Specific monster type spawn in Arkham Horror

[wisdomknight]

Ive recently started Arkham Horror, and was wondering if anyone changed the random monster rules?

I was thinking on having several monster cups/bags/hats etc to choose certain monster types for certain areas.

Does anyone else do anything like this?

Thats one thing that is so cool about AToE, in that the game revolves around a theme of monsters in a way that makes sense.

[Old Dwarf]

I did this here's part of it that concernins the GOOS & assigned
Minions plus Gate Specific Monsters:
Note On GOO Minion Sheets if certain Cup Monsters are
on that Sheet remove them from the Cup List & Place
them on the Minion Sheet.This represents the GOO
mobilizing his specific forces.

Gate Encounter Table

Roll on these Tables when Inv. Location match
the Gate World.In OTHER Location use Dimensional
Cup but replace Monster back in Cup after using.
Note The Gate Monsters are always available,in some
cases you will need to "borrow"a Monster from a Location
Cup if so always return Monster to Cup.

Another Time Gate roll d4

1.Warlock
2.Witch
3.Elder Things
4.Shoggoths

Lost Carcosa Gate roll d6

1-4 Baykhee
5-6 High Priest

Another Dimension Gate roll d6

1-2 Dimensional Shambler
3-4 Hound of Tindalos
5-6 Color Out of Space
7-8 Servitor of the Outer Gods

Abyss Gate roll d4

1.Ghouls
2.Night Gaunts
3.Gugs
4.Dhole

City of The Great Race roll d6

1-2 Flying Polyp
3-6.Yithians

Yuggoth Gate roll d6

1-4.Mi-Go
5-6.Dark Young


Hall of Caleano Gate roll d6

1-2.Byakhee
3-4.Warlock
5-6.Wizard Whately

Dreamlands Gate roll d6

1-3.Moon-beast
4-6.Serpent People

Plateau of Leng Gate roll d6

1-3.Leng Spiders
4-6.Moon-beast

Rlyeh Gate d6

1-3. Deep One
4-6.Star Spawn


Unknown Kadath Gate automatic

Night Gaunts


The Underworld Gate roll d6

1.Formless Spawn
2.Spawn of Abboth
3.Ghouls
4.Ghast
5.Crawling One
6.Serpent People

The GOOS

Great Old Ones Table A


Quachil Uttaus-Treader of the Dust

-Associated Gates-None

-.Fight Gate Guardian =NA


--------------------------MINION CHART---------------------------

1.Strange Meeting-EVENT-The stranger makes disturbing
references-lose 1 Sanity.

2-4.Curiosity leads to dark regions- draw & fight
a Monster from the Incorporeal Cup.

5-6.Attacked by Warlock



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Nyogtha-The Thing that should not be

Associated Gates-None

-Fight Gate Guardian =NA

------------------------MINION CHART------------------------

1-2.The Coven is Watching-EVENT-randomly place 1 Witch
on the Board.Roll d6 for each ally 5-6 Killed


3.Strange Gifts-EVENT-Inv.gains 1 Unique item & the
Doom Track advances 1

4-5.Attacked by Ghouls

6.Attacked by Witch
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Zhar-The Twin Obscenities

Associated Gates-Plateau of Leng

-Fight Gate Guardian =Fight Tcho-Tcho Priest


----------------------MINION CHART------------------------

1-2.Weird Humming-EVENT-all Inv.make Will check
Fail & lose 1 San & Terror Track advances 1

3-4.Drain-EVENT-Inv.must make an Will Check.
Fail take 1 Wound.

5-6.Attacked by Tcho-Tcho



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Chaugnar Faughn-Horror from the Hills

Associated Gates-Leng

-Fight Gate Guardian =Fight Tcho-Tcho Priest

----------------------MINION CHART------------------------

1.Nightmare-EVENT-Inv.must make a Lore Check
Fail take 1 wound.

2.Statues of Terror-EVENT-Inv.must make Sneak Check
at 0 Modification,fail take 2 wounds.

3.Black Sorcery-EVENT-roll d6 each Ally 5-6 killed
For every Ally killed lose 1Sanity

4-5.Attacked by Tcho-Tcho

6.Attacked by Statue of Chaugnar Faughn-EVENT-Inv.makes
a Fight check at -1 ,fails loses 1 sanity

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Ghatanothoa-The Usurper

Associated Gate-R'lyeh

-Fight Gate Guardian =Fight Lloigor
--------------------------MINION TABLE---------------------------

1-2.Obscene figurines-EVENT- Roll d6 each Ally
5-6 ,Ally Petrified.(consider Killed & remove from Game).
Increase Terror Track +1

3-4.Don't Look-Inv.must make a Sneak Check,
fail take 1 Wound(Petrification).

