Tag: Best of the Bestiary

I’ve already eaten three giant rats, six troglodytes, and a mind flayer today. But that’s okay. Plenty of room in my belly for you and your friends. -Lludd the Behir, Confronting Adventurers in The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth I always forget that the Behir exists. But after reading his page, I’m not sure why that’s…

No one carves statues of frightened warriors. If you see one, keep your eyes closed and your ears open. -X The Mystic’s 4th Rule of Dungeon Survival Even before Dungeons and Dragons, the Basilisk has been one of my personal favorites for a long time. They’ve always seemed really cool and intimidating to me. There…

The Banshee. A very iconic creature, even excluded from Dungeons and Dragons. It is the first of many undead creatures that we’ll be discussing, as well as one of the most creative. But how does it stand compared to all the monsters we’ve already reviewed? Well… they’re decent. Far from my favorite, and far from…

Give me a hundred Azer slaves, and I can forge an empire that would make the Gods tremble. -Arakses Al-Saqar, Efreeti Pasha There are a ton of monsters in these books that I forget exist. Couatls, Darkmantles, Flumphs (though I adore their names), Gricks, and so many more fall into this category. But out of…

It’s time for yet another of my favorites. Ankhegs are another excellent low-level monster. They have decent stats, decent lore, and one of my favorite designs in the whole series. The burrowers of the earth are among my favorites in the book. What can I say? I’m a simple man. Giant ant monsters are cool!…