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Everything we Know about Vecna in Fifth Edition In the discussion of Vecna: Eve of Ruin in this thread there was some debate about how Vecna has been presented thus far in fifth edition. A review of Vecna lore reveals some inconsistencies as well as a few interesting nuggets. Note that none of...

Since the adventures contained in Quests from the Infinite Staircase have been revealed, I thought it might be fun to take a look at the monsters appearing in the original adventures and speculate about what new fifth edition monsters we might see in the upcoming anthology. For each adventure...

Some time back (March 2021), I ordered an Eye and Hand of Vecna online. After several months, I assumed that my package had gone missing and organised a replacement, which duly arrived. Fast forward to this week, and the post office finally delivered the original package (yes, nearly two years...

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 otyugh is the fifteenth entry in an alphabetical browse through a hypothetical Utterly...

This is the 32nd in 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 “W” we’re taking a look at a monster that has been undead, fey...

This is the 31st in a sporadic series of articles about monsters from D&D’s history. Each entry takes a look at the origins of one D&D creature, and tracks its appearances and evolution across different editions and settings. This is the “V” entry in an A-to-Z tour of monsters and we’re...

Monsters of the Ethereal Plane Introduction In the comments for Monsters of Spelljammer, Dungeonosophy suggested that a Monsters of the Ethereal Plane article would complement the release of Journeys to the Radiant Citadel, which is located in the Ethereal Plane. That was an intriguing...

Monsters of Spelljammer (part 3) Introduction This is the final part of Monsters of Spelljammer, a series providing an overview of the many strange and unusual creatures found in the Spelljammer setting. The goal is to inspire those who may not be too familiar with the setting and provide some...

Monsters of Spelljammer (part 2) Introduction Monsters of Spelljammer is a three part series intended to provide an overview of the many strange and unusual creatures found in the Spelljammer setting. Part one covered aartuk to gonnlingdaah. Part two covers gossamer to pyroserpent. The goal is...

Monsters of Spelljammer (part 1) Introduction Monsters of Spelljammer is a three part series intended to provide an overview of the many strange and unusual creatures found in the Spelljammer setting. Each entry has a picture (if the monster has one), a short description, and an indication of...

Spelljammer Collector’s Guide Revisited Download this Collector's Guide as a PDF About this Collector’s Guide With the announcement of the upcoming release of Spelljammer for 5th Edition it seemed like a good opportunity to revisit the Spelljammer Collector’s Guide. This was originally posted...

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 half-way point of an alphabetical tour through the hypothetical Utterly...

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 “U” we’re taking a look at… no, that would be a bad idea. For the letter “U”...

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 “T”, we are turning our attention to the legendary tarrasque. Origins The...

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 entry covers one of the creatures associated with the Trickster Gods of Omu in Tomb of...

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 entry covers one of the creatures associated with the Trickster Gods of Omu in Tomb of...

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 entry covers one of the creatures associated with the Trickster Gods of Omu in Tomb of...

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 entry covers one of the creatures associated with the Trickster Gods of Omu in Tomb of...

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 entry covers one of the creatures associated with the Trickster Gods of Omu in Tomb of...

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 entry covers one of the creatures associated with the Trickster Gods of Omu in Tomb of...