TOR Bestiary & NPC list

[farinal]

Hi everyone! Now with the release of the Heart we have 3 books (Heart, Tales and Lake-Town) other than the Core Set published. Even in the Tales there are many NPCs and monsters that are completely new and we have a lot of them in the Heart too. I was thinking of creating a list, like a proper orderly one that shows clearly which is which, with tables of races, kinds etc. like the revised index, an index for the NPCs and monsters.

Like you are in the middle of the game or preparing for one and the company will enter a cave, you think about adding some monsters there that might be living in that cave or the company enters a town for example and you need an NPC there for them to meet, you just look at the index find an appropiate one, see which page of the which book it was introduced and find it easily.

What do you think?

[BobusX]

Sounds really useful, I for one, wholly support this idea.

[Rich H]

I'd certainly find it useful especially if it was updated to include each release.

[Otaku-sempai]

A TOR Bestiary should also include ordinary animals of Middle-earth that could also become hostile or that might be used for food, mounts, etc., with associated write-ups for loremasters. Such common creatures could range from waterfowl to condors, from trout to salt-water crocodiles, from voles to elephants--and might even include a selection of appropriate Pleistocene creatures such as dire wolves, cave-bears, smilodons and mastodons.

[Rich H]

A TOR Bestiary should also include ordinary animals of Middle-earth that could also become hostile or that might be used for food, mounts, etc., with associated write-ups for loremasters. Such common creatures could range from waterfowl to condors, from trout to salt-water crocodiles, from voles to elephants--and might even include a selection of appropriate Pleistocene creatures such as dire wolves, cave-bears, smilodons and mastodons.

We're talking about an index to creatures and NPCs from the published books so they are easy to find, not creating new creatures/NPCs.

[jamesrbrown]

There are some creatures such as large black cats and swarms of stinging insects that are mentioned in The Heart of the Wild, but they are not given stats. I would be interested in seeing stats built for all the wildlife mentioned in Heart of the Wild, or some suggestions for handling episodes they are in.

[Otaku-sempai]

We're talking about an index to creatures and NPCs from the published books so they are easy to find, not creating new creatures/NPCs.

Okay, that's fine for a database. I would prefer an actual book in the form of a general sourcebook covering the various regions of Middle-earth--at least the regions covered by Tolkien's map of Middle-earth from The Lord of the Rings.

[Rich H]

Okay, that/s fine for a database. I would prefer an actual book in the form of a general sourcebook covering the various regions of Middle-earth--at least the regions covered by Tolkien's map of Middle-earth from The Lord of the Rings.

I'd love a book on such things too but the index that Farinal's volunteering (?) to do would be really useful as well, I think. He needs to keep it updated though!

[farinal]

I'll be doing this for Spells, Special Abilities and NPCs.

AL - Attribute Level
LB - Loremaster's Book
LTS - Lake-Town Sourcebook
TfW - Tales from Wilderland
HotW - Heart of the Wild


Monsters

Orcs

Great Orc - AL 7 - LB pg 71
Snaga Tracker - AL 2 - LB pg 72
Black Uruk - AL 5 - LB pg 72
Messenger of Lugburz - AL 4- LB pg 72
Orc Chieftain - AL 5 - LB pg 73
Goblin Archer - AL 2 - LB pg 74
Orc Soldier - AL 3 - LB pg 74
Orc Guard - AL 4 - LB pg 74
Ghor the Despoiler - AL 6 - TfW pg 101
Forest Goblin - AL 2 - HotW pg 112
Gorgol, son of Bolg - AL 6 - HotW pg 113
The New Great Goblin - AL 7 - HotW pg 113
Maghaz, Orc Captain - AL 4 - HotW pg 117

Spiders

Attercop - AL 3 - LB pg 76
Great Spider - AL 4 - LB pg 77
Hunter Spider - AL 4 - HotW pg 116
Fat Sarquin - AL 8 - HotW pg 120
Savage Tauler - AL 7 - HotW pg 121
Black Tyulqin - AL 9 - HotW pg 121

Trolls

Cave Troll - AL 7 - LB pg 79
Hill Troll - AL 7 - LB pg 79
Hill Troll Chief - AL 8 - LB pg 80
Mountain Troll - AL 9 - LB pg 80
Stone Troll - AL 6 - LB pg 81
Snow Troll - AL 8 - TfW pg 146

Wolves of the Wild

Wild Wolf - AL 3 - LB pg 82
Wolf Leader - AL 5 - LB pg 82
The Werewolf of Mirkwood - AL 8 - LB pg 83
Hound of Sauron - AL 6 - LB 83
Nagrhaw, Chief of the Wargs - AL 6 - HotW pg 118

