Current Submissions: 56!
BareBones Fantasy Bestiary Contest
The authors (+BM G and +Zachary Houghton ) along with DwD Studios are running a contest for bestiary submissions.
For each creature you submit your name will be entered in a drawing. We'll run a hangout and pull names.
Submission will be closed APRIL 30th.
Submission should be original ideas. Posting artwork is acceptable on this site, to give us a reference. However it will not make it in the end product for obvious reason.
If the creature is something already in the book, think of interesting ways it can be made different. For instance, a goblin shaman with some interesting spells or powers would be acceptable.
If you have an idea and either A) don't know how to stat out or B) just want to share feel free to post.
You can base your creature on the IP of another company, however you cannot keep the name, presentation of abilities nor the descriptive text. Here are some examples that are considered trademarked.
For example:
Eye Fiend
This wondrous creature is the bane of many an adventurer. A floating ball of flesh and bone with eyes on all sides and a mouth full of razor sharp teeth. A defense mechanism, the eye fiend can turn gaseous and slip through cracks when in danger.
Insert stats here
MOV 4 (fly)
Gas Form - duration 3D turns
Bite - 45% 4D
Gazing Eyes roll D00 each turn, does not work in gas form.
00-25 Stonegaze - range 10, resist STR, duration continuous, effect paralyzed. If target is paralyzed twice in the same encounter he is petrified.
26-50 Dispel - sight, effect 90% to cancel any one spell effect created by another caster.
51-75 Shadow Touched - creature rolls all its eyes backwards, effect immune to cold, heat, transform and charm. Half damage from non-magical weapons.
76-99 Lighting - range 10, resist DEX (for half damage), effect 4D electrical damage
Here's a compiled list of all the creatures in the BBF Beasts document so far. Just the names should be enough to let everyone know what these things are. Some of the creatures that could not be readily known from just the name were given a short description at the bottom. Hope this will help ease the process!
Alligator
Archangel
Banshee
Basilisk
Bat
Bear Brown/Grizzly/Polar.
Bear (Black)
Bear (Cave)
Behemoth
Boar (Hog
Battle)
Boar (Hog)
Bone Golem
Buffalo/Bison
Bugbear
Camel
Capricorn
Cat (Cheetah)
Cat (Domestic)
Cat (Leopard)
Cat (Tiger)
Centaur (Stag)
Centaur (Horse)
Centaur (Spider)
Champion (Angel)
Chimera
Cockatrice
Construct Animated armor.
Corpse Candle
Corvus Large raven that changes shape between bird and human; leads the dead to the afterlife.
Crocodile
Cyclops
Deadwood Undead treant.
Deer
Demon (Acid)
Demon (Fire)
Demon (Frost)
Demon Lord
Demon (Plague)
Demon (Scourge) Armor-wearing, weapon-wielding demons.
Demon (Shadow)
Demon (Smoke)
Demon (Spider) Huge demonic spider.
Demon (Thorn) Demon covered in thorns and that has a very high rate of regeneration.
Demon (Vapor)
Dog (Domestic)
Dog (War)
Doppelganger
Dracodemon Demonic dragon.
Dracolich
Dragon (Fire)
Dragon (Frost)
Dragon (Sea)
Dragon (Storm)
Dragon (Vapor)
Drop Horror
Dryad
Eagle
Eel (Electric)
Elemental (Air)
Elemental (Earth)
Elemental (Fire)
Elemental (Water)
Elephant
Elk
Ettin
Fairy Dragon
Falcon
Gargoyle
Genie (Djinni)
Genie (Efreeti)
Genie (Janni)
Ghost
Ghoul
Ghoul King
Giant (Fire)
Giant (Frost)
Giant (Sea)
Giant (Stone)
Giant (Storm)
Gnoll
Gnome
Goblin
Golem (Clay)
Golem (Crystal)
Golem (Flesh)
Golem (Iron)
Golem (Stone)
Golem (Wood)
Gorgon (Greater) Bat-winged bull whose breath can turn victims to stone.
