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    • D&D Monster Spotlight: Set Traps and Burn Your Foes as The Line From Battle for Beyond
      Dec 11, 2021 by Michael Galvis

      The Line is equipped with blades, traps, and a flamethrower. But this monster from Battle for Beyond hides a secret ability that will leave your characters trembling. Learn all about The Line here and how to play him!

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    • Monster Preview: Destroy Strixhaven University, Join the Oriq Today!
      Nov 30, 2021 by Michael Galvis

      Not all is well at Strixhaven University. Learn about the Oriq and get a sneak peek at the Oriq recruiter, found in Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos!

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    • 3 Monsters That Will Terrify Your Players This Halloween
      Oct 29, 2021 by Andrew Strother

      This Halloween, explore these horrifying creatures in your next Dungeons & Dragons game. Get tips for leveling up your gibbering zombies and tormenting your characters with simulacrums of their beloved dead.

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    • Discover the Playful Moonstone Dragon From Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons
      Oct 21, 2021 by Cameron Powell

      Delight your players with a peek behind the veil at the moonstone dragon, coming October 26 in Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons!

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    • Campestris: Sing a Song With a Swarm of Shrooms From The Wild Beyond the Witchlight!
      Sep 10, 2021 by Jeremy Blum

      Watch your step! Even the mushrooms in the Feywild are alive, and they sure sing an undelightful tune! Get a sneak peek at the campestri and swarm of campestris monsters from The Wild Beyond the Witchlight.

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    • Beware the Jabberwock! The Burbling Dragon Arrives in The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
      Sep 9, 2021 by Jeremy Blum

      The Wild Beyond the Witchlight adventure releases on September 21 and introduces new monsters to Dungeons & Dragons. Get a sneak peek at the jabberwock, a Feywild dragon that is as peculiar as it is deadly.

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    • 4 Fey Creatures That Will Drive Your Party Wild
      Jul 16, 2021 by Jenn Jones

      Take your players on a whimsical run through the Feywild — or just torment them — with these fey creatures.

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    • How to Run Vampiric Mind Flayers From Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft
      May 28, 2021 by Michael Galvis

      Vampiric mind flayers are the undead creation of a dying elder brain, and they have but one directive: drain humanoids of their cerebral fluids. Here's what you need to know about them — and how to bring them to your table.

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    • Gremishka: Terrify Spellcasters With These Tiny, Chaotic Monsters!
      May 18, 2021 by Michael Galvis

      What do you call monsters that explode when spells are cast nearby, or that deflect spells? A nightmare! In our final preview for Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, we introduce the gremishka and swarm of gremishkas! 

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    • Carrionettes: Play Killer Toys From Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft
      May 11, 2021 by Michael Galvis

      Toys come to life to slay in Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft! Get a sneak peek at carrionettes and their statistics, and find out how to bring these terrifyingly clever creatures to your game.

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    • Embracing Your Wild Side: Playing As a Lycanthrope in D&D
      Apr 26, 2021 by Jeremy Blum

      Werewolves and wereboars and werebears, oh my! Bring these iconic horror creatures to your kitchen table with these tips on playing as a lycanthrope and running them as NPCs. See the rules on lycanthropy and find out how you can raise the stakes for werecreatures in your game.

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    • How To Play Dragon Turtles Like Unstoppable Terrapin Kaiju
      Apr 14, 2021 by Jeremy Blum

      Just like how classic kaiju Gamera alternated between the role of destroyer and a friend to all children in his movies, there’s plenty of room for both antagonistic and helpful dragon turtles in your world...

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    • How To Play Vampires Like Apex Predators of the Night
      Mar 31, 2021 by Jeremy Blum

      There are few supernatural creatures more renowned than the fanged devil who gains strength from consuming blood. Known by multiple names - nosferatu, vampyr, or the more standard “vampire” - these beings are iconic predators who deserve top billing in your campaigns. Whether you’re preparing for Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, running the classic Curse of Strahd, or looking for sophisticated ways of portraying the archetypal gothic horror villain, consider the following when utilizing these denizens of darkness...

       

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    • How to Play Hags Like Terrifying, Tragic Villains
      Mar 24, 2021 by DeAngelo Murillo

      Despite how well-rounded hags are, they’re typically just dumped at the bottom of a cave between players and treasure- or worse, put on the backburner completely by many Dungeon Masters. But with a little creativity, you can make hags unforgettable...

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    • How To Play Oozes Like Body-Devouring Terrors
      Mar 5, 2021 by Jeremy Blum

      These fragments of the demon lord Juiblex are often overlooked by DMs in favor of enemies that actually have limbs, but they’re arguably some of the most fearsome foes a group of low-level D&D adventurers can face. Why? Because unlike a normal monster that might be satisfied with killing a character, oozes are motivated by the undiscriminating desire to consume everything in their path!

       

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    • How to Play Icewind Dale's Mid-Game Boss like a Magical Superweapon
      Oct 7, 2020 by James Haeck

      Spoiler alert! Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden pits the heroes against a fearsome foe whose evil power could spell doom for the North. Here’s how to run this deadly encounter!

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    • How to Play a Yugoloth like the Ultimate Mercenary
      Sep 25, 2019 by James Haeck

      Completing the evil triad of the Lower Planes are yugoloths, neutral evil fiends that willingly serve any master—for a price. How do yugoloths function in Avernus… and could a yugoloth’s services be bought by the forces of good?

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    • How to Play a Demon like an Engine of Chaos
      Sep 20, 2019 by James Haeck

      Demons are terrifying beasts that would like nothing more than to tear your soul from your body and gnaw on your still-beating heart. They’re monstrous, from top to bottom. How do you play this sort of senseless evil?

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    • How to Play a Devil like a Lawyer from Hell
      Sep 18, 2019 by James Haeck

      Devils rejoice in spreading evil throughout the Material Plane with their malicious contracts and deceptive deals. Even in Avernus, where the Blood War rages eternal, mortals must keep their wits about them.

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    • How to Play a Chimera like a Mythic Amalgamation
      Jul 10, 2019 by James Haeck

      Learn how to play a chimera in a way worthy of its fearsome appearance, and how to make chimeras out of beasts other than the dragon-, lion-, and goat-headed version classic to D&D.

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