Turkey, Earth

In honor of Thanksgiving, the United States holiday, I gave stats for the Athasian Turkey, which is mentioned in the Veiled Alliance sourcebook. This year, I present the earth aspected form of the terrible beast.

Happy Thanksgiving! 

	Turkey, Earth
Climate/Terrain	Plane of Earth, Underground
Frequency	Very Rare
Organization	Flock
Activity Cycle	Day
Diet	Omnivore
Intelligence	Semi (2-4)
Treasure	Nil
Alignment	Neutral
No. Appearing	1-6
Armor Class	5
Movement	12 br 9
Hit Dice	5+5
Thac0	15
No. of Attacks	1
Damage/ Attack	1-8
Special Attack	Spells
Special Defense	Immune to Earth Damage
Magic Resistance	Nil
Size	S (4' + tall)
Morale	Elite (13-14)
XP Value	1,400

Turkey, Fire

In honor of Thanksgiving, the United States holiday, I gave stats for the Athasian Turkey, which is mentioned in the Veiled Alliance sourcebook. This year, I present the fire aspected form of the terrible beast.

Happy Thanksgiving! 

	Turkey, Fire
Climate/Terrain	Plane of Fire, Volcanos
Frequency	Very Rare
Organization	Flock
Activity Cycle	Day
Diet	Omnivore
Intelligence	Semi (2-4)
Treasure	Nil
Alignment	Neutral
No. Appearing	1-6
Armor Class	7
Movement	12 fl 9
Hit Dice	4+4
Thac0	16
No. of Attacks	1
Damage/ Attack	1-6
Special Attack	Spells
Special Defense	Immune to Fire Damage, Flaming Aura
Magic Resistance	Nil
Size	S (4' + tall)
Morale	Elite (13-14)
XP Value	975

Sekhar Nasir (Rock Eagle)

Sekhar Nasir (Rock Eagle)

Climate/Terrain: Mountains, Rocky Badlands
Frequency: Very Rare
Organization: Solitary or Pair
Activity Cycle: Day
Diet: Carnivore
Intelligence: Animal (1)
Treasure: See Below
Alignment: Neutral
No. Appearing: 1 or 2
Armor Class: 3
Movement: 1, Fl 30 (C)
Hit Dice: 4+4
Thac0: 17
No. of Attacks: 3 or 1
Damage/Attacks: 1-2, 1-2, 1-4 or 1-8
Special Attack: Flyby Attack
Special Defense: 1/2 damage from piercing weapons
Magic Resistance: Nil
Size: S (3' Tall, 7' Wingspan)
Morale: Elite (13)
XP Value: 

Turkey, Intelligent

In honor of Thanksgiving, the United States holiday, I gave stats for the Athasian Turkey, which is mentioned in the Veiled Alliance sourcebook. This year, I present the intelligent version of the terrible beast.
Happy Thanksgiving! 

	Turkey, Intelligent
Climate/Terrain	Forest, Scrub Plains
Frequency	Very Rare
Organization	Solitary
Activity Cycle	Day
Diet	Omnivore
Intelligence	High (13-14)
Treasure	U
Alignment	Neutral
No. Appearing	1-12
Armor Class	6
Movement	12 fl 9
Hit Dice	5+5
Thac0	15
No. of Attacks	1
Damage/ Attack	1-6, 1, or by weapon
Special Attack	Poison
Special Defense	Nil
Magic Resistance	Nil
Size	S (3' + tall)
Morale	Elite (13-14)
XP Value	2,000

Psionic Summary
Level: Wild Talent
Dis/Sci/Dev: 1/1/1
Attack/Defense: -
Score: 11
PSPs: 36
Psychokinetic: Telekinesis, Animate Object

Aloe Lacerta - New Athasian Monster

Aloe Lacerta

Climate/Terrain: Any, except Forest and Silt Sea
Frequency: Rare
Organization: Herd
Activity Cycle: Day
Diet: Herbivore
Intelligence: Animal (1)
Treasure: Nil
Alignment: Neutral
No. Appearing: 2-24
Armor Class: 6
Movement: 12
Hit Dice: 4+4
Thac0: 17
No. of Attacks: 1
Damage/Attacks: 1-6
Special Attack: Poison Spit
Special Defense: None
Magic Resistance: Nil
Size: L (8' Long)
Morale: Elite (13-14)
XP Value: 650

