholian Huge Aberration 16 Warm Marsh or Underground Golthagga
Ferrite Beetle Huge Construct 10 Iron Sands Desert (Termana) None
Flay Beast Medium Vermin 4 Temperate or Warm, Forest, Marsh, and Mountains None
Forge Beast Medium Aberration 5 Iron Sands Desert (Termana) Golthagga
Forsaken Spirit Medium Undead (Incorporeal) 5 Plaguelands (Termana) Chern
Gate Worm Gargantuan Magical beast 12 Warm Desert, Plains, and Underground None
Gatemaster Medium Construct 13 Isle of the Dead (Termana) Ghoul King
Ghoul Hound Medium Undead 2 Any Land Ghoul King and Glivid-Autel
Ghoul, Gormul Medium Undead 12 Isle of the Dead (Termana) Ghoul King
Ghoul, Overghast Large Undead 5 Any Land Ghoul King?
Ghoul, Poisonbearer Medium Undead 4 Isle of the Dead (Termana) Ghoul King
Glassilisk Large Magical Beast 8 Desert of Onn (Asherak) None
Glitterbug Tiny Magical Beast 0,333 Any Land Madriel
Golem, Amalgam Medium Construct 10 Any Land Slarecian
Golem, Amber Large Construct 10 Any Forest None
Golem, Bramble Large Construct 8 Termana None
Golem, Coral Large Construct (Aquatic) 9 Any Aquatic Denev
Golem, Ember Large Construct 10 Any Land or Underground None
Golem, Hive--Wasp Nest Medium Construct 10 Any Temperate or Warm Land None
Golem, Hive--Beehive Large Construct 11 Any Temperate or Warm Land None
Golem, Hive--Termite Mound Large Construct 12 Any Temperate or Warm Land None
Golem, Moon Large Construct 13 Any Land Belsameth
Golem, Penumbral Medium Construct (Incorporeal) 9 Any Penumbral Pentagon
Golem, Sand Large Construct 7 Asherak God-Kings
Golem, Spontaneous – Gallows Large Construct 11 Termana None
Golem, Spontaneous – Hide Medium Construct 8 Ghelspad None
Golem, Spontaneous – Hoard Huge Construct 12 Termana None
Golem, Spontaneous – Plague Medium Construct 8 Termana None
Gray Lancer Small vermin 0,5 Gamulganjus (Termana) None
Gray Man, The (Herald of Otossal) Large Outsider (Evil, Native) 17 Asherak Otossal
Grillin Small Magical Beast (Shapechanger) 0,5 Warm Forest None
Grim Puppeteer Medium Magical Beast 3 Gamulganjus (Termana) None
Hellfire Bloodshark Huge Magical Beast (Aquatic) 13 Blood Sea None
Hiveskin Large Animal 5 Temperate or Warm Hills or Plains None
Horned Boar Large Animal 5 Iron Steppes and Centaur Plains (Termana) None
Intercessor, Punishing Medium Outsider (Extraplanar, Intercessor, Lawful) 12 Vaults of Eternity Hedrada
Intercessor, Robed Pacifier Medium Outsider (Extraplanar, Intercessor, Lawful) 9 Vaults of Eternity Hedrada
Inviting Death Huge Plant 7 Gamulganjus (Termana) None
Iron Serpent Huge Magical Beast 10 Iron Sands Desert (Termana) None
Jin-Sat Medium Magical Beast 3 Termana Forsaken Elves
Jungle Squid Huge Magical Beast 16 Termana Denev
Living Bog Gargantuan Ooze 11 Termana None
Love-Scorned Soul Medium Undead (Incorporeal) 7 Termana Ghoul King?
Marble Sentinel--Skyros Medium Construct 4 Asherak God-Kings
Marble Sentinel--Onyx Medium Construct 6 Asherak God-Kings
Marble Sentinel--Bloodstone Medium Construct 7 Asherak God-Kings
Marble Sentinel--Ebon Medium Construct 8 Asherak God-Kings
Marble Sentinel--Alabaster Medium Construct 11 Asherak God-Kings
