Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game
Monsters (219)
A
- Alicorn - Evil counterpart to unicorns with pronounced, sharp canine teeth
- Antelope - Common sorts of wild herd animals, including deer, aurochs, elk, moose, and bison
- Ape, Carnivorous - Powerful aggressive apes that prefer meat and kill anything they can catch
- Assassin Vine - A semi-mobile plant found in temperate forests that collects its own grisly fertilizer by grabbing and crushing animals
- Aurochs - Wild cattle that are shaggy and rough-looking
B
- Barkling - Diminutive furry humanoids with very dog-like faces
- Basilisk, Common - A giant six-legged lizard-like monster that petrifies living creatures with its gaze
- Basilisk, Greater - A larger variety of basilisk with toxic skin in addition to its petrifying gaze
- Bat - Small, nocturnal flying mammal with natural sonar
- Bear, Black - Omnivorous bears that are not particularly aggressive unless cubs are threatened
- Bear, Cave - Monstrous bears even larger than grizzly bears
- Bear, Grizzly (or Brown)
- Bear, Polar - Long, lean carnivores slightly taller than grizzly bears, and just as hostile
- Bee, Giant - Giant bees that live in underground hives with a queen
- Beetle, Giant Bombardier - Red and black beetle, 3 to 4 feet long, with toxic spray attack
- Beetle, Giant Fire - Huge beetle with glowing red organs that provide illumination
- Beetle, Giant Oil - Giant beetle about 3 feet long with eyes that can see in all directions
- Beetle, Giant Tiger - Predatory monsters around 5 feet long with dark brown carapaces and lighter striped or spotted patterns
- Bison - The largest species of wild bovines
- Black Pudding - Amorphous creature that lives only to eat, scouring underground areas for organic matter
- Black Rhino - Ill-tempered herbivore with horn, willing to charge intruders
- Blink Dog - Strange wolf-like creatures that can teleport at will
- Blood Rose - Animated rose bushes with beautiful fragrant flowers that befuddle victims
- Boar - Bad-tempered wild swine covered in coarse, grayish-black fur
- Box Turtle - Reptiles with a hard shell into which the animal can pull its head and legs if threatened
- Bugbear - Huge, hairy goblins standing about 6 feet tall with darkish brown eyes
C
- Caecilia, Giant - Carnivorous, legless amphibians that resemble giant earthworms with bony skeletons and sharp teeth
- Cattle - Large mammals with cloven hooves and horned heads, raised mostly for meat, leather, and milk
- Cave Locust, Giant - Pale, cricket-like creatures that live underground, 2 to 4 feet long
- Caveman - A species closely related to humans; shorter, stockier, and much more heavily muscled
- Centaur - Half man, half horse creatures that are haughty, aloof, but very honorable
- Centipede, Giant - Larger versions of normal centipedes, 2 to 3 feet long, fast-moving predatory venomous arthropods
- Cheetah - One of the fastest land animals - a large cat capable of reaching up to 75 miles per hour
- Chimera - Strange creatures having a lion's body with the heads of a lion, a goat, and a dragon, and the wings of a dragon
- Cockatrice - A strange creature appearing to be a chicken with a long serpentine neck and tail
- Crab, Giant - Large crustaceans averaging 5' in diameter, tolerant of various water conditions
- Crocodile - Aggressive predators that lie mostly submerged in rivers or marshes
D
- Deceiver - Blue-black, catlike monsters with strange bladed winglike arms extending from their shoulders
- Dinosaur, Deinonychus - Medium-sized feathered dinosaur and skilled pack-hunter
- Dinosaur, Stegosaurus - Peaceable herbivorous dinosaur with armored plates and spiked tail
- Dinosaur, Triceratops - A three-horned herbivorous dinosaur, aggressive toward interlopers
- Dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus Rex - Bipedal carnivorous dinosaur with massive skull and powerful bite
- Dire Wolf - Efficient pack hunters that will kill anything they can catch
- Djinni - Humanoid creatures from the Elemental Plane of Air
- Dog - Medium and large breeds of domestic and wild canines
- Doppleganger - Weird humanoid creatures able to take on the appearance of nearly any other humanoid
- Dragon Turtle - Massive aquatic creatures up to 200 feet long, occasionally mistaken for rocky outcroppings or small islands
- Dragon, Cloud - True dragons with varied metallic appearance that changes with environment and age
- Dragon, Desert - Desert dragons have rough, gritty-feeling hide which is a dark steel blue color with a smoother, streaky brown underbelly
- Dragon, Forest - Bright leaf green dragons with tan underbelly, long sinuous bodies, and catlike grace
- Dragon, Ice (White Dragon) - Ice dragons have pale blue-white skin, ranging from sky blue for a hatchling to the stark pure white of an ancient individual
