All creatures great and small...

BEASTMASTER (#6/31, #66/365) [POT]

SKILL: 8

STAMINA: 8

ATTACKS: 1

WEAPON: Sword

ARMOUR: None

DAMAGE MODIFIER: None

HABITAT: Towns, Anywhere their animal totem lives

NUMBER ENCOUNTERED: 1

TYPE: Humanoid

REACTION: Neutral

INTELLIGENCE: High

Some individuals claim mystical and telepathic connections with animals and monsters - these are known as the BEASTMASTERS of Titan. Always accompanied by at least one familiar, battle-steed, or creature companion, the Beastmaster stalks the outlands righting injustices and safeguardng the plight of their animal allies. In addition to a useful Talent, such as Animalfriend or Familiar, the Beastmaster typically has some magical power as well, which can be determined by rolling on the following table:

1-2 MAGIC 1, Minor Magic 1, 3 Cantrips (at least 1 of which is Pied Piper)

3-4 MAGIC 1, Minor Magic 2, 6 Cantrips (at least 1 of which is Pied Piper)

5-6 MAGIC 4, Magic-Animal Mastery 2, 12 Magic Points worth of Animal Mastery spells

Beastmasters travel light, and usually carry little other than a sword and some provisions. They are however always accompanied by an animal companion of the same type as their chosen animal totem. To determine this totem, choose from or roll three dice separately on the below table. Note that this table gives a relatively comprehensive list of many animal types from the various Advanced Fighting Fantasy monster rulebooks, and that the reference given refers to the most common example of that type. For more detail it is recommended to consult the individual monster books as well as the Ultimate Monster Index in Return to the Pit.

Sample Totem Animal Table

(Abbreviations: OOTP - Out of the Pit, BTP - Beyond the Pit, RTTP - Return to the Pit, EA:V1 - Encyclopedia Arcana: Volume 1)

1st Roll	2nd Roll	3rd Roll	Animal Type	Reference
1-3	1	1	Alligator	RTTP pp. 17-18
1-3	1	2	Ant	RTTP pp. 21-22
1-3	1	3	Ape	OOTP pp. 16-17
1-3	1	4	Baboon	RTTP p. 26
1-3	1	5	Barracuda	BTP p. 17
1-3	1	6	Bat	OOTP p. 19
1-3	2	1	Bear	OOTP pp. 19-20
1-3	2	2	Bee	BTP pp. 76-77
1-3	2	3	Beetle	RTTP pp. 28-30
1-3	2	4	Boar	OOTP p. 22
1-3	2	5	Bug	BTP p. 27
1-3	2	6	Camel	RTTP p. 9
1-3	3	1	Cat	RTTP pp. 37-38
1-3	3	2	Centipede	OOTP p. 27
1-3	3	3	Chameleon	BTP p. 28
1-3	3	4	Crab	OOTP pp. 30-31
1-3	3	5	Crocodile	OOTP p. 31
1-3	3	6	Crow	RTTP p. 73
1-3	4	1	Dolphin	BTP p. 43
1-3	4	2	Dog	OOTP pp. 38-39
1-3	4	3	Eagle	OOTP pp. 43-44
1-3	4	4	Eel	OOTP p. 44
1-3	4	5	Elephant	RTTP pp. 66-67
1-3	4	6	Ermine	EA:V1 p. 77
1-3	5	1	Falcon	RTTP p. 72
1-3	5	2	Fish	OOTP p. 93
1-3	5	3	Fly	OOTP p. 53
1-3	5	4	Fox	RTTP p. 76
1-3	5	5	Frog	BTP p. 56
1-3	5	6	Hawk	OOTP p. 65
1-3	6	1	Hornet	BTP pp. 69-70
1-3	6	2	Horse	RTTP pp. 107-109
1-3	6	3	Hyena	RTTP p. 110
1-3	6	4	Jackal	RTTP p. 115
1-3	6	5	Jaguar	OOTP p. 71
1-3	6	6	Leech	OOTP p. 73
1-3	1	1	Lion	RTTP pp. 124-125
4-6	1	2	Lizard	OOTP pp. 75-76
4-6	1	3	Locust	RTTP p. 193
4-6	1	4	Lynx	EA:V1 p. 75
4-6	1	5	Maggot	RTTP pp. 193-194
4-6	1	6	Mammoth	OOTP p. 78
4-6	2	1	Mantis	RTTP pp. 149-150
4-6	2	2	Millipede	RTTP pp. 128-129
4-6	2	3	Mole	BTP pp. 12-13
4-6	2	4	Monkey	RTTP p. 75
4-6	2	5	Moth	BTP p. 89
4-6	2	6	Octopus	OOTP pp. 89-90
4-6	3	1	Owl	OOTP p. 91
4-6	3	2	Panther	BTP pp. 100-101
4-6	3	3	Parrot	EA:V1 p. 47
4-6	3	4	Puma	RTTP pp. 150-151
4-6	3	5	Rat	RTTP p. 74
4-6	3	6	Raven	BTP pp. 107-108
4-6	4	1	Rhinoceros	RTTP p. 154
4-6	4	2	Scorpion	OOTP p. 100
4-6	4	3	Serpent	BTP pp. 116-118
4-6	4	4	Shark	OOTP pp. 102-103
4-6	4	5	Slug	OOTP pp. 105-106
4-6	4	6	Snail	BTP pp. 150-151
4-6	5	1	Snake	OOTP pp. 106-107
4-6	5	2	Spider	OOTP p. 108
4-6	5	3	Squid	RTTP p. 183
4-6	5	4	Tarantula	RTTP p. 195
4-6	5	5	Tiger	BTP pp. 143-144
4-6	5	6	Toad	OOTP p. 114
4-6	6	1	Viper	RTTP pp. 205-206
4-6	6	2	Vulture	RTTP pp. 206-207
4-6	6	3	Walrus	EA:V1 p. 92
4-6	6	4	Wasp	OOTP p. 117
4-6	6	5	Whale	RTTP p. 35
4-6	6	6	Wolf	OOTP p. 120

As can be see from the above list, Beastmasters are a highly variable group of people, and this is heightened by their tendency to take on some of the characteristics of their totem animal over time. Possibly the most infamous recent examples include the five Masters who have recently settled within Scorpion Swamp, the Allansian Beastmaster Ghor of Warpstone who travels with his pet Giant Lizard, "Grakos" (see Heroes of Titan, p. 48), or the Spider Mage of Kallamehr. Witches and Hags are also drawn to the powers of Beastmastery, with many becoming Wolfhags, Snake Witches, or the Spider Hags known as Nushi, while, historically, we know of the Crow Hermit who dwelt on the Ghost Road west of the Kingdom of Karazan, or the legendary Hurdagag Greenfinger, a Beastmaster so obsessed with the study of moles that he created his own servitor race, the Molekin!