Sea Monster
- Armor Class
- 5 [14] to 2 [17]
- Hit Dice
- 7 to 12 (+10)
- Attacks
- Bite, tentacle, or claw (1d6+2)
- Special
- custom sea-beast form, ship-sinking predator
- Move
- Swim 12 to 36
- HDE/XP
- 7 to 12/600/800/1,100/1,400/1,700/2,000
Description
Sea Monsters are a general class of creatures that may be encountered on an ocean voyage. Some are serpentine, others constructed more like squids or octopi, and still others like truly huge crabs or lobsters. The GM should choose a type, then select features that seem reasonable. In White Box terms, pick a single primary attack form — bite, tentacle, or claw — doing 1d6+2 points of damage. A gigantic crab-like sea monster might have the best AC 2 [17], while a more serpentine form might trade armor for speed or reach.
Whatever form they are found in, sea monsters are always voracious monsters who seek to sink ships and then eat whatever creatures they find thereon.
Source note: This creature is converted from The Basic Fantasy Field Guide of Creatures Malevolent and Benign – Omnibus Edition, 1st Edition Release 4, © 2010–2025 Chris Gonnerman, R. Kevin Smoot, James Lemon, Matt Sluis, and Contributors. The Basic Fantasy Field Guide textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.