- Dragon, Mountain (Red Dragon) - Red dragons ranging from brilliant blood red to dull terracotta, powerfully built with heavy-jawed heads and thick muscular bodies
- Dragon, Plains (Yellow Dragon) - Smallest of the true dragons with yellow skin dappled with light green patches
- Dragon, Sea (Gray Dragon) - Sleek aquatic dragons with webbed feet and broad flat tails, adapted for underwater life
- Dragon, Swamp (Black Dragon) - Green-skinned dragons so dark they appear black, especially in water
- Dryad - Female nature spirits mystically bound to enormous oak trees
E
- Eagle - Large birds of prey with heavy talons and hooked beaks
- Eagle, Giant - Intelligent giant eagles with 15-20 foot wingspans that speak Common or other languages
- Efreeti - Humanoid creatures from the Elemental Plane of Fire, about 12 feet tall and 2,000 pounds
- Elemental, Air - Air elementals resemble "dust devils," that is, small whirlwinds, but they are much more powerful
- Elemental, Cold* - A crude, headless ice statue with long sharp icicles in place of hands
- Elemental, Earth - Crude, headless humanoid statues with clublike hands and feet
- Elemental, Fire - Simply flames, which may appear generally humanoid for brief moments when they attack
- Elemental, Lightning - Dark clouds lit from within by flashes of lightning
- Elemental, Metal - Abstract humanoid figures formed from metal that can move as if liquid
- Elemental, Water - Roiling waves of water that fall upon creatures only to reform
- Elemental, Wood - A large, leafless tree elemental
- Elephant - Massive herbivores with valuable ivory tusks
- Emu - Large flightless bird valued only as meat
F
- Falcon - Birds of prey with wingspans of 16 to 20 inches, popular hunting birds used by royalty
- Fish, Giant Barracuda - Predatory fish found in salt water with elongated bodies, pointed heads and prominent jaws
- Fish, Giant Bass - Predatory freshwater fish between 10' and 25' long
- Fish, Giant Catfish
- Fish, Giant Piranha - Giant piranha average 5' in length at adulthood, and are aggressive carnivores
- Fly, Giant - Giant flies that look like 3' long houseflies, sometimes mistaken for giant bees
- Frog, Giant (and Toad, Giant) - Enlarged versions of common frogs; predators that attack smaller creatures
G
- Gargoyle* - Demonic-looking winged humanoid monsters with gray stone-like skin
- Gelatinous Cube - Nearly transparent cube that travels dungeon corridors absorbing carrion, creatures, and trash
- Ghast - Undead monsters similar to ghouls but smarter and more powerful, surrounded by an overwhelming stench
- Ghost* - Spectral remnants of intelligent beings who cannot rest easily in their graves
- Ghoul - Undead monsters which eat the flesh of dead humanoids to survive
- Giant Bat - Large carnivorous bat with 15-foot wingspan
- Giant Hawk - Large raptors capable of carrying off Halfling-sized creatures
- Giant Rat - Large scavenging rodents that grow up to 4 feet long and weigh over 50 pounds
- Giant, Cloud - Massive giants with milky white to sky blue skin, living in clouds and demanding tribute
- Giant, Cyclops - A one-eyed giant, huge and brutish, resembling hill giants
- Giant, Fire - Barrel-chested giants with ruddy skin, black hair, and dark red eyes
- Giant, Frost - Pale-skinned giants with light blue or dirty yellow hair who dress in skins and pelts
- Giant, Hill - The smallest of giants, standing ten to twelve feet tall
- Giant, Mountain - Largest of all giants, living in clans that rule over mountain territories
- Giant, Stone - Reclusive giants of rocky mountainous terrain, standing 12 feet tall
- Giant, Storm - Adult storm giants are about 21 feet tall and weigh about 12,000 pounds
- Gnoll - Hyena-headed, evil humanoids that wander in loose tribes
- Gnome - Small humanoids standing 3 to 3½ feet tall with tan to woody brown skin
- Goblin - Small, wicked humanoids that favor ambushes, overwhelming odds, and dirty tricks
- Golem, Amber - Amber golems are generally built to resemble lions or other great cats
- Golem, Bone* - Huge four-armed monsters created from the skeletons of at least two dead humanoids
- Golem, Bronze* - Ten-foot-tall bronze statue golem with molten metal interior
- Golem, Clay* - A construct made of clay, weighing about 600 pounds
- Golem, Flesh* - Horrible creations made of body parts from deceased humanoids, crudely stitched together and animated by magic
- Golem, Iron* - A 12-foot tall humanoid construct made from iron, weighing about 5,000 pounds
- Golem, Stone* - A 9-foot tall humanoid construct made from stone, weighing around 2,000 pounds
- Golem, Wood* - Small constructs not more than 4' in height, crudely made of wood
- Gorgon - Magical monsters resembling cattle made of iron
