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Nevin Flanagan

A Flock of Foes

A Bestiary of Inspirations

byNevinFlanagan

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Contents

Introduction

WhatisAFlockofFoes?................................................... 3

HowtoUseThisBook............................................................3

WhyAFlockofFoes? .............................................................3

AbouttheCreator...................................................................3

AbouttheIllustrators ..............................................................3

Creatures

SlitheringStone(Grayooze+5HD)............................... 23

SpiritofAvarice(Ghost<Adultbluedragon>)................. 11

Spiritgold(Celestial<Wraith>)........................................ 34

SpottedBrute(Lycanthrope(Hyena)<OrcBarbarian>).... 24

SteelSmotherer(Ironcrafted<Darkmantle+2HD>) ......... 39

SuffocatingNight(Darkmantle+3HD)........................... 10

Sunchaser(Celestial<Roc>) ........................................... 26

Swarms........................................................................... 29

ClutterSwarm.......................................................................29

MonkeySwarm ....................................................................30

QuasitSwarm.......................................................................30

RavenSwarm........................................................................31

StirgeSwarm ........................................................................31

ViperSwarm.........................................................................31

TerrorCock(Fiendish<Cockatrice+4HD>) ..................... 8

VicariousWyrmling

(Half-dragon(Copper)<HallingFighter>)....................... 16

WoodWarden(Half-dragon(Silver)<NymphRanger>) .. 23

Appendix:TheAnimated

AmbushWhip(ChokerRogue) ......................................... 7

AncientWatcher(Gargoyle+8HD)................................ 14

Ardencroft’sCreation(Fleshcrafted<Marilith>)............... 38

TheBaronofStellwoodManor

(Vampire<HumanAdept>)............................................. 18

Bloodfang(Vampire<Medusa>) ..................................... 20

BogFiend(Half-iend

<Lycanthrope(GiantCrocodile)<Troll>>) ...................... 32

BullDevil(Half-iend<Minotaur>)................................. 21

BrassSerpent(Half-dragon(Brass)<Salamander>).......... 28

ClayBird(Claycrafted<gianteagle>).............................. 40

Cropminder(Celestial<Ankheg>)..................................... 4

DarkHistorian(CloakerBard)........................................... 7

Darkrunner(Fiendish<Centaur>) ..................................... 6

DeathJackal(Lich<GnollCleric>) ................................. 15

DimensionCrawler(AraneaHorizonWalker)................... 4

DivineMystic(Half-celestial<Elf>)................................. 12

EagleofBacchus(Half-celestial<Satyr>) ........................ 28

EnvelopingNightmare

(Lycanthrope(Giantoctopus-2HD)<Sahuagin>).......... 27

FallenComtesse(Ghost<HumanAristocrat>)................. 17

GraniteCharger(Stonecrafted<rhinoceros>).................. 40

GreatBodak(Bodak+9HD)............................................. 6

HauntedMurder(Ghost<Ravenswarm>)....................... 25

HerooftheHive(Half-celestial<Myrmarchformian>) ... 14

HorrendousHowlingHorde

(Fiendish<MonkeySwarm>) .......................................... 22

HowlingHaunt(Ghost<Destrachan>)............................ 10

LizardGuardian(Lich<LizardfolkDruid>) ..................... 18

MadCharger(Half-iend<Unicorn>).............................. 33

MedusaDrake(Half-dragon(Green)<Basilisk+5HD>) ... 5

Nightlyer(Lycanthrope(Direbat-2HD)<Gnome>) ...... 16

RainbowApparition(Ghost<Couatl>).............................. 9

Scionoftheabyss

(Lich<Half-iend<Darkelf>Wizard>) ........................... 13

Seaspirit(Ghost<MerfolkRanger>) ................................ 21

SerpentSorcerer(BehirSorcerer) ...................................... 5

SerpentsofRetribution(Celestial<ViperSwarm>) .......... 34

Creatingacraftedservant ............................................... 35

SampleCraftedServants ................................................. 38

AnimatedDarkly:DeathWalking ................................... 41

ApeZombie .........................................................................44

BatZombieSwarm...............................................................44

BehirSkeleton......................................................................41

CrocodileSkeleton...............................................................42

DeinonychusSkeleton..........................................................42

DireBearSkeleton................................................................42

