Beasts

Beasts are hunted for food, materials, or trade value. Most flee when badly hurt. Some fight back hard.

Loper

A lean, fast-moving grazer adapted to open ruins and ash flats. Travels in loose groups. Bolts at first sign of danger.

HD: 1 AC: 8 Attacks: kick (d4) Num: 2d6 Morale: 4 Yield: lean meat, hide (1 slot)

Sewer Hog

Stocky feral pig descended from escaped livestock. Forages in drainage systems and ruined lots. Aggressive when surprised.

HD: 2 AC: 7 Attacks: gore (d6) Num: d6 Morale: 7 Yield: meat and fat (2 slots), tough hide (1 slot)

Bristle Boar

A large, aggressive boar with a thickened hide and sharp forward tusks. Will charge when wounded rather than flee.

HD: 3+1 AC: 6 Attacks: gore (d8) Num: d4 Morale: 9 Special: charges on being wounded; moves double speed toward attacker for that turn Yield: substantial meat (3 slots), hide and tusks (1 slot each)

Ash Cat

A large feral feline that hunts in rubble zones and collapsed structures. Ambushes from above or from cover. Solitary except when trailing injured prey.

HD: 3 AC: 7 Attacks: claw + claw / bite Num: 1 Morale: 8 Special: surprise on a 1–3 in 6 when attacking from cover or elevation Yield: pelt (2 slots, high value), meat (1 slot)

Sump Croc

A large reptile found in flooded sublevels and drainage canals. Nearly motionless until prey is within reach. Hide is dense enough to deflect light blades.

HD: 5 AC: 4 Attacks: bite (2d6) Num: 1 Morale: 10 Special: surprise on a 1–4 in 6 when submerged; grabbed prey takes automatic bite damage each round until croc is killed or driven off Yield: valuable hide (3 slots), rendered fat (1 slot)