Book of Beings, by David C. Lovelace

COSTOID
Created 1986, revised 1988
FREQUENCY: Very Rare
NO. APPEARING: 6-15
ARMOR CLASS: -4 to 5 (d10 -5)
MOVE: variable
HIT DICE: 1-10
% IN LAIR: nil
TREASURE TYPE: Any
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1-6
DAMAGE: variable
SPECIAL ATTACKS: variable
SPECIAL DEFENSES: variable
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 1-100%
INTELLIGENCE: Non- to Average
ALIGNMENT: N
SIZE: variable
PSIONIC ABILITY: nil
LEVEL/XP: variable

A costoid can appear as any semi-Cthulhuan lump of living matter, with no specific desciption for its race. One could appear as a three-legged eyeball which squirts acid, another could be an octopoid turnip attacking with +5 lawnmowers. They are either magically enhanced genetics gone wrong, or simply the awe-inspiring consequences of a god on hard drugs gone rampant. Exact functionality and form for a creature is left mostly to the DM's discretion and amusement, but short of that, the following charts can be used for attacks and defenses:

ATTACKS: ROLL d20 RESULT

1 - SMALL BITE (1-4 damage)

2 - MEDIUM BITE (1-8 damage)

3 - BIG BITE (2-20 damage)

4 - SMALL CLAW (1-6 damage)

5 - LARGE CLAW (2-12 damage)

6 - POMMEL (2-5 damage)

7 - CRUSHING BLOW (10-13 damage)

8 - HEAD BUTT (2-5 damage)

9 - 1-6 SPIKES (1-4 damage each)

10 - SPIKED TAIL (3-10 + HOLD FAST for 1 point/rnd)

11 - WEAPON (small)

12 - WEAPON (medium)

13 - WEAPON (large)

14 - WEAPON (medium, x2 per round)

15 - WEAPON (large, x2 per round)

16 - CORKSCREW (1-8 + HOLD FAST for 1-4/rnd)

17 - GIANT FIST (1-12 damage)

18 - BITCH SLAP (1-2 damage)

19 - TENTACLE LASH (4-16 damage)

20 - +5 LAWNMOWER (4-40 damage)

SPECIAL ATTACKS: ROLL d10 RESULT

1 - STINKING CLOUD breath

2 - ACID (1-4/rnd for 1-20 rnds)

3 - CONSTRICTION (save vs. Petrif)

4 - LASER (1-20 damage, save vs. Death Magic)

5 - FEAR

6 - FEEBLEMIND (2-5 damage)

7 - BLOOD SUCK (Strength is halved for 1-4 days)

8 - GIANT SCISSORS (sever limbs on natural 19 or 20)

9 - DEAFNESS

10 - BLINDNESS

SPECIAL DEFENSES: ROLL d10 RESULT

1 - +2 weapon to hit

2 - +3 weapon to hit

3 - Immune to FIRE/LIGHTNING

4 - Immune to SLEEP, CHARM, etc.

5 - GASEOUS FORM at will (affected by COLD x4)

6 - INVISIBILITY at will (-6 to hit)

7 - REGENERATION 2hp/rnd

8 - REGENERATION 5hp/rnd

9 - Severed parts re-animate as 1HD monsters

10 - Explodes upon death (8-80 within 15')

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