Non-Dark Sun Creatures in Dark Sun - Firenewt

 There are many creatures from the various monstrous manuals that have been officially added to Dark Sun. I added some unofficially for my game and I'm sure a lot of other DMs do the same.
There is no inherent problem with this, although the flavor text often doesn't fit with the Dark Sun setting. My goal is to list the various monsters that "don't fit" and rewrite their flavor text to make them fit.
I often add a new Athasian variant as well.
I have heavily altered the firenewt, as it is not an official creature present in the Dark Sun setting.
Firenewt

	Firenewt	Firenewt, Psionic	Firenewt, Cleric
Climate/Terrain	Hot or volcanic regions	Hot or volcanic regions	Hot or volcanic regions
Frequency	Rare	Very Rare	Very Rare
Organization	Tribal	Tribal	Tribal
Activity Cycle	Day	Day	Day
Diet	Carnivore	Carnivore	Carnivore
Intelligence	Low (5-7)	Very (11-12)	Average (8-10)
Treasure	J, K (F)	K, M, 1 random gem	K, M, 1 random potion fruit
Alignment	Neutral Evil	Neutral Evil	Neutral Evil
No. Appearing	10-100	1-10	1-3
Armor Class	5	5	5
Movement	9	9	9
Hit Dice	2+2	4+4	3+3
THAC0	19	19	20
No. of Attacks	1	1	1
Damage/Attack	1d4 or By Weapon	1d4 or By Weapon	1d4 or By weapon
Special Attacks	Breath Weapon	Breath Weapon, Psionics	Breath Weapon, Spells
Special Defenses	Immune to Damage from Heat and Fire	Immune to Damage from Heat and Fire	Immune to Damage from Heat and Fire
Magic Resistance	Nil	Nil	Nil
Size	M (5'1/2" - 6' Tall)	M (5'1/2" - 6' Tall)	M (5'1/2" - 6' Tall)
Morale	Steady (11-12)	Elite (13-14)	Elite (13-14)
XP Value	175 Elite: 270 Overload: 420	975	420

Kavoras - New Athasian Monster

Kavoras

Climate/Terrain: Anywhere, except forest and silt sea.
Frequency: Common
Organization: Solitary or Cast
Activity Cycle: Day
Diet: Omnivore
Intelligence: Non- (0)
Treasure: Nil
Alignment: Neutral
No. Appearing: 3-300
Armor Class: 7
Movement: 4
Hit Dice: 1/2
Thac0: 20
No. of Attacks: 1
Damage/Attacks: 1
Special Attack: None
Special Defense: None
Magic Resistance: Nil
Size: T (8" Long)
Morale: Unreliable (2-4)
XP Value: 7

Kavoras, Giant

Climate/Terrain: Rocky Badlands & Stony Barrens
Frequency: Very Rare
Organization: Solitary or Pair
Activity Cycle: Day
Diet: Omnivore
Intelligence: Non- (0)
Treasure: Nil
Alignment: Neutral
No. Appearing: 1-2
Armor Class: 0
Movement: 14 Cl 8
Hit Dice: 8+4
Thac0: 13
No. of Attacks: 2
Damage/Attacks: 3-14/3-14
Special Attack: Grapple
Special Defense: None
Magic Resistance: 25%
Size: L (12' Long, 12' Tall)
Morale: Champion (15-16)
XP Value: 3,000

Akkedis - New Athasian Monster

Akkedis

Climate/Terrain: Scrub Plains & Stony Barrens
Frequency: Rare
Organization: Bask
Activity Cycle: Day
Diet: Omnivore
Intelligence: Animal (1)
Treasure: Nil
Alignment: Neutral
No. Appearing: 3-12
Armor Class: 4
Movement: 12
Hit Dice: 6+4
Thac0: 16
No. of Attacks: 3
Damage/Attacks: 1-4/1-8
Special Attack: Charge, Disease
Special Defense: Immune to Disease
Magic Resistance: Nil
Size: L (9' Long, 6' Tall)
Morale: Champion (15-16)
XP Value: 975

