Simplified monsters


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Is there any (third party) product out there that helps you create simple monster stat blocks? (Like monster creation in 4e/5e.) I know that there will be on the fly monster creation rules in Pathfinder Unchained, and I really like the class templates from the Monster Codex, but I really want something like that now, instead of April 2015. (I know, I'm really impatient.)

And don't tell me to play 5e instead, because the people I play with are kinda phobic about other RPGs.


Hero Lab does a pretty good job. You can also add templates, class levels, customize the monster and feats it gets, and other stuff pretty easily.

Cheap it isn't though :(

For *just* statblocks you could pull them from the PRD.

Or are you looking to create new monsters?

Dark Archive

New monsters and NPCs. I can use the Class Templates to customize monsters, but it still is a pain in the butt to create an NPC. Sure it's easy to determine how many levels of wizard that vampire needs. The ability scores are easy too. Feats, spells and skills take up most of the time spend on character creation, and then you'd have to add gear.

I'd rather skip things like ability scores, skills and feats, and focus on the things it needs in combat. It's gonna die soon anyway.


Are you looking for something that creates monsters on the fly? Like a character builder for monsters? I know that diglesgames.com have a paid monster creator, but i never used it to know what exactly it does.

Or just to quickly get their stats blocks? I used the d20 SRD for that, there is also a page that let you apply templates on their stat blocks (link here).

Dark Archive

Yeah, that's actually very handy unless you want to use one of the other templates such as vampire, or lich. Not to mention the newer ones like the class templates.

And no, that's not what I want. I want to be able to make a monster in 5 minutes that is entertaining enough to be used in an encounter. An alternative way to make simplified monsters/NPCs that resembles the system for making monsters in 4e or 5e D&D.

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