![]() ![]() ![]() This is the person who, along with my mother, sister, and brother, instilled a love of storytelling in me. He’s the one who introduced me to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings as a kid. My father, while not a D&D aficionado like me, does enjoy fantasy. I really wanted to explore this idea with one of the best storytellers I have ever known. ![]() You could rewrite many creatures in the Monster Manual just by chatting with someone unfamiliar. Suddenly you would have three new uses for your aboleth miniature and a zillion ideas for new adventures! Much of the art in the Monster Manual shows only the creature with nothing to compare for size, so you could end up with baseball-sized beholders (as my father described them). One creature image could evoke three different stories if shown to three different people who knew nothing about the monster depicted. D&D is filled with art of original creatures that make even the most seasoned fantasy nerds unfamiliar with the game scratch their head and think “What is that?” Sure they likely recognize the art of dragons and vampires, but show a Lord of the Rings fanatic unfamiliar with D&D lore a beholder or a bulette and watch as they ponder the possibilities of the unkown. I know it seems like My Dad’s Monster Manual is an excuse to make some weird dad jokes (and on some level, it totally will be), but the idea behind the book is a little deeper. Today I’m going to tell you what he thinks of the beholder in a little preview for My Dad’s Monster Manual. I got such a great response from the tweet, that I decided to ask my father if he would do it. #DMsGuild Product Idea: "My Dad's Monster Manual." I show my father art from the MM, ask him what he thinks each creature's name and lore is, then I restat them based on his responses. ![]()
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