The Monster Librarian - A Player Role

The Monster Librarian - A Player Role

The Monster Librarian,   The Monster Librarian is one of four Player Roles that have Game Duties, in addition to the responsibility of playing a Character in the Campaign.  Simply put, Monster Librarian is responsible for creating a living entry for each NPC and Monster encountered by the players.

The Monster Librarian receives bonus character XP at the DM’s discretion. 

The Monster Librarian will receive two Books from the DM, the Codex Malus where each monster has its own page to describe it.  And the Librum Eficus where each person met is described.

Librium Malus this book will describe each monster encountered.  For instance, a Kord.  The more that are encountered or fought, the more the players will find out about them.  Do they speak a language, how big are they, do they fight with weapons, etc.  Not all entries will have names and most will be more like, the thing in the hills by the shrine, of the tree/spider/beast in the swamp.  The DM will do his best to provide some imagery where possible to add to the entry.  Things that should be recorded could be, it had a lair and treasure, it did not seem to want to eat us.  When it touched us in was numbing.  It smelled like death.  It out ran us but had no real legs, mostly looked like a fog. Etc.

Codex Efficus this book will catalogue entries of NPC that have been met in the campaign.  For instance;

Wayne the Hunter.  Dragon Hunter, camps at Willem in the fall.  Lives in Bricking.  Travels with a quiet elf (name?)  He is a fifty year old human, has a limp, black hair dark eyes, bit of a badass.  Strictly a bow wielder, though has a fancy dagger in a chest sheath.

*    Will guide.  Will hire on as hunter and scout.  Will not go underground.