I’m always looking for a few good monsters for the arena. The relentless juggernaut from Ravenloft: The Horrors Within (Amazon link, if you want to support the blog)really fills the bill. Skip over the one from the older Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft. It’s just not as good. You’ll find Read more
Tarrasque is probably the most iconic high-CR monster in Dungeons and Dragons, with the exception of those Dragons. Unfortunately for this beastie, it had fallen a bit behind the curve thanks to the steady power-creep of Player characters. Thankfully, those wizards on that coast have seen fit to give us Read more
The xhkarsh may be my favorite creature from Tome of Beasts 1. It’s a big bug, and honestly that’s enough to make me happy. I love running a big bug: kruthik,, remorrhaz, chuul. The buggier the better. That said, this bug has a nasty and pretty unique trick: Seize Strand. Read more
You’ll find zimwi, the giant human-lion hybrids that are driven to eat continuously from the Tome of Beast 1. I came across the zimwi while I was updating my article on monsters that swallow in DnD 5e. This creature has very cool lore that makes it a great nasty to Read more
The Tome of Beasts 1 by Kobold Press was recently added as partnered content to D&DBeyond. I’ve been using content from the Tome of Beast for years. Having accessible through D&D beyond is a nice change. The first Tome of Beasts focuses on a few different types of monsters, as Read more