Miscallaneous Monster Races as Player Characters

Monster Races

These races are creatures which begin play at an early age (how young depends upon the ultimate abilities of the race), gaining experience to reflect aging and developing native powers. These races do not possess character classes. Please only choose a monster because it is interesting to you; they should never be more powerful than a standard character of the same level.

Kenku | Ogre Magi | Doppleganger | Lammasu | Tiger

Kenku

Experience Table: UA barbarian

Proficiencies: four weapons (claw*, claw/claw, bite, claw/claw/bite, flight) and four non-weapons, as F/M/T

Languages: none, although naturally telepathic with their own species

Standard Abilities/Restrictions:

60' infravision
telepathy (with other kenku)
incapable of speech (including command words)
initially illiterate
cannot wear boots, gloves, or armor (unusual body shape)

Requirements:

minimum of 9 strength, intelligence, and dexterity

Level	HD	AC	MV	attacks	disguise	thief level	1st lvl spells	2nd lvl spells	abilities
1st	1	6	6" / 12"f	1-3 / 1-3 / 1-4	25%	2nd
2nd	2	5	6" / 18"d	1-4 / 1-4 / 1-6	50%	4th
3rd	3	5	6" / 18"d	1-4 / 1-4 / 1-6	50%	4th	1		shapechange
4th	4	5	6" / 18"d	1-4 / 1-4 / 1-6	50%	4th	2		invisibility
5th	5	5	6" / 18"d	1-4 / 1-4 / 1-6	50%	4th	2	1	call lightning
6th	6	4	6" / 18"d	1-4 / 1-4 / 1-6			3	2	telekinesis

Ogre Magi

Experience Table: UA barbarian

Proficiencies: three weapons and three non-weapons, as fighter

Languages: Ogre Magi, Ogre, Common

Standard Abilities/Restrictions:

60' infravision
begin at 6'+ tall, gaining about one foot of height per level until 10 1/2'
+1 STR at 7th level

Requirements:

minimum of 17 strength and 9 intelligence (13 to advance past 5th level)

Level	HD	AC	MV	attacks	Str	Poly forms	Dark 1"r	Invisibility	Flight	Powers	Regen
1st	1+2	6	6"	1-6	17	1	x1/day			gaseous form	1/day
2nd	2+2	5	7"	1-8	18/01	3	x2/day	x1/day		charm person	1/hour
3rd	3+2	5	8"	1-10	18/50	6	x6/day	x3/day	x1/day	sleep	1/turn
4th	4+2	4	9"	1-10	18/00	10	@ will	x12/day	x4/day	re-attach	1/min
5th	5+2	4	9"	1-12	18/00	infinite	@ will	@ will	@ will	cone of cold	1/rnd
6th	5+4	3	9"	1-12	18/00
7th	5+6	3	9"	2-12	19
8th	5+9	3	9"	2-12	19
9th	9+12	3	9"	2-16	19	infinite	@ will	@ will	@ will		1/rnd

Doppleganger

Experience Table: psionist

Proficiencies: NO weapons and three non-weapons, ONLY gaining non-weapons

Languages: none but gain one each level

Standard Abilities/Restrictions:

60' infravision
ESP always on

Level	HD	AC	MV	attacks	surprise	size range	accurate	limits		save	resist	other
1st	1	8	6"	1-6		66" - 78"	40%	visible		1 HD	sleep & charm
2nd	2	7	7"	1-8	+3	60" - 84"	60%	repeat		3 HD		sleep 4hrs
3rd	3	6	8"	1-10	+3	54" - 90"	80%	memory		6 HD		sleep 2 hrs
4th	4	5	9"	1-12	+6	48" - 96"	90%	ESP		10 HD		sleep 1hr
5th	5	4	10"	1-12	+6		95%		ID in form	15 HD	hold
6th	6	4	11"	1-12			100%	minor innovate	1 ID	18 HD		languages
7th	7	3	12"	x2 w/penalty					2 IDs		detect	skills
8th	8	3	12"	x2 w/ambi				innovate	4 IDs		know align	proficiencies
9th	9	2	12"	1-12 / 1-12	+6	48" - 96"	100%		8 IDs	18 HD	telepathy	class abilities

Lammasu

Experience Table: paladin

Proficiencies: three weapons (claw*, claw/claw, flight, ariel combat) and two non-weapons, as paladins

