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I must say, the idea that you've provided there is pretty compelling, and exactly the sort of thing that this thread is all about. It gives the Vegepygmies a narrative and purpose, which makes them more interesting than the book. I'd run that adventure, for sure. Sent from my iPad using EN...

Interesting thoughts. Perhaps I'm influenced by having lots of Clerics and Paladins (as in, almost always at least one of each) in my groups. I also didn't realise that Druids didn't get it. For sure though, a lot of these things will go up and down in effectiveness based on party resources, and...

So Curse has a full statblock for a Tree Blight, which is a CR 7 bruiser with 149HP and up to five attacks a turn. It's good fun. It also, in chapter 14 'Yester Hill' describes a Gulthias Tree; it doesn't get a statblock, but instead defensive stats, as it is envisaged that the players will...

There is indeed quite a few 'Plant People' in the game now; Blights, Treants, Dryads, Vegepygmies, Myconids, Shambling Mound, and tomorrow we'll get the Wood Woad. I used the Blights in Curse of Strahd - which contains a couple bigger variants to draw on - and they were fun, but admittedly very...

Continuing the theme of underwhelming monsters, the Vegepygmy is basically a less interesting Myconid. I like the art for these guys. It’s kind of creepy and weird, without going too far into actual horror mode. The weird texture on the Thorny’s back is also neat. Back in the Olden Times...

Fighters are already one of the most powerful classes. With these changes, I don't know why anyone would bother playing a Paladin, War Cleric, Barbarian or other martial option.

Tarrasque, hopefully!

Another Planescape monster, the Vargouille is a fun addition to a demon summoning storyline, or an entertainingly gonzo creature to use in swarms. The Vargouille gets a picture that emphasises both their swarm nature and essentially daft physiology. I like that it shows them with radically...

​ The Trapper is a type of mimic, and your opinions on mimics are probably far more important to how you’ll view this monster than anything I can say here. The art for the Trapper is actually quite fun. It’s got a soft painted look, which I like, and some clever use of darkness and shadow to...

Just Forgotten Realms things.

A pincer attack would have been fun, but I guess that there is a limit to how many attacks they can give a creature, and probably they were determined to get the sword & chain in. I don't see that combination in other artwork on Google though, so I suppose that the real question here is why they...

I'd just use the Bard statblock from Volo's. It's a hell of a lot simpler for you to run in combat, and gets enough Bardic stuff that he'll look like a Bard without needing you to flip through loads of PC combat options. If the players wonder why he changed or became weaker, just observe that...

In Waterdeep, if the City Guard feel that a troublemaker is too dangerous to bring in alive, they opt to kill him or her and then use Speak with Dead spells to conduct the interrogation. If it transpires that they got the wrong person, and the now-deceased suspect was innocent all along, they...

Back on page five or so we had someone pop into the threat to offer some random complaints about the book; I remember that the Tlincalli was one of the things that they were unhappy with. I’d never even heard of these guys before, so I don’t know what they used to be, but to be honest I’m liking...

Is Kyuss one of the critters that you've stated up in your epic level threats thread? Sent from my iPhone using EN World mobile app

Thanks for reporting how the Slithering Trackers went in your game, Chaosmancer. I did suspect that they'd be wildly underwhelming. Also, you are right Leatherhead about the gain in power that you would get from the transformation. I suppose that D&D land is full of traumatic events that leave...

This guy creeps me out a little, so this post might be short. We’re discussing the Slithering Tracker, which is basically an ooze that you use if you hate nice things, I guess. The image in Volo’s reminds me of the CGI T-1000 from Terminator 2. You know, the liquid metal guy? It’s basically...

Well, the Sage entry in AIME does mention first age events - the trees, the gems - but I guess that is from the appendices. Those things are sufficently huge for rpg backstory purposes, for sure! Sent from my iPad using EN World mobile app

The Shadow Mastiff comes from the Feywild, but is not a Fey itself, being instead a Monstrosity. It’s a pretty cool opponent though, and surprisingly easy to work into your game, despite being a supernatural shadow dog. I’m a really big fan of the artwork for this creature. It looks menacing...

What are the practical implications of that? I understand that they don't have access to the Silmarillion.