- Griffon - Large carnivorous creatures resembling lions with the head, foreclaws and wings of eagles
H
- Hangman Tree - Horrible, semi-animate creature that fertilizes itself with dead bodies
- Harpy - A giant vulture bearing the torso and face of a human female
- Hawk - Raptors that prey on small creatures
- Hellhound - Canine creatures sheathed in hellish flame
- Hippogriff - Large flying horses with the forefront of a bird of prey
- Hobgoblin - Larger cousins of goblins, about the same size as humans with dark orange or red-orange skin
- Hydra - Reptile-like monsters with multiple heads, gray-brown to dark brown with light yellow or tan underbelly
- Hyena - Doglike carnivores who hunt, scavenge, and steal meals
- Hyenodon - Ancient four legged predators with massively built skulls featuring long jaws full of teeth and four great fangs
I
- Insect Swarm - A large group of ordinary flying or crawling insects moving as a unit
- Invisible Stalker - Creatures native to the Elemental Plane of Air that serve wizards and sorcerers
- Ironbane* - Large armadillo-like creature with anteater snout that rusts metal on touch
J
- Jaguar - Great cats about 8 to 9 feet long that enjoy swimming and hunt near water
- Jelly, Black - Amorphous creatures that live only to eat, inhabiting underground areas
- Jelly, Glass - Huge transparent jelly that absorbs carrion and creatures, trapping inorganic material visibly inside its body
- Jelly, Gray - Amorphous creatures that live only to eat, scouring underground areas
- Jelly, Green - Bright green, wet, and sticky jelly that devours flesh and organic materials on contact
- Jelly, Ochre - Yellowish-brown amorphous monster up to 10 feet in diameter
K
- Kobold - Small, dog-faced reptilian humanoids
L
- Leech, Giant - Slimy, segmented wormlike creatures which live in water
- Leopard (Panther) - Large cats that are 7 to 8 feet long including tail, and weigh about 175 lb
- Lion - Large cat found in grasslands and savannas with muscular bodies and prominent manes on males
- Living Statue, Crystal
- Living Statue, Iron
- Living Statue, Stone
- Lizard Man - Tall reptilian humanoids that excel at swimming and ambush tactics
- Lizard, Giant Draco - Giant draco lizards are able to extend their ribs and connected skin to form a sort of wing
- Lizard, Giant Gecko - Giant gecko lizards range from 4' to 6' in length, generally green in color
- Lizard, Giant Horned Chameleon - Giant chameleons that can change color to blend into surroundings
- Lizard, Giant Tuatara - Large, heavily built predators with powerful shearing bite
- Lizard, Monitor - Dark-colored lizards with bright, lace-like patterns, capable of running on hind legs
- Lycanthrope, Werebear* - Humans that can transform into large bears
- Lycanthrope, Wereboar* - Lycanthropes who gain full control of their transformations quickly, transforming between human and large wild boar forms
- Lycanthrope, Wererat* - A thin, wiry lycanthrope that can assume the form of a giant rat or ratman
- Lycanthrope, Weretiger* - Humans that can transform into tigers, tall and agile hunters
- Lycanthrope, Werewolf* - Ferocious predators equally willing to eat animal or human flesh
M
- Mammoth - Huge, shaggy prehistoric relatives of the elephant
- Manticore - An overgrown lion with thick leathery wings and an ugly humanoid face
- Mastodon - Intelligent, aggressive prehistoric relatives of the elephant
- Medusa - Human female with vipers for hair whose gaze turns victims to stone
- Mermaid - Have the upper bodies of women and the lower bodies of dolphins
- Minotaur - Huge bull-headed humanoid monsters
- Mountain Lion - Great cats about 7 feet long and 140 pounds that hunt day or night
- Mummy - Undead monsters, linen-wrapped preserved corpses animated through dark desert gods
N
- Nixie - Small water fairies with pale green skin and dark green hair
- Normal Rat - Omnivorous rodents that attack as a swarm
- Normal Wolf - Pack hunters known for their persistence and cunning
O
- Octopus, Giant - An enormous version of the normal octopus, physically powerful and clever
- Ogre - Large, brutish, ugly humanoids standing 9-10 feet tall
- Orc - Grotesque humanoids bent on war and domination
- Ostrich - Large flightless bird sometimes raised or hunted for food and decorative quills
- Owl - Birds of prey with large eyes and the ability to fly without making a sound
P
- Parrot (or Cockatiel) - Decorative birds about the size of a falcon, known for their ability to learn to mimic speech and other sounds
- Pegasus - Winged horse prized as aerial steed, shy creatures living in highest mountains
- Pixie - Winged fairies often found in forested areas who love beauty and pranks
- Pteranodon - Giant-sized pterodactyls with wingspans of 25 feet or more
- Pterodactyl - Prehistoric winged reptilian creatures with a wingspan of around 25 to 30 inches
