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Animals Derived from D20 Blackmoor Spells - Havard - 04-14-2019
I guess naming spells on the abilities of animals was a thing in D&D 3E. The Blackmoor design team really seemed to want to follow up on this trend and created tons of spells using this naming convention. It is interesting because some of the animals (Rhino, Camel, Cheeta hetc) don't really feel like they fit at home in a setting often referred to as "The North". On the other hand, the animals can of course be known to characters in the setting (especially scholarly Wizards, Clerics etc.) even if they only live in other parts of the world. Still, I wonder if this information can tell us something about the world of Blackmoor?
Note, that in the Blackmoor Player's Guide, they included a lot of variants of the same spell, like "Greater" and "Mass". I have not included more than one variant of each spell per book.
Blackmoor Campaign Setting Core Book D20
Coyote - Coyote's Dirge
Dolphin - Dolphin's Leap
Otter - Otter's Claw
Raven - Raven's Glide
Snake - Snake's Strike
Wolf - Wolf's sight
Blackmoor Player's Guide
Bager - Badger's Burrow etc
Bat - Bat's Siight
Bear - Bear's Endurance
Beaver - Beaver's Bite
Bison - Bison's Stampede (Note: Seems like a missed opportunity to reference Grazers from the DA modules)
Boar - Boar's Ferocity
Bull - Bull's Strength
Camel - Camel's Stamina (Camels feel more at home in the south of Thonia)
Canine - Canine's Scent
Cat - Cat's Grace, Greater
Cheetah - Cheeta's Sprint (Cheetah's might come from the Jungle Realm?)
Coyote - Coyote's Dirge, Greater
Crocodile - Crocodile's Breath
Dolphin - Dolphin's Leap, Greater
Donkey - Donkey's Stability etc
Eagle - Eagle's Spendor, Greater
Elephant - Elephant's Trample (Elephant's might come from the Jungle Realm?)
Fish - Fish's Fins
Fox - Fox' Cunning, Greater
Giraffe - Giraffe's Reach (Giraffes might come from the Jungle Realm?)
Hawk - Hawk's Eye, Greater
Hummingbird Hummingbird's Flight
Lion - Lion's Pounce (Lions might come from the Jungle Realm?)
Monkey - Monkey's Grip (Monkey's might come from the Jungle Realm?)
Mustang - Mustang's Speed (Mustangs have a history that is tied to that of North America, as they are not really wild horses. I wonder if something similar happened to horses in Blackmoor?)
Otter - Otter's Claw, Greater
Owl - Owl's Wisdom, Greater
Raccoon - Raccoon's Mask
Raven - Raven's Glide, Greater
Rhino - Rhino's Charge
Shark - Shark's Scent
Snake - Snake's Strike, Greater
Songbird, Songbird's Tune
Toad - Toad's Coloration
Turtle - Turtle's Shell
Vulture - Vulture's Diet
Weasel - Weasel's Grasp
Wolf - Wolf's Sight, Greater
Wolverine, Wolverine's Rage
-Havard