Vampires

Great Bat - AL 3 - LB pg 85
Secret Shadow - AL 5 - LB pg 85

Marsh-Dwellers

Marsh-Dweller - AL 4 - LB pg 139
Hobgoblin - AL 4 - LTS pg 23
Marsh-hag - AL 5 - LTS pg 24
Marsh-ogre - AL 6 - LTS pg 24

Evil Men

Thug - AL 2 - TfW pg 9
Valter the Bloody (Outlaw Captain) - AL 5 - TfW pg 56
Outlaw Archers - AL 3 - TfW pg 56
Outlaw Warriors - AL 3 - TfW pg 57
Faron the Trapper (Outlaw Watchman) - AL 4 - TfW pg 59
Easterling Warriors - AL 3 - TfW pg 78
Hill-man Warrior - AL 4 - HotW pg 115
Wild Man Warrior - AL 3 - HotW pg 118

Wights and the Dead

Night-Wight - AL 4 - TfW pg 30
Undead Warriors - AL 3 - TfW pg 78
The Gibbet King - AL 8 - TfW 134
Wood-wight - AL 5 - HotW pg 119

Drakes

Cold-drake - AL 10 - TfW pg 150

Miscellaneous

The Thing in the Well - AL 4 - TfW pg 21
Basilisk - AL 6 - HotW pg 111
Grim Hawk - AL 2 - HotW pg 114

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Monsters by Attribute Level

AL 2

Snaga Tracker - AL 2 - LB pg 72
Goblin Archer - AL 2 - LB pg 74
Forest Goblin - AL 2 - HotW pg 112
Thug - AL 2 - TfW pg 9
Grim Hawk - AL 2 - HotW pg 114

AL 3

Orc Soldier - AL 3 - LB pg 74
Attercop - AL 3 - LB pg 76
Wild Wolf - AL 3 - LB pg 82
Great Bat - AL 3 - LB pg 85
Outlaw Archers - AL 3 - TfW pg 56
Outlaw Warriors - AL 3 - TfW pg 57
Easterling Warriors - AL 3 - TfW pg 78
Wild Man Warrior - AL 3 - HotW pg 118
Undead Warriors - AL 3 - TfW pg 78

AL 4

Orc Guard - AL 4 - LB pg 74
Maghaz, Orc Captain - AL 4 - HotW pg 117
Great Spider - AL 4 - LB pg 77
Hunter Spider - AL 4 - HotW pg 116
Marsh-Dweller - AL 4 - LB pg 139
Hobgoblin - AL 4 - LTS pg 23
Hill-man Warrior - AL 4 - HotW pg 115
Night-Wight - AL 4 - TfW pg 30
The Thing in the Well - AL 4 - TfW pg 21

AL 5

Black Uruk - AL 5 - LB pg 72
Orc Chieftain - AL 5 - LB pg 73
Wolf Leader - AL 5 - LB pg 82
Secret Shadow - AL 5 - LB pg 85
Marsh-hag - AL 5 - LTS pg 24
Valter the Bloody (Outlaw Captain) - AL 5 - TfW pg 56
Wood-wight - AL 5 - HotW pg 119

AL 6

Ghor the Despoiler - AL 6 - TfW pg 101
Gorgol, son of Bolg - AL 6 - HotW pg 113
Hound of Sauron - AL 6 - LB 83
Nagrhaw, Chief of the Wargs - AL 6 - HotW pg 118
Marsh-ogre - AL 6 - LTS pg 24
Basilisk - AL 6 - HotW pg 111
Stone Troll - AL 6 - LB pg 81

AL 7

Great Orc - AL 7 - LB pg 71
The New Great Goblin - AL 7 - HotW pg 113
Savage Tauler - AL 7 - HotW pg 121
Cave Troll - AL 7 - LB pg 79
Hill Troll - AL 7 - LB pg 79

AL 8

Fat Sarquin - AL 8 - HotW pg 120
Hill Troll Chief - AL 8 - LB pg 80
Snow Troll - AL 8 - TfW pg 146
The Werewolf of Mirkwood - AL 8 - LB pg 83
The Gibbet King - AL 8 - TfW 134

AL 9

Black Tyulqin - AL 9 - HotW pg 121
Mountain Troll - AL 9 - LB pg 80

AL 10

Cold-drake - AL 10 - TfW pg 150

[Mim]

Thank you for your hard work & for helping us all out Farinal.