DireRatSkeleton..................................................................42

ElephantZombie..................................................................45

HydraZombie......................................................................45

LizardfolkZombie................................................................46

MarilithSkeleton..................................................................43

MegaraptorZombie..............................................................46

MinotaurSkeleton................................................................43

PegasusZombie....................................................................46

SahuaginMutantSkeleton....................................................43

SeaCatZombie....................................................................46

HugeSharkSkeleton ............................................................44

ConstrictorSnakeZombie ....................................................45

LargeViperSkeleton.............................................................43

TriceratopsSkeleton .............................................................44

UnicornSkeleton..................................................................44

VrockZombie ......................................................................46

BaleenWhaleZombie..........................................................47

CreaturesbyChallengeRating

CreaturesbyAdvancementType

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Introduction

What is A F LOCK OF F OES ?

AF LOCK OF F OES isad20fantasybestiary,containingcrea-

turesbuiltentirelybyusingcreaturesfromthed20 S YSTEM

R EFERENCE D OCUMENT ,andaddingclasses,templatesandextra

hitdiceaccordingtotherulesinthatsamedocument.

awealthofbestiariesandothercollectionsofcreaturesand

enemies.Therearemorecreaturesavailablenowthananyone

couldeverhopetouse,orremember.

Thed20 S YSTEM R EFERENCE D OCUMENT ,andtherulebooksfrom

whichitwasderived,providedusnotonlywithahealthy

samplingofpossiblemonsters,butalsowithnumerousop-

tionsforimprovingthem,suchastemplates,levelsofNPCor

heroicclasses,oradditionalhitdiceandsize.Thoseoptions

provideus,theplayersandgamemasters,withasubstantial

wealthofpossibleantagonistsandallies.

Thisbookexplorestheseoptions.Itprovidesinspirationas

tohowyoucanmakeinterestingusesoftherulesyoualready

know.Italsogivesyouexamplesofhowtherulescanbebent

alittleinplacestomakethemitbetter:theseareindicated

by“RulesFlags,”whichdetailhowtheregularruleshave

beenchangedandwhy.Moreover,itmakesahandyrefer-

enceforthecreaturesdetailedhere,savingyouthedificulty

ofworkingoutthestatsandchangesyourself.Thematerialis

designedsothatitcanbedroppedrightintoyourgamewith

aminimumofeffort,asthebiggestcomplaintofthemodern

gamemasterthesedaysissaidtobeinadequatetimetodo

alltheneededwork.

Thatsaid,enjoythecreaturesherein,andhappygaming!

How to Use This Book

Thecreaturesinthisbookhavebeenarrangedalphabeti-

callybybasecreature,soifyouarelookingforanenhanced

dragon,looknearthebeginning.Thetableofcontents,how-

ever,hasbeenarrangedalphabeticallybythenamesgiven

totheadvancedcreatures,anddoesnotthereforeproceedin

pageorder.Foryourconvenience,anindexsortedbychal-

lengeratingandanotherbytypeofadvancement(suchas

templateapplied,etc.)isalsoprovided.

Why A F LOCK OF F OES ?

“Youmean,thisisjuststufffromtheregularrulebooks?So

whydoIneedthis?”

Quitesimply,therearenumerousrulebooksouttherethat

offernewmonsters,templates,classesandeverythingelse

underthesun.The“opensourcing”ofthed20Systemhas

ledtoanincredibleproliferationofrulesoptions,including

Nevin Flanagan

About the Creator

ThisbookwaswrittenbyNevinFlanagan.Nevinhasbeen

playingD&Dandotherrole-playinggamessince1985.He

role-playedthroughmostofcollege,helpedseveralfriends

developworldandruleideas,andgraduatedwithadegreein

digitalmediaproduction.Hiscareerhasexploredanumberof

directionsincludingteachingEnglishinJapan,administration,

technicalwriting,graphicdesign,computerprogramming,

hospitaladministrationandelectronicsretailing.

Whenhe’snotearningalivingordesigninganewgame

setting,Nevinenjoysfantasyandsci-ireading;Japanese

music,anime&manga(comics);consoleRPGs;aikido;and,

ofcourse,role-playing.

theauthorof N IGHTLIFE ,I T C AME FROM THE L ATE ,L ATE ,L ATE S HOW ,

and H AIIIII -Y A ! Hisoficialwebsiteandcontactinfomaybe

seenat www.bradleykmcdevitt.com .HeresidesinBowling

Green,OhiowithhiswifeJessica.

