Category: Best of the Bestiary

The Githyanki and the Githzerai were so profoundly scarred by their enslavement to the Mind Flayers that they forgot they were one race, united. Having won their freedom, they wage war against each other with a hatred none can fully comprehend. Aristful the Yellow, master of planar lore There are some things that are just…

Doing horror in Dungeons and Dragons is incredibly difficult. Since the game is inherently fantastical, people tend to do what they want and not take anything seriously. As such, it’s hard to properly setup a horrifying atmosphere without someone cracking wise or doing something to undercut the whole thing. It certainly doesn’t help that most…

Last giant! Let’s do this! Lore: Solitary Sages Storm giants are surprisingly calm and benevolent. They are more sage than warrior. Unless they are provoked, they are quite friendly. But when they are angered, their fury could bring disaster for thousands of lives. They live far from civilization, either high above the clouds or deep…

Lore: Artists in the Dark So long as they are left alone, stone giants are peaceful and quiet. They live in secluded cave networks found in isolated mountains. Here, in the dark, they work away at elaborate carvings. Most often, they can be found in the deepest and quietest caverns, which are considered sacred places.…

I feel like this monster was designed by someone who just wanted to put Hodor from Game of Thrones into D&D. Only that person’s least favorite Game of Thrones character was Hodor. Okay, this monster is a little more original than that. A lot more, in fact! This simple, unassuming monster actually turned out to…