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Upcoming articles; Monster of the Week Index
As some of you may have noticed, Monster of the Week has lapsed. In order to keep things fresh and interesting, I have decided to discontinue it for the moment, and focus on providing a greater variety of articles. Some … Continue reading
Posted in Beastiary, Computer Games, Game Resources, Role Playing Games
Tagged 3.5, 4E, aboleth, Bestiary, d&d, ettin, goblin, human, lycanthrope, monster, monster manual, vampire, werewolf, werewolves, wraith, zombie
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Monster of the Week: Basilisks
Basilisks are, like many D&D creatures, a solid mythological creature. Check the Wikipedia entry, it’s quite good. What’s particularly interesting is, apparently, a Cockatrice is a variant of a Basilisk, with more bird than lizard. Anyway, the important thing is, … Continue reading
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Tagged 3.5, 4E, basilisk, Bestiary, d&d, d&d traps, Dungeons and Dragons, monster, Monster of the Week, Trap
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Monster of the Week: Aboleth
Aboleths are large and intelligent marine creatures not to be confused with an Axolotl, another strange fishy creature also starting with ‘A’. However, rather than having legs, an Aboleth has psionic powers and another nasty stuff. They look something like … Continue reading
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Tagged 3.5, 4E, aboleth, Bestiary, d&d, dnd, Dungeons and Dragons, evil, fish, monster
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Monster of the Week: Goblins
Goblins are like the eternal minion. Fireball fodder. Unlike Zombies, they can think for themselves, so are perfect for enlisting in huge quantities for random armies. Ever since The Hobbit they’ve been associated with being standard foes, and are thus … Continue reading
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Tagged 3.5, 4E, Bestiary, d&d, dnd, Dungeons and Dragons, goblin, goblins, monster, Monster of the Week
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Monster of the Week: Wraiths
Wraiths are incorporeal undead, pretty standard in just about any fantasy setting. Their very nature makes them very difficult to injure at all. For a DM, they are a handy monster as both a random encounter, and forcing the players … Continue reading
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Tagged 3.5, 4E, Bestiary, d&d, dnd, Dungeons and Dragons, monster, Monster of the Week, wraith
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Monster of the Week: Medusa
I was going to write an article about Cockatrices, having been killed by one in NetHack (a Rogue-like game, more on NetHack later this week). However, I found 4E D&D doesn’t have them… yet. It’s possible they’ll be in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 3.5, 4E, Bestiary, d&d, dnd, Dungeons and Dragons, medusa, medusas, monster
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Monster of the Week: Vampires
Another classic creature born of human fear and storytelling, Vampires are a staple in a host of roleplaying games. They are inherently a strong opponent, and a puzzle, all at once. They are intelligent, and can serve in both combat … Continue reading
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Tagged 3.5, 4E, Bestiary, d&d, Dungeons and Dragons, monster, Monster of the Week, vampire, vampires
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Monster of the Week: Hellhound
Yay, Hellhounds! I’ve favoured them a little ever since DMing a solo game where the player used Handle Animal to tame one, and I let him keep it as his Animal Companion. Anyway, historically, Man has liked two things: dogs … Continue reading
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Tagged 3.5, 4E, Bestiary, d&d, Dungeons and Dragons, hell hound, hellhound, monster, Monster of the Week
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Monster of the Week: Hydras
From the trials of Heracles, we get a classical monster which is instantly recognisable, and a dangerous opponent. Tough and strong, with enough heads to attack everyone at once, the Hydra is a good “monster-y” monster: it’s only purpose is … Continue reading
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Tagged 3.5, 4E, Bestiary, d&d, Dungeons and Dragons, hydra, monster
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Monster of the Week: Humans and PC races
Humans, and, to a lesser extent, other player races, are quite handy for use as enemies in many campaigns. I mean, the real world’s done pretty well with just Humans, even without magic! Incredible, yeah. Anyway, in both campaigns set … Continue reading
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Tagged 3.5, 4E, Bestiary, d&d, Dungeons and Dragons, human, monster, PC, player, race
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