Sutolore the Outcast Varrangoin

My PCs ran from this guy abandoning treasure in fear. Posted here for reference. Varrangoins resembled emaciated man-sized humanoids with huge leathery bat wings, terrifying skull-like faces, and dark grey or black skin. Their tails were barbed on their ends and filled with a potent poison.[1]Varrangoins were extremely sensitive to sunlight. Each varrangoin had an […]

Sidh

My players keep traveling back to Ynn to use the Vats (they summoned a modern to help them figure out how to use it). Each time they visit I add unique encounters drawn from Alice. Decided to add the Red Queen and make her a sidhe taking liberal inspiration from a Red and Pleasant land […]

VENEFICUS (Unique 5e Sorcerer) [5e Compliant]

Changed to be 1 to 20. Inspiration/source material here. VENEFICUS (SORCERER) Wizards have mind-guns that shoot spell-ferrets. They train and breed spells. Warlocks borrow power. Cleric and Paladins are gifted power. A Sorcerer’s power is their own. They have turned their souls inward and built a pyre in their hearts. They are more real than the rest of […]

Looking Glass Knight

Boss style encounter for the Gardens of Ynn. Inspired by Dark Souls 2 and “Through the Looking Glass”. Looking Glass Knight Large Undead (human), Lawful Evil AC 20 (mirrored plate, mirror shield); HP 256/128 (27d10 + 108); Speed 30 ft. STR +9, DEX +7, CON +8, INT +1, WIS +1, CHA +4 Saving Throws STR +9, DEX +7, CON +8 Skills Athletics +9, Intimidation +8, Perception +5, Persuasion […]

Lucrephage

Shamelessly stealing this idea from Anomalous Subsurface Environment for my Clash of the Titan campaign. This creature was created by Henchmen Abuse so all credit to him. I’ve always liked the idea of treasure golems – or something similar – that protects treasure hoards or steals treasure from PCs. Terrifying for heavily loaded PCs. The […]

Venger

There is a tradition in my house that when one of my kids hits the age of 10 we all watch the Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon together. This being my last round of watching with the family as a part of this tradition I thought it would be fun to convert some of the creatures […]

Maze of the Blue Medusa – 5e Reference Sheet

As of 14/10/2025 ArtsCow is no longer trading. That means all the ArtsCow album links are now broken. So I am linking my original raw files via GDrive here. Originally created for my own reference for playing a 5e version of Maze of the Blue Medusa. My players quickly figured out a shortcut and […]

Glass Minotaur

Shamelessly stealing this idea from Anomalous Subsurface Environment for my Clash of the Titan campaign. This creature was created by Henchmen Abuse so all credit to him. I used this as a support monster in a battle with a medusa who had the entire room mirrored so it was impossible to escape her gaze. When […]

Greco-Roman Hydra

I am currently running my players through an O5R (D&D 5e hacked to feel and play like OSR) version of Odyssey of the Dragonlords and decided to google up some greek/roman monsters for inspiration and found this (and other) great entries. I like this version of the hydra. Here is a 5e version of the creature. […]

Greco-Roman Ettin

I am currently running my players through an O5R (D&D 5e hacked to feel and play like OSR) version of Odyssey of the Dragonlords and decided to google up some monsters to see for inspiration and found this (and other) great entries. I like this version of the ettin and I also like the examples given. […]