Welcome back to this series of updated Ravenloft monsters. If you haven’t caught the first couple yet, you can see them all by clicking here: Ravenloft monsters. The flavor text is taken from the original Monstrous Manual. Lich, Defiler Though there is nothing more loathsome than the foul undead, the defiler lich raises even this putrid circle […]
I’ve been having fun converting old Ravenloft monsters to Fifth Edition. With a stomach full of Thanksgiving food and a brain full of caffeine, I figured, “Hey! Why not make some more.” A little background on how I’ve been finding these monsters to convert plus a bit of a shoutout. These are all coming from […]
Continuing my conversion of old Ravenloft monsters, here are a few more uglies from the Dread Realms to populate your Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition campaigns. Flavor text is taken from the original supplements from whence it came (property Wizards of the Coast). Conversions by me, DM Dave. Mullonga The aboriginal witch Mullonga is one […]
The old-school chimera comes with the hindquarters of a large goat, the forequarters of a lion, and the leather wings of a dragon, along with the heads of all three of those creatures. But what if they came with different types of heads? Here’s a way to create your own chimera variants for Dungeons & […]
I don’t know what it is about the old pulp luchador stories and art, but I just love the stuff. The idea of a Mexican wrestler going toe-to-toe with Dracula and the Wolfman is so damn thrilling! Masks, capes, muscles–they had it all. I mean, these guys were superheroes before superheroes were superheroes. And the […]
According to the legend, sisimite is a horrible monster that is described as a Sasquatch or Yeti lookalike. Sisimites are large, apelike creatures with long hair and strong arms. They live deep within the forests of the northernmost parts of the Amassona and in the foothills of the Antisuya. Rumor has it that sisimites only leave their […]
The crabman was a creature appearing in second edition Dungeons & Dragons. What follows is the information taken directly from the second edition Monstrous Manual, followed by the updated stats for fifth edition. What are crabmen? Crabmen are man-sized intelligent crabs. They walk upright on two pairs of legs. The small pincers tipping the short arms […]
Centaurs are a staple of any fantasy setting. These half-humanoid/half-horse monstrosities have been portrayed as good guys, sometimes villains, sometimes something in between. In Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition, centaurs are neutral good tribespeople, reclusive wanderers, and omen-readers. How do centaurs fight in Fifth Edition Dungeons & Dragons? Fortunately, our friend Keith Ammann covered centaur […]
The nawidnehr was a creature appearing in second edition Dungeons & Dragons. What follows is the information taken directly from the second edition Monstrous Manual, followed by the updated stats for fifth edition. What is a sharkwere (nawidnehr)? The nawidnehr (NAH-widd-near) is a great shark capable of assuming humanoid form. This powerful marine predator has an insatiable desire […]
Tomb Tappers, also known as thaalud, appear as tall, naked, sexless, and hairless humanoids with very hard, smooth, blue-gray skin, claws that can dig through solid rock, and great toothed mouths in their bellies. Their smooth, featureless heads have earned them the nickname “the faceless”. Tomb tappers get their name from their habit of burrowing […]
