Category: Best of the Bestiary

At last, I climb out of the Abyss! Only to fall into the Nine Hells! Goddammit, I’m gonna be here forever, aren’t I? Devils are among the most creative monsters in Dungeons and Dragons. Granted, they’re not the most deadly. Out of all of them, only one of them poses a genuine threat to a…

I’m finally done. At long last. We’re finally making our way out of the Abyss! I finally get to see the light again! Out of all the demonic flavor text I’ve critiqued thus far, the Yochlol’s is likely the most specific. They bear the title of Handmaiden of Lolth, serving as the spider queen’s spies,…

We’re almost out of the Abyss, my friends! We’re so close! Just two more! Y’know, for such a simple monster, they sure gave the Vrock a lot of flavor text! There’s not much in that flavor text, mind you. Boiled down simply, a Vrock is a dull-witted monster that loves carnage and pain. They do love…

Only three left… We’re nearing the end, folks! Then we get to talk about Devils for a few months! Then we get to talk about dinosaurs for a month! And that’s all before we go into the dragon’s den for another six months! Oh god, I’m going to be on the D section for the…

It’s time to talk about the ultimate fodder monster for the demonic army. It’s time to discuss the Quasit. The flavor text is virtually non-existent. The Quasit is a weak demon infesting the Lower Plane, plotting mischief to make up for their physical weakness. Demon lords will often use these monsters as spies. That, or…