A Monster from a Dream

A while ago I had a dream about a giant bear made out of wood, filled with books. This is my attempt to expand on that.

[If I ever actually put this in a dungeon, I would try to add a rumor table entry indicating its contents, or describe it as sounding hollow, rather then try to use the fire weakness as a gotcha.]

The Li-Bear-Y

Magnesius the One-Armed was a mage of unmatched hubris. As he traveled the world, he grew tired of paying increasingly exorbitant fees to transport his large selection of tomes. Eventually, he came up with an idea: A giant beast which could carry all of his books in its belly, which could easily be extracted through the mouth.

After Magensius's untimely death, the schematics for his Li-Bear-Y were sold at auction. Every so often, a wizard makes another one.

 

Li-Bear-Y Abilities

Very rare. Appears as a giant wooden bear, covered in arcane runes.

Stats as a Bear

AC as a ship's hull.

• Filled with scrolls! Roll below.
• Takes -1 damage per die from weapons other then axes and hammers. Immune to arrows.
• Takes double damage from fire. If the Li-Bear-Y suffers more then 7 points of fire damage, all paper contents is destroyed.

 This Li-Bear-Y is full of...(d6)

1. 1d6 magic scrolls from your preferred system.
2. 2d6 magic scrolls from your preferred system.
3. 2d6 rare books, worth 100 gp each.
   
4. A bunch of mundane books and 1 treasure map.
5. Pornography in various mediums.
6. A schematic with which a spellcaster of rank Magician or higher can construct their own Li-Bear-Y.