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Golden Skull Skeleton

Golden Skull Skeleton

As I continue to develop the monsters for Symbion, sometimes I need a catalyst to jog my imagination. It doesn't have to be complicated, something as simple as a color or body feature can help move things forward. To help during those times, I created a table with some terms and features that when put together can give synergistic ideas. Maybe it can help you develop your own monsters too.




Table of Entries
1d12
Head/face 1
Head/face 2
Body structure
Body details 1
Body details 2
Appendages 1
Appendages 2
Major color
Minor color
Wings
1humanoidgaping mouthvaporousclothedfinneda barbed tailspider legsemeraldlimeinsectile wings
2wolfskullamorphouscrystalarmoredvenomous stingersinsectoid limbsceruleanaquafeathered wings
3spiderglowing eyesbipedaljellychitinousgnashing mandiblesroot-like tendrilstranslucentwhiteleathery bat wings
4liongillsquadrupedalrotting fleshshelledrazor-sharp bladesavian legsrubycrimsonpetal-like wings
5trunkeyelesssegmentedglowingscaledhooked claws1d6 twitching limbsobsidianblackno wings
6beakmouthlessbug-likebarbed quillsmetalcentipede legsnothing morebrownbronzeno wings
7hornsproboscisplant-likefungusstonethrashing tentaclesfrog-like legscinnamonmochano wings
8antennaetusksfish-likethornyfleshwrithing vineselephantine feetsilverpewterno wings
9multiple headscompound eyeshorse-likeelementalskeletalfour muscular limbsrabbit pawsgoldyellowno wings
10telescoping eyesmetal teethavianslimyfurno visible appendageswebbed feetorangecantaloupeno wings
11pointedmultiple facesreptilianemaciatedplumpelongated limbshoofed legscoralpinkno wings
12maskednoneserpentinelongflamingstumpy legsfinspurplevioletno wings

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