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DRETCH: Must be Killed Before it Gets Close
The dretch is the rare monster that can be used against far higher-level parties than its 1/4 CR would suggest. While its fighting skills are limited, its fetid cloud can really mess up your players. Continue reading
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BARLGURA: King of the Mountaintop
With the barlgura we have one of the weirdest combos in D&D. A creature of no intelligence to speak of, with a whole bunch of spells whose usage revolves around being used subtly. Continue reading
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CRAWLING CLAW: Using These CR 0’s as Flavor and as Foes
The crawling claw’s most obvious use is to showcase the fact that a specific NPC is a necromancer. With that said, unlike in a television show, where the hand can be doing different things in the background and Continue reading
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TWIG BLIGHT: Attackers That Can Come From Nowhere
The twig blight is an incredibly simple monster to use. Its power is in its ability to ambush. Use it to catch your players off guard. Continue reading
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NEEDLE BLIGHT & How to Homebrew a Monster in Two-Minutes
I would suggest that blights should hide during the day [mostly applicable to twig and vine blights. Needle blights just remain motionless, perhaps going to sleep.] The reasons are threefold. Continue reading
About Me
I’ve been a DM since I was about 10 years old. (Not of D&D, admittedly, but still.) After growing bored of fights that were all the same, dungeons heavily populated by one monster type, and a general shortage of ideas, I figured I’d embark on my own trip through the Monster Manual, one monster at a time. Feel free to join the quest.