onikage

Moving on to 3rd edition OA there are a few new monsters in this book that were not in 1e. Converting them here. ONIKAGE Large fiend (undead), chaotic evil Armor Class 13 (Natural Armor) Hit Points 68 (8d10 + 24) Speed 60 ft., fly 90 ft. STR DEX CON […]

mezu and mezu-no-oni

Moving on to 3rd edition OA there are a few new monsters in this book that were not in 1e. Converting them here. Unlike Gozu, I am pretty happy with this set of oni. DESCRIPTION Gozu and Mezu are the two guardians of the gates of hell in Japanese mythology. Where Gozu is about brute force, […]

gozu and gozu-no-oni

Moving on to 3rd edition OA there are a few new monsters in this book that were not in 1e. Converting them here. These are all built of the various minotaur/demon minotaurs from the MM but they are different enough they have their own statblocks. Not 100% happy with these, though they are fine for a […]

kara-tur naga

Moving on to 3rd edition OA there are a few new monsters in this book that were not in 1e. Converting them here. Though these specific naga/yuan-ti are from Legend of Five Rings they do have an extensive history in the East, in particular India. To me they are good yuan-ti which I find pretty […]

mamono

Moving on to 3rd edition OA there are a few new monsters in this book that were not in 1e. Converting them here. Since these are effectively Asian doppelgängers I built them from the same skeleton to show that they are related. I like that continuity between the mythologies and ecologies in D&D. MAMONO Medium […]

jiangshi – the hopping vampire

Moving on to 3rd edition OA there are a few new monsters in this book that were not in 1e. Converting them here. I retained some of the standard vampire traits just to keep them consistent with each other. HOPPING VAMPIRE Medium undead (yokai), chaotic evil Armor Class 15 (Natural Armor) Hit Points 82 (11d8 + […]

HEBI-NO-ONNA

Moving on to 3rd edition OA there are a few new monsters in this book that were not in 1e. Converting them here. In terms of style, I like the 3e version where she has snakes coming out of her sleeves but otherwise looks like a normal human as opposed to literal snake arms. […]

Hannya

Moving on to 3rd edition OA there are a few new monsters in this book that were not in 2e or 1e. Converting them here. HANNYA Medium fiend (shapechanger, oni), chaotic evil Armor Class 14 (Natural Armor) Hit Points 71 (13d8 + 13) Speed 30 ft. STR DEX CON […]

DOKUFU – The Poison Lady

Moving on to 3rd edition OA there are a few new monsters in this book that were not in 2e or 1e. Converting them here. This one is particularly gross. DOKUFU Huge fey (yokai), chaotic evil Armor Class 22 (Natural) Hit Points 285 (30d10 + 120) Speed 30 ft., climb 50 ft. STR DEX […]

Bog Hag

Moving on to 3rd edition OA there are a few new monsters in this book that were not in 2e or 1e. Converting them here. Bog Hag Medium fey (shapechanger, yokai), chaotic evil Armor Class 14 (Natural Armor) Hit Points 52 (7d8 + 21) Speed 30 ft., swim 40 ft. STR DEX […]