Category: D&D

Trust a Flumph.X the Mystic's 1st Rule of Dungeon Survival I want to know how this monster came to exist. Was someone on the staff super drunk and/or stoned? Or did they just put a paper and crayons in front of their kids and say "Draw me a new monster or daddy can't pay for… Continue reading Flumph: *Uncontrollable Chuckling* That’s a Funny Name

This is what happens when the person naming these monsters either gave up or ran out of ideas. 'Flameskull'? Really? That's all you could come up with? Not 'Burning Spirit' or 'Vengeful Specter'? All you had was 'Flameskull'? The flameskull is the kind of monster you can look at and immediately forget exists. It's about… Continue reading Flameskull: The Most Straightforward Monster in the Book

Oh hey! Another dragon! Kind of! Cool! This is the single least dangerous monster we've discussed so far. Hell, maybe even in the entire book! It's so weak, in fact, that it's pretty clear that you aren't supposed to even fight it. Doing so would just be a waste of time and resources. Is it… Continue reading Faerie Dragon: A Neon Cat With Wings

Do you, the DM, want to play the 'big dumb brute' character but you don't want to make an NPC to fill that role? Fear not! There's a monster in this book just for you! Okay, so... is the Ettin supposed to be threatening? Because I honestly can't see it that way! If anything, it's… Continue reading Ettin: Two Heads Aren’t Always Better Than One

I can see this dude as a unit in Starcraft 2 and I love it. When I first looked at the Ettercap, I thought he was forgettable. Then I looked at him for this and I thought he was kinda cute. Sure, I wouldn't want to meet it in a dark alley! But it had… Continue reading Ettercap: Shepherd of Spiders