Momus’ Marionette Diminutive Construct 1 Any Land or Underground Jack of Tears
Mist Murderer Small Vermin 3 Warm or Temperate Forest, Marsh, and Plains None
Monkey Lizard Tiny Animal (reptilian) 0,25 Gamulganjus (Termana) None
Mulchworm Large Vermin 4 Termana None
Mummy, Spiderweb Medium Undead 5 Termana None
Mummy, Spiderweb--Ghoul King's Guard Medium Undead 12 Isle of the Dead (Termana) Ghoul King
Naga, Blood Mist Large Aberration (Incorporeal) 11 Blood Bayou (Termana) Mormo
Ooze, Crimson Small Ooze 9 Termana Chern
Ooze, Stone Builder Huge Ooze 9 Asherak None
Overseer Large Magical Beast 3 Charduni Empire (Termana) Chardun
Pain Doll Medium Undead 2 Any Land or Underground None
Patient Doom Gargantuan Vermin 12 Gamulganjus (Termana) Gaurak
Pearl Cheetah Medium Magical Beast 4 Termana Tanil
Phase Mass Large Outsider (Evil, Extraplanar, Lawful) 12 Termana None
Phoenix, Autumn Small Magical Beast (Shapechanger) 3 Ganjulael (Termana) Forsaken Elves
Phoenix, Black Huge Undead 16 Asherak None
Phoenix, Storm Lage Magical Beast 5 Asherak None
Plague Gator Large Undead 4 Termana Chern
Remembrance Medium Construct 8 Termana Forsaken Elves
Quillwolf Medium Animal 1 Termana None
Razor Leaf Small Animal 1 Termana None
Sand Hulk Gargantuan Animal 14 Desert of Onn (Asherak) None
Sand Sloth Large Animal 3 Termana None
Sand Trapper Large Animal 5 Desert of Onn (Asherak) None
Shellrak Gargantuan Aberration 16 Desert of Onn (Asherak) None
Shen Shenagar Medium Monstrous Humanoid 1 Desert of Onn (Asherak) Denev
Silver Puma Medium Magical Beast 4 Warm or Temperate Forest and Mountains None
Silver Puma--Ghost Medium Magical Beast 9 Warm or Temperate Forest and Mountains None
Slarecian Keeper of the Ages Huge Construct 19 Underground Slarecian
Slaver’s Pet Huge Construct 9 Charduni Empire (Termana) Chardun
Slon Huge Magical Beast 8 Gamulganjus (Termana) Denev
Slon--Gravekeeper Gargantuan Undead 13 Gamulganjus (Termana) Denev
Speakerstones Large Elemental (Air, Earth) 13 Asherak None
Spider, Saber Huge Vermin 7 Gamulganjus (Termana) None
Spider, Saber--Queen Huge Vermin 9 Gamulganjus (Termana) None
Stormwing Medium Magical Beast 4 Asherak None
Sun Fiend Large Monstrous Humanoid 10 Asherak and Termana None
Swarm, Bee Fine Vermin (Swarm) 1 Any Temperate or Warm Land None
Swarm, Dunefish Diminutive Magical Beast (Swarm) 4 Warm Desert None
Swarm, Gilings Fine Vermin (Swarm) 11 Asherak None
Swarm, Glutton Locust Tiny Vermin (Swarm) 6 Asherak Gaurak
Swarm, Hive-Fly Fine Vermin (Swarm) 1 Warm Desert None
Swarm, Perahnikyit Fine Animal (Swarm) 3 Termana None
Swarm, Poison Wing Diminutive Vermin (Swarm) 1 Any Temperate or Warm Land Chern
Swarm, Termite Fine Vermin (Swarm) 2 Termana None
Swarm, Wasp Fine Vermin (Swarm) 3 Any Temperate or Warm Land None
Tent Bird Medium Magical Beast 2 Desert of Onn (Asherak) Ubantu
Thunderbones Large Construct 7 Hollowfaust Hollowfaust
Tobaryl Small Animal 2 Warm Forest None
Unbegotten Small Undead (Incorporeal) 8 Termana Chern
Windigo Large Outsider (Cold, Evil, Incorporeal, Native) 8 Ghelspad Gaurak