Languages: Lammasu, Common

Standard Abilities/Restrictions:

protection from evil 10'r (initally +2 AC and saves)
healing spells doubly effective (double dice and bonus rolled)
cast spells as cleric of the same level (only one bonus 1st lvl spell regardless of wisdom score, 9th lvl max spell progression)
speak in tongues (always on)
unusual body shape with no hands (item use severely limited)
will not associate with evil beings (similar to a paladin)
incapable of commiting an evil act (cannot comprehend or allow)

Requirements:

lawful good
minimum 15 intelligence and wisdom, minimum 13 charisma

Level	HD	AC	MV	attacks	MR	Invisible	Dim Door	Other	Pr Evil	Cleric
1st	1+1	8	8" / 8"f	1-2 / 1-2	none	x1/day	x1/day			1st
2nd	2+2	7	10" / 12"f	1-2 / 1-2	none	x1/six hours	x1/six hours			2nd
3rd	3+3	6	12" / 16"e	1-3 / 1-3	-30%	x1/hour	x1/hour			3rd
4th	4+4	6	12" / 20"e	1-4 / 1-4	2%	x1/turn	x1/turn			4th
5th	5+5	6	12" / 24"d	1-4 / 1-4	18%	x1/min	x1/min			5th
6th	6+6	6	12" / 24"d	1-6 / 1-6	26%	x1/rnd	x1/rnd			6th
7th	7+7	6	12" / 24"c	1-6 / 1-6	30%	@ will	@ will	quest for HW	10'	7th
8th	8+7	5	13" / 26"c	1-8 / 1-8	32%			Etherealness	12'	8th
9th	9+7	5	13" / 26"b	1-8 / 1-8	34%			Empathic	14' +3	9th
10th	10+7	4	14" / 28"b	1-10 / 1-10	36%			Teleport	16' +3	9th
11th	11+7	4	14" / 28"b	1-12 / 1-12	38%			Telepathic	18' +4	9th
12th	12+7	3	15" / 30"b	2-12 / 2-12	40%	@ will	@ will	Astral	20' +4	9th

Tiger

Experience Table: fighter @ -1 level

Proficiencies: four weapons (claw*, claw/claw, bite, claw/claw/bite, rear-claw) and two non-weapons (hunting, stalking, swimming, leaping, etc), as fighters

Languages: appropriate animal language

Standard Abilities/Restrictions:

night vision
+3 vs surprise with additional +1 PER per TWO levels (round down)
+1 STR per level (for dragging/carrying only)
unusual body shape with no hands (item use severely limited)
cannot speak
short life-span (1 year=child, 2y=teen, 3y=adult, 15y=middle aged, 25y=old)
no abilities may normally exceed racial maximum (see DM)
each type of great cat has a unique advantage -- for tigers, it is claw damage and upper end stretch on spring. Other examples include lions (+1 AC), jaguar (+3" and base spring), leopard (+3", foreclaws, x2 leap, and base spring), and puma (x1.5 leap)

Level	HD	AC	MV	attacks	leap	spring	Compare To
1st	1+1	8	8"	1-2 / 1-2 / 1-3 + 1-3 / 1-3	5'	10' - 15'
2nd	2+2	7	10"	1-2 / 1-2 / 1-4 + 1-4 / 1-4	8'	15' - 20'
3rd	3+3	6	12"	1-3 / 1-3 / 1-6 + 2-5 / 2-5	10'	20' - 30'	Leopard
4th	4+4	6	12"	1-4 / 1-4 / 1-8 + 2-7 / 2-7	10'	25' - 40'	Jaguar
5th	5+5	6	12"	2-5 / 2-5 / 1-10 + 2-8 / 2-8	10'	30' - 50'	Lion
6th	6+6	6	12"	2-5 / 2-5 / 1-12 + 2-8 / 2-8			Spotted Lion
7th	7+7	6	12"	2-5 / 2-5 / 2-12 + 2-8 / 2-8	10'	30' - 50'	Smilidon
8th	8+8	5	13"	2-7 / 2-7 / 2-13 + 2-9 / 2-9	12'	35' - 55'
9th	9+9	5	14"	2-7 / 2-7 / 2-16 + 2-9 / 2-9	13'	40' - 55'
10th	10+10	4	15"	2-8 / 2-8 / 3-18 + 2-11 / 2-11	15'	45' - 60'	Ashtabular
11th	11+11	4	15"	2-8 / 2-8 / 3-24 + 2-11 / 2-11	15'	50' - 60'

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