Finally after a nice and long break? I have returned. Let's get to work. So, going through the list in the Monster Manual my eye immediately landed on Chimera for whatever reason. It kind of felt like a perfect creature to hop back into the saddle that is what ever this is. When I …
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Monster Mania: Bullywug
So about a week ago I was going over the list of monsters in the Monster Manual to find somebody to talk about. I settled on the Bullywug because it seemed like a fairly simple, and an encounter fodder monster. Holy shit was I wrong. Initially I thought they were just random enemies to be …
Monster Mania: Dracolich
What better way to start the new year than with a deadly monster to talk about? The Dracolich is perhaps the most interesting monster in the Monster Manual. Much in the same way that a Lich is created a Dracolich starts with the creature being completely up their own rear end. The main, and …
Monster Mania: Helmed Horror
Spellcasters maintain an arsenal of spells, scrolls, and weapons. Not many are deadlier than the Helmed Horror. This magical construct is devised by only the most powerful badasses around. Helmed Horrors are unique when it comes to magical constructs due to their capability of making intelligent decisions. They still obey the commands that are …
Monster Mania: Revenant
Did you ever hate someone so much that you decide instead of dying a horrible, and ultimately undeserved, death you choose to return to your body with a new makeover and hunt them down to the ends of the earth? Then you might be a Revenant. A Revenant is essentially an undead Punisher. Essentially when …
Monster Mania: Umber Hulk
I'm not gonna lie to y'all, there are a shit ton of monster that dwell beneath the ground. That makes sense though doesn't it? I mean it's in the name, DUNGEONS & Dragons. Clearly there is gonna be no shortage of subterranean dwellers. An addition to that list is the Umber Hulk. This large monstrosity, …
Monster Mania: Owlbear
An Owlbear, at a cursory glance, feels like something that would look either horrific or just kind of odd, but more often than not is viewed as down right adorable; myself included. Owlbears are unique in that they are equally dangerous as they are cute. When one is especially hungry there isn't a creature they …
Monster Mania: Duergar
It is no secret that The Underdark is home to many strange and powerful creatures Such as Mind Flayers. Duergar are similar to Drow in that they have an overworld counterpart in Dwarves. Duergars started as Dwarves mining for riches deep underground, but at some point they were enslaved by Mind Flayers for generations causing …
Monster Mania: Wraith
Wraiths are that type of enemy that many incorporate into sessions. They are a swiss army knife of the Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual. They can be an everyday monster that is a nuisance to an adventuring party or genuinely post a threat. Wraiths come into being when a humanoid makes a pact with a …
Monster Mania: Rakshasa
There is no shortage of manipulative and powerful enemies within the world of Dungeons and Dragons. Some of them are iconic like Liches, but some are harder to come by and are not as prominent like the Rakshasa. These creature are born in the Nine Hells of the lower planes. They are fiends that seek …
The Dungeoneer's Journal 