Template Creatures New Type CR+ Native To: Allegiance
Blessed Theocrat Same as Base Creature 1 Asherak God-Kings
Envenomed Same as Base Creature 1 Termana None
Hydran, 5-6 Headed Magical Beast (Augmented) 3 Same as Base Creature Mormo
Hydran, 7-8 Headed Magical Beast (Augmented) 4 Same as Base Creature Mormo
Hydran, 9-12 Headed Magical Beast (Augmented) 5 Same as Base Creature Mormo
Hydran, Cryo--5-6 Headed Magical Beast (Augmented) 5 Same as Base Creature Mormo
Hydran, Cryo--7-8 Headed Magical Beast (Augmented) 6 Same as Base Creature Mormo
Hydran, Cryo--9-12 Headed Magical Beast (Augmented) 7 Same as Base Creature Mormo
Hydran, Pyro--5-6 Headed Magical Beast (Augmented) 5 Same as Base Creature Mormo
Hydran, Pyro--7-8 Headed Magical Beast (Augmented) 6 Same as Base Creature Mormo
Hydran, Pyro--9-12 Headed Magical Beast (Augmented) 7 Same as Base Creature Mormo
Infested, 5 or Fewer Hit Dice Same as Base Creature 1 Blood Sea None
Infested, 6 or More Hit Dice Same as Base Creature 2 Blood Sea None
Lycanthrope--Wereviper, 2 or Fewer Hit Dice Same as Base Creature Plus Shapechanger Subtype 2 Same as Base Creature None
Lycanthrope--Wereviper, 3-5 Hit Dice Same as Base Creature Plus Shapechanger Subtype 3 Same as Base Creature None
Lycanthrope--Wereviper, 6-10 Hit Dice Same as Base Creature Plus Shapechanger Subtype 4 Same as Base Creature None
Lycanthrope--Wereviper, 11 or More Hit Dice Same as Base Creature Plus Shapechanger Subtype 5 Same as Base Creature None
Multi-Armed, Up to 2 Additional Arms Same as Base Creature 1 Same as Base Creature None
Multi-Armed, 3-4 Additional Arms Same as Base Creature 2 Same as Base Creature None
Multi-Armed, 5-8 Additional Arms Same as Base Creature 3 Same as Base Creature None
Multi-Armed, 8 or More Additional Arms Same as Base Creature 4 Same as Base Creature None
Seraphic Creature Outsider (Incorporeal, Native) 1 Asherak None
Soulless, Up to 6 Ex-Paladin Levels Undead 2 Isle of the Dead (Termana) Ghoul King
Soulless, 7-12 Ex-Paladin Levels Undead 3 Isle of the Dead (Termana) Ghoul King
Soulless, 13 or More Ex-Paladin Levels Undead 4 Isle of the Dead (Termana) Ghoul King
Wild Bier, Under 6 Hit Dice Same as Base Creature, Plus Native Subtype 2 Same as Base Creature Denev
Wild Bier, 6-ll Hit Dice Same as Base Creature, Plus Native Subtype 3 Same as Base Creature Denev
Wild Bier, 12-18 Hit Dice Same as Base Creature, Plus Native Subtype 4 Same as Base Creature Denev
Wild Bier, 19 or More Hit Dice Same as Base Creature, Plus Native Subtype 5 Same as Base Creature Denev

The list is courtesy of Greyline (compilation) & Ruemere (PDF hosting).


Now, start telling what you've done! I'm always curious to put names (if only screen names) on critters.

Hi Gez mate!

Thanks for posting the list.

My entries were:

Demon, Fluted
Golem, Moon
Gray Man (Herald of Otossal)

Can I just say I am greatly impressed by the number of high CR monsters in there* - well done S&SS.

*Looks like fully 30% of the book caters for CR 11+.

One other thing I have just noticed looking over the list is that I submitted two monsters for CC4 that seem to be very close to ideas they already seem to have in CC3...which makes me feel better given that those two were rejected.

Just goes to show you Krusty mate, some times you need to try harder.

Btw congrats and thanks to Gez for the posting.

I'm responsible for the Overghast Ghoul (related, unofficial, and out-of-date material available here) and the Mosaic Custodian.

Congrats to everyone else in there, of course.