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A Magical
Society:
Beast Builder
Expeditious Retreat Press
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Credits
Author: Joseph Browning
Cover Art: Kenshiro Suzuki, Copyright Andy
Winter and Natalie Sandells.
Internal Art: Rick Hershey, Ash Jackson, Mates
Laurentiu, Michael LoPresti, and Jason Walton
Content Readers: Oliver Frank and Eric Jansing
Editing and Layout: Suzi Yee
Table of Contents
Introduction........................5
Magical Ecosystems ..........................20
Bounty Method........................................20
Concentration Method...........................20
Niches..................................................21
What does a creature eat and
what eats it?.......................................21
Producer...........................................................21
Consumer.........................................................22
Predator............................................................22
Herbivorous Predator-Prey Systems............22
Carnivorous Predator-Prey Systems............22
Magivorous Predator-Prey Systems.............23
Cannibalism.....................................................23
What does the creature do?...................23
Circulation........................................................23
Defensive Behavioral Adaptations...............23
Digestion ..........................................................24
Framework.......................................................24
Metamorphosis................................................25
Predatory Behavioral Adaptations...............26
Reproduction...................................................27
Respiration.......................................................28
Symmetry.........................................................28
Temperature Regulation................................29
Other Cool Things...........................................30
Chapter 1: Monster
Concepts and Functions. 7
Monster Concepts................................7
Monster Functions.............................10
Chapter 2: Monsters and
Their Environment.........16
Life Roles ............................................16
Autotrophs............................................16
Magiotrophs.........................................17
Heterotrophs ........................................17
Food Chains........................................17
Grazing Food Chain ...............................17
Detrital Food Chain................................17
Food Webs..........................................18
Highly Productive Ecosystems.............18
Fluctuating or Stable Environment......18
Wide and Narrow Webs........................19
Magical Metabolisms........................19
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Where does it do it?................................32
Tundra................................................32
Arctic Tundra...........................................33
Alpine Tundra.........................................33
Tundra Fauna ..........................................34
Magical Inluences..................................34
Tundra Monsters.....................................34
Grasslands.........................................35
Steppe .......................................................35
Prairie........................................................35
Savanna ....................................................35
Farmland..................................................36
Grassland Fauna......................................36
Magical Inluences..................................36
Grassland Monsters................................36
Forests................................................37
Coniferous Forest....................................37
Taiga..........................................................37
Montane Forest........................................38
Temperate Rain Forest ...........................38
Broadleaf Forest.......................................38
Deciduous Forest ....................................39
Tropical Rain Forest................................39
Magical Inluences..................................40
Forest Monsters.......................................40
Deserts and Scrublands...................41
Scrubland .................................................41
Desert........................................................41
Magical Inluences..................................42
Scrubland and Desert Monsters............42
Rivers and Lakes...............................42
River..........................................................42
Lake...........................................................43
Magical Inluences..................................43
River and Lake Monsters.......................44
Swamps and Marshes......................44
Magical Inluences..................................44
Monsters...................................................45
Coastlines, Oceans and Islands......45
Coastline...................................................45
Ocean ........................................................45
Magical Inluences..................................46
Oceanic and Island Monsters................46
Underground Environments..........46
Crafted Structure.....................................46
Natural Cave............................................47
Magical Inluences..................................48
Monsters...................................................48
Mountains..........................................49
Magical Inluences..................................49
Monsters...................................................49
How does It interact with
other species?....................................49
Unrelated..........................................................49
Mutualisitic......................................................50
Predation/Parasitism.....................................50
Commensalism................................................51
Amensalism .....................................................51
Competition.....................................................51
Succession...........................................52
Evolution and Speciation .................52
Adaptation and Natural Selection........52
Variation...................................................53
Mutation...................................................53
Isolation............................................................53
Migration..........................................................54
Convergent Evolution............................54
Population................................................54
Density..............................................................54
Distribution......................................................55
Age....................................................................55
Intelligence and Culture...................55
Hunter-gathers........................................56
Pastoralists...............................................56
Agriculturalists........................................56
Questions for Making a Monstrous
Culture...............................................56
Monsters as Races...................................57
Chapter 3: Monster
Statistics..........................59
The Stat Block.....................................59
Name.........................................................59
Size, Type and Subtype..........................60
Hit Dice.....................................................62
Initiative ...................................................63
Speed.........................................................64
Armor Class.............................................65
Base Attack/Grapple..............................67
Attack........................................................67
Full Attack................................................68
Natural Weapons............................................68
Manufactured Weapons.................................69
Math Break .........................................69
Space/Reach............................................70
Special Attacks and Special Qualities..71
Saves .........................................................71
Abilities.....................................................72
Strength (Str)....................................................72
Dexterity (Dex)................................................72
Constitution (Con)..........................................72
Intelligence (Int)..............................................73
Wisdom (Wis)..................................................74
Charisma (Cha)................................................74
Ability Scores and Size...................................75
Skills..........................................................76
Feats..........................................................77
Environment............................................79
Organization............................................80
Challenge Rating.....................................80
Treasure....................................................81
Alignment ................................................81
Advancement ..........................................82
Level Adjustment....................................83
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The Description..................................84
The Combat Section ..........................84
Chapter 5: Templates........104
Template Themes ............................104
Created Templates...........................104
Acquired Templates........................105
Template Description......................106
Template Statistics Block................106
[Template name] Creature...................106
Creating a [template name] Creature.107
Size and Type ........................................107
Hit Dice and Hit Points........................107
Speed.......................................................107
Armor Class...........................................107
Base Attack/Grapple............................107
Attack and Full Attack.........................107
Special Attacks and Special Qualities107
Ability Scores.........................................107
Skills........................................................108
Environment and Organization..........108
Challenge Rating...................................108
Treasure, Alignment, and Level
Adjustment......................................108
Template Special Attacks/
Special Abilities ..............................108
Chapter 4: Type and
Subtype.............................85
Aberration Type.................................85
Air Subtype.........................................86
Angel Subtype....................................87
Animal Type.......................................87
Aquatic Subtype ................................87
Archon Subtype.................................88
Augmented Subtype.........................88
Chaotic Subtype.................................88
Cold Subtype......................................88
Construct Type...................................89
Dragon Type.......................................91
Earth Subtype.....................................92
Elemental Type..................................92
Evil Subtype .......................................92
Extraplanar Subtype..........................93
Fey Type..............................................93
Fire Subtype........................................94
Giant Type..........................................94
Goblinoid Subtype ............................95
Good Subtype.....................................95
Humanoid Type.................................95
Incorporeal Subtype..........................96
Lawful Subtype..................................97
Magical Beast Type ...........................97
Monstrous Humanoid Type ............98
Native Subtype ..................................98
Ooze Type...........................................99
Outsider Type....................................99
Plant Type.........................................100
Reptilian Subtype............................100
Shapechanger Subtype ...................100
Swarm Subtype................................101
Undead Type....................................102
Vermin Type.....................................103
Water Subtype..................................103
Chapter 6: Bits and Pieces112
Chapter 7: Special Abilities
and Conditions..............117
What Is a Special Ability?...............117
Special Abilities and Special
Qualities ......................................118
Conditions ........................................199
Appendix I: Monster Editing
Checklist........................203
Appendix II: D20 Mechanic.206
Appendix III: Random(ish)
Monster Generator.....208
Legal Section.....................220
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