- Purple Worm - Gigantic subterranean monsters with poisonous stingers
R
- Rhagodessa, Giant - Spider-scorpion creature with sticky pedipalps for capturing prey
- Roc - Giant eagle-like birds with dark brown or golden plumage
- Rock Baboon - Large, particularly intelligent variety of baboon that is omnivorous but prefers meat
- Rot Grub - 1-inch long vermin found in carrion, dung, and other organic material
- Rust Monster - Strange monster built like a huge turtle with insectoid head and feather-like antennae
S
- Sabre-Tooth Cat - A prehistoric great cat with very large canine teeth, robustly built with exceptionally long upper canines
- Salamander, Flame - Giant flaming serpent from the Elemental Plane of Fire with dragon-like head and lizard forelimbs
- Salamander, Frost - Giant six-legged lizard from the Elemental Plane of Water with ice-colored scales
- Salamander, Lightning - Giant two-headed snake from the Elemental Plane of Air that constantly emits lightning
- Salamander, Sand* - Giant sea turtle-like creature from the Elemental Plane of Earth with six flippers and a serpentine neck
- Scorpion, Giant - Giant scorpions are aggressive predators, sometimes as large as a donkey
- Sea Serpent - Serpentine monsters which live in the sea, ranging from 20' to 40' long
- Shadow* - An incorporeal creature that drains Strength with its touch
- Shark, Bull - Stocky, broad sharks that can tolerate fresh water and travel up rivers
- Shark, Great White - Apex predators ranging from 12' to 15' in length, up to 30' for exceptional specimens
- Shark, Mako - Fast-moving predators found in temperate and tropical seas
- Shrew, Common Giant - Giant shrews resemble giant rats, but are larger, being up to 6' long, and darker in color
- Shrew, Venomous Giant - A venomous variant of giant shrew, generally no more than 5% of those encountered
- Shrieker - Large, semi-mobile fungus that wails loudly when approached or threatened
- Skeletaire - The final form of a zombraire which has rotted away completely
- Skeleton - Mindless undead created to guard tombs or serve their creator
- Snake, Giant Rattlesnake - Much enlarged versions of the normal rattlesnake, averaging 14' to 20' in length at adulthood
- Snake, Pit Viper - Highly venomous snakes ranging from 2' to 12' in length
- Snake, Python
- Snake, Sea - Small, stealthy sea snakes with potent venom
- Snake, Spitting Cobra
- Snapping Turtle - Reptiles with a hard shell into which the animal can pull its head and legs if threatened
- Spectre - Incorporeal undead monsters that drain life energy
- Spider, Giant Black Widow - Much enlarged version of the ordinary black widow with strong, deadly venom
- Spider, Giant Crab - Ambush predators that use camouflage, around 3' in length
- Spider, Giant Tarantula - Huge, hairy spiders about the size of a pony that run down their prey
- Sprite - Reclusive fey creatures, looking like tiny elves just a foot tall with dragonfly-like wings
- Squid, Giant - Tremendous deep ocean dwellers with barbed tentacles and sharp-edged suckers
- Stirge - Weird winged creatures resembling hairless bats with tubular proboscis
- Strangle Vine - A strange animated plant that entangles and constricts prey to fertilize its soil
T
- Tentacle Worm - Giant worms with splayed tentacles that paralyze their prey
- Tiger - Large striped great cat with orange fur and dark vertical stripes
- Titanothere - A huge prehistoric animal that resembles the rhinoceros with large, forked horns
- Treant - Large, roughly humanoid tree-people that resemble oak trees when still
- Troll - Huge, rangy humanoids with lumpy grayish-green skin and regenerative powers
- Trollkin - Young trolls with all the powers and weaknesses of adult trolls
U
V
- Vampire* - Undead monsters that appear pale but lifelike, possessing all memories and abilities from life
W
- Water Termite, Giant - Giant aquatic termites that spray stunning toxins and devour ship hulls
- Weasel, Giant (or Ferret, Giant) - Long-bodied predatory animals with short legs and pointed, toothy snouts
- Whale, Killer - Ferocious 30-foot long marine predators with striking black and white markings
- Whale, Narwhal - Aquatic mammals resembling large dolphins with a single tusk
- Whale, Sperm - Enormous predatory whales up to 60 feet long that prey on giant squid
- Wight - A weird and twisted reflection of the form it had in life
- Woolly Rhino - Prehistoric long-furred rhinoceros found in colder lost world areas
- Wraith - Incorporeal creatures born of evil and darkness
- Wyvern - A huge flying lizard with a poisonous stinger in its tail, distant cousin to true dragons
Y
- Yellow Mold - Poisonous fungus that releases deadly spores when disturbed
½ HD
- Box Turtle - Reptiles with a hard shell into which the animal can pull its head and legs if threatened
