Beastiary (noWoD)

These are beastiary rules for nwod and for nowod. These rules can be used to create and modify existing creatures, making them more interesting and dangerous.

• Animals
• Bygones
• Claimed.
• Spirits.
• Terrors.

Combat

Attacks

For creatures that has natural attacks, use the following modifier to design new attacks.

Attack Modifiers
Change	Dice Modifier
-1 Initiative	+1
+1 Damage	-2
8-again (requires 9-again)	-2
9-again	-2
No exploding dice	+2
Requires Grapple	+3
Halved Defense until next turn	+2
Requires Stealth attack	+2
Stun (Halve size for stunning)	-3
+1 defense	-2
Target falls	-3
Attack Deals Bashing damage	+2
Attack deals Aggravated Damage	-4
Hit applies grapple automatically	-3
Rote-quality on attack	-5
Very dangerous beast*	+2
Epic beast*	+5
Dramatic success on 3 successes	-3
Requires Reload*	+4

*Used only for unique and legendary beasts such as dragons, yeti and likewise. Only highest Dice modifier applies

base attacks

Attacks
Attack	Type	Initative	Damage	Notes
Claw	Predator	+0	+1L
Bite	Predator	-2	+2L	9-again
Bite	Herbivore	+2	+1B
Body Slam	All	+0	+0B

Ability    Attack   Defense
Flying      +1        +1

size

   Size    modifier  grapple*
 -2 to 0     +2       -2
  1 to 3     +1       -1
  4 to 6     +0       +0
  7 to 9     -1       +1
 10 to 12    -2       +2
 13 to 15    -3       +3
    +9       -1       +1