5.Knowledge of Ancient Mu-EVENT-Lore Check if
Inv.in Library or School Lore check +2 succeed
get +1 Sanity fail -1 Sanity

6.Attacked by Mi-Go

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Cthugha-The Burning One


Associated Gate=None

-Fight Gate Guardian=NA

--------------------MINION Chart----------------------------------

1.Heat Stroke-EVENT-Roll d6 for each Ally 5-6 killed.

2.Conflagration-EVENT-discard top card of each Location Deck
Roll d6 on 4+ randomly remove from game 2 cards from the
Common Item Deck

3-5.Fire Vampire Attack

6.Fire Bolt-EVENT-Inv.who triggered this Event
must make 3 Fight ckecks at -1 for each ,fail
gets 1 wound for each wound taken .


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Rhan-Tegoth-He of the Ivory Throne

Special-See Instiable Hunger on GOO Sheet

Associated Gate-None

-Fight Gate Guardian =NA

----------------------------MINION CHART-------------------------

1-2.Remains of Sacrifice-EVENT-Inv.must make an Will
Check,fail lose 1 Sanity.

3.Nourish-EVENT-Roll d6 for each Ally 5-6 killed

4.Revelations-EVENT-Inv must make an Will Ceck
fail delayed and Advance Doom Track 1.

5.Fight High Priest

6.Fight Gnoph-Keh
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Great Old Ones Table B-1


Eihort-The Pale Beast

Associated Gates-None


5.Gate Guardian =NA

---------------------MINION CHART---------------------------

1.Infected-EVENT-Roll d6 for each Ally5-6=
Consider Ally killed & removed from Game.

2.Brood Attack-EVENT-Inv must take a 3
Fight checks at -1(no other modfications used)
for each failure receives a Brood Token

3-5.Cultist Attack

6.Attacked by High Priest(Note is considered Cultist for
Brood Token purposes)
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Atlach-Nacha-Spinner in Darkness

Associated Gates-Abyss

-Gate Guardian =Fight Beast from the Abyss
Draw a Monster from the Abyss Gate Cup(re- draw Night Gaunts).


---------------------MINION CHART----------------------------

1.Spider Swarm-EVENT-Inv must make Sneak check
Fail take 1 Wound.Inv.must also make an Will
Check (if failed Sneak check Will check is at -2)
fail lose 1 Sanity.

2.Dumped-EVENT-a leathery winged creature seizes
Inv.& randomly transports to another Location.
Inv.loses 1 Inv. Item .Inv must also
make Will check at -1 Modification,fail lose 1 Sanity.

3-6 Attacked by Leng Spider

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Yibb-Tstill-The Watcher in the Glade


Associated Gates-Dreamlands


-Gate Guardian =Fight Night Gaunt


----------------------MINION TABLE-------------------------------

1.Missing-EVENT-Roll d6 for each Ally. Roll 5-6
= killed.Increase Terror Track by 1.

2-3 Strange Flyer's are reported -EVENT-each Inv.makes
a Lore check succeed Gate opens to Dreamlandson Inv.
Treat as a regular Gate.

4-6 Attacked by Night Gaunts

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Y'Golonoc- The Defiler

Associated Gates-None

Gate Guardian =NA

-------------------------MINION CHART----------------------------

1.Forbidden reading-EVENT-roll d6 for each Ally 5-6
= killed. Teror Track increases 1 for each killed Ally.

2-3.Cultist Attack

4-5.Tempted-EVENT-Inv.must make a Lore Check for
each Spell they have.Fail Doom Track increases by 2.
(no spells NA)

6.Attacked by High Priest

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Great Old Ones Table B2


Yog-Sothoth-The Gate & The Key

Associated Gates-All

-Gate Guardian =Fight Warlock

-Gate Guardian Dunwich Board=Fight Wizard Whatley

----------------------MINION CHART--------------------------

1.The All in All-EVENT-Inv.has Gate open on his/her
Location -randomly draw a Gate & start regular Gate
Sequence. Note Gate removed after Other World explored ,
it is not claimed nor can it be sealed/closed

2-3.Attacked by Dimensional Shambler

4.Attacked by Cultist

5. Attacked by Star Vampire

6.Attacked by Warlock
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Azathoth- The Daemon Sultan.

Associated Gates-None

-Gate Guardian =NA

-----------------------MINION Chart-------------------------------

1.Mental Darkness-EVENT-strange piping music will
not stop.All Inv.lose 1 Sanity .

2-3.The Throne-EVENT-Inv.Transported to Lost
in Time & Space.Make Will Check at -2 Modification
fail lose 3 Sanity.Note not a Gate experience just
a tempoary happening.