- Parrot (or Cockatiel) - Decorative birds about the size of a falcon, known for their ability to learn to mimic speech and other sounds
1 HD
- Antelope - Common sorts of wild herd animals, including deer, aurochs, elk, moose, and bison
- Barkling - Diminutive furry humanoids with very dog-like faces
- Bat - Small, nocturnal flying mammal with natural sonar
- Bee, Giant - Giant bees that live in underground hives with a queen
- Beetle, Giant Fire - Huge beetle with glowing red organs that provide illumination
- Centipede, Giant - Larger versions of normal centipedes, 2 to 3 feet long, fast-moving predatory venomous arthropods
- Dog - Medium and large breeds of domestic and wild canines
- Falcon - Birds of prey with wingspans of 16 to 20 inches, popular hunting birds used by royalty
- Giant Rat - Large scavenging rodents that grow up to 4 feet long and weigh over 50 pounds
- Gnome - Small humanoids standing 3 to 3½ feet tall with tan to woody brown skin
- Goblin - Small, wicked humanoids that favor ambushes, overwhelming odds, and dirty tricks
- Hawk - Raptors that prey on small creatures
- Hobgoblin - Larger cousins of goblins, about the same size as humans with dark orange or red-orange skin
- Kobold - Small, dog-faced reptilian humanoids
- Mermaid - Have the upper bodies of women and the lower bodies of dolphins
- Nixie - Small water fairies with pale green skin and dark green hair
- Normal Rat - Omnivorous rodents that attack as a swarm
- Orc - Grotesque humanoids bent on war and domination
- Owl - Birds of prey with large eyes and the ability to fly without making a sound
- Pixie - Winged fairies often found in forested areas who love beauty and pranks
- Pterodactyl - Prehistoric winged reptilian creatures with a wingspan of around 25 to 30 inches
- Rot Grub - 1-inch long vermin found in carrion, dung, and other organic material
- Shrew, Common Giant - Giant shrews resemble giant rats, but are larger, being up to 6' long, and darker in color
- Shrew, Venomous Giant - A venomous variant of giant shrew, generally no more than 5% of those encountered
- Skeletaire - The final form of a zombraire which has rotted away completely
- Skeleton - Mindless undead created to guard tombs or serve their creator
- Snake, Pit Viper - Highly venomous snakes ranging from 2' to 12' in length
- Snake, Spitting Cobra
- Snapping Turtle - Reptiles with a hard shell into which the animal can pull its head and legs if threatened
- Sprite - Reclusive fey creatures, looking like tiny elves just a foot tall with dragonfly-like wings
- Stirge - Weird winged creatures resembling hairless bats with tubular proboscis
- Trollkin - Young trolls with all the powers and weaknesses of adult trolls
- Water Termite, Giant - Giant aquatic termites that spray stunning toxins and devour ship hulls
2 HD
- Beetle, Giant Bombardier - Red and black beetle, 3 to 4 feet long, with toxic spray attack
- Beetle, Giant Oil - Giant beetle about 3 feet long with eyes that can see in all directions
- Blood Rose - Animated rose bushes with beautiful fragrant flowers that befuddle victims
- Cattle - Large mammals with cloven hooves and horned heads, raised mostly for meat, leather, and milk
- Cave Locust, Giant - Pale, cricket-like creatures that live underground, 2 to 4 feet long
- Caveman - A species closely related to humans; shorter, stockier, and much more heavily muscled
- Cheetah - One of the fastest land animals - a large cat capable of reaching up to 75 miles per hour
- Crocodile - Aggressive predators that lie mostly submerged in rivers or marshes
- Dryad - Female nature spirits mystically bound to enormous oak trees
- Eagle - Large birds of prey with heavy talons and hooked beaks
- Emu - Large flightless bird valued only as meat
- Fish, Giant Bass - Predatory freshwater fish between 10' and 25' long
- Fly, Giant - Giant flies that look like 3' long houseflies, sometimes mistaken for giant bees
- Frog, Giant (and Toad, Giant) - Enlarged versions of common frogs; predators that attack smaller creatures
- Ghast - Undead monsters similar to ghouls but smarter and more powerful, surrounded by an overwhelming stench
- Ghoul - Undead monsters which eat the flesh of dead humanoids to survive
- Giant Bat - Large carnivorous bat with 15-foot wingspan
- Gnoll - Hyena-headed, evil humanoids that wander in loose tribes
- Golem, Wood* - Small constructs not more than 4' in height, crudely made of wood
- Harpy - A giant vulture bearing the torso and face of a human female
- Hyena - Doglike carnivores who hunt, scavenge, and steal meals
- Insect Swarm - A large group of ordinary flying or crawling insects moving as a unit
- Jelly, Green - Bright green, wet, and sticky jelly that devours flesh and organic materials on contact
