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Most Iconic D&D Monsters And Their Lore

The first edition of Dungeons & Dragons was published in 1974, and the game offered an impressive array of various monsters ...
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D&D: Five of the Scariest Monsters in Any Manual

Sure, D&D is full of terrifying monsters—but these five are some of the scariest monsters in D&D. Roll initiative, if you ...
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D&D Monster Manual 2025 is going to pack a serious punch thanks to a family of monsters descended from gods, and frankly I’m terrified

Cleaving through kobolds with the improved Rage powers of the Barbarian felt excellent when I tried one of the 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide's new mini adventures, particularly when Dungeons & Dragons ...
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You’ll never see D&D monsters the same way again after reading this essential TTRPG book

In the foreword to 2015’s Curse of Strahd (in my opinion, the best D&D sourcebook produced for 5th edition), Ravenloft co-creator Tracy Hickman explains the origins of the iconic vampire Strahd Von ...
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D&D’s Epic New ‘Monsters of the Multiverse’ Makes Creating Characters and Creatures Easier Than Ever

Dungeons & Dragons is bigger right now than than it’s ever been before, and its designers have spent nearly eight years building on its latest incarnation. A new introductory collection wants to tie ...
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D&D Monster Manual eat your heart out, a Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons game is coming so no one has to run a oneshot

Board Games I chose this D&D board game to kick off spooky season, and it got me in the Halloween mood Board Games This D&D board game could be the magic item needed to refresh your game nights, but ...
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D&D's revised Monster Manual is tackling one of the game's biggest hangups—and adding a new menu of BBEGs: 'We wanted the Tarrasque to have some fighting buddies'

They did the monster re-hash. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. D&D is about to finish its big 2024 overhaul—and while I've got my ...
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Best Playable Monsters in D&D

Mara is a list article writer for Game Rant with experience writing professionally as a content creator and a degree in Creative Writing. In her free time, she likes to write, bake, watch horror films ...
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D&D's new Monster Manual is gorgeous and filled with welcome variety—but even with a full system revamp, WoTC's still leaving too much important work to its DMs

Not quite the best(iary), not quite the worst. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. D&D has ...
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Scariest D&D Monsters That Should Be In Dead By Daylight

Mara is a list article writer for Game Rant with experience writing professionally as a content creator and a degree in Creative Writing. In her free time, she likes to write, bake, watch horror films ...
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D&D adds Minecraft monsters with free Monstrous Compendium DLC

Minecraft’s explosive Creeper, teleporting Enderman, and colossal Ender Dragon are coming to Dungeons & Dragons. The digital content, titled Monstrous Compendium Volume 3, will be available through ...