Welcome to the CRYPTIDEX

a collection of monsters for mysteries

Type	Motivation
Beast	to run wild, destroying and killing
Breeder	to give birth to, bring forth, or create evil
Collector	to steal specific sorts of things
Destroyer	to bring about the end of the world
Devourer	to consume people
Executioner	to punish the guilty
Parasite	to infest, control and devour
Queen	to possess and control
Sorcerer	to usurp unnatural power
Tempter	to tempt people into evil deeds
Torturer	to hurt and terrify
Trickster	to create chaos

Tag	Type	Meaning
initimate	range	Effective at the closest of quarters (within the embrace of the enemy).
hand	range	Effective within arm's reach
close	range	Effective at fairly close quarters (outside arm's reach, but not too far).
far	range	Effective at long range
area	descriptor	Can hit muliple targets. Monster may divide the harm it inflicts among multiple targets
barrier	descriptor	Does harm to anything that passes through. Counts as armor against any attacks that pass through it.
fire	descriptor	Sets things on fire
forceful	descriptor	Pushes things around, allowing the monster 'force them where they want them' in addition to normal attack effects
ignore-armor	descriptor	Ignores protective armor. Armour has no effect of the harm of this attack. If the armor has the magic tag, the the attack needs both ignore-armor and magic tags to bypass the armor.
loud	descriptor	Loud enough to draw attention
magic	descriptor	Enchanted, and so can affect certain creatures and armors that are proof against normal weapons or attacks
messy	descriptor	Spreads a lot of blood and gore around
restraining	descriptor	Grabs or entangles the victim
vampiric	descriptor	Transfer life entery: the monster is healded for as many points of harm as were inflicted. (E.g. if it inflicts 2-harm, than it heals 2-harm from its injuries