Wakax - New Athasian Monster

Wakax

Climate/Terrain: Stony Barrens or Underground
Frequency: Very Rare
Organization: Solitary or Pair
Activity Cycle: Night
Diet: Carnivore
Intelligence: Semi- (2-4)
Treasure: Nil
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
No. Appearing: 1-2
Armor Class: 2
Movement: 15
Hit Dice: 9+5
Thac0: 11
No. of Attacks: 1 or 2
Damage/Attacks: 1-8/1-8 or 1d12
Special Attack: Fear Aura, Red Gaze
Special Defense: Immune to Fear, Disease, & Poison
Magic Resistance: 20%
Size: L (7 1/2' Tall)
Morale: Fearless (19-20)
XP Value: 7,000

Osalakil - New Athasian Monster

 

Osalakil
Climate/Terrain: Rocky Badlands, Stony Barrens
Frequency: Rare
Organization: Solitary or Flock
Activity Cycle: Night & Morning
Diet: Carnivore
Intelligence: Animal (1)
Treasure: Nil
Alignment: Neutral
No. Appearing: 1-12
Armor Class: 5
Movement: 2 , Fl 14 (C)
Hit Dice: 1+3
Thac0: 19
No. of Attacks: 1
Damage/Attacks: 1-6
Special Attack: Psionics
Special Defense: None
Magic Resistance: Nil
Size: S (3'-4' Long)
Morale: Average (8-10)
XP Value: 120

Psionic Summary
Level: 3
Dis/Sci/Dev: 2/2/7
Attack/Defense: EW, MT/ M-, MB
Score: 14
PSPs: 55
Psychokinesis: Telekinesis, Ballistic Attack, Control Light, Molecular Agitation, Molecular Manipulation
Telepathy: Mindlink, Aversion, Contact, Daydream

Nyroc - New Athasian Monster

My children helped me create this one. I asked them what kind of a creature I should create and they said "A creepy one." They then started yelling out ideas. They even named it. Enjoy.

Nyroc

Climate/Terrain: Anywhere Dark
Frequency: Very Rare
Organization: Solitary or Cluster
Activity Cycle: Night
Diet: Carnivore
Intelligence: Semi- (2-4)
Treasure: See Below
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
No. Appearing: 1-10
Armor Class: 3
Movement: 12, Fl 24 (B)
Hit Dice: 10 + 5
Thac0: 11
No. of Attacks: 1 or 2
Damage/Attacks: 1-4 / 1-6
Special Attack: Venom
Special Defense: Urticating Hairs
Magic Resistance: Nil
Size: S (3' long)
Morale: Average (8-10)
XP Value: Common: 4,000; Psionic: 6,000

Psionic Summary
Level: 5
Dis/Sci/Dev: 2/3/10
Attack/Defense: -/ M-, MB, TS
Score: 14
PSPs: 72
Psychometabolic: Shadow-form, Adrenalin Control, Cause Decay, Displacement, Flesh Armor
Psychoportation: Teleport, Time Shift

Psionic Athasian Turkey

In honor of Thanksgiving, the United States holiday, I gave stats for the Athasian Turkey, which is mentioned in the Veiled Alliance sourcebook, two years ago. This year, I present the psionic version of the terrible beast.

Happy Thanksgiving! 

	Turkey, Psionic
Climate/Terrain	Forest, Scrub Plains
Frequency	Very Rare
Organization	Solitary, Pair, or Flock
Activity Cycle	Day
Diet	Omnivore
Intelligence	Semi (2-4)
Treasure	Nil
Alignment	Neutral
No. Appearing	1-2
Armor Class	8
Movement	12 fl 9
Hit Dice	3+3
Thac0	17
No. of Attacks	1
Damage/ Attack	1-6 or 1
Special Attack	Poison
Special Defense	Nil
Magic Resistance	Nil
Size	S (3' + tall)
Morale	Steady (11-12)
XP Value	320

Psionic Summary
Level: 3
Dis/Sci/Dev: 2/2/7
Attack/Defense: EW, MT/ M-, MB
Score: 14
PSPs: 38
Psychometabolic: Shadow-form, Adrenalin Control, Cause Decay, Displacement, Flesh Armor
Psychoportation: Teleport, Time Shift

Missing Monsters - Var

The Var is a creature briefly and loosely described in the Black Spine adventure module. They are described as nocturnal winged creatures that feed on the blood of the living. 
In addition, there are some brief stats. However, there is no information on their ecology or habits and they are not given a full description. So, instead of a missing monster, this is more of a neglected monster. Enjoy.

