If you're running a Dungons & Dragons one-shot, these are the best monsters to use throughout, whether they're normal enemies ...

The Tarrasque is one of the most deadly and iconic monsters in Dungeons & Dragons. It clocks out at CR 30, the highest possible CR in D&D 5e, yet it doesn’t feel deserving of this. The latest ...

A Dungeons & Dragons adventure without any ... To this end, the last of the updated D&D 5e rulebooks has finally arrived, with the new Monster Manual offering a better-organized tome with stronger ...

The 2025 D&D Monster Manual features more generic templates, including Drow with versatile options. The absence of popular monsters like Drow was explained; Menzoberranzan-style Drow will be ...

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The 2025 Monster Manual arrives today, but there's no need to pay full price for the upgraded D&D rulebook.

The new Monster Manual will feature over 500 monsters and will release on Feb. 18, 2025. This summer will see an anthology of dragon adventures as well as a return to Eberron. Dungeons and Dragons ...

Sure, while Dungeons & Dragons has always had the extremely ... which is something that 2014’s 5th Edition was sorely lacking. The Arch-Hag has a CR of 21 and is capable of benefitting from ...

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The new Dungeons and Dragons 2024 Monster Manual tweaks and rebalances classic creatures, while also streamlining combat and encounters.

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