Rakshasas are fiendish villains that appear in the 5e Monster Manual on page 257. A less powerful version, the Zakya Rakshasa, appears in Eberron: Rising from the Last War, p. 309. These creatures are named after evil beings from Hindu mythology. Though they share the same name, they have little Read more…
The tarrasque has long held pride of place as the most powerful D&D monster. A lot of content has been published since the 5e Monster Manual, and I dare say that there are a lot of monsters that, despite having the same or lower Challenge Rating as a tarrasque (30, Read more…
So, how are you planning on keeping things from being teleported on to you Spelljammer vessel? If you haven’t thought about it yet, you should. The spellcaster helming a Spelljammer doesn’t need to use any of their actions to maneuver their ship. This leaves them free to teleport all sorts Read more…
Are your players getting a little too confident? Do they feel like they can just run up to monsters and hack away at them without any tactics or preparation? Death Burst may be just the trait you’re looking for. Death Burst triggers when the creature dies, typically dealing damage to Read more…
I got the chance to run the Tree Blight from Curse of Strahd, and it easily made the hotlist on its first match. A brand-new favorite monster! So, what make this blight so good? The tree blight, like any other blight, is the spawn of a gulthias tree. In D&D Read more…