Category: D&D

  • Ghouls and Ghasts: Consumers of the Dead

    We’re not quite at zombies yet. But we’re basically doing zombies now. I’ve got a soft spot for these two. They’re nothing especially incredible. For an early-game pair of monsters, they’re fairly decent. Overall, they’re just above average. But… well, you always remember your first. The first time I DM’d for a game, these were…

  • Ghost: Is… Is that all?

    Oh, the rollercoaster that is the Monster Manual. One minute, you’re talking about the all-powerful masters of the elements. The next, you’re talking about a dead guy who stuck around because his wife fucked the mailman. You never know what you’re going to get! Lore: Hi! I’m Dead! You know how ghosts work? You know,…

  • Genies (Part 5): Marid

    The marid poured out of the flask like water and said, “Your wish is my command.” The halfling, overjoyed, wished for immortality, so the marid polymorphed him into a fish that flopped around humorously until, finally, it expired. It’s a cautionary tale that has survived through the ages, so I suppose the halfling got his…

  • Genies (Part 4): Efreeti **Number 100!**

    This’ll be the #100th monster on the Best of the Bestiary! Oh my god! And we’re only one-third of the way through the Monster Manual! Which is only the first book! Good god I’m gonna be doing this for the rest of my life, aren’t I? The armies of the Grand Sultan are bolstered by…

  • Genies (Part 3): Djinni

    Chances are, your image of a genie will match up with the djinni pretty accurately. That is, if you envision genies as lazy assholes and not a lovable cartoon character voiced by Robin Williams. In terms of design and abilities, it is very much what you’d expect. The question is: does that make it a…