Bestiary Changelog

12/29/23

• Mechanical carapacian adversaries updated with revised movesets.
• Three new adversaries added, all modular with full lists on the SMA.
  • Quadrapawn, boss version of carapacian hordes, modular.
  • Menagerie, underling boss horde, modular.
  • Relic, boss underling, modular.
• Denizen adversary reworked, full modular lists on SMA.

12/25/23

• Two new adversaries added, both underling-based.
  • Pentagram, monolith of the Land, flies around and blasts player.
  • Analogue, underling mirror of the player, stabs and slashes.
• Bloodbrine Delegate (renamed Emissary) and [AN ERROR] (renamed Lunatic) updated with revised movesets.

12/21/23

• Biological carapacian adversaries updated with revised movesets.

6/22/23

• Carapacian monster blocks expanded and updated for all save the tactics sections and deprecation of previous carapacian blocks.

6/19/23

• Underling monster blocks updated with new numbers. Consult the Modifying Monsters section in the Session Master’s Assistant for the base numbers.

6/15/23

• Templates for follower NPCs made in preparation for coming updates.

11/21/22

• Monsters updated with new tricks to keep players on their toes.
  • Rarely, psionic heavy hitters deal half damage on a miss.
  • Rarely, martial warriors have a reaction to reduce a condition on them by 1 round.
  • Rarely, certain creatures begin ignoring all maluses and disadvantage to attack rolls and skill checks at half HP or less.
  • Rarely, support casters can remove conditions from allies, though never themselves.
  • Rarely, angry monsters are Empowered while afflicted with negative conditions.
  • Very rarely, certain creatures have a second minor action per turn, or very, very rarely, a second reaction per round as well.

1/18/21

• Adversaries added.

12/20/20

• Among the major changes:
  • Damage and hit points changed across the board.
    • Damage values significantly lowered.
    • Hit points reduced for some of the higher CR creatures.
  • Tier 1 creatures had their defenses lowered by 4, tier 2 creatures had their defenses lowered by 2.
    • This addresses concerns that the monsters were too difficult to hit at the outset, before alchemy and Steps could start accumulating.
  • 35 new monsters added.
    • Underlings got their T5 monsters: Lich Queen, Milesian, Dagon, Ashina, Siren, Balor, Serket, Golem, Teeming Rot, Furies, Kraken, Fomorian, Primal, Phoenix.
    • Carapacians got: Stag, Kirin, Hiashatar, Padah, Goose, Andemach, Pao, Half-duck, Lance, Lama, Congo, Hawk, Unicorn, Erzkanzler, Fortress, Jetan, Mastodon, Vao, Huygens, Gryphon, Quight.
  • Dice values removed from damage and grist drops.
    • Removing variable damage speeds up strifes and also sets concrete numbers with which players can work around when making builds.
    • Removing grist works similarly.

11/8/20

• Among the major changes:
  • Stat blocks revamped to be more easily legible and sheet-compatible for future integration into SM sheet.
    • Skill bonuses derive directly from the stat bonus in question.
    • Damage ranges replaced with singular base damage from which damage mods are added or subtracted.
    • Tactics section added for optimal combat behavior.
    • Hordes and Swarms reworked to be less complex.
    • Anatomy system simplified where tools and focii were concerned, with new Opening secret added.
  • 24 new monsters added or returned from 2nd Edition.
    • Vaardic, Vitrea, Culverin, Greater Lich, Headhunter, Astral, Meister, Frost make a return from 2nd Edition.
    • Greater Hive Drone, Greater Mimic, Arcanist, Interval, Measure, Mongoose, Broodlord, Pestilence, Diabolist, Hydra, Temptress, Hiashatar, Andernach, Greater Rook, Spider, Vanguard are new creatures.
    • Lesser CR creatures have had their movesets simplified, while higher CR creatures have had their movesets rewritten with greater integration with base Primer abilities in mind.
      • On that note, the bulk of the newly added creatures are CR 3 due to their relative lack compared to CRs 1 or 2. This is actually the main reason for Tier 5 Underlings not being completed yet, the CR 3 creatures for that tier are not yet finished.
  • Combat rating (CR) revamped to be far simpler such that no number goes beyond 5.
• Created.