You’ll find all the best 5e monsters in our guide – plus DM advice on how to run them, potential tactics and their general role in the game. We’ve organized our favorite monsters by Challenge Rating (CR), so you’ll find weak little guys at the start and endgame boss monsters at...
While many classes can wield powerful magic, what sets Druids apart is their shape-shifting abilities, allowing them to become beasts, augment their physical appearance to suit harsh terrain, and – later on – even shift into giantDnD monsters. Druid 5e stats Whatever race you choose, we rec...
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now does this mean exclusively the beast section of the monsters list or would something like a Chimera, Roc, etc. Under the monstrosity classification also qualify? Personally I feel like expanding it beyond the beast classification makes more sense given the highest CR rating for beasts is a ...
While creatures within D&D may come in a wide variety of alignments, fiends are among the most universally evil monsters that adventurers may encounter in their travels. Though many devils and demons tend to bring a high challenge rating alongside them, Bearded Devils are low-ranking lawful evil...
Comet*.If you single-handedly defeat the next hostile monster or group of monsters you encounter, you gain experience points enough to gain one level. Otherwise, this card has no effect. Construct.A homunculus appears in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of you. The appearance of the homuncul...
you a rough idea of whether an encounter is deadly or not. This takes a little work to memorize but once it’s wired into your head, you’ll need no other tool or chart to gauge an encounter’s difficulty. This method compares the challenge rating of monsters to the levels of ...
NPCs and monsters: a Vigil Chaplain (CR 9), Vigil Vindicator (CR 5), the Godhand Commander Aulus Atticus (CR 14), weretiger Bramblehome Hunters (CR 7) and Shamans (CR 9), the weretiger raja Betronga Sidhon (CR 14), Coaltongue Flame Demon (CR 12), the undead Tragedy (CR 12),...
• Treasure, in general, should be cut in half. Without high market value items to purchase, there is rarely a need for a PC to have more than a few hundred gp at hand. This means that all monsters that generate treasure generate treasure equal to a CR 1 – 5 encounter, except the...
Dungeons & Dragons has many spell casters, but the warlock is unique in that it casts at the highest available spell slot. The class has many Cantrips that aid its versatility, like mage hand and minor illusion. Warlock has access to powerful ninth-level spells, like true polymorph. Du...