Not a Dead Communist

Harpies are one of a number of D&D monsters that owe their origins to Greek myth. However, the story is not quite as simple as that, s...

1E The term "undead", as used in D&D actually refers to (at least) three different categories of being. First, there are t...

In the real world, "lycanthrope" is just another word for "werewolf"; the word literally means "wolf-man" in A...

Werewolves are a longstanding feature of European folklore, with references to men who can turn into wolves dating back to at least the Anci...

Unlike the ogre, which seems to have a medieval origin, trolls have a pedigree that stretches back into ancient myth. Specifically, they are...

Ogres are a common feature in folklore, in which they are typically powerful and brutish humanoids with a taste for human flesh. The word do...

While in modern English, the term "bugbear" is really only used to mean a source of irritation or a recurring problem, it did ori...