RaisedonRPGs,fantasynovels,moviesandcomicbooks;

Sergio“Obsidian”Isazahasbeendepictingwhateverruns

throughhisimaginationsincehecouldholdapencil.After

graduatingasaGraphicDesignerhedecidedthattherewas

nothinghe’dratherdothandrawfantasyartandtherest

is--well--therest.Hehasalsoworkedwith12toMidnight,

MongoosePublishing,BluedevilGames,Darkfuriesandsev-

eralotherRPGpublishers,andistheauthorofthewebcomic

“ C OMMISSIONED ”.Ifanytimeisleftafterthat,hededicatesitto

reading,gamingandmartialarts.Hisonlineportfoliocanbe

viewedat www.theministryofabnormality.com .

MelissaCoxisanavidloverofthehumanigureaswell

asanythingmysteriousandevocative,andtriestoincludeall

ofthatinmywork.Sheismostinspiredbycomics,movies,

anime,andthelifearoundher.Heronlineportfolioisavailable

at assylem.deviantart.com .Asidefromart,sheenjoysgaming

withfriends,playinglotsofvideogames,reading,writingand

mountainbiking.MelissalivesinCinncinati,OH.

About the Illustrators

BradleyK.McDevitthasworkedonnumerousgames

including D UNGEONS &D RAGONS (via D RAGON and D UNGEON ),

L EGEND OF THE F IVE R INGS ,B ATTLETECH ,T RAVELLER : THE N EW E RA ,

W EIRD W AR II,D EADLANDS ,S AVAGE W ORLDS ,GoodmanGames’

C OMPLETE G UIDE series,and T HE W HISPERING V AULT .Heisalso

Cropminder (Celestial <Ankheg>)

LargeMagicalBeast(Good,Extraplanar)

HitDice: 3d10+12(28hp)

Initiative: +0

Speed: 30ft.,burrow20ft.

ArmorClass: 18(-1size,+9natural),touch9,lat-footed18

BaseAttack/Grapple: +3/+12

Attack: Bite+7melee(2d6+7goodpiercing+1d4acid)

FullAttack: Bite+7melee(2d6+7goodpiercing+1d4acid)

Space/Reach: 10ft./5ft.

SpecialAttacks: Improvedgrab,spitacid,smiteevil+3

SpecialQualities: Darkvision60ft.,energyresistance(acid

5,cold5,electricity5),low-lightvision,spellresistance

8,tremorsense60ft.

Saves: Fort+6,Ref+3,Will+2

Abilities: Str21,Dex10,Con17,Int3,Wis13,Cha6

Skills: Climb+8,Listen+6,Spot+3

Feats: Alertness,Toughness

Environment: Warmplains

Organization: Solitaryorcluster(2–4)

ChallengeRating: 3

Treasure: None

Alignment: Alwayslawfulgood

Advancement: 4HD(Large);5–9HD(Huge)

LevelAdjustment: —( SummonmonsterIV )

Acropminderdoesnotusethisabilityunlessitisdesperate

orfrustrated.Itmostoftenspitsacidwhenreducedtofewer

thanhalfitsfullnormalhitpointsorwhenithasnotsuccess-

fullygrabbedanopponent.

Dimension Crawler

(Aranea Horizon Walker)

MediumMagicalBeast(Shapechanger),Rgr3,Horizon

Walker6

HitDice: 3d10+9d8+12(73hp)

Initiative: +6

Speed: 50ft.,climb35ft.

ArmorClass: 17(+3Dex,+1natural,+3studdedleather),

touch13,lat-footed14

BaseAttack/Grapple: +12/+12

Attack: +2sickle+17melee(1d6+2ghosttouchmagiccold

ironslashing)orbite+15melee(1d6piercing+poison)or

+2shortbow+17ranged[60ft.](1d6+1magicsilverpierc-

ing,19-20/x3)orweb+15ranged[10ft.](entanglement)

FullAttack: +2sickle+17/+12/+7melee(1d6+2ghosttouch

magiccoldironslashing)orbite+15melee(1d6piercing

pluspoison)or+2shortbow+15/+15/+15/+10/+5ranged

[60ft.](1d6+1magicsilverpiercing,19-20/x3)orweb+15

ranged[10ft.](entanglement)

Space/Reach: 5ft./5ft.

