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Bonus points if a player can manage to ride one! Look for more homebrew material from the incredible Paul Weber.Ĭreated by Tumblr user tr1lobyte, this owlbear mutation takes to the skies at night to provide a spooky challenge. Looking for an alternative to an orc raiding party? This herd has some cool abilities, such as flanking advantage and pack tactics, which can prove quite challenging to an underestimating cocky party. Thank you Reddit user StriderT for the accompanying GrimmDark manual, supplying bountiful homebrew resources.

Kind of cute from a distance, these creatures become instantly menacing as they reach their clawed hands into your screaming mouth. Here are a few spotlights of my favorite homebrew monsters.īased from the movie Hellboy II: The Golden Army, these ugly buggers look nothing like Dwayne the Rock Johnson, and they certainly won’t leave you presents while you sleep. That’s why I love homebrew monsters-you can throw the unknown at the players and chuckle menacingly when they think they can predict the creature’s attacks, only to get chomped, clawed, and chewed. “He has a teleportation legendary action, so watch out for that!”ĭespite our best efforts, we can’t always prevent meta-gaming. Do you find yourself flustered while throwing a creature at a party because they are ALL DUNGEON MASTERS who know the Monster Manual inside and out?
