OA BESTIARY: GIANT CARP

In this set of blog entries I aim to convert the original 1e Oriental Adventure monsters to 5e to provide some extra fodder for an OA campaign. I am using both the original 1e source and the updated 3e source as reference for the build. GIANT CARP “Koi of Unusual Size” Huge beast, unaligned Armor Class 13 (natural armor) Hit […]

OA BESTIARY: BISAN

In this set of blog entries I aim to convert the original 1e Oriental Adventure monsters to 5e to provide some extra fodder for an OA campaign. I am using both the original 1e source and the updated 3e source as reference for the build. I left some of the 3e spells intact – as the DM you will […]

OA BESTIARY: BAJANG

OA BESTIARY: BAKEMONO

In this set of blog entries I aim to convert the original 1e Oriental Adventure monsters to 5e to provide some extra fodder for an OA campaign. I am using both the original 1e source and the updated 3e source as reference for the build. BAKEMONO The bakemonos are cousins to the western goblin and in characteristics and habits […]

ORIENTAL ADVENTURES BESTIARUM VOCABULUM

No treatment of Oriental Adventures would be complete without some mobs in the mix. Here is an overview of PHB mobs and some animal suggestions. To add a bit more uniqueness to the the mix I recommend you use The Last Airbenders approach to fauna – essentially making hybrid animals. For example the polar-dog and […]

Big Book of Robots

Just published my third monster book to the DMs Guild – Big Book of Robots. Its basically a book filled with robots. 🙂

Monstrous Compendium: Visage

I am taking a DM’ing break after the Iron Gods Adventure Path while a friend runs Horde of the Dragon Queen. Nice to be a player again. However I am thinking about my next campaign which I want to be set in Planescape. One of the contenders is Dead Gods as the core of the Planescape game. One of the […]

Becrux, Vortex Dragon

BECRUX Gargantuan dragon (vortex), lawful evil Armor Class 20 (natural armor) Hit Points 333 (18d20 + 144) Speed 40 ft., fly 240ft. STR 26 (+8) DEX 11 (+0) CON 26 (+8) INT 24 (+7) WIS 23 (+7) CHA 24 (+7) Saving Throws Dex +6, Con + 14, Wis +7, Cha +8 Skills Perception+ 13, Stealth […]

GERRZOG, THE GLABERZU

Ahh Gerrzog, the original adventure was designed for 1st level characters so something like a glaberzu would be impossible for the group to take on so they would be forced to figure out a different way. But I knew my PCs who are level 15 would charge in, and charge in they did. I […]

Shivinistra, “High Priestess of Athena”

The insane mage that is at the heart of all the chaos currently on the Infinite Stairway. She was the one who summoned Gerzog the Glaberzu to murder her former lover Oriam. Instead, Gerzog trashed the staircase, murdered or enslaved other travellers and trapped both Oriam and Shivinistra on the stairs until the heroes cleaned […]