CHA4009 Foes (1980)

The world portrayed on the role-playing game RuneQuest is filled with dangerous and exotic life forms. Some are legendary, such as the manticore, griffin, or minotaur. Some are unique to Glorantha, such as the dragonewt, morokanth, or broos. Some are traditional, such as the troll, elf, or dwarf. Some are from myths, such as the awesome dragon, the wyrm. or the terrifying wyvern. Many are human, including various types of barbarians, peasants, mercenaries, and adventurers.

This book, FOES, contains the statistical profiles of over 1200 such characters prepared for instant use by referees in hundreds of situations. Normal calculation of this many non-player-character statistics would take an average person more than 200 hours of solid work yet FOES presents them at once, with variety, thought, and wit, for less than 1 cent each.

Each stat is computer-generated, then hand-checked again. Often additional details of relationship or special skills are added to individual statistics, giving the final owner the best of both worlds the volume and economy which only computer generation provides, and the hand-crafted believability which only human participation yields.

COMPLETE – over 1200 statistics, 10 major classes and 63 types included; every statistic is different.

THOROUGH – mounted barbarian entries include both riders and their differing animals. Lycanthrope stats give both human and beast forms. Vampires have human, wolf, and bat guises. Skeletons and zombies are not always humanoid.

ORGANIZED – stats on a page are related: leaders are noted: thumbnail descriptions give you needed NPCs fast.

DETAILED – hundreds of statistics have tailored entries which immediately suggest novel approaches for the referee.

REUSABLE – a special check-off list will save wear and tear on the already-sturdy pages. Your copy of FOES can be used for years and still stay in next-to-new condition.

ILLUSTRATED – a group drawing of the types within it opens the stats for each major class. What is the difference between a wyvern and a gargoyle? – the drawing in Flying Creatures shows you. On the inside front cover is a unique Size Comparison Chart with class representatives drawn to common scale.

Types – all intelligent monsters from RuneQuest are described, many with special individualizing characterizations that are associated with the monster’s culture or ecology.

Bonuses – defense, manipulation, stealth, knowledge, and perception are included in the stats.

Common Skills – Hide in Cover, Listen, Move Quietly, and Spot Hidden are included for all monsters. There also may be uncommon or amusing skills.

Special Skills – racial or national specialties are noted, such as the Peaceful Cut for barbarians, Identify Plants for elves. Tracking for hunters, plus Climbing, Jumping, Scent, First Aid, and others as appropriate.

Hit Locations and Armor Protection – there is easy reference for non-human hit locations, and each is conveniently represented with the armor points close by.

Weapons- the statistics include attacks. parries, hit points, damage done, and strike rank.

Spells – battle magic given according to the requirements of the home area and the owner’s natural life.

Other Factors – also included are encumbrance, movement, and spell strike rank.

Variation – all stats are built around the nomal RuneQuest parameters of size, etc, for the particular monster type. No entries are identical.

Function – Because Glorantha is a fully developed universe, most entries are equipped and magicked according to their activities in the world. Thus the possessions, skills and spells of a tradesman will not be the same as those of a peasant.

• ALDRYAMI
  • Elves
  • Dryads
  • Pixies
  • Runners
• DRAGONEWTS
  • Newtlings
  • Crested Skirmishers
  • Beaked Warriors
  • Tailed Priests
  • Full Priests
  • (and includes Demibirds)
• BEAST MEN
  • Baboons
  • Broos
  • Centaurs
  • Ducks
  • Jack O’Bears
  • Minotaurs
  • Morokanth
  • Scorpion Men

• TROLLS
  • Trollkin
  • Cave Trolls
  • Dark Trolls
  • Great Trolls
  • Mistress Race
  • Tusk Riders & Tuskers
• FLYING CREATURES
  • Dragons
  • Gargoyles
  • Griffins
  • Manticores
  • Wind Children
  • Wyrms
  • Wyverns
• LYCANTHROPES
  • Bearwalkers
  • Tiger Sons
  • Tusk Brothers
  • Wolf Brothers

• UNDEAD
  • Ghosts
  • Ghouds
  • Skeletons
  • Vampires
  • Zombies
• HUMANOID
  • Dwarnes
  • Giants
  • Adventurers
  • City Thieves
  • Medium Infantry
  • Hoplites
  • Farmers
  • Militia
  • Inn Habitants
  • Townspeople
  • Travelers
  • Ogres
  • Pygmies

• NOMADS and MOUNTS
  • Bison People
  • Bolo-Lizard People
  • High Lama People
  • Impala Pygmies
  • Ostrich Pygmies
  • Pol-Joni Horsemen
  • Rhino Riders
  • Sable People
  • Unicorn Women
  • Zebra Mercenaries