- Lizard Man - Tall reptilian humanoids that excel at swimming and ambush tactics
- Normal Wolf - Pack hunters known for their persistence and cunning
- Rock Baboon - Large, particularly intelligent variety of baboon that is omnivorous but prefers meat
- Shadow* - An incorporeal creature that drains Strength with its touch
- Shark, Bull - Stocky, broad sharks that can tolerate fresh water and travel up rivers
- Snake, Giant Rattlesnake - Much enlarged versions of the normal rattlesnake, averaging 14' to 20' in length at adulthood
- Spider, Giant Crab - Ambush predators that use camouflage, around 3' in length
- Urgoblin - Mutant hobgoblin subspecies with regenerative abilities
- Yellow Mold - Poisonous fungus that releases deadly spores when disturbed
- Zombie - Undead corpses of humanoid creatures that are deathly slow but move silently and are very strong
- Zombraire - A free-willed undead Magic-User that slowly rots away and loses its sanity
3 HD
- Aurochs - Wild cattle that are shaggy and rough-looking
- Beetle, Giant Tiger - Predatory monsters around 5 feet long with dark brown carapaces and lighter striped or spotted patterns
- Boar - Bad-tempered wild swine covered in coarse, grayish-black fur
- Bugbear - Huge, hairy goblins standing about 6 feet tall with darkish brown eyes
- Crab, Giant - Large crustaceans averaging 5' in diameter, tolerant of various water conditions
- Dinosaur, Deinonychus - Medium-sized feathered dinosaur and skilled pack-hunter
- Hellhound - Canine creatures sheathed in hellish flame
- Hippogriff - Large flying horses with the forefront of a bird of prey
- Hyenodon - Ancient four legged predators with massively built skulls featuring long jaws full of teeth and four great fangs
- Ironbane* - Large armadillo-like creature with anteater snout that rusts metal on touch
- Jelly, Gray - Amorphous creatures that live only to eat, scouring underground areas
- Living Statue, Crystal
- Lizard, Giant Gecko - Giant gecko lizards range from 4' to 6' in length, generally green in color
- Lizard, Monitor - Dark-colored lizards with bright, lace-like patterns, capable of running on hind legs
- Lycanthrope, Wererat* - A thin, wiry lycanthrope that can assume the form of a giant rat or ratman
- Mountain Lion - Great cats about 7 feet long and 140 pounds that hunt day or night
- Ostrich - Large flightless bird sometimes raised or hunted for food and decorative quills
- Shrieker - Large, semi-mobile fungus that wails loudly when approached or threatened
- Snake, Sea - Small, stealthy sea snakes with potent venom
- Spider, Giant Black Widow - Much enlarged version of the ordinary black widow with strong, deadly venom
- Tentacle Worm - Giant worms with splayed tentacles that paralyze their prey
- Wight - A weird and twisted reflection of the form it had in life
4 HD
- Alicorn - Evil counterpart to unicorns with pronounced, sharp canine teeth
- Ape, Carnivorous - Powerful aggressive apes that prefer meat and kill anything they can catch
- Bear, Black - Omnivorous bears that are not particularly aggressive unless cubs are threatened
- Bison - The largest species of wild bovines
- Blink Dog - Strange wolf-like creatures that can teleport at will
- Centaur - Half man, half horse creatures that are haughty, aloof, but very honorable
- Dire Wolf - Efficient pack hunters that will kill anything they can catch
- Doppleganger - Weird humanoid creatures able to take on the appearance of nearly any other humanoid
- Eagle, Giant - Intelligent giant eagles with 15-20 foot wingspans that speak Common or other languages
- Fish, Giant Piranha - Giant piranha average 5' in length at adulthood, and are aggressive carnivores
- Gargoyle* - Demonic-looking winged humanoid monsters with gray stone-like skin
- Gelatinous Cube - Nearly transparent cube that travels dungeon corridors absorbing carrion, creatures, and trash
- Giant Hawk - Large raptors capable of carrying off Halfling-sized creatures
- Jaguar - Great cats about 8 to 9 feet long that enjoy swimming and hunt near water
- Jelly, Glass - Huge transparent jelly that absorbs carrion and creatures, trapping inorganic material visibly inside its body
- Leopard (Panther) - Large cats that are 7 to 8 feet long including tail, and weigh about 175 lb
- Living Statue, Iron
- Lizard, Giant Draco - Giant draco lizards are able to extend their ribs and connected skin to form a sort of wing
- Lycanthrope, Wereboar* - Lycanthropes who gain full control of their transformations quickly, transforming between human and large wild boar forms
- Lycanthrope, Werewolf* - Ferocious predators equally willing to eat animal or human flesh
- Medusa - Human female with vipers for hair whose gaze turns victims to stone
- Ogre - Large, brutish, ugly humanoids standing 9-10 feet tall
- Pegasus - Winged horse prized as aerial steed, shy creatures living in highest mountains