4-6.Attacked by Maniac
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Nyarlathotep-Crawling Chaos

Associated Gates-None


Special

-Masks of Nyarlathotep-roll on the Mask Subtable
to determine which aspect of Nyarlathotep the Inv.
will face.When Fight Gate Guardian occurs the
fight will be against that Mask Counter

-Minion Chart will vary depending on which Mask
being played.


-------------------------MINION CHART----------------------------
Use For God of The Bloody Tongue,Bloated Woman,The Beast & Skinless One-Stats for these Masks given below.

1.Crawling Chaos-EVENT-roll d6 each Ally 5-6 killed
and Inv. gets one lue for each dead Ally.
Advance ShadowTrack by 1

2.The lure of Knowledge-EVENT-Inv.Makes Lore check
succeed gain 1 Spell & lose 1 Sanity

3-4.Attacked by Cultist


5.Attacked by High Priest

6.Attacked by Hunting Horror


---------------------MINION CHART--------------------------------
Use For The Dark Pharaoh Mask

1-2.Crawling Chaos-EVENT-Make a Will check
Fail advance Shadow Track by 1

3.Beguile-EVENT-Roll d6 for each assigned Ally
on 5-6 return that Ally to it's deck .No assigned Ally
Inv.becomes delayed.

4-5.Attacked by Mummy

6.Attacked by Hunting Horror

-----------------------MINION CHART------------------------------
Use for The Black Man Mask

1.Sacrifice the Innocent-EVENT-Randomly select & kill
1 Ally(remove from Game).Each Inv.gains gains a Unique
Item.

2.Rats Nest-make 1 combat check at -1-fail lose 1 Sanity.

3-4. Dark Dreams-EVENT-Terrible visions haunt Inv.
& citizens dreams.Advance Terror Track by 1.

5.Attacked by Witch

6.Attacked by Hunting Horror

---------------------MINION CHART--------------------------------
Use For Shadow Figure Mask

(Remove Incorporeal Cup for Game.If need to draw
from a Cup roll d6.Even=Corporal Cup/ODD=Dimensional
Cup)

1-2.Things go Bump in the Night-EVENT- Roll d6
for each Ally 5-6 Killed .

3-4.Attacked by ghost

5.Attacked by wraith

6.Attacked by Hunting Horror



--------------------------MINION Chart----------------------------
Use For Haunter of The Dark Mask

1.The Shining Box-EVENT-Randomly select an Investigator
that Inv.loses d3 Sanity & gains a Unique Item
The Doom Track advances by 2

2-3.Old Knowledge-EVENT-Inv receives 1 Spell if in
Church ,Library,School,Graveyard,Lodge if not NA.
The Terror Track advances by 1 if spell Given

4.Dark Knowledge-EVENT-roll a Lore Check -3,succeed
draw a Spell.Fail make a Sanity check.

5-6.Attacked by Hunting Horror

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Shub-Niggurath-Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young

Associated Gates-Yuggoth

-Remove Dark Young from Corporal Cup.

-Minion Charts are for regular Shub-Niggurath
and a Separate one for The Black Goat of
the Woods Expansion(BGoTW)

-Fight Gate Guardian =Fight Hight Priest

-Fight Gate Guardian(BGoTW) =Fight Dark Druid



-------------------------MINION CHART----------------------------
Use for Regular Games

1.The Trees are Alive!-EVENT-Any Inv.in Woods must
make a Will Check,fail lose 1 sanity.If no Inv.in woods
advance Terror Track by 1

2.Attacked by Cultist

3-4.Attacked by Mi-Go

5-6.Attacked by Dark Young


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Use For Black Goat of The Woods Games

1-2 Child of The Goat-EVENT-Inv ends turn,place a
Child of the Goat Counter with Inv.NEXT turn Inv.
must fight Child of the Goat

3.Forbidden Knowledge-EVENT-Inv.offered Membership
in Cult of The Thousand.Inv must make Will Check,Fail
join & take Card.Doom Track advances by 1(only if
Inv.joined Cult).Succeed in Will Check attacked
by Cultist

4.Attacked by Goat Spawn

5.Pagan Rites-EVENT-Terror Track advances by 2.
Any Inv.in Woods must make an Will Check fail
lose 2 Sanity.

6.Attacked by Dark Young



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Cthulhu- The Sleeping God

Associated Gate-Ry'lyn

-Fight Gate Guardian =Star Spawn





------------------------MINION CHART-----------------------------

1."Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn,"
-EVENT-eerie chanting fills the night.Terror Track
advances by 2.Randomly place 3 Clues

2-3.Attacked by Cultist *In Innsmouth Attacked by
Deep One Hybrid.

