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This subreddit is for the discussion, creation, and questions for Dungeons and Dragons monsters from any edition.

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Custom CR30 Krampus

I'm running a Christmas special One Shot for my group. I have four level 20 players for this One Shot, and I have created a CR 30 monster for them. I've never created monsters this high on CR scale, any advice would be much appreciated.

Something of note, I've used actions and other parts from already existing high CR official monsters and remade them to fit the theme. I've added four types of melee attacks, maybe should remove two just to keep it simple.

Is it too much? Will it be too easy? What do you think?

1 Comment
2024/10/15
10:32 UTC

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[OC] [ART] The Rhinox and Elephon - these aren’t animals you’ll see in the zoo

2 Comments
2024/10/14
12:32 UTC

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Any confirmed link between the Obliviax and Book of the New Sun's Alzabo?

There's a recent article over at Polygon about a newer D&D release (the name won't be mentioned because of potential spoilers) with a sentence that got me thinking.

Talking about an adventure with an Obliviax, it says

" it uses a really interesting monster that you can only find in Dungeons & Dragons".

Which triggered my immediate reaction

"... except in Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun, that is".

And that got me thinking about a possible connection between the two. While Wolfe, as far as I know, was not an avid D&D player, being as well versed in all things fantastical as he was, I could well imagine BOTNS being read by, and an inspiration to, D&D writers.

The release dates do line up, I suppose? If my - admittedly somewhat superficial - research is correct, the Obliviax first appeared in "Monster Cards, Vol 4", which was published in 1982. (I'm not sure of the exact date.) "The Sword of The Lictor", in which the Alzabo has its most memorable appearance, came out in 1981. (Wikipedia incorrectly gives the date as 1982 ; you can find a scan of the first edition on the Internet Archive which confirms the 1981 release date). And the Alzabo is, of course, mentioned prominently in the first and second volumes of BOTNS, published in 1980 and 1981 respectively.

Sooo... I just wanted to ask if anyone has read any sources that might confirm this hypothesis? Are the Obliviax the floral offspring of the Alzabo? Or is it just a case of great minds thinking alike?

Either way, a hell of a concept if used well.

1 Comment
2024/10/09
14:14 UTC

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Can someone tell me what this monster is?

2 Comments
2024/10/06
19:52 UTC

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Planning out encounters for the big Halloween dungeon session, what do you think? - Epic Isometric

4 Comments
2024/10/03
05:27 UTC

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[OC] [ART] The Crocagons - crocodiles were not meant to grow this large

3 Comments
2024/09/30
17:01 UTC

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New Dungeon Dad video about the gulthir, a devil that can eat and destroy other devils.

2 Comments
2024/09/30
15:29 UTC

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