Fearsome Critters of the Woodlands
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Remote mountains and forest wildernesses are home to strange creatures that are almost never found in dungeons¸ or any kind of captivity. Traditionally¸ the only way to get information about these "fearsome critters" is to encounter one¸ or talk to a lumberjack¸ miner¸ or hermit that lives in the area. Discerning what is merely a tall tale¸ and what is stone cold truth¸ is a problem for the players to solve!
Whereas many role-playing game monster supplements draw heavily from European mythologies¸ these fearsome creatures are all drawn from the folklore of North America. As a result¸ there are several Dungeon Crawl Classics settings where they are already obviously appropriate - areas that deal with Western¸ Appalachian¸ or post-Apocalyptic America.
The authors urge you not to be limited to just these settings when introducing fearsome critters. Just as¸ in DCC¸ orcs might appear in a Western adventure¸ or robots in what is otherwise a fantasy setting¸ so too might hide-behinds lurk within a dank forest near your PC's home village.
Fearsome Critters of the Woodlands is a monster sourcebook for the Dungeon Crawl Classics Role-Playing Game.