creatures

spookytime is afoot 🦶 October is here and even though we're all pretty bummed about the perfect Halloween calendar this year being spoiled by plague and pestilence, we've still got a lot of autumnal festivities planned with our community, including a food festival, spooky Halloween-themed streams, and a costume contest! Join us on Discord to [...]

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The Premise: Making monsters can seem like a daunting task, especially if you’re not sure where to begin. In this six-part series, I’m going to describe some of my techniques and hopefully give you a framework that you can then use to design your own monsters in your own worlds! We’re going to assume you’ve […]

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Just because we’re all inside doesn’t mean we can’t come together for convention goodness. We were thrilled to be a part of Storm Giant Games‘ Crowd Control Expo digital tabletop convention! Josh and Brandon hosted two panels on Saturday: Turning Your D&D Game into an Actual-Play Podcast Becoming Dr. Frankenstein: Monstercrafting and You You can watch the […]

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A note from Alain on Goblins and Growlers fundraising in 2019: Over $1,500 raised for homeless cats in #RVA this past year! Couldn’t be more excited to be partnered with one of the most inspiring cat rescue groups in Central Purrk, part of the community focused mission of Goblins and Growlers, and partnered with one […]

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Editor’s note: This is part of a series exploring cool, weird, or just plain interesting Dungeons and Dragons monsters from both Wizards of the Coast and third-party publishers such as Kobold Press. Name: Giant Shark Bowl Ooze Source: Creature Codex, Published 2018 by Kobold Press, MSRP $49.99 What it does: This thing rolls around in […]

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Editor’s note: This is part of a series exploring cool, weird, or just plain interesting Dungeons and Dragons monsters from both Wizards of the Coast and third-party publishers such as Kobold Press. Name: Jinmenju Source: Creature Codex, Published 2018 by Kobold Press, MSRP $49.99 What it does: The Jinmenju is indeed a deadly dendritic. A […]

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Editor’s note: This is part of a series exploring cool, weird, or just plain interesting Dungeons and Dragons monsters from both Wizards of the Coast and third-party publishers such as Kobold Press. Name: Foxin Source: Creature Codex, Published 2018 by Kobold Press, MSRP $49.99 What it does: The Foxin’s fey-induced aura radiates a feeling of […]

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Editor’s note: This is part of a series exploring cool, weird, or just plain interesting Dungeons and Dragons monsters from both Wizards of the Coast and third-party publishers such as Kobold Press. Name: Keg Golem Source: Creature Codex, Published 2018 by Kobold Press, MSRP $49.99 What it does: The Keg Golem follows the proud tradition […]

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Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series exploring cool, weird, or just plain interesting Dungeons and Dragons monsters from both Wizards of the Coast and third-party publishers such as Kobold Press. This week we’re diving back into Kobold’s “Creature Codex.” Name: Bathhouse Drake Source: Creature Codex, Published 2018 by Kobold Press, MSRP $49.99 […]

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Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series exploring cool, weird, or just plain interesting Dungeons and Dragons monsters from both Wizards of the Coast and third-party publishers such as Kobold Press. Name: Bar Brawl Source: Creature Codex, Published 2018 by Kobold Press, MSRP $49.99 What it does: A sorcerer, a paladin, and a […]

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