Once, every city in Athas was led by a king or queen. They were the top of the social order. Often, they lived near the city in a fortified palace bustling with minor officials. When a potentate found it necessary to leave his or her palace, he or she did so only with a great […]
In the broken crags and tiny caves of the barrens live the timid baazrag. Two feet long or less, it is one of the smallest omnivores in the stoney barren regions. The baazrag’s face is protected by a bony covering that reaches down either side of the head and across the nose, with holes for […]
Antloids are giant ants that inhabit huge warrens in the Athasian desert. Their species has evolved through an adapted specialization which gives certain antloids special powers. There are four different groups: workers, soldiers, dynamis, and queens; each group fulfills a specialized task within antloid society. [su_note note_color=”#fafafa”] Antloid Worker Large monstrosity (antloid), unaligned Armor Class […]
This is a preview of Cthulhu for Fifth Edition. If you’d like a printable PDF of this stat-block Cthulhu, head over to my Patreon. Great Cthulhu is nightmare made flesh, towering well over 1,000 feet high. His head appears as an octopus or squid, with writhing lengths of tentacle reaching 100 feet or more. His body is a […]
Currently, my Saturday group is in the middle of a dungeon filled with mindflayers. There’s plenty of good mindflayers to toss at them already, but I wanted to come up with a few more wild variations. Kinda stuff they won’t see coming. Or will and promptly run away. Here is what I came up with. […]
Working through my Patron requests this month, here’s one from long-time patron John W. Legendary Eastern Style Dragon with Panda traits. :3 An oldie that I have yet to see…if not this a Legendary Eastern River Dragon. As far as I can tell, there’s no historical precedence for panda dragons. Of course, there are eastern […]
These monsters recently appeared in a Bloody Bunch adventure (my Saturday campaign). Kruthik Horde Kruthiks are chitin-covered reptiles that hunt in packs and nest in sprawling subterranean warrens. [su_note note_color=”#ececec”] Kruthik Horde Huge unit of 10 Medium monstrosities, unaligned Armor Class 18 (natural armor) Hit Points 390 Speed 40 ft., burrow 20 ft., climb 40 […]
Once worshipped by the ancient people who lived and toiled in Dragard Mine, the Medusa Queen was a dangerous foe and curse on the land. Fortunately, the ancient people were able to lock her away in the temple they’d built for her. Since then, she has laid dormant for hundreds of years. Should she rise […]
Megapedes are colossal centipedes which roam the sandy deserts of Athas. Megapedes are very similar to normal centipedes in all ways except in size. They have a very long (100 to 150 feet), segmented body which sports a pair of legs nearly every two feet. These legs are five feet in length and have flexible claws at […]
This is an index for the Dark Sun monsters created here on DMDave.com for use in Fifth Edition campaigns. Dark Sun Creatures Aarakocra, Athasian Hejkin Anakore Human, Athasian Baazrag Id Fiend Belgoi Inix Braxat Jhakar Brohg Kank Cactus Kestrekel Chathrang Kiire Cilops Megapede Cloud Ray Mekillot Crodlu Mul Dagorran Nightmare Beast Dragon of Tyr Psurlon […]
