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<blockquote data-quote="steeldragons" data-source="post: 5661801" data-attributes="member: 92511">Ok. After seeing the various entries and additional comments, here's where I am after some revision.For a &quot;Starter kit&quot; (levels 1 to, let's say, 4) geared for new gamers,&nbsp; specifically the DMs in whatever the &quot;gamemaster&quot; manual would be:Bolded headings would be &quot;sections&quot; of creatures with general lore&nbsp; along with specific stats for multiple creatures within that&nbsp; category/section/type...probably a full spread (or maybe 3 pages).&nbsp; &nbsp;1. Animal, Avian: eagle, falcon/hawk, owl, raven, vulture&nbsp;2. Animal, Herd: antelope, buffalo, camel, cattle, sheep, zebra&nbsp;3. Animal, Marine: dolphin, giant squid, shark&nbsp;4. Animal, Reptiles: alligator, frog/toad, lizard, snake, turtle&nbsp;5. Animal, Woodland: badger, beaver, deer, ferret, fox, otter, rabbit, squirrel&nbsp;6. Ant &nbsp;&nbsp; 7. Basilisk8. Bat9. Bear&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 10. Boar&nbsp;11. Cat: domestic, lion, lynx, panther, sabertooth, tiger&nbsp;12. Cockatrice13. Dog: domestic, hunting, guard, wild 14. Dolphin&nbsp;15. Doppleganger16. Dragon: Gold, Red, White17. Dwarf&nbsp;&nbsp; 18. Elemental: air (&amp; sylph), earth (&amp; gnome), fire (&amp; salamander), water (&amp; triton)19. Elephant20. Elf&nbsp; 21. Faerie: Brownie, Pixie, Redcap&nbsp; 22. Giant: Hill, Frost, Tree (Ents/Treants), Stone&nbsp; 23. Goblin: Goblin, Hobgoblin, Bugbear&nbsp; 24. Golem: Crystal, Flesh, Iron25. Griffon26. Harpy27. Horse: draft, riding/light, war/heavy, wild&nbsp; 28. Human: Bandit, Barbarian/Berserker, Cultist, Nomad/Tribesman, Street Thug29. Kobold&nbsp;30. Lizardman31. Lycanthrope: Were-bear, boar, rat, wolf32. Manticore&nbsp;&nbsp; 33. Medusa&nbsp;34. Mimic35. Minotaur&nbsp;&nbsp; 36. Ogre&nbsp; 37. Ooze: Gelatinous Cube, Green Slime, Grey Ooze38. Orc39. Pegasus40. Scorpion41. Spider&nbsp; &nbsp; 42. Sylvan Creatures: Centaur, Dryad, Satyr&nbsp;43. Troll&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 44. Umber Hulk&nbsp;&nbsp; 45. Undead: skeleton, zombie, ghoul, shadow46. Unicorn&nbsp;47. Vermin:Beetle, Centipede, Rat&nbsp;48. Vermin, Monstrous: Carrion Crawler, Rust Monster, Stirge&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [FONT=&amp;quot]49. Wolf[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 50. WyvernThis seems, to me, to be more than enough for many many different types&nbsp; of adventures in a variety of environments and definitely a wide enough&nbsp; spread to challenge (and/or overwhelm) at all starting levels without&nbsp; simply having to make the encounter &quot;10 giant rats instead of 5&quot; for&nbsp; those first few starting levels.--SD</blockquote>

[QUOTE="steeldragons, post: 5661801, member: 92511"] Ok. After seeing the various entries and additional comments, here's where I am after some revision. For a "Starter kit" (levels 1 to, let's say, 4) geared for new gamers, specifically the DMs in whatever the "gamemaster" manual would be: [B] Bolded headings[/B] would be "sections" of creatures with general lore along with specific stats for multiple creatures within that category/section/type...probably a full spread (or maybe 3 pages). 1. Animal, Avian: eagle, falcon/hawk, owl, raven, vulture 2. Animal, Herd: antelope, buffalo, camel, cattle, sheep, zebra 3. Animal, Marine: dolphin, giant squid, shark 4. Animal, Reptiles: alligator, frog/toad, lizard, snake, turtle 5. Animal, Woodland: badger, beaver, deer, ferret, fox, otter, rabbit, squirrel 6. Ant 7. Basilisk 8. Bat 9. Bear 10. Boar 11. Cat: domestic, lion, lynx, panther, sabertooth, tiger 12. Cockatrice 13. Dog: domestic, hunting, guard, wild 14. Dolphin 15. Doppleganger [B]16. Dragon:[/B] Gold, Red, White 17. Dwarf [B]18. Elemental:[/B] air (& sylph), earth (& gnome), fire (& salamander), water (& triton) 19. Elephant 20. Elf [B] 21. F[/B][B]aerie:[/B] Brownie, Pixie, Redcap [B] 22. Giant:[/B] Hill, Frost, Tree (Ents/Treants), Stone [B]23. Goblin:[/B] Goblin, Hobgoblin, Bugbear [B]24. Golem:[/B] Crystal, Flesh, Iron 25. Griffon 26. Harpy 27. Horse: draft, riding/light, war/heavy, wild [B]28. Human:[/B] Bandit, Barbarian/Berserker, Cultist, Nomad/Tribesman, Street Thug 29. Kobold 30. Lizardman [B]31. Lycanthrope:[/B] Were-bear, boar, rat, wolf 32. Manticore 33. Medusa 34. Mimic 35. Minotaur 36. Ogre [B]37. Ooze:[/B] Gelatinous Cube, Green Slime, Grey Ooze 38. Orc 39. Pegasus 40. Scorpion 41. Spider [B]42. Sylvan Creatures:[/B] Centaur, Dryad, Satyr 43. Troll 44. Umber Hulk [B]45. Undead:[/B] skeleton, zombie, ghoul, shadow 46. Unicorn 47. Vermin:Beetle, Centipede, Rat [B]48. Vermin, Monstrous:[/B] Carrion Crawler, Rust Monster, Stirge [FONT=&quot] 49. Wolf[/FONT] 50. Wyvern This seems, to me, to be more than enough for many many different types of adventures in a variety of environments and definitely a wide enough spread to challenge (and/or overwhelm) at all starting levels without simply having to make the encounter "10 giant rats instead of 5" for those first few starting levels. --SD [/QUOTE]

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