Personally, I have no idea how a seemingly simple 10ft large cube of acidic Jello became the D&D icon that it is, but Gelatinous Cubes can trace their origins all the way back to 1st edition, where they haunted the 10x10 corridors of ubiquitous dungeons of Greyhawk and have appeared in every version of the game since.

These tiniest members of the Draconic family are often associated with being Familiars to good-aligned arcane spell casters. Highly intelligent and fickle, some would say it is more likely that the pseudodragon regards the wizard as its familiar and that they are the boss.

I love trolls. They are gross, smell bad, and drive engagement with circular arguments based on personal preference that I can milk endlessly to get the number of comments on each video up… Oh! Wait, that’s next episode. Today we are talking about D&D Trolls, who are just as fun to engage with as a DM, especially when used on a party who have not battled them before. 

If there was a “Best PR for a Merciless D&D Predator” award over the past 50 years it would surely go to the agent for the Owlbear. From its origins as a magical mishap in a wizard's workshop inspired by a misshapen toy dinosaur in Gary Gygax’s collection in 1975 to one of the most iconic and, dare I say, adored D&D creatures in the modern game, this fuzzy-feathery, large monstrosity has certainly turned on the charm.

There is nothing more frightening in the D&D bestiary than creatures who ignore death saving throws… and at CR2, the Aberration known as Gibbering Mouther is possibly the first enemy with this horrifying ability that your party will encounter.

Welcome to the first instalment of “Creature Feature”, where each episode we will dissect a D&D 5e monster and see what makes it tick. The very first enemy players new to D&D in 5th edition most likely met as they rode their cart towards Phandalin in the Lost Mine Starter Set, were Goblins. So, it felt fitting to kick things off by grinding down this iconic monster family, which has undergone significant changes in the new rules.