Physical Defense
This is a breakdown of the physical defense 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. This means you want your effective attack step to average this or higher if you want to hit the monster.
This table is incomplete. Eventually I’ll put it on every page.
Some tables still have horrors. Horrors will be removed later.
| Circle | Low | Average | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circle 1 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| Circle 2 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Circle 3 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
| Circle 4 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
| Circle 5 |
DATA:
Circle 1
| Creature | Physical Defense |
|---|---|
| Messenger Bat | 14 |
| Blood Bee | 10 |
| Blood Raven | 11 |
| Cat | 10 |
| Guard Dog | 8 |
| Hunting Dog | 8 |
| Earth Q’wril | 8 |
| Falcon | 10 |
| Adult Ghenis | 6 |
| Goat | 7 |
| Riding Goat | 8 |
| Greater Termite | 7 |
| Draft Horse | 6 |
| Mule | 8 |
| Pony | 9 |
| Riding Horse | 8 |
| Krilworm | 10 |
| Kue | 10 |
| Lizard | 10 |
| Monkey | 11 |
| Leech Rat | 10 |
| Larva Prisma | 9 |
| Relan | 6 |
| Venomous Snake | 9 |
If you exclude the Messenger Bat (clear outlier), the average is 8.65 (9) and the Standard Deviation is 1.56. This means a “low” defense for Circle 1 would be 7 and a high defense would be 11.
Circle 2
| Creature | Physical Defense |
|---|---|
| Ape | 9 |
| Boar | 9 |
| Cheetah | 12 |
| War Dog | 9 |
| Eagle | 10 |
| Baby Ghenis | 13 |
| Granlain | 8 |
| War Horse | 9 |
| Huttawa | 9 |
| Preces | 12 |
| Sea Snake | 11 |
| Troajin | 11 |
| Water Strider | 10 |
| Wolf | 10 |
| Zoak | 10 |
| Strawman | 7 |
Average is 9.94 (10). Standard Deviation is 1.57. Low is 9, high is 12.
Circle 3
| Creature | Physical Defense |
|---|---|
| Silverback Ape | 10 |
| Shrieker Bat | 13 |
| Bear | 8 |
| Chakta Bird | 12 |
| Crocodile | 11 |
| Harpy | 10 |
| Jub Jub | 10 |
| Leopard | 12 |
| Female Lion | 13 |
| Male Lion | 11 |
| Plague Lizard | 10 |
| Pangolus | 12 |
| Staijan | 9 |
| Alpha Wolf | 11 |
| Ghoul | 9 |
| Waxman | 9 |
Average is 10.625 (11). Standard Deviation is 1.5. Low is 9, high is 12.
Circle 4
| Creature | Physical Defense |
|---|---|
| Great Bear | 7 |
| Cockatrice | 12 |
| Crakbill | 12 |
| Death Moth | 12 |
| Dyre | 9 |
| Elephant | 8 |
| Ice Flyer | 14 |
| Ghoul Lizard | 10 |
| Molgrim | 11 |
| Ogre | 10 |
| Rhinoceros | 7 |
| Porcupine Snake | 11 |
| Giant Trapdoor Spider | 12 |
| Giant Weaver Spider | 10 |
| Stinger | 14 |
| Storm Crow | 13 |
| Tiger | 13 |
| Will o’ the Wisp | 14 |
| Scurrier | 13 |
| Mindslug | 8 |
| Ghoul Leader | 10 |
| Cadaver Men | 9 |
Average is 10.87 (11). Standard Deviation is 2.2. Low is 9, high is 13.
Circle 5
| Creature | Physical Defense |
|---|---|
| Brithan | 10 |
| Troll | 13 |
| Crojen | 16 |
| Demiwraith | 13 |
| Hound | 10 |
| Globberog | 8 |
| Griffin | 14 |
| Wood | 15 |
| Lightning | 11 |
| Twins | 11 |
| Prisma | 15 |
| Shadowmant | 11 |
| Snake | 13 |
| Badger | 10 |
| Beast | 12 |
| Ethandrille | 11 |
| Wolf | 12 |
Average is 12.06 (12.00). Standard Deviation is 2.07. Low is 10, high is 14.
Circle 6
| Creature | Physical Defense |
|---|---|
| Basilisk | 11 |
| Changeling | 17 |
| Espagra | 16 |
| Felux | 16 |
| Jungle | 15 |
| Hound | 13 |
| Inshalata | 13 |
| Manticore | 13 |
| Naga | 13 |
| Rockworm | 11 |
| Lobster | 10 |
| Saural | 13 |
| Velos | 15 |
| Witherfang | 15 |
Average is 13.64 (14.00). Standard Deviation is 2.02. Low is 12.00, high is 16.00.
Circle 7
| Creature | Physical Defense |
|---|---|
| Firebird | 16 |
| Gargoyle | 14 |
| Krillra | 12 |
| Stone | 15 |
| Skeorx | 16 |
| Thunderbird | 14 |
| Unicorn | 14 |
Average is 14.43 (14.00). Standard Deviation is 1.29. Low is 13.00, high is 16.00.
Circle 8
| Creature | Physical Defense |
|---|---|
| Behemoth | 13 |
| Crab | 10 |
| Greater | 11 |
| Volus | 12 |
| Lesser Drake | 15 |
Average is 12.20 (12.00). Standard Deviation is 1.72. Low is 10.00, high is 14.00.