Lizardfolk

Amphibious reptilian humanoid. An humanoid.

Imagine a lizard standing upright on powerful hind legs. It has very little use for clothes but is covered in primitive jewelry and bones.

Cold-Blooded utilitarian, emotionally awkward, Hardy strength.


 
HD: 2 Armor: as leather + shielded
Hit it: normal Dodge it: normal
Move: normal, swim normal  

It can smell very well (through its tongue), and hold its breath 15 minutes.

Attacks (2/round)

Harpoon. The lizardfolk makes a melee attack (1D6). On a hit, the target chooses if it is grappled or if it takes 1 damage.

Javelin. The lizardfolk makes a ranged attack (1D6).

Tail Sweep. All creatures surrounding the lizardfolk must save or fall prone.

Bite. The lizardfolk makes a melee attack (1D4).



Random Encounter
  1. Monster: 1D6 lizardfolks & … (1D4)
    1. nothing
    2. 1 shaman
    3. 2 of them are warriors
    4. roll twice
  2. Lair: A mud hut only accessible from underwater.
      OR
    Omen: A strange language that sounds like hisses.
  3. Spoor: A wounded humanoid, a harpoon stuck in its back.
  4. Tracks: Lizard tracks.
  5. Trace: Shellfish jewelry.
  6. Trace: Upturned,broken rowboat.
Salvaging the body

You find the monster’s weapons and … (Roll as many times as the HD of the monster)

  1. Shellfish necklace.
  2. Bone bracers.
  3. Rare feathers.
  4. Bone musical instrument.
  5. A bolas.
  6. A trinket from the nearby civilization.
2D6 Lizardfolk Cultures

Combine the result of both tables to get the broad lines of this humanoid culture in this part of the world.

Cultures

  1. The ones who live in a floating nomadic swampgrass village.
  2. The ones that live in caves only accessible from underwater.
  3. The ones who live in overgrown ancient pyramids.
  4. The ones that live in the sewers of another humanoid civilization.
  5. The ones who live atop giant tortoises.
  6. The ones who live on the edge of a bottomless pit.

Features

  1. Their king requires 2 human sacrifices per day.
  2. They are dinosaur herders.
  3. They worship a titanic lizard.
  4. Their civilization is elsewhere, these are just on an initiation journey.
  5. They are actually so high-tech it looks primitive to their contemporaries.
  6. They worship a demon in disguise.
Player Class

Play as a lizardfolk!

Written on November 14, 2020