Var
Climate/Terrain: Rocky Badlands and Underground
Frequency: Rare
Organization: Swarm
Activity Cycle: Night
Diet: Living Blood
Intelligence: Animal (1)
Treasure: None
Alignment: Neutral
No. Appearing: 1-100
Armor Class: 6
Movement: 3, Fl 24 (B)
Hit Dice: 1 + 1
Thac0: 13
No. of Attacks: 1
Damage/Attacks: 1
Special Attack: Blood Drain
Special Defense: None
Magic Resistance: Nil
Size: T (1' long)
Morale: Unreliable (3)
XP Value: 75

Non-Dark Sun Creatures in Dark Sun - Elemental, Composite

 There are many creatures from the various monstrous manuals that have been officially added to Dark Sun. I added some unofficially for my game and I'm sure a lot of other DMs do the same.
There is no inherent problem with this, although the flavor text often doesn't fit with the Dark Sun setting. My goal is to list the various monsters that "don't fit" and rewrite their flavor text to make them fit.
I often add a new Athasian variant as well.

Elemental, Composite

	Tempest	Skriaxit	Cherufe
Climate/Terrain	Any, non Underground	Any Desert and Silt Sea	In or near Volcanoes
Frequency	Very Rare	Very Rare	Very Rare
Organization	Solitary	Pack	Solitary
Activity Cycle	Any	Any	Any
Diet	Moisture	Emotions	Ashes
Intelligence	Low to Average (5-10)	Exceptional (15-16)	Average (8-10)
Treasure	M x 3	Nil	N x 2, Q
Alignment	Chaotic Neutral	Neutral Evil	Chaotic Evil
No. Appearing	1	3-18	1-3
Armor Class	2	-5	-3
Movement	Fl 24	12, 18, or 24	16
Hit Dice	9-12	16+16 or 24+24	12-14
THAC0	9-10 HD: 11 11-12 HD: 9	5	12 HD: 9 13 HD: 8 14 HD: 7
No. of Attacks	1	2	1
Damage/Attack	2-16	2-20/2-20	2-24
Special Attacks	Whirlwind, Lightning	Sandstorm, Dispel Magic	Fire Rain, Spells
Special Defenses	+2 or better weapon to hit; see below	+2 or better weapon to hit; see below	+2 or better weapon to hit; see below
Magic Resistance	Nil	50%	25%
Size	G (50' diameter)	L (10' tall)	H (15' tall)
Morale	Champion (15-16)	Fanatic (17-18)	Fanatic (17-18)
XP Value	9 HD: 6,000 10 HD: 7,000 11 HD: 8,000 12 HD: 9,000	16+16 HD: 16,000 24+24 HD: 24,000	12 HD: 12,000 13 HD: 13,000 14 HD: 14,000

Missing Monsters - Cragor Worm

It was pointed out to me by Rovewin of Athas.org, that the Cragor Worm is mentioned in the Forest Maker adventure module. However, they are not given stats in that, or any other book. So, in an effort to rectify the situation, I have created the Cragor Worm below.