- Rhagodessa, Giant - Spider-scorpion creature with sticky pedipalps for capturing prey
- Scorpion, Giant - Giant scorpions are aggressive predators, sometimes as large as a donkey
- Shark, Mako - Fast-moving predators found in temperate and tropical seas
- Spider, Giant Tarantula - Huge, hairy spiders about the size of a pony that run down their prey
- Unicorn - Horselike creatures with a single spirally-twisted horn in the middle of the forehead
- Wraith - Incorporeal creatures born of evil and darkness
5 HD
- Bear, Grizzly (or Brown)
- Cockatrice - A strange creature appearing to be a chicken with a long serpentine neck and tail
- Dragon, Plains (Yellow Dragon) - Smallest of the true dragons with yellow skin dappled with light green patches
- Hangman Tree - Horrible, semi-animate creature that fertilizes itself with dead bodies
- Hydra - Reptile-like monsters with multiple heads, gray-brown to dark brown with light yellow or tan underbelly
- Jelly, Ochre - Yellowish-brown amorphous monster up to 10 feet in diameter
- Lion - Large cat found in grasslands and savannas with muscular bodies and prominent manes on males
- Living Statue, Stone
- Lizard, Giant Horned Chameleon - Giant chameleons that can change color to blend into surroundings
- Lycanthrope, Weretiger* - Humans that can transform into tigers, tall and agile hunters
- Mummy - Undead monsters, linen-wrapped preserved corpses animated through dark desert gods
- Pteranodon - Giant-sized pterodactyls with wingspans of 25 feet or more
- Rust Monster - Strange monster built like a huge turtle with insectoid head and feather-like antennae
- Snake, Python
- Weasel, Giant (or Ferret, Giant) - Long-bodied predatory animals with short legs and pointed, toothy snouts
6 HD
- Assassin Vine - A semi-mobile plant found in temperate forests that collects its own grisly fertilizer by grabbing and crushing animals
- Basilisk, Common - A giant six-legged lizard-like monster that petrifies living creatures with its gaze
- Bear, Polar - Long, lean carnivores slightly taller than grizzly bears, and just as hostile
- Caecilia, Giant - Carnivorous, legless amphibians that resemble giant earthworms with bony skeletons and sharp teeth
- Deceiver - Blue-black, catlike monsters with strange bladed winglike arms extending from their shoulders
- Dragon, Ice (White Dragon) - Ice dragons have pale blue-white skin, ranging from sky blue for a hatchling to the stark pure white of an ancient individual
- Leech, Giant - Slimy, segmented wormlike creatures which live in water
- Lizard, Giant Tuatara - Large, heavily built predators with powerful shearing bite
- Lycanthrope, Werebear* - Humans that can transform into large bears
- Manticore - An overgrown lion with thick leathery wings and an ugly humanoid face
- Minotaur - Huge bull-headed humanoid monsters
- Roc - Giant eagle-like birds with dark brown or golden plumage
- Sea Serpent - Serpentine monsters which live in the sea, ranging from 20' to 40' long
- Spectre - Incorporeal undead monsters that drain life energy
- Squid, Giant - Tremendous deep ocean dwellers with barbed tentacles and sharp-edged suckers
- Strangle Vine - A strange animated plant that entangles and constricts prey to fertilize its soil
- Tiger - Large striped great cat with orange fur and dark vertical stripes
- Troll - Huge, rangy humanoids with lumpy grayish-green skin and regenerative powers
- Whale, Killer - Ferocious 30-foot long marine predators with striking black and white markings
7 HD
- Bear, Cave - Monstrous bears even larger than grizzly bears
- Djinni - Humanoid creatures from the Elemental Plane of Air
- Dragon, Swamp (Black Dragon) - Green-skinned dragons so dark they appear black, especially in water
- Griffon - Large carnivorous creatures resembling lions with the head, foreclaws and wings of eagles
- Salamander, Sand* - Giant sea turtle-like creature from the Elemental Plane of Earth with six flippers and a serpentine neck
- Vampire* - Undead monsters that appear pale but lifelike, possessing all memories and abilities from life
- Wyvern - A huge flying lizard with a poisonous stinger in its tail, distant cousin to true dragons
8 HD
- Basilisk, Greater - A larger variety of basilisk with toxic skin in addition to its petrifying gaze
- Black Rhino - Ill-tempered herbivore with horn, willing to charge intruders
- Dragon, Forest - Bright leaf green dragons with tan underbelly, long sinuous bodies, and catlike grace
- Dragon, Sea (Gray Dragon) - Sleek aquatic dragons with webbed feet and broad flat tails, adapted for underwater life
- Elemental, Air - Air elementals resemble "dust devils," that is, small whirlwinds, but they are much more powerful
- Elemental, Earth - Crude, headless humanoid statues with clublike hands and feet
