Maybe someday, this question will be settled by genetic splicing. There’s a fierce debate that rages every time: what do these creatures sound like? In 4e they have a screech attack, which suggests some kind of loud honking noise, but I always pictured them as making a noise that was a cross between an owl’s hoot and a bear’s growl. Is there a better pair of words in the English language than “Eye Ray”? In 4e, they even come in two sizes (Deadly and Extra Deadly). The Bullette, or “Land Shark”, does its burrowing to tunnel through the ground and snap up unsuspecting adventurers. Obviously we have to pair these with Umber Hulks. Do they have those swirly hypnotist eyes? Do they just rhythmically chant “Ummmmbbbbbeeerrr Huuullllkkkk” until you go crazy? Who knows… I just know these giant burrowing critters are an expected part of every one of my D&D games. Giant bugs with some ill-defined confusion attack. Then, a list of 5 monsters we joke about including, but it never seems to happen except under rare circumstances. I actually had come up with this post BEFORE everyone else on the RPG Bloggers Network started doing their own lists… honest! So here’s my list not necessarily of my favorite monsters in D&D, but of those that I always try to work into every campaign I run.

D&d 5e monsters by type