Cragor Worm
Climate/Terrain: Any, not Silt Sea
Frequency: Uncommon
Organization: Solitary or Swarm
Activity Cycle: Night
Diet: Omnivore
Intelligence: Non- (0)
Treasure: None
Alignment: Neutral
No. Appearing: 2-24
Armor Class: 7
Movement: 8
Hit Dice: 2
Thac0: 19
No. of Attacks: 1
Damage/Attacks: 2-5
Special Attack: None
Special Defense: None
Magic Resistance: Nil
Size: T (1' long)
Morale: Average (10)
XP Value: 35

Braxat Beetle, Acidic - New Athasian Monster

Braxat Bettle, Acidic
Climate/Terrain: Anywhere
Frequency: Very Rare
Organization: Solitary
Activity Cycle: Any
Diet: Omnivore
Intelligence: Non (0)
Treasure: Nil
Alignment: Neutral
No. Appearing: 1
Armor Class: 2
Movement: 6
Hit Dice: 12
Thac0: 9
No. of Attacks: 2
Damage/Attacks: 3-18/2-16
Special Attack: Acid Spit
Special Defense: Acid Resistance
Magic Resistance: Nil
Size: L (12' Long)
Morale: Champion (16)
XP Value: 5,000

Non-Dark Sun Creatures in Dark Sun - Elemental, Sandman

 There are many creatures from the various monstrous manuals that have been officially added to Dark Sun. I added some unofficially for my game and I'm sure a lot of other DMs do the same.
There is no inherent problem with this, although the flavor text often doesn't fit with the Dark Sun setting. My goal is to list the various monsters that "don't fit" and rewrite their flavor text to make them fit.
I often add a new Athasian variant as well.

Elemental, Sandman

	Sandman, Free	Sandman, Slave
Climate/Terrain	Any, non Forest	Any, non Forest
Frequency	Rare	Rare
Organization	Family	Pack
Activity Cycle	Night	Night
Diet	Minerals	Minerals
Intelligence	Average (8-10)	Average (8-10)
Treasure	Nil	Nil
Alignment	Neutral Evil	Neutral Evil
No. Appearing	1d6	1d6
Armor Class	3	3
Movement	9	9
Hit Dice	4	4
THAC0	17	17
No. of Attacks	1	1
Damage/Attack	Nil	Nil
Special Attacks	Sleep, Spells	Sleep
Special Defenses	See Below	See Below
Magic Resistance	20%	20%
Size	M (5-6' tall)	M (5-6' tall)
Morale	Elite (13-14)	Elite (13-14)
XP Value	2,000	975

Clawed Horror - New Athasian Monster

Clawed Horror
Climate/Terrain: Anywhere
Frequency: Very Rare
Organization: Solitary or Pair
Activity Cycle: Any
Diet: Carnivore
Intelligence: Average (9-10)
Treasure: None
Alignment: Neutral Evil
No. Appearing: 1-2
Armor Class: -1
Movement: 15, Fl 15 (A)
Hit Dice: 8
Thac0: 13
No. of Attacks: 2
Damage/Attacks: 2-8/2-8
Special Attack: Nil
Special Defense: Nil
Magic Resistance: Nil
Size: M (5'-6' tall)
Morale: Elite (13-14)
XP Value: 2,000

Frilled Flame Lizard - New Athasian Monster

Frilled Flame Lizard
Climate/Terrain: Anywhere Hot
Frequency: Very Rare
Organization: Solitary or Pair
Activity Cycle: Day
Diet: Carnivore
Intelligence: Animal (1)
Treasure: None
Alignment: Neutral
No. Appearing: 1-2
Armor Class: 7
Movement: 12
Hit Dice: 2
Thac0: 19
No. of Attacks: 1
Damage/Attacks: 2-5
Special Attack: Breath Weapon
Special Defense: Fire Immunity
Magic Resistance: Nil
Size: S (2' long)
Morale: Steady (11-12)
XP Value: 120

Fa'kabir - New Athasian Monster

Fa'kabir
Climate/Terrain: Forest, Scrub Plains, Stony Barrens
Frequency: Uncommon
Organization: Solitary or Pack
Activity Cycle: Crepuscular
Diet: Carnivore
Intelligence: Animal (1)
Treasure: None
Alignment: Neutral
No. Appearing: 1-4
Armor Class: 6
Movement: 14
Hit Dice: 4
Thac0: 16
No. of Attacks: 3
Damage/Attacks: 1-4/1-4/1-6
Special Attack: Psionics
Special Defense: Psinoics
Magic Resistance: Nil
Size: S (2 1/2' long)
Morale: Champion (15-16)
XP Value: 270