4-5.Attacked by Deep One

6.Attacked by High Priest/in Innsmouth Priest of Dagon


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Yig-Father of Serpents

Associated Gates-None
-Fight Gate Guardian =Fight Serpent People


------------------------MINION CHART-----------------------------

1.Carpet of Snakes-EVENT-Inv.must make Will Check.
Fail lose 2 Sanity.

2.Attacked by Zombies

3-4.Attacked by Cultist

5-6.Attacked by Child of Yig-EVENT-Inv must
make Sneak Check.Fail lose 2 Wounds & 1 Sanity.
Doom Track advances by 1


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Hastur-The Unspeakable

RESTRICTED-May only use this GOO if The King in
Yellow Variant is played-otherwise reroll for GOO


Associated Gates-Lost Carcosa


-The King in Yellow -Add the Blight Deck & KiY Ally Deck

Fight Gate Guardian=FightHigh Priest



-------------------------MINION CHART----------------------------

1.Unspeakable Oath-EVENT-Each Inv must make a
Lore Check.Fail randomly select 1 Unique Item & lose
1 Sanity.Pass gain +1 Will.

2.Song of Hastur-EVENT-Roll d6 all Allies 5-6 killed.


3-4.Attacked by Cultist

5-6.Attacked by Byakhee





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Ithaqua-The Wind Walker

Associated Gates-None

-Fight Gate Guardian =Fight High Priest




----------------------Minion CHART-------------------------

1.Dropped Off-EVENT-Seized by ferocious winds each
Inv.roll d6 .Inv.who rolled lowest # is transported
to a Random Location,Inv.must make a Fight
Check at -1 Modification fail takes 1 Wound.

2-3.Attacked by Cultists

4-5.Attacked by MI-GO

6.Attacked by Gnoph-Ket


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Great Old Ones Table B-3


Tsathossua-The Sleeper of N'Kai

Associated Gates-Underworld

-Fight Gate Guardian= Fight Formless Spawn



------------------------MINION CHART-----------------------------

1-2.That Which is Below-EVENT-the dark caverns below
this Location seem to go & on.Inv.must make
Sneak Check,fail lose 1 Item-if no Items take 1
Wound.

3.Hungry-EVENT-Randomly choose an assigned Ally
& remove from Game(killed & devoured).If no asigned
Ally randomly take a Deck Ally.

4-5.Attacked by Cultist

6.Attacked by High Priest

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Shuddle M'ell-The Burrower Beneath

Associated Gates-None

-Fight Gate Guardian= NA



------------------------MINION CHART-----------------------

1.Earthquake-EVENT-place 1 Rubble Token at a random
Location.This CLOSES that Location.

2.Mesmerize Ally-EVENT-roll d6 for each Ally 5-6 killed

3.Mesmerize Inv.-EVENT-all Inv.must make a Will Check,
fail lose d3 Clues(ignore any losses beyond Inv.has)

4-6.Fight Cthonian


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Abhoth-The Unclean

Associated Gates-Underworld

-Fight Gate Guardia= Fight Child of Abboth



--------------------------MINION CHART---------------------------

1-2.Destruction-EVENT-Close 1 Random Location.
Terror Track increases by 1.

3.Plumbing the Depths-MINION-Draw & fight a
regular combat with a Counter from the Underworld Cup

4.The Fates Smile-EVENT-Inv. makes a Lore Check at 6+
if succeeds Doom track retreats 1 for each Success.

5-6.Attacked by Child of Abhoth
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Glaaki-The Inhabitant of the Lake

Associated Gate=None

-Fight Gate Guardian= NA




------------------------MINION Chart------------------------------

1-2=-Nightmares-EVENT=Inv.who drew card makes Will
Check.Fail lose 1 wound.

3-4=Night Visitors-EVENT-Roll d6.for each Ally= 5-6
Killed. (See Glaaki GOO Sheet Undead Servants)

5-6=Cultist Attacks


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Bokrug

Associated Gates-Dreamlands

Fight Gate Guardian=Night Gaunt

------------------------------Minon Table-----------------------------

Roll d6;

Even-EVENT-The Doom that came to Sarath is revealed to
Inv in a dream.Make Will check Fail lose 1 San.Inv may now
use Vengence for the Dead on the GOO Sheet.

ODD-Roll on Cup Table for regular attack.
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[wisdomknight]

Thanks so much OD!
This is great stuff.
Im printing it now!

[harlemsushi]

About the only thing I've ever done with that particular rule is created my own Monsters or removed/added certain monsters to the cup in order to alter difficulty.