Monsters are the meat and drink of a fantasy campaign. The ability to defeat fearsome beasts is what sets great heroes apart from ordinary mortals. This chapter contains information on using monsters in Player's Option games.
There are three parts to this chapter. The first part, Creatures in Battle, discusses how monsters generally behave on the battlefield, using basic AD&D game information such as alignment, intelligence, and morale as a guide.
The second part, Creature Types, discusses the physical characteristics of monsters, including tactics and combat options that are especially applicable to particular types of monsters and how to determine what happens when a monster suffers a critical hit.
The third part, Attack and Armor Types, discusses the natural weaponry and protection available to monsters and how it functions in the Player's Option game.
Does This Belong in My Campaign?[]
The amount of material from this chapter you need to use depends on how much of the optional material from the previous chapters you are using. The first two sections should prove helpful to anyone using the Player's Option combat system from Chapter One. The last section deals primarily with optional material from the rest of this book.