Miniature Donkey

The core rules do not differentiate between donkeys and mules, as I am doing here, and I am further breaking donkeys down by size. Standard donkeys weigh 5d100+400 pounds and stand 1d20+36 inches at the shoulder. Miniature donkeys weigh 3d100+200 pounds, and stand 1d6+30 inches at the shoulder. Mammoth donkeys weigh 4d100+900 pounds and stand 54 inches at the shoulder or more. Because a donkey’s weight determines its carrying capacity, larger donkeys are more expensive in areas where they are used as work animals. A standard donkey is worth 7 gp, a miniature donkey is worth 5 gp, and mammoth donkey is worth 10 gp. Depending upon how they are worked, donkeys can have a lifespan of up to 2d30+20 years, although this can be as low as 1d4+10 years in areas where they are worked harder with worse living conditions. Donkeys can be used as pack or draught animals, or riding animals, and are able to carry 20 -25% of their body weight, based on age and condition. Donkeys can be trained to guard other livestock, such as sheep, and have a calming effect on horses they are stabled with. Male donkeys may be used to sire mules on female horses. In some cases, donkeys are kept for milk or meat, and donkey skin may be used to make parchment. To simplify matters, the judge may rule that standard donkeys can carry 120 pounds, miniature donkeys can carry 60 pounds, and mammoth donkeys can carry 240 pounds. Donkeys have a highly developed sense of caution, and cannot easily be made to do risky things. They are wary and not often surprised by predators. A band of adventurers traveling with one or more donkeys may be harder to surprise, as determined by the judge. Donkeys may also simply refuse to enter areas where they can smell monsters or the un-dead. Other names: Ass, burro, onager, jack or jackass (male), or jenny (female).