Creature Generator

Developing creatures for encounters can be time consuming and challenging. Use these 3 tables to quickly get an outline of a creature, then expand to suit your needs.

Use the Theme and Descriptor tables for more details. Use the Difficulty and Reaction oracles for even more details.

Form

d36	1	2	3
1	Hound	Serpent	Spider
2	Ooze	Demon	Wyrm
3	Spirit	Construct	Humanoid
4	Golem	Bird	Giant
5	Elemental	Undead	Fey
6	Aberration	Plant	Insect

Trait

d36	1	2	3
1	Strong	Agile	Cunning
2	Magical	Armored	Venomous
3	Quick	Tough	Stealthy
4	Regenerating	Flying	Burrowing
5	Massive	Tiny	Toxic
6	Spectral	Corrupted	Feral

Behavior

d36	1	2	3
1	Aggressive	Defensive	Territorial
2	Hunting	Wounded	Protective
3	Stalking	Ambushing	Charging
4	Fleeing	Confused	Enraged
5	Curious	Cautious	Guarding
6	Feeding	Resting	Frenzied

Examples

Hound

Trait: Burrowing
Behavior: Stalking
Difficulty: Moderate
Description: A dog-like creature who’s very good at digging a hole to attack from. One is currently following some prey.

Humanoid

Trait: Magical
Behavior: Aggressive
Difficulty: Hard
Description: A hostile spellcaster attacking with elemental magic. They conjure bolts of energy and won’t negotiate.

Ooze

Trait: Venomous
Behavior: Guarding
Difficulty: Hard
Description: A toxic slime blocking the passage to something valuable. Its acidic body dissolves anything it touches, and it shows no signs of moving.