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Drive-Thru RPG Store Page. Itchio Store Page. Okay, a dog isn't technically a monster, but the concept is offbeat enough that it's a worthy inclusion for this review thread. For those not in the know, Dungeon Crawl Classics is one of the most popular OSR games on the market. It has generous...

The euryale are a serpentine species who were cursed by their evil patron deity to gradually go insane from corruptive nightmares. An individual named Stheno sought to escape this terrible fate, and turned to another deity in hopes of protection. The euryale's patron deity sought to kill Stheno...

I primarily make heavy use of the Monster Manual Expanded series and OUTCLASSED for monsters and NPCs. I use the Griffon's Saddlebag Books 1 and 2, along with All the Weapons/Armor for various kinds of treasures. Home-Field Advantage: A Compendium of Lair Actions is for giving NPCs and monsters...

Most slimes are mindless creatures, but nature and magic still finds a way for some of them to develop self-awareness. Sapient slimes usually come about this way as a result of natural evolution, and often among colonies of their non-sapient brethren. The intelligent slimes thus seek out the...

1. The Birthright Setting. Bringing back domain/kingdom management to D&D in a big way is something I'd want to see supported in 5.5e. 2. Stats for Elminster. Not something worth a sourcebook all its own, but I'd love to see everyone's favorite epic-level wizard get a proper comeback in the...

Also known as the Fair Folk, sidhe are fey who create courtly realms in the plane of faerie which operate by storybook logic. Through the power of utter confidence in their beliefs, they can make the archetypes and cliches of fiction and folklore into ironclad rules that affect all who dwell...

All oni lived two lives. Their prior life was as a kami, a spiritual being who refused or was unable to perform their divine mandate in defending someone or something. They were thus cut off from being able to influence the mortal world. In their desperation, many disgraced kami entered into...

Nymphs are fey who are manifestations of the natural world. Bonded to a specific geographical area known as their "ward," it is possible for a nymph to change their bond or even lose it due to disaster. While the latter case isn't necessarily lethal, it does make them more mortal in needing to...

It's in a sidebar on the upper left of page 134 (137 on a PDF) of the 5th Edition version of the book, and is at the very end of the minotaur chapter in the Pathfinder version. I also went into detail on its mechanics in both versions in the prior post.

It's a common mistake to think that the demon lord Baphomet is the creator of all minotaurs, and the demon lord does his part in promoting this falsehood along with the idea that the monsters are wicked and unintelligent brutes. But minotaurs have existed before him and live free of his worship...

The real thing I'm wondering about is why Mearls is apparently paying monthly for a blue checkmark.

Many mimics develop a fascination for humanoid society, as evidenced by their replication of manufactured objects. Some develop better means of interacting with the wider world around them, such as lessening the magnitude of their adhesives and growing limbs allowing them for finer control. As...

Y'know, there was a prior 5e product and a prior Dungeon Crawl Classics product I reviewed that both had rules for sentient weapons as playable options. Which is a surprisingly large amount, but I ain't complaining. Stories and adventures abound of Intelligent Weapons, from the prototypical...

Gremlins are fey beings with an intuitive understanding of objects, their foundations, and how to jinx others with bad luck. They thus find it easy to put their talents to destructive ends, and are more likely than not to be evil. But this doesn’t necessarily mean that this is the vast majority...

Dungeons are typically thought of as places and things, lairs containing a dizzying amount of creatures, traps, and environments. Nothing is out of the question when venturing into such eldritch areas. But sometimes they get even stranger, and awaken to a state of self-awareness with a distinct...

As the writer of said product, thank you for your detailed and honest review. If I were to write it again, there's quite a few changes I would make. As can be evidenced by my recent Let's Read, expanding playable options of less conventional humanoids in fantasy RPGs is an enduring interest of...

While rare in terms of numbers, doppelgangers are incredibly spread out and can be found in almost every humanoid society. Their vaunted shape-changing ability lets them seamlessly blend in with the majority population, which gives them a reputation as untrustworthy manipulators. While such...

Several of the Battlezoo books were published a few years before Remastered and 5.5 D&D, so they do make mention of legacy mechanics here and there. The only Battlezoo Ancestries book that is being made with 5.5 mechanics is the Year of Titans series, given that its KickStarter was released...

Roll For Combat Store Page. Foundry VTT Store Page (5e). Foundry VTT Store Page (Pf2e). Roll for Combat is a third party publisher that makes products for 5th Edition D&D and Pathfinder 2nd Edition. Mark Seifter, one of the writers, was one of the co-designers for the latter game, meaning...

Glorious Legends of Sorcery & Sword: Kobold Class for Dungeon Crawl Classics Drive-Thru RPG Store Page. Itchio Store Page. Class available as a free article on the official site. At first a creator of third party 5th Edition products for the al-Qadim setting, Miniature Giant Space Hamster...