- Elemental, Fire - Simply flames, which may appear generally humanoid for brief moments when they attack
- Elemental, Lightning - Dark clouds lit from within by flashes of lightning
- Elemental, Water - Roiling waves of water that fall upon creatures only to reform
- Elemental, Wood - A large, leafless tree elemental
- Fish, Giant Catfish
- Giant, Hill - The smallest of giants, standing ten to twelve feet tall
- Golem, Bone* - Huge four-armed monsters created from the skeletons of at least two dead humanoids
- Gorgon - Magical monsters resembling cattle made of iron
- Invisible Stalker - Creatures native to the Elemental Plane of Air that serve wizards and sorcerers
- Octopus, Giant - An enormous version of the normal octopus, physically powerful and clever
- Sabre-Tooth Cat - A prehistoric great cat with very large canine teeth, robustly built with exceptionally long upper canines
- Salamander, Flame - Giant flaming serpent from the Elemental Plane of Fire with dragon-like head and lizard forelimbs
- Shark, Great White - Apex predators ranging from 12' to 15' in length, up to 30' for exceptional specimens
- Treant - Large, roughly humanoid tree-people that resemble oak trees when still
9 HD
- Chimera - Strange creatures having a lion's body with the heads of a lion, a goat, and a dragon, and the wings of a dragon
- Dragon, Desert - Desert dragons have rough, gritty-feeling hide which is a dark steel blue color with a smoother, streaky brown underbelly
- Elephant - Massive herbivores with valuable ivory tusks
- Fish, Giant Barracuda - Predatory fish found in salt water with elongated bodies, pointed heads and prominent jaws
- Giant, Stone - Reclusive giants of rocky mountainous terrain, standing 12 feet tall
- Golem, Flesh* - Horrible creations made of body parts from deceased humanoids, crudely stitched together and animated by magic
10 HD
- Black Pudding - Amorphous creature that lives only to eat, scouring underground areas for organic matter
- Dragon, Mountain (Red Dragon) - Red dragons ranging from brilliant blood red to dull terracotta, powerfully built with heavy-jawed heads and thick muscular bodies
- Efreeti - Humanoid creatures from the Elemental Plane of Fire, about 12 feet tall and 2,000 pounds
- Ghost* - Spectral remnants of intelligent beings who cannot rest easily in their graves
- Giant, Frost - Pale-skinned giants with light blue or dirty yellow hair who dress in skins and pelts
- Golem, Amber - Amber golems are generally built to resemble lions or other great cats
- Jelly, Black - Amorphous creatures that live only to eat, inhabiting underground areas
- Salamander, Lightning - Giant two-headed snake from the Elemental Plane of Air that constantly emits lightning
11 HD
- Dinosaur, Stegosaurus - Peaceable herbivorous dinosaur with armored plates and spiked tail
- Dinosaur, Triceratops - A three-horned herbivorous dinosaur, aggressive toward interlopers
- Dragon, Cloud - True dragons with varied metallic appearance that changes with environment and age
- Giant, Fire - Barrel-chested giants with ruddy skin, black hair, and dark red eyes
- Golem, Clay* - A construct made of clay, weighing about 600 pounds
- Purple Worm - Gigantic subterranean monsters with poisonous stingers
12 HD
- Giant, Cloud - Massive giants with milky white to sky blue skin, living in clouds and demanding tribute
- Salamander, Frost - Giant six-legged lizard from the Elemental Plane of Water with ice-colored scales
- Titanothere - A huge prehistoric animal that resembles the rhinoceros with large, forked horns
- Whale, Narwhal - Aquatic mammals resembling large dolphins with a single tusk
- Woolly Rhino - Prehistoric long-furred rhinoceros found in colder lost world areas
13 HD
- Giant, Cyclops - A one-eyed giant, huge and brutish, resembling hill giants
14 HD
- Golem, Stone* - A 9-foot tall humanoid construct made from stone, weighing around 2,000 pounds
15 HD
- Giant, Storm - Adult storm giants are about 21 feet tall and weigh about 12,000 pounds
- Mammoth - Huge, shaggy prehistoric relatives of the elephant
- Mastodon - Intelligent, aggressive prehistoric relatives of the elephant
16 HD
- Giant, Mountain - Largest of all giants, living in clans that rule over mountain territories
17 HD
- Golem, Iron* - A 12-foot tall humanoid construct made from iron, weighing about 5,000 pounds
18 HD
- Dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus Rex - Bipedal carnivorous dinosaur with massive skull and powerful bite
20 HD
- Golem, Bronze* - Ten-foot-tall bronze statue golem with molten metal interior
30 HD
- Dragon Turtle - Massive aquatic creatures up to 200 feet long, occasionally mistaken for rocky outcroppings or small islands
36 HD
- Whale, Sperm - Enormous predatory whales up to 60 feet long that prey on giant squid