Author Archives: Law

M is for Minotaur, Rarely Barbaric

Posted on 15 April, 2017 by Law

I took an atypical path to tabletop gaming, and I’ll probably talk about that in more detail one day. The first D&D book I ever picked up was the 3.0E Monster Manual, and when I opened it the first monster … Continue reading →

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L is for Lolth-Touched (It’s Super-Generic)

Posted on 14 April, 2017 by Law

I really like monster templates. I love taking a creature the players know and putting a twist on it so they understand part of what’s going on but not all of it, like making a regular gorilla into a savage, … Continue reading →

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K is for Kruthiks, Who Ate All the Words

Posted on 13 April, 2017 by Law

Monsters work their way into our hearts in tons of ways. Some have art that grabs you immediately, some fill a niche you need in a campaign, some fight players in epic battles, and some have a tiny throwaway line … Continue reading →

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J is for Jyoti, Light-Spitting Birds

Posted on 12 April, 2017 by Law

J is hard. Fewer monsters begin with J than with B, and I wrote about how rough that was. The issue again is in which monsters I’ve used; I’ve dealt with juggernauts a few times, and I love the jahi … Continue reading →

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I is for Ice Archon, Dim, as a Lark

Posted on 11 April, 2017 by Law

Everybody has their favorite creatures, and I find the longer you play D&D the more favorite creatures you have. Some combination of the mechanics, the backstory, the art, and all the bits of a monsters tickle you in some way, … Continue reading →

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H is for Hezrou, Prince of the Dark

Posted on 10 April, 2017 by Law

I went back and forth several times on what to do for H because I had two good candidates, both evil outsiders and both campaign villains in different ways. I settled on this one because while I did something interesting … Continue reading →

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G is for Grodair, Backstory’s Mouthpiece

Posted on 8 April, 2017 by Law

Let’s compliment a story about a creature I made from scratch with a story about a creature I used exactly from the book. Exactly. The grodair has a few similarities to the death slaad. They’re both owned by their respective … Continue reading →

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F is for Fire Bats (Well, Fire Keese)

Posted on 7 April, 2017 by Law

F is also a surprisingly hard letter. Few creatures begin with F except those who do it by virtue of having some modifying word: flesh golems, frost worms, forest drakes, etc. I’ve really only used one F creature, and even … Continue reading →

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E is for Earth Elemental, Disguised

Posted on 6 April, 2017 by Law

So far this month has been all about monsters I created and ran as a DM, and most of the rest of the month will be too. But every once in a while I get the opportunity to develop a … Continue reading →

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D is for Death Slaad, with Sternness Despised

Posted on 5 April, 2017 by Law

I’m always impressed by how serendipitously these posts come together, like how last year we happened to have two characters from the same campaign, but polar opposites, at adjacent letters. You’d think I planned it that way. Today is one … Continue reading →

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