Big Bugs! I'll skip the obvious Sir Mix-A-Lot joke, but I do like these underutilized monstrous insects. They can pop out of the ground to nab unsuspecting PCs and then crush them in their acid-dripping mandibles. Good times! They have an uncommon weakness in their soft bellies, expressed by having a lower AC when prone. …
Tag: monsters
Greater and Lesser Ogres
I really have a soft spot for these bog standard monsters. Goblins, gnolls, ogres, I love them all. You know what you’re getting with an ogre, a big bruiser. The standard ogre weighs in at CR 2, and this is where our problems start: by the DMG math, it should only be CR 1. Sigh. …
Greater and Lesser Gnolls
Ah, gnolls. I love these hyena-faced beastmenfolk (folk just sounds too cozy here for some creatures that are going to eat your face). They seem to be underutilized in 5e despite the expansion bestiaries including loads of variants. There's even an undead one! The poor gnoll withering is the weakest of the bunch, coming in …
Greater and Lesser Goblins
One odd idea I’ve had is to make a bestiary for a 5e campaign that caps out at 10th level. In order to maintain the variety of monsters available, I would take the full range of monsters and cut their Challenge Ratings in half. This would solve a couple of personal quibbles with the game …
Miniatures Monday: All-Purpose Bugs
Half of the third level of the Scarlet Citadel is home to a clacker beetle hive. Clacker beetles are nasty buggers, with an area of effect attack that gets compounded when multiple beetles work together: “When multiple beetles clack in the same turn and create overlapping cones, each affected creature makes just one Constitution saving …
Proving Grounds of Folkvangr 
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