SpecialAttacks: Favoredenemy(+2vs.undead),poison,

spells,web,wildempathy+7

SpecialQualities: Changeshape,darkvision60ft.,low-light

vision,planarmastery(aligned),terrainmastery(forest,

hills,mountains,marsh,plains)

Saves: Fort+12,Ref+11,Will+9

Abilities: Str10,Dex16,Con12,Int18,Wis18,Cha18

Skills: Climb+14,Concentration+10,EscapeArtist+6,

GatherInformation+6,Hide+13,Jump+13,Knowledge

[geography]+18,Listen+23,MoveSilently+19,Search

+8,Spot+23,Survival+19,UseRope+6

Feats: Alertness,Endurance B ,ImprovedCritical[shortbow],

ImprovedInitiative,Investigator,IronWill B ,RapidShot B ,

Track B ,WeaponFinesse

Environment: Themultiverse

Organization: Solitary

ChallengeRating: 12

Treasure: +2coldironghosttouchsickle,+2shortbowof

speed ,40silverarrows,10 +1undeadbanearrows ,5 +1

brilliantenergyarrows ;masterworkstuddedleather; ring

ofmindshielding,ringofwaterwalking.

Alignment: Neutral

Advancement: Bycharacterclass

LevelAdjustment: +4

Cropmindersresembleankhegscastfromsatin-polished

bronze.Theyserveasimilarfunctioninthepasturesandields

ofdivineparadisestotheankhegsofthematerialplane,aer-

atingsoilandrootingoutpestsandinfestationscreepingin

fromtheinfernalplanes.

Formianssometimesemploythesecreaturesinmaintain-

ingtheirields.

TheacidofacropmindercanbedistilledwithaDC20

Craft[alchemy]checkintoasolutionthatdeals1d8damage

onadirecthit(1d3splash)andalsofunctionslikeholywater,

dealing2d4gooddamagetoundeadandeviloutsiderswith

adirecthit(1hpsplashdamage);theseeffectsarecumula-

tive.Thisconcoctionhasamarketpriceof50gpforcreation

purposes,butcannotusuallybeboughtduetotherarityof

theingredients.

Combat

BecausecropmindersareusuallyencounteredontheMate-

rialplaneonlywhensummoned,theyrarelyhavedeveloped

tunnelsystems;however,theystillburrowtooutmaneuver

foes,andoftenappearfrombeneaththegroundwhensum-

moned.

Acropminder’snaturalweaponsovercomedamagereduc-

tionasgood-alignedweapons.

ImprovedGrab(Ex): Tousethisability,acropmindermust

hitwithitsbiteattack.Itcanthenattempttostartagrapple

asafreeactionwithoutprovokinganattackofopportunity.If

thecropminderisdamagedaftergrabbingitsprey,itretreats

backwarddownitstunnelatitslandspeed(notitsburrow

speed),draggingthevictimwithit.

SmiteEvil(Su): Onceperday,acropmindercanmakea

meleeattackthatdeals+3damageifitstrikesaneviloppo-

nent.TheextradamageisequaltoitsHD.

SpitAcid(Ex): 30-ft.line,onceevery6hours;damage

4d4acid,RelexDC14half.Onesuchattackdepletesthe

cropminder’sacidsupplyfor6hours.Itcannotspitacidor

dealaciddamageduringthistime.ThesaveDCisConstitu-

tion-based.

Thispowerfuldenizen’sknowledgeoftheplanesisinvalu-

able,anditmakesaverycapableescort.Itcanalsoprovidean

interestingrecurringantagonistforhigher-levelcampaigns.

Combat

Poison(Ex): Injury,FortDC13,initialdamage1d6Str,sec-

ondarydamage2d6Str.ThesaveDCisConstitution-based.

SorcererSpells (6/6;casterlevel3rd,saveDC14+spell

level):0— daze,detectmagic,ghostsound,light,resistance;

1st— magearmor,silentimage,sleep .

ChangeShape(Su): Anaranea’snaturalformisthatofa

Mediummonstrousspider.Itcanassumetwootherforms.

TheirstisauniqueSmallorMediumhumanoid;anaranea

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