Fœditates - Part III

How to create a KUP monster that leaves your players speechless

The following is the core procedure to create fantastical creatures within VI·VIII·X RPG. The procedure is meant to generate new monsters, thus supporting the GM to avoid the ‘usual’ monsters of trad games and it will be published in the rules expansion VIII·XII·XX.

(Continues from Part II)

DF#6 – Special Abilities

• Roll 1d20 for each special ability.
  These may derive from Intelligence (LF), Number of Senses (LF#6), or dice matching the lighthouse (each match grants one extra ability).

• The GM may instead assign abilities based on:
  Trophic Level (LF#2), Plane (DF#1), Sensory Organs (DF#5).
  Apex predators may gain +1 extra ability.

• With multiple senses, the GM may replace one sense with one ability.

• Each ability may be refined with a subtable, rolled or chosen.

• The GM defines all details: uses per day, duration, limits.

1d20 – Special Abilities

Subtable 2 / 14 / 16 – Resistance / Absorption / Reflection

Roll 1d100: determine both damage type and resistance level.

• Resistance: −1 / −2 / −3 damage per hit or ½ damage

• Immunity: 100% negation

• Optional: assign vulnerability (roll again or mirror)

* Specific Element: a mundane material (e.g. silver, cold iron, wood, etc.).

Subtable 3 – Detection

Subtable 4 / 6 / 13 – Element (Breath / Aura / Touch)

Subtable 7 – Psychic Powers

Subtable 8 – Speed

Subtable 10 – Regeneration (d66)

Applies per turn:

Subtable 19 – Dispel

* Not dispelled, but turned/dismissed.

Subtable 20 – Drain (d66)

Per use:

(continues in Part IV)