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Monster ENCyclopedia

Monster ENCyclopedia: Scarecrow

Look away! Don’t meet its gaze! The scarecrow began as unintelligent creation, animated by evil clerics.

Jul 25, 2018 11

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Monster ENCyclopedia: Remorhaz

One of D&D’s hottest creatures lives in the coolest climes. Arctic explorers might place “burned alive” low down on their list of risks, but that’s exactly what will happen if they run into a remorhaz.

Nov 13, 2017 12

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Monster ENCyclopedia: Quickling

Don’t blink or you’ll miss this entry in the Monster ENCyclopedia series.

Oct 18, 2017 16

D&D General Monster ENCyclopedia: Peryton

Whether they are magical hybrids, alien invaders or creatures warped by a curse, perytons are single minded in their pursuit of their victims.

Oct 6, 2017 22

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Monster ENCyclopedia: Nightmare

This is a series of articles about specific monsters from D&D’s history. Each entry takes a look at the origin of one D&D creature, and tracks its appearances and evolution across different editions. We have now reached the second half of our alphabetical tour and the “N” creature is the preferred steed of evil villains from Warduke to Lord Soth—the nightmare. Origins The English word...

Jan 24, 2017 20

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Monster ENCyclopedia: Lamia

This is a series of articles about specific monsters from D&D’s history. Each entry takes a look at the origin of one D&D creature, and tracks its appearances and evolution across different editions. We are covering one creature from a hypothetical Utterly Complete Monster Manual for each letter of the alphabet, and the letter “L” entry is dedicated to the lamia. Origins In Greek mythology...

Mar 26, 2016 34

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Monster ENCyclopedia: Kraken

This is a series of articles about specific monsters from D&D’s history. Each entry takes a look at the origin of one D&D creature, and tracks its appearances and evolution across different editions. For the letter ’K’ we’re taking a look at one the largest and oldest of all D&D creatures—the kraken. Origins The first mention of the kraken in D&D is in 1976, when it appeared in Supplement IV...

Feb 14, 2016 24

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Monster ENCyclopedia: Jackalwere

This is a series of articles about specific monsters from D&D’s history. Each entry takes a look at the origin of one D&D creature, and tracks its appearances and evolution across different editions. The ENCyclopedia series is busy with an alphabetical browse through the creatures of Dungeons & Dragons, with an article on one monster for each letter A-Z. We’ve reached the tenth letter in the...

Jan 21, 2016 26

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Monster ENCyclopedia: Ixitxachitl

This is a series of articles about specific monsters from D&D's history. Each entry takes a look at the origin of one D&D creature, and tracks its appearances and evolution across different editions. The ENCyclopedia series is busy with an alphabetical browse through the creatures of Dungeons & Dragons, with an article on one monster for each letter A-Z. For the ninth letter of the alphabet...

Jan 11, 2016 26

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Monster ENCyclopedia: Hook Horror

Nov 5, 2015 36

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Monster ENCyclopedia: Galeb Duhr

Sep 30, 2015 23

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Monster ENCyclopedia: Flumph

This is a series of articles about specific monsters from D&D's history. Each entry takes a look at the origin of one D&D creature, and tracks its appearances and evolution across different editions. As part of an alphabetical browse through a hypothetical Utterly Complete Monster Manual we are picking one monster per letter. The infamous flumph is our choice for the letter "F". Origins...

Dec 27, 2014 21

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Monster ENCyclopedia: Ettin

This is a series of articles about specific monsters from D&D's history. Each entry takes a look at the origin of one D&D creature, and tracks its appearances and evolution across different editions. For the fifth installment in the series, we have reached the letter “E”, and this time it is the turn of the ettin. Origins The word ettin comes to us from the Old English word eoten, which means...

Dec 4, 2014 19

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Monster ENCyclopedia: Drider

The first appearance of the drider was in the Lolth-centric Q1: Queen of the Demonweb Pits.

Jul 19, 2014 25

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Monster ENCyclopedia: Catoblepas

This is a series of articles about specific monsters from D&D's history. Each entry takes a look at the origin of one D&D creature, and tracks its appearances and evolution across different editions. As the third entry in this series originally, this article continues the progress through the alphabet and looks at a creature beginning with C — the catoblepas. Origins The catoblepas was first...

Jul 12, 2014 36

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Monster ENCyclopedia: Barghest

This is a series of articles about specific monsters from D&D's history. Each entry takes a look at the origin of one D&D creature, and tracks its appearances and evolution across different editions. This was originally the second entry in the series, following the aarakocra. Although the creature immediately following the aarakocra in a hypothetical Utterly Complete Monster Manual would be...