Fiendish Friends: Monsters Go Adventuring Too

Within this supplement you will find rules for playing as monsters. These aren’t civilised monsters mind you. They haven’t been declawed or made more sympathetic than those loathsome beasts you love and know. Of course, how you play them is up to you. But if you’ve ever wanted to play as a Goblin, Troll, Orc, or Ghoul in all their weird and creepy glory, then this is for you. As much as possible I have tried to be consistent with the entries found in the OSE bestiary. Of course, balance is not really the first priority when it comes to playing as an Ogre, but the strengths of certain monsters have been paired with significant weaknesses, and difficult experience curves. Kobolds are pitifully underpowered, but that’s half the fun.

It contains OSE style Class rules for: Dark Creepers, Deep Ones, Ghosts, Ghouls, Gnolls, Goblins, Gullygugs, Kobolds, Lizard Men, Orcs, Ogres, Revenants, Satyrs, Skeletons, Trolls, Tritons, Vampires, and Wights. It also includes a small section at the end for adapting each Monster for advanced Race/Class rules.

Two files are included. A compressed version, for fast loading and ease of use. And an uncompressed version, which is reccomended if you want to print your own copy... or if you just like high resolution images.

All art has been adapted from vintage “Weird Tales” magazine covers. Now in the public domain.

Designed for use with Old School Essentials, by Necrotic Gnome.