Gorgon (Lesser)
Gremlin
Griffon
Guardian (Giant) Gigantic wolf-like creatures with multiple heads – magically created guardians.
Guardian (Huge)
Guardian (Large)
Guardian (Medium)
Guardian (Small)
Hare/Rabbit
Harpy (Lesser)
Harpy (Matron)
Harpy (Vile)
Hawk
Hell Hound
Hippocampus
Hippogriff
Hobgoblin
Horse (Draft)
Horse (Riding)
Horse (War)
Hydra
Jellyfish
Kelpie
Kobold
Kraken
Lammasu
Lamprey
Leocampus
Leprechaun
Leviathan
Lich (Classic)
Lich (Monastic)
Lizardmen
Mammoth
Manscorpion
Manticore
Medusa
Merfolk
Minotaur
Mummy (Greater)
Mummy (Lesser)
Mummy Lord
Naga
Nereid/Naiad/Undine Sea/River/Lake nymphs.
Nightmare
Nix (Nixie)
Ogre
Orc
Pegasus
Phoenix
Piranha
Pixie (Pysk)
Porcupine
Rat
Rat (Dire)
Ratmen
Satyr (Faun)
Scorpion (Giant)
Scorpion (Huge)
Sea Serpent
Shadow Bat (Large) Undead bat.
Shadow Bat (Medium)
Shadow Bat (Small)
Shadow Stalker
Shark
Sheep/Goats (Wild)
Skag (Sea troll)
Skeleton
Skeleton (Giant)
Slime (Acidic)
Slime (Giant Acidic)
Slime (Monstrous Acidic)
Snake (Cobra)
Snake (Python)
Snake (Sea)
Snake (Viper)
Sphinx
Spider (Giant)
Spider (Huge)
Sting Ray
Succubus/Incubus
Sylph
Taurocampus
Tempest Hound (Fire)
Tempest Hound (Frost)
Tempest Hound (Sea)
Tempest Hound (Storm)
Tempest Hound (Vapor)
Titan
Treant
Troll
Tundra Goat
Unicorn
Unicorn (Sovereign)
Vampire (Lesser)
Vampire (Master)
Vampire Lord
Waetnettle Jellyfish-like amphibious creature.
Wasp (Giant)
Wasp (Huge)
Werebear (Greater)
Werebear (Lesser)
Wererat (Greater)
Wererat (Lesser)
Weretiger (Greater)
Weretiger (Lesser)
Werewolf (Greater)
Werewolf (Lesser)
Whale (Orca)
Wight
Wight (Barrow)
Will-o'-the-Wisp
Wolf
Wolf (Dire)
Wolverine
Worg
Wraith
Wraith (Shadow) Similar to a Tolkien Ring Wraith.
Wrath Undead demon.
Wyvern
Zombie
--- SUBMISSIONS ---
Arcane Leach
Arcane Silencer
Bag of Teeth
Barghest
Black Hunter
Blob
Bomber Bird
Bubble
Carnivorous Plant
Copper Cat
Crab-Man
Crypt Dweller
Crystaline
Drop Horror
Elder Twigling
Ethereal Shade
Exploding Bones
Fire Crane
Floating Skull
Flying Frog
Fomorian
Furious Fountain
Giant Mole
Gold Eater
Gooey Square
Hag
Hound of Chronos
Jack-In-The-Box
Kobold Vermin Lord
Lasher Goblin
Malevolent Menhir
Miasmic Cloud
Monstrous Mouth
Mud-Man
Mushroom-Men
Needle-Flinger
No Man
Plague Hound
Quickling
Razor Wing
Saurial
Shadow Fey
Skunk Monstrous
Snailtaur
Sonic Prowler
Soul Knight
Swapper
Treacherous Treasure
Tunneler
Twigling and
Walrus Men
Wandering Hole
White Lady
Wicked Orphan
Wyrd
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