Wild men, often with horns and the lower bodies of horses or goats, satyrs are notorious for being lascivious and gregarious. Whether playing their pipes, seducing maids, or causing a tussle, there is much to be had in their revelry. And unlike many other Greek monsters, satyrs can be fey, nature spirit, or mortal beings. Most follow Pan of course, though others call Aphrodite, Dionysus, or the Roman Faunus patron instead.
Associated Divinity/Cult (d6)
1-3. Pan: 75% chance of being a pan satyr
4. Aphrodite: 75% chance of being lascivious (if not already); 25% chance of being a corybante
5. Dionysus: 50% chance of being a silenus, 75% chance of being drunken (if not already)
6. Faunus: 75% chance of being a faun satyr
Type
Satyrs appear as wild men with human heads, torsos, arms, and hands. Otherwise, they can be a (per percentages above or roll 1d8 below):
1-4. Pan Satyr: Horned w/ goat legs
5. Silenus: Horned (50% chance) w/ horse legs (50% chance)
6. Corybante: Horned w/ human legs
7. Faun Satyr: Unhorned w/ goat legs
8. Man Satyr: Donkey-eared w/ human legs
Modifiers
- Goat Legs: +5' speed, +4 to resist be knocked over or pushed, +1 to Disposition
- Horned: can be used to attack for 1d6 damage, +1 to Disposition
- Horse Legs: +10' speed, +1 to Disposition
- Human Legs: -1 to Disposition
Disposition
Along with an additional base 33% chance of being drunk, a 25% chance of dancing and/or making music, and a -4 penalty to resist the enchantments of females, satyrs generally follow a certain disposition range. Select or roll 1d12 below, modified by satyr type.
2 or less. Calm & Instructive (& Somber)
3-4. Calm & Lascivious
5-6. Lascivious Only
7-8. Gregarious & Lascivious (50% chance of also wishing to engage in a play)
9-10. Gregarious & Panicking
11 or more. Aggressive, Lascivious, & Panicking
Weapons (d8)
Usually more for making love and making merry, satyrs will make war if need be, though they disdain the use of armor or any clothing for that matter.
1-2. Bow
3-4. Spear
5-6. Dagger
7-8. None (just horns if available)
Special Abilities (base 10% chance for each)
- Fey: may turn invisible and use dimension door up to their HD level times per day, but takes 1d6 damage per round when touching iron and must abide by other faerie restrictions.
- Larger horns: +1 to disposition, horned damage die is now d8.
- Magic Pipes: possesses an enchanted syrinx that allows the satyr to cast Charm, Sleep, or Fear on any within 60'. Save vs. spell negates, and those who save against a particular satyr's pipes once are forevermore immune.
- Marsyas-ilk: -2 to Disposition, but has special animosity with followers of Apollo.
- Nature Spirit: is ethereal by default, but may take physical form for up to 1 round per HD per hour, and yet cannot enter any structures (except ruins) in any case.
- Priapan: +4 to lovemaking rolls, but -5' speed, due to being perpetually ithyphallic.
- She-satyr: the satyr is female, though may still have some male satyr parts (base 33% chance), in any case, goat- or horse-like legs often begin below the knees, rather than waist-down as is the case for male satyrs (base 65% chance).
Summoning Satyrs
Clerics
(and other spellcasters) of divinities and cults listed above can add
the spell Summon Satyr to their spell list. Treat it as Summon
Monster, except that only 1d3 satyrs may be summoned at a time, up once per day, their HD
(usually 2) determining the appropriate Summon Monster spell's level.
It takes 1d6 rounds for the satyr to arrive and then the spell's duration begins- when
the cleric can actually give commands. Once the
duration ends, the satyr will act according to its
disposition (if it still lives, either remaining or leaving the area)
unless the cleric successfully casts another Summon Satyr spell to
control it once more.
