Desert Monsters [Archive] - Wizards Community

Desert Monsters [Archive] - Wizards Community

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locksley92
05-26-06, 01:37 PM Ok, I'm running a desert campaign, pretty quick here

What do you all think are some good desert monsters in the MM (I don't own any other Monster Manuals.)

Also, any links to good desert monsters that were posted here would be great.

Thanks,
Keeper of the Mists
05-26-06, 01:41 PM A fantastic resource for this would be Sandstorm, the environmental book for deserts. It has a bunch of desert races, monsters, desert-specific feats, and spells...including drift magic. I was running a desert campaign almost exclusively out of it....I don't think I used anything out of the MM.
yonman
05-26-06, 06:19 PM You need more MM books, but since you don't have:

Scorpions, the big ones are particularly nasty.
Basilisks
Behirs
Blue, copper, Brass, Red Dragons
Lions, Elephants, Hyenas, Rhinoceros
Djinnis, Jann, Efreet
Mummys
Sphinxes
Wyverns
Any Undead in ruins like wights, spectres, ghosts, skeletons, etc that rise from sand.
The Vorpal Tribble
05-26-06, 09:33 PM Half-Giants are desert dwellers from the Expanded Psionics Handbook which is open content.
http://srd.pbemnexus.com/psionicMonsters.html#half-giant

Thri-kreen are fantastic and from that book to, but sadly they are not open content.

Also try the Yuan'ti from the MM, but instead of jungle dwellers they are sand dwellers.
dengarbountyhunter
05-27-06, 12:10 PM Also try the Yuan'ti from the MM, but instead of jungle dwellers they are sand dwellers.

What's it like, you just change "viper-like Yuan-ti" to "cobra-like Yuan-ti"?
The Vorpal Tribble
05-27-06, 01:06 PM What's it like, you just change "viper-like Yuan-ti" to "cobra-like Yuan-ti"?
Basically, or sidewinders. Yuan'ti who slither about sideways would be kinda cool.
Lord_Bahamut
06-04-06, 03:11 AM Sand giants are a must. Desert Landwyrms could be a challenge even for high lvl PCs.

A fantastic resource for this would be Sandstorm, the environmental book for deserts. It has a bunch of desert races, monsters, desert-specific feats, and spells...including drift magic. I was running a desert campaign almost exclusively out of it....I don't think I used anything out of the MM.

Sandstorm also has desert-specific PrCs.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
locksley92 05-26-06, 01:37 PM	Ok, I'm running a desert campaign, pretty quick here What do you all think are some good desert monsters in the MM (I don't own any other Monster Manuals.) Also, any links to good desert monsters that were posted here would be great. Thanks,
Keeper of the Mists 05-26-06, 01:41 PM	A fantastic resource for this would be Sandstorm, the environmental book for deserts. It has a bunch of desert races, monsters, desert-specific feats, and spells...including drift magic. I was running a desert campaign almost exclusively out of it....I don't think I used anything out of the MM.
yonman 05-26-06, 06:19 PM	You need more MM books, but since you don't have: Scorpions, the big ones are particularly nasty. Basilisks Behirs Blue, copper, Brass, Red Dragons Lions, Elephants, Hyenas, Rhinoceros Djinnis, Jann, Efreet Mummys Sphinxes Wyverns Any Undead in ruins like wights, spectres, ghosts, skeletons, etc that rise from sand.
The Vorpal Tribble 05-26-06, 09:33 PM	Half-Giants are desert dwellers from the Expanded Psionics Handbook which is open content. http://srd.pbemnexus.com/psionicMonsters.html#half-giant Thri-kreen are fantastic and from that book to, but sadly they are not open content. Also try the Yuan'ti from the MM, but instead of jungle dwellers they are sand dwellers.
dengarbountyhunter 05-27-06, 12:10 PM	Also try the Yuan'ti from the MM, but instead of jungle dwellers they are sand dwellers. What's it like, you just change "viper-like Yuan-ti" to "cobra-like Yuan-ti"?
The Vorpal Tribble 05-27-06, 01:06 PM	What's it like, you just change "viper-like Yuan-ti" to "cobra-like Yuan-ti"? Basically, or sidewinders. Yuan'ti who slither about sideways would be kinda cool.
Lord_Bahamut 06-04-06, 03:11 AM	Sand giants are a must. Desert Landwyrms could be a challenge even for high lvl PCs. A fantastic resource for this would be Sandstorm, the environmental book for deserts. It has a bunch of desert races, monsters, desert-specific feats, and spells...including drift magic. I was running a desert campaign almost exclusively out of it....I don't think I used anything out of the MM. Sandstorm also has desert-specific PrCs.