Not every creature your party faces needs to have wings and scales and tentacles. Some just need two mouths full of foam and a hunger that never ceases. The Death Dog is threatening in a way that your players might not expect. It does have two heads, which perhaps is a danger sign as it … Continue reading Death Dogs: Two Heads, No Mercy
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The Lawful Neutral Meatball: Using Spectators in Your Game
Sometimes you need a terrifying aberration. Sometimes you just need a li’l guy. Spectators—Beholderkin with fewer eyestalks and a lot more personality—make for weirdly delightful guardians, comic relief, or existential sidequests. Here's how to use them.
Making Empyreans Matter: Beyond the Boss Fight
Empyreans are powerful celestial and fiendish beings serving as potential campaign-ending adversaries or cosmic gatekeepers in Dungeons & Dragons. They wield nearly divine power, reshaping battles and providing access to higher knowledge. Their roles can vary greatly, influencing player interactions significantly.
Iron Golem: The Immovable Object
The Iron Golem, a CR 16 monster from the Monster Manual, poses a significant threat to adventurers. With powerful attacks, a poisonous gas ability, and high resistances, it is challenging to defeat. Often serving as guardians, their potential misuse by creative individuals could lead to destruction, requiring players to navigate complex encounters.
Masters of Monsters: The Ghasts
In D&D campaigns, undead foes like Ghasts create significant challenges. Ghasts, particularly the Ghast Gravecaller, are intelligent, controller monsters that can paralyze players and manipulate encounters. Their presence adds complexity when employed in combat and social scenarios, enabling creative storytelling and strategic gameplay that enhances the overall adventure experience for players.
Dust and Memory: The Bone Naga
Ancient creatures with perfect memories that shouldn't die... but sometimes do. The Bone Naga is a corruption of divine creatures, and an excellent addition to your game.
Jackalweres: Tricksters, Thieves, and Hypnotic Hustlers
What is a Jackalwere and how can you use it? Come see how these tricky beast-fiend-people might make a striking appearance in your campaign!
Dretch: The Stinkiest Hench Ever
What can you do with the Dretch - a low-CR creature of the Abyss whose primary feature is an ungodly stink!
Meet the Blink Dog: Your New Favorite Fey
The Blink Dog is a fey creature capable of many things in your campaign. If you need a quirky companion or a frustrating enemy, the Blink Dog might be the creature for you!
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