Category: Best of the Bestiary

Lore: Sharing a Drug Trip Dream Residing in the Underdark, myconids are peaceful seekers of enlightenment. They gladly share shelter or allow safe passage through their colonies to travelers, seeking only knowledge in return. Their tribes, called circles, are led by the largest among them, the sovereign; they work together, live together, and meld together.…

Before opening a sarcophagus, light a torch. X the Mystic’s 7th Rule of Dungeon Survival Alright! We’ve got an ominous opening quote and a terrible joke in the title! This week’s Best of the Bestiary is off to a wonderful start! Lore: Eternal Lorekeepers and Undying Tyrants Buried long ago in an extensive dark ritual,…

Every 289 years, the entire multiverse goes mad. Like clockwork. Kwint Stormbellow, rock gnome adventurer Time to talk about a weird one. And by one, I mean five, because of course there are five of them. Lore: Machines of Law Inhabitants of the Mechanus plane, modrons are creatures of absolute law, their existences routine down…

Back with Best of the Bestiary, and what do we have? Another monster of Greek mythology! Hopefully this one will fare a little better than the last few have. Lore: Labyrinthine Predators of a Demonic Cult Born via demonic ritual, a minotaur is a savage monster that lives for the thrill of the hunt. Solitary…

Time for one of the big ones, everybody! This is an essential D&D monster! Let’s see if it lives up to the hype! Lore: Cosmic Conquerors Illithids, or Mind Flayers, are tyrants and slavers on a cosmic scale. Long ago, they ruled entire worlds and races, many of which we’ve covered in the past. Their…