The Dirty Dozen (12 Creature Templates)

In 2016 Jack Shear wrote a blogpost called Just Use Bears which was the premise that you can use the Bear Statblock for any creature. This article provides 12 templates that you can use as a base for any creature, which expands in scope from a solitary statblock. Each template uses a Schema that is derived from two sources: The Reach of the Roach God an out of print, hard to find, OSR book; the second is an article that expands the original schema called Lore Blocks. I have combine the two. The SchemaEach monster is described using words and sentences The FIRST WORD describes the influence this creature has on the world. COMMON Common folk; bandits, creatures that are plentiful in the world. UNCOMMON Notable individuals, creatures that are not as plentiful in the world. STORIED Famous people, renown creatures. LEGENDARY Rulers, leaders, creatures of myth or legend. The SECOND WORD describes the power of the creature and how dangerous it is to the players. HARMLESS no threat, minor…