Under your bed. In your closet. Is it better to out-monster the monster or to be quietly devoured? This tag covers questions relating to monstrous antagonists.
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Monsters of Encounter Levels below 1 in Legend
In legend, antagonists/monsters/loot-on-legs are made the exact same way as PC's, though less restricted.
I have always loved hordes in epic fantasy, but the rules make this hard to portray at lower ...
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What does the Moilian Barrow monster in the Tomb of Horrors Super Adventure look like?
From the read aloud text of encounter M3: Dark Barrow on p55 of the Tomb of Horrors Super Adventure:
Bones and body parts are knitting themselves together into a larger mass in the rubble.
There ...
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Do any editions of DnD have race/monster stats for Moggs?
I always liked including a variety of sub races or demographics for the major nations and races in my games.
I'd always wanted more variety to goblins; not goblin-oids (Bugbears/Hobgoblins) but plain ...
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What makes a creature Aberrant?
Aberrant creatures are native to or corrupted by the Far Realm. But what other than origin makes something thematically of the Far Realm?
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Monsters that are more dangerous when knocked down/forced movement
A PC who can knock mobs prone or force their movement can wreck an encounter singlehandedly.
So...thinking of ways to get around this, other than the bad idea of completely neutralizing the power by ...
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Wraiths across multiple games
In a freeform game, I'm running a story involving a creature that subsides upon stolen energy obtained from draining the magical or life energy out of other creatures, particularly humans. Coming from ...
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Attack Bonus question for Monsters with multiple attacks from multiple weapons
When a monster wields multiple weapons, and can attack multiple times with each, how do I alter (or should I leave) the given attack bonuses on each type of attack on the enemy's stat block?
Take, ...
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How do you as GM's level/de-level monsters in adventures that are premade
I am getting ready to start a new campaign that was made for higher level characters.
I want to use the campaign but want to lower the monster levels and may want to raise monster levels inthe future. ...
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Where can I find miniatures for AD&D monsters?
This is a follow-on to this question.
I am looking specifically for only monster, not character or NPC, miniatures from the 1st edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual, Fiend Folio, ...
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How would I build a Tsuchigumo in D&D 4e?
I need help building a monster(s). I want a Tsuchigumo from Japanese folklore. I'm aiming for the under ground race/spider shapeshifter cross-blend, having these be a community from the Feywild that ...
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When do 4e Monster powers (with the recharge ability) recharge?
How often do I roll power recharge rolls and at which point in a turn do I re-roll them?
I'm trying to find the official definition of the recharge mechanic in the online compendium and I'm not ...
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What's the impact of a monster being immune to Unconscious?
Some monsters have immunity to being Unconscious. Since monsters die when they hit 0 HP (barring a PC deliberately inflicting nonlethal damage), what's the impact of this? Do they fight on when ...
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Cthulhu in D&D 3.5
I am planning a campaign arc where the antagonists are followers of the entity known as Cthulhu from H.P Lovecraft's strange tales. In the end of the campaign I'd like to have the adventurers fight ...
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What are the highest level solo monsters in all official supplements released for 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons?
Which is the highest level solo monster in all current supplements released for DnD 4.0? I think that it is Bahamut, but there are too many books which I'm not aware of (and also I have read somewhere ...
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How does a Cloaker's Engulf ability work?
From the 3.5 SRD,
A cloaker can try to wrap a Medium or smaller creature in its body as
a standard action. The cloaker attempts a grapple that does not
provoke an attack of opportunity. If it ...
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Do monster templates still exist in post-Essentials D&D 4e?
In the D&D 4e Monster Manual, there are monster templates such as 'lich' which increase a standard monster to elite or an elite to a solo.
Do monster templates still appear in more recent core ...
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Rules for a 5th Level Arcane Ballista?
Looking for rules on how to run a semi sentient Arcane Ballista that can be used as a monster and equipment. Any ideas where I can find rules for this or does someone have rules they can share?
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Rebalancing the Orc Brutes in Thunderspire labyrinth?
The Orc Beserker is a miserably designed sack of hitpoints:
Orc Berserker
HP 66; Bloodied 33
AC 15; Fortitude 17, Reflex 13, Will 12
Speed 6 (8 while charging)
Greataxe ...
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Fleshing out an idea: “an orc was raised by humans, so he fights with the humans against his species” [closed]
So my younger brother is getting started in the RPG space ( <3 ) doing variations on a Lego RPG (they make those now?!). I'm advising him on his GMing.
But, crazy twist, he wants to have one of ...
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How could I make a giant pc in dnd 4e?
I really would like to make a giant character for a 4e campaign, and if anyone could help me make some character profiles for each of the types of giants I would really appreciate it.
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Are there any large monsters with a small corpse? [closed]
I want to carry around a small corpse, and then raise a large monster during battle with "Raise the Dead". Are there any such creatures?
