Fearsome Foes - Mimic Tower

It’s a really good thing mimics don’t get building sized, that would be a nightmare! They don’t get building-sized right? With the rumors floating around lately, you’re not so sure. But that’s crazy, it’s probably just wizards.

Enter: The Mimic Tower! Meant to be the centerpiece of a one-shot or other such short adventure, if you need something shorter to throw at your players between plot beats, this is the monster for you! Included are the titular monster, along with supporting monsters, a bite-sized adventure, and magic items!

About three months ago I posted a design for stat cards featuring 5E beasts, something I had been playing around with for druid players and DM’s alike and the feedback was really great. It was basically just started out as a way of getting more out of the tokens I was drawing for VTT, combining them with simplified versions of the MM statblocks using icons I made.

In the last three months, I spent a lot of my spare time going through the design and trying to streamline it even more. Combining icons to visualize attack options like multi-attack, types of damage an attack does and alternative types of speed. The layout was reshaped to fit simple poker size cards and the text about the same scale as standard MTG cards so that I could fit up to half of the page of text (in some cases) on a single card. I used MTG cards as a reference, not just for the lettering but also for the scale of the card. That way people can reuse the foils they have for those cards for these cards too.

I also spent that time drawing unique illustrations for the 88 beasts in the back of the manual, including the dinosaurs in the front of the manual. What came out was this full deck and I’m pretty proud of it. If it’s a success I might try my hands on doing more simplified stat cards, a task that might seem pretty straight forward: just reuse the design I have for these, but in reality is actually much more difficult once you start taking into account spells and more complex actions than what beasts fall back on.

If you like these cards you can get them on DriveThruRPG or try your luck on my Instagram where I’m doing a free giveaway of three decks for my followers.

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Forgotten Foes - Godhands

Get involved with the schemes of godlike beings bent on destroying their own. The Godhands are intelligent, paranoid, and extremely dangerous to all who find themselves tangled in their political web. Despite the danger, they are often surrounded by loyal followers.

Harpy Flock

Play as a free-spirited Harpy flitting from town to town performing for the masses, or a tenacious flightless feathered fighter trying to prove themselves. The Harpy player race has you covered with four different types of bird person. Which one will you choose?

Monster Girls - Chimeras

The Chimeras are a group of hybrids only connected by that one fact. All of them are completely unique from one another except for that one thing. Play as a deep-diving Scylla, or a mountaineering Manticore!

The Chimeras are part of an ongoing monster girl-inspired series! If you want to see the exclusive subraces, full PDF, and much more, consider paying my Patreon a visit!

The Malegorian

Your bloodline comes from the rare Malegorian who not only escaped the city gates before they snapped shut, but didn’t succumb to the blight you must now deal with. Both a blessing and a curse, you’re able to use it to your advantage, but take care to keep control.

The Malegorian is a companion to the forgotten foe pack Realm of Beasts. If you want more lore or more themed enemies, consider checking them out along with many more Forgotten Foes on my Patreon!

Paradox Pack: Subclasses

The Paradox Pack is a pack of three subclasses that subvert expectations! If you've ever wanted to play a paladin with an evil past, a wizard who skipped all that school nonsense, or a warlock who draws their power not from an otherworldly being but a powerful ruler, then you can find all three on my Patreon.

Godhands

As their name suggests, Godhands resemble the disembodied hand of a greater being. They are highly intelligent schemers, waging a secret war against their kin. It’s best not to get involved - it doesn’t matter who or what they use to ensure their own victory.

This is part of the long-running Forgotten Foes series which features creatures considered to be mere myth, if they're remembered at all. If you like this monster, consider paying my Patreon a visit for many more interesting creatures like it!

Slaughterhouse Horrors - Lump of Swine

A cornered necromancer is truly a dangerous foe. As a last-ditch effort to ward off attackers, the Lump of Swine is a reanimated pile of carcasses bent only on destroying anything its master deems an enemy. It holds no solid form, even pieces hewn from the main mass are able to act and attack.

The slaughterhouse horrors are a collection of seven monsters from the disturbed mind of a necromancer who ran out of the typical materials one would use for such magic. If you want to see more of these and other unique monsters, consider paying my Patreon a visit!

Harpies - Strix

Unusual among the Harpies both for being nocturnal and for tending to settle down in one place, the Strix are an odd bunch. Many are confused for Raptors at a glance, and while both have a proclivity toward martial abilities, the Strix are more at home in a quiet library than hunting in a forest.

The Harpies are part of an ongoing monster girl-inspired series! If you want to see the exclusive subraces and much more, consider paying my Patreon a visit! Art by queenchikkibug on Twitter!

Unbound Monsters - Corrupted Ice

Scavengers are ubiquitous, and the Foyleter takes up that mantle in the North Pole. Though it resembles a reptile at a glance, they seem unbothered by the cold. As with many things among the ice and snow, it seems to have been influenced by something more sinister.

Monster Girls

Ever found yourself wishing for more monstrous player races based on things like slimes, snakes, and rabbits? Look no further! The monster girl series is a pack of player races inspired by, well, monster girls! But don’t worry, monster guys are also an option.

You’ll get a variety of new player races to choose from, including a few based on DnD monsters, with stats and abilities that have gone through playtesting and careful consideration. Also included for a select few are racial feats that might pique players’ interests.

Forgotten Foes - Filler Art Update II

The Forgotten Foes are about to enter an exciting new phase! The first two volumes are finally nearing their "proof of concept" phase. The entirety of the first volume got new filler art and quality of life improvements!

Consider revisiting the Forgotten Foes Vol. 1 content (The Flayed Court, Aurmadil, Garden Guardians, Moon Kin, Therions, and Tainted Fey), or check it out if you haven’t!

I'm proud of how the Forgotten Foes are coming together, and I'm excited to show what I have in store for them.