Art by Ted Reed Millions of shadow spiders crawl under this dragon’s translucent scales, pigmenting its pale gray flesh like shifting black sand snaking across its wasted frame. The dragon’s diaphanous wings sweep back from its shoulders to its withered forked tail. Its lips, permanently withdrawn from its toothy maw, snarl with menace, and a […]
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This week, we have another sneak peek thanks to the folks over at Creature Daily! Enter the clockwork dead. It’s undead. And a construct. The combination might give your adventurers something to think about. If you want to see more of the offerings at Creature Daily, head on over to the Creature Daily site! Clockwork Dead
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Those of you who want to show off your monster creation skills have three weeks in which to do so. The effort to crown the third King of the Monsters has begun, and you have until May 18, 2012, to send forth your best monster. To learn more about this contest, check out the contest
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The folks over at Creature Daily have provided us with a sneak peek at something that’s due to show up on their site in May! Come take a look at the trigger gnome (who could resist taking a closer look at this guy?), and if you want to see more of their offerings, wander on
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The Mithral Dragon has its origins in Kobold Quarterly issue #4 and first appeared for D&D 3.5 back in 2007, designed by Mike McArtor. The Pathfinder RPG version presented here is a bonus age category that we couldn’t quite fit into the book, but it’s just as stunning and impressive as the version in the
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In our return to Monster Island, we find that the dangerous environment has left us with a need for a new ruler. Perhaps you can be that ruler? But, this time around, the monsters must come from Midgard, which provides you with an added challenge! Behold the King of the Monsters Contest, the greatest and most
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Nobody expects to fight a psychic derro fetus in a cage. Paizo’s newest developer Adam Daigle has unleashed the beast! Midgard Bestiary: Pathfinder RPG Edition is out today, with 100 entries – 50  new monsters and new art, plus 50 favorites from the last five years of Kobold Quarterly and Open Design, updated for the
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Over the past several days, we’ve been posting the entries we received for the Seize the Tin Crown contest. These will each be only lightly proofread so that you, our voting public, have a chance to judge them based on your own criteria. After we post the last of the entries, we’ll be calling for
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You’ve seen him showing up in Friday’s Funny. Now you can roll with him in your game! It’s Thppgrg, the long-suffering goblin minion of Dark Lord Torkelheim. Take a look at Boomer’s statistics for Thppgrg, whose first diary entry takes you into the world of the strategically important fountain and theoretically important fountain room. Thppgrg,
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A cunning, vicious beast, the shadow claw strikes fear into the hearts of travelers everywhere. Originally an attempt by a cabal of wizards to engineer the perfect guard animal, the shadow claw now stands as an example of the consequences of hubris. See more about the shadow claw before diving into its statistics and tactics.
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A cunning, vicious beast, the shadow claw strikes fear into the hearts of travelers everywhere. Originally an attempt by a cabal of wizards to engineer the perfect guard animal, the shadow claw now stands as an example of the consequences of hubris. Appearance A typical shadow claw stands 7 ft. tall at the shoulders and
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This statuesque giant has tan skin. Its hair is braided into a ponytail, and jewelry made of bone adorns it. Ossein giants are sometimes referred to as bone giants. By using their mental abilities, these giants can manipulate their own body structure. When threatened, they use the ossify skin ability, but they find it much
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An achingly beautiful woman steps out of the trunk of a tall date palm. Her skin is like sun-bronzed wood and her hair resembles leafy palm fronds. With eyes that are wild and playful, but disturbingly inhuman, she captivates all who gaze into them. Find out more about this dryad, which should fit nicely into
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A soft and achingly beautiful lullaby drifts to your ears. Strangely compelling, its harmonic overtones cause your focus to drift. Nearby, a baby starts squalling, but perhaps oddly, it doesn’t matter. Nothing matters—not even the strange woman who is slowly moving toward you. Behind her, you can barely make out drifting forms, but you’re too
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Lurking within the woods, and sometimes used by those who despise magic, the sorcerous soapberry can serve you well when you want to give any nonspellcasting NPCs an advantage in an area. Come take a look at what this vine can do. The sorcerous soapberry, also called the spell-eating balloon vine, grows in temperate woodlands
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The dark cohort of old St. Nick, the Krampus is the sinister creature tasked with punishing the little boys and girls who fail to listen to their parents throughout the year. Presented here for your holiday entertainment is a collection of Krampuses—a bundle of badness who are intent on leaving behind lumps of coal and
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