D&D Monster Monday: Giant Spider

D&D Monster Monday: Giant Spider

You’re awoken by the thunderous stomping of dozens of giant spiders skittering across the forest floor. Before you can draw…

D&D Monster Monday: Owlbear

D&D Monster Monday: Owlbear

You’re awoken by an eardrum-piercing screech. The bushes by your campsite rustle as a behemoth of a monstrosity barrels out…

D&D Monster Monday: Balor

D&D Monster Monday: Balor

Victory nears as your forces begin pushing back the demonic invaders into the portal from whence they came. Suddenly, an…

D&D Monster Monday: Hill Giant

D&D Monster Monday: Hill Giant

The ground shakes as you ascend the hill. The harsh sunlight ceases to roast your skin for a mere moment….

D&D Mario Monday: Whomp

D&D Mario Monday: Whomp

Last weekend was my buddy’s bachelor party weekend. Each of us pitched in for the festivities in a different way….

D&D Monster Monday: Dragon Turtle

D&D Monster Monday: Dragon Turtle

The crew erupts into song as you crack open a bottle of mead in celebration of a successful high-seas heist….

D&D Monster Monday: Efreeti

D&D Monster Monday: Efreeti

A wall of flames appears before you as you sprint toward the exit. Aghast, you look behind you to see…

D&D Monster Monday: Flameskull

D&D Monster Monday: Flameskull

You gasp as you turn the corner and see a chuckling, flaming, disembodied skull staring at you. You go to…

D&D Monster Monday: Wyvern

D&D Monster Monday: Wyvern

An audible crunch erupts from the twigs beneath your boots. The once sleeping wyvern jolts awake, emitting an eardrum-shattering roar…

D&D Monster Monday: Barbed Devil

D&D Monster Monday: Barbed Devil

Two barbed devils stand at attention next to the escape route. A wave of anxiety, then relief washes over you…

D&D Monster Monday: Hobgoblin

D&D Monster Monday: Hobgoblin

Horns bellow in the distance. You see hobgoblin war banners emerge from the forest line as a legion of hobgoblins…

D&D Monster Monday: Giant Turkey

D&D Monster Monday: Giant Turkey

The year is 1784. After another night of red wine and debauchery, Benjamin Franklin rolled out of bed, popped a…

D&D Monster Monday: Peryton

D&D Monster Monday: Peryton

You watch in horror as out of nowhere your compatriot, Dathoridan, is run-through by a torrent of feathers. A sizeable…

D&D Monster Monday: Iron Cobra

D&D Monster Monday: Iron Cobra

Suddenly the giant, metallic snake statue springs to life as you approach it. It lets out a terrifying hiss and…

D&D Monster Monday: Specter

D&D Monster Monday: Specter

A chill runs down your spine as you turn the corner into the unlit hallway of the abandoned house. Suddenly,…

D&D Monster Monday: Blink Dog

D&D Monster Monday: Blink Dog

You’re cornered. You close your eyes, waiting for the displacer beasts to pounce. Your final moment feels like an hour….

D&D Monster Monday: Grick

D&D Monster Monday: Grick

You wake up surrounded by harsh hissing. Before you can react you feel a thud on your chest. An enormous,…

D&D Monster Monday: Sire of Insanity

D&D Monster Monday: Sire of Insanity

You’ve successfully infiltrated the nightclub that this so-called Sire of Insanity is hosting. Debauchery and depravity are rampant here. Still,…

D&D Monster Monday: Mind Flayer

D&D Monster Monday: Mind Flayer

You struggle to break free from the tight grip of the mind flayer’s tentacles. Helpless it drags you to its…

D&D Monster Monday: Bullywug

D&D Monster Monday: Bullywug

You take a break to make camp as you traverse the murky swampland. Then as soon as the night’s stew…

D&D Monster Monday: Chimera

D&D Monster Monday: Chimera

The chimera stands over your battered body, its lion head baring its fangs as it looks down on you. Savoring…

D&D Monster Monday: Azer

D&D Monster Monday: Azer

Just a quick “in and out” for a pile of gems. That’s all this was supposed to be. Now here…

D&D Monster Monday: Worg

D&D Monster Monday: Worg

You trip over a tree root in the middle of the forest. As you struggle to get back up you…

D&D Monster Monday: Green Slaad

D&D Monster Monday: Green Slaad

Finally, you’ve snuck your way into the wizard’s dungeon and located the prisoner. You jimmy the lock on the cell…

D&D Monster Monday: Zombie

D&D Monster Monday: Zombie

“WHY WON’T YOU DIE!?” you scream, plunging your longsword into the zombie and watching it, yet again, rise from the…

D&D Monster Monday: Clay Golem

D&D Monster Monday: Clay Golem

You’re cornered. This creature, an amalgamation of clay and earth in humanoid form, has absorbed every spell you’ve slung at…

D&D Monster Monday: Skum

D&D Monster Monday: Skum

You hurriedly make your way out of the sunken ship, narrowly escaping the aboleth that decimated your allies. A wave…

D&D Monster Monday: Merrow

D&D Monster Monday: Merrow

Kneeling at the shore you find yourself vomiting the salty seawater and struggling to catch your breath after your boat…

D&D Monster Monday: Bheur Hag

D&D Monster Monday: Bheur Hag

You had to abandon them. You were lost and running out of supplies, so you took theirs. “Self-preservation is my…

D&D Monster Monday: Yeti

D&D Monster Monday: Yeti

The frigid air chills you to the bone. You duck into a cave to wait out the blizzard. Big mistake….

D&D Monster Monday: Ice Devil

D&D Monster Monday: Ice Devil

No one could have warned you of the ice devil’s ferocity. This insect-like creature was unfathomably quick and strong. You…

D&D Monster Monday: Bugbear

D&D Monster Monday: Bugbear

You cleared the dungeon handily. It was supposed to just be a quick walk through the forest back to town….

D&D Monster Monday: Nivix Cyclops

D&D Monster Monday: Nivix Cyclops

Your heart pounds as you dash through the hallways of an Izzet League workshop as you make your escape with…

D&D Monster Monday: Werewolf

D&D Monster Monday: Werewolf

It’s the final Monster Monday before Halloween! As you know, I’m contractually obligated to highlight an appropriately-spooky creature in honor of the…

D&D Monster Monday: Gray Ooze

D&D Monster Monday: Gray Ooze

Your entire body is slowly being cooked alive in a living vat of acid. “The buddy system… now I understand…

D&D Monster Monday: Draegloth

D&D Monster Monday: Draegloth

This is usually the part of a Monster Monday article where I’ll write some fun flavor text about the creature. But today…

D&D Monster Monday: Quaggoth

D&D Monster Monday: Quaggoth

You frantically dash through the pitch-black tunnel. You can hear sets of heavy feet galloping not far behind you, their…

D&D Monster Monday: Roc

D&D Monster Monday: Roc

You drop to your knees. There’s no point in running from a creature with a 200-foot wingspan. The roc, high…

D&D Monster Monday: Girallon

D&D Monster Monday: Girallon

Bowling was a frequent choice for birthday parties when I was growing up. However, it wasn’t the bowling that I…