Tag: Best of the Bestiary

Credit where it’s due: putting this guy next to the Cockatrice really highlights this monster’s divine beauty. The Couatls are one of the most interesting creatures in the entire book! They have intriguing lore full of creative possibilities, a truly beautiful and intriguing design, and some incredible abilities that lend themselves to interesting combat opportunities!…

Cock joke. I’d open this up with something more clever, but there really isn’t anything to work with here! The Cockatrice is hugely disappointing. It has one of the most bizarre and creative designs I’ve seen thus far! Unfortunately, it completely lacks in combat ability or lore. The only thing going for this monster is…

I miss Chuuls already. Cloakers aren’t the worst monster in the game. Far from it! They have decent stats, abilities that encourage creative tactics from the players and a really cool design! Unfortunately, their lore is so bare-bones that it may as well not even exist! In terms of storytelling, they are near the bottom…

Don’t mind me, just putting Sci-Fi Week on hold for D&D. Remember the Aboleth? Well, I have good news for you! Because today’s monster is designed to add-on to them in every way! They are the perfect fodder enemy leading up to the final battle with the Aboleth itself! Even on their own, the Chuul…

Oh boy, we’re getting to the big boys now! The last few monsters we’ve discussed have been kind of underwhelming. If they had good designs, they were lacking in stats or lore. If they had good stats, then they were boring to look at and boring to use in the story. We haven’t had a…