Tag: Constructs

Metal Spider | New Vehicle for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

Metal spiders are vehicles which can be piloted by a Small creature such as a halfling or gnome. Metal Spider Huge vehicle (15 ft. by 15 ft.) Creature Capacity 1 crew Cargo Capacity none Travel Pace 40 ft., 8 miles per hour (192 miles per day) Abilities Str 20 (+5), Dex 14 (+2), Con 19 […]

Animated Object, Attack Table | New Monster for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

Attack tables are magical constructs created from tables. Their extra legs (and sometimes arms) give them advantage in combat. In addition, mages can train these constructs to use magic items such as wands or rods to make them deadly combatants. Construct Nature. An animated object doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. The magic that […]

Cutlery Golem | New Monster for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

Coming up at the end of February, I’ll be launching two cool books for Patrons. These books will be available here on the site as well as FREE in their blog format as usual. The first book will be an adventure set in the Patron-created world of Wandrossa. While it’s still in the works (and […]

Shield Guardian Sidekicks | New Player Option for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition (Unearthed Arcana)

This article expands on the new Sidekicks rules found in a recent Unearthed Arcana article put out by Wizards of the Coast. Like the Unearthed Arcana article, this is purely playtesting content. Be sure to share your thoughts on it down in the comments. Basically, this allows a player to take a shield guardian as […]

Olmec (from Legends of the Hidden Temple) | For Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition (with Design Notes)

This is a great request. It comes in as part of a contest I held recently to pick a special attack for the blutgeist monster I created here on the blog. The winner got to put in a request that appeared at the top of the request pile. Whoop whoop! And here’s what he asked […]

Stat Anything: Creepy Things Somebody Asked Me to Stat | Monsters for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

If you ever want to get a mention on this site, here’s the easiest way to do it. Send me a weird picture on Instagram or tell me a crazy story. Chances are if I find it weird, I’ll probably stat it up. And I mean weird. Not mean. Like, don’t send me a picture […]

Iron Orbs | Monsters for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

If you’re a player in or a fan of my Saturday (Bloody Bunch) campaign, you might want to avoid reading this. It contains spoilers. Stzubnuk’moech’k (you can call him “Chuck”) was a powerful beholder in life. Ruler of the Demi-plane of Nightmares, Chuck oversaw the Grove of Dreamers. In addition, he (begrudgingly) ushered new beholders […]

Painted and Sculpted Facsimiles | Monsters for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

Powerful bards of the College of Visual Arts are such accomplished artists that they can create paintings that leap from the canvas; literally! They can even make statues that seem life-like (because they are). A high-level bard of the College of Visual Arts that spends 10 minutes painting or sculpting a living creature’s likeness is […]

Junk Golems for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

While raggamoffyns are created by magical waste and happenstance, junk golems are the result of alchemy, engineering, and a twisted sense of imagination. These constructs are often found near waste disposal sites or near battlefields where scrap material is easy to come by. No two junk golems look the same, but they do share a […]

Shrapnyl Raggamoffyns for Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition

Raggamoffyns are mysterious constructs composed of animated scraps and bits of cloth, metal, or other refuse from civilized societies, particularly those where magic is common. Raggamoffyns tend to cluster together, operating as much in secret as possible, taking control of selected hosts to further their agendas. Unlike other constructs, a raggamoffyn is not the result […]