Hai Nu (Locathath)

Another creature I didn’t originally convert because I felt I its just a reskin of something like a locathath would do. Converted for completeness sake. HAI NU Medium humanoid (ningyo), lawful neutral Armor Class 11 Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2) Speed 10 ft., swim 40 ft. STR DEX CON […]

Goblin Spider

There were some monsters from the AD&D Oriental Adventure book I did not convert originally because I didn’t see the point of them from an D&D ecological point of view the goblin spider was one of these. However, these are legitimate creatures from Japanese mythology so for completeness sake here is the goblin spider. It also […]

A Whale to Remember

Posted here as reference for my PCs. Urlkathoon Awakened Cachalot Whale Gargantuan beast, chaotic neutral Armor Class 16 (barkskin, if dispelled AC is 14) Hit Points 276 (24d20 + 24) Speed 0 ft., swim 60 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 19 (+4) 14 (+2) 13 (+1) 12 (+1) 22 (+6) 7 (-2) Saving Throws INT +8, WIS +13 Skills Medicine +13, Nature +8, Perception +13 Senses Blindsight 120 ft., passive Perception 22 […]

Goblin Rat

There were some monsters from the AD&D Oriental Adventure book I did not convert originally because I didn’t see the point of them from an D&D ecological point of view. However, these are legitimate creatures from Japanese mythology so for complexes sake here they are. Goblin Rat Goblin rats live on the fringes of human […]

Harinobo

Inspired by both Japanese mythology and the Nioh version. Though in nioh its more of an ooze I went with an incorporeal undead type. “A Yokai which emerged from thrown away needles“ The Harinobo is a Yokai formed by worn-out needles and broken blades. People in Japan believed that objects used for long periods of […]

Nue and Nue Familiar

The Japanese chimera with an option for wizards to turn it into a familiar (also appropriate to the lore of Japan). Most of the inspiration came from Nioh as opposed to mythology as such. Possesses a monkey’s face, a tiger’s torso, and snake for a tail, Nue is a fearsome creature of lightning. In addition […]

Gasha-Dokuro

An epic level threat for an oriental adventures campaign. Directly inspired by the creature of the same name from Nioh which in turn comes from the original Japanese folklore version. Gasha-Dokuro is a gigantic yokai born from the remains of the fallen soldiers at Sekigahara. Even in spite of its power and the number of […]

Men-Shen

Found in “Blood of the Yakuza” converted here as I like the concept. Its essentially a good oni. It seems to be a Chinese version of the Zuishin but I felt it was different enough to be its own kami. MEN-SHEN Large celestial (kami), neutral Armor Class 16 (Chain Mail) Hit Points 110 (13d10 + 39) Speed […]

Chattering Ghost

A type of hungry ghost, this child ghost seeks to choke the life out of mortals. CHATTERING GHOST Small undead (yokai), chaotic evil Armor Class 12 Hit Points 13 (3d6 + 3) Speed 0 ft., fly 40 ft. (hover) STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 16 (+3) 14 (+2) 14 (+1) 4 (-3) 12 (+1) 7 (-2) Skills Stealth +6 Damage […]

Travelling to the Phoenix Ruby Tournament

I took the Phoenix Ruby Tournament and updated it to 5e and for my campaign – details on how I changed the flow and individual battles you can see in the adventure path flowchart. The flowchart will make sense of the individual posts in this series. They first had to get there and they decided […]