Physical Armor
This is a breakdown of the physical armor of every monster at each Circle Rating available in the GMG. This guide considers Horrors to be Circle Rating in the book +1, as this is the standard in Earthdawn Westmarches.
Some tables still have horrors. Horrors will be removed later.
Circle 1
| Creature | Physical Armor |
|---|---|
| Messenger Bat | 2 |
| Blood Bee | 3 |
| Blood Raven | 1 |
| Cat | 0 |
| Guard Dog | 3 |
| Hunting Dog | 1 |
| Earth Q’wril | 2 |
| Falcon | 0 |
| Adult Ghenis | 1 |
| Goat | 1 |
| Riding Goat | 1 |
| Greater Termite | 5 |
| Draft Horse | 2 |
| Mule | 1 |
| Pony | 1 |
| Riding Horse | 1 |
| Krilworm | 2 |
| Kue | 5 |
| Lizard | 1 |
| Monkey | 1 |
| Leech Rat | 5 |
| Larva Prisma | 5 |
| Relan | 0 |
| Venomous Snake | 1 |
Average Armor is 1.875, but realistically 1. Standard Deviation is 1.59. These numbers are a little low to draw conclusive stats from, but a low is 1 and a high is 5.
Circle 2
| Creature | Physical Armor |
|---|---|
| Ape | 3 |
| Boar | 5 |
| Cheetah | 3 |
| War Dog | 5 |
| Eagle | 0 |
| Baby Ghenis | 0 |
| Granlain | 2 |
| War Horse | 1 |
| Huttawa | 4 |
| Preces | 1 |
| Sea Snake | 3 |
| Troajin | 3 |
| Water Strider | 4 |
| Wolf | 3 |
| Zoak | 2 |
| Strawman | 0 |
Average Armor is 2.44, but realistically 3. Standard Deviation is 1.6. Low armor is 1, High armor is 4.
Circle 3
| Creature | Physical Armor |
|---|---|
| Silverback Ape | 4 |
| Shrieker Bat | 4 |
| Bear | 5 |
| Chakta Bird | 1 |
| Crocodile | 7 |
| Harpy | 3 |
| Jub Jub | 4 |
| Leopard | 3 |
| Female Lion | 3 |
| Male Lion | 4 |
| Plague Lizard | 7 |
| Pangolus | 4 |
| Staijan | 5 |
| Alpha Wolf | 4 |
| Ghoul | 3 |
| Waxman | 3 |
Average Armor is 4. Standard deviation is 1.46. Low armor is 3, High armor is 7. (Adjusted to suit he real values of 7. By math they are mild outliers.)
Circle 4
| Creature | Physical Armor |
|---|---|
| Great Bear | 7 |
| Cockatrice | 4 |
| Crakbill | 4 |
| Death Moth | 5 |
| Dyre | 6 |
| Elephant | 5 |
| Ice Flyer | 3 |
| Ghoul Lizard | 5 |
| Molgrim | 8 |
| Ogre | 8 |
| Rhinoceros | 7 |
| Porcupine Snake | 5 |
| Giant Trapdoor Spider | 5 |
| Giant Weaver Spider | 4 |
| Stinger | 2 |
| Storm Crow | 2 |
| Tiger | 5 |
| Will o’ the Wisp | 1 |
| Scurrier | 6 |
| Mindslug | 4 |
| Ghoul Leader | 4 |
| Cadaver Men | 6 |
Average Armor is 4.82, but realistically 5. Standard Deviation is 1.8. Low armor is 2 (by math 3, but realistically 2). High armor is 7.
Circle 5
| Creature | Physical Armor |
|---|---|
| Brithan | 8 |
| Troll | 6 |
| Crojen | 6 |
| Demiwraith | 3 |
| Hound | 4 |
| Globberog | 8 |
| Griffin | 4 |
| Wood | 5 |
| Lightning | 7 |
| Twins | 9 |
| Prisma | 8 |
| Shadowmant | 4 |
| Snake | 8 |
| Badger | 5 |
| Beast | 9 |
| Ethandrille | 4 |
| Wolf | 6 |
Average is 6.12 (6.00). Standard Deviation is 1.91. Low is 4.00, high is 8.00.
Circle 6
| Creature | Physical Armor |
|---|---|
| Basilisk | 10 |
| Changeling | 4 |
| Espagra | 5 |
| Felux | 5 |
| Jungle | 5 |
| Hound | 6 |
| Inshalata | 10 |
| Manticore | 8 |
| Naga | 5 |
| Rockworm | 10 |
| Lobster | 16 |
| Saural | 8 |
| Velos | 10 |
| Witherfang | 6 |
Average is 7.71 (8.00). Standard Deviation is 3.15. Low is 5.00, high is 11.00.
Circle 7
| Creature | Physical Armor |
|---|---|
| Firebird | 7 |
| Gargoyle | 10 |
| Krillra | 10 |
| Stone | 10 |
| Skeorx | 7 |
| Thunderbird | 7 |
| Unicorn | 5 |
Average is 8.00 (8.00). Standard Deviation is 1.85. Low is 6.00, high is 10.00.
Circle 8
| Creature | Physical Armor |
|---|---|
| Behemoth | 10 |
| Crab | 18 |
| Greater | 18 |
| Volus | 12 |
| Statistics | 10 |
Average is 13.60 (14.00). Standard Deviation is 3.67. Low is 10.00, high is 17.00.