D&D Legends and Lore

The Lore of the Drow | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 51

Tavern tales across sunlit lands whisper of the Underdark, a lightless, subterranean realm that is home to fabled races and ancient, unspeakable evil. It is a domain of p

The Lore of the Tarrasque | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 50

In Dungeons and Dragons, a monster is defined as any creature that can be interacted with and potentially fought and killed. Even something as harmless as a frog or as be

The Legend of Asmodeus | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 49

Asmodeus. The Archfiend. The overlord of all the dukes of hell. He is a primal embodiment of lawful evil and a supreme strategist of unparalleled skill. He alone commands

The Lore of Baphomet | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 48

A demon princes’ arrogance is exceeded only by their ambition. One such demon prince is an insidious presence that worms into mortal hearts and minds, and deceives them

The Lore of Orcs | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 47

To feel the thunder of orcish war drums outside the gate and to hear a chorus of voices growling, “Gruumsh!” is the nightmare of many human, dwarf, and elven settlements

The Lore of Gnolls | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 46

The first gnolls arose from hyenas that fed on flesh tainted by the Abyss. Their corruption and violence delighted the demon lord Yeenoghu, who encouraged their numbers a

The Lore of Oozes | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 45

Among the more peculiar creatures in the world, formless oozes squeeze through dank underground passages, mindlessly feeding on creatures and objects that dissolve in the

The Lore of Warforged | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 44

Created as soldiers for a war that spelled the end of an age, warforged are artificial beings that display a humanoid level of intelligence and self-awareness. To look up

The Lore of Krakens | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 43

Krakens. They rule the mightiest kingdoms, lightless trenches of crushing pressures where the sun never touches, unreachable seas that writhe in anger, jagged depths unde

The Curse of Strahd | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 42

In Barovia, the night is a curse. With the dying of the light, the howls of wolves and shrieks of raven swarms echo through the dismal valleys and wicked souls slip from

The Lore of Trolls | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 41

The Trolls of D&D are a perfect ideation of a monster. Cruel, vicious,merciless. Their warped bi-pedal shape is both grotesque and alien to behold and yet, human enough t

The Lore of Aboleths | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 40

The aboleth are perhaps the least well known and the most misunderstood of all the species which inhabit the Underdark. The reason for this is very simple — the aboleth

The Lore of Fairies | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 39

The Feywild is home to many fantastic peoples. It is understood by some that the word Fairy is applicable to any creature of fey origin. Though they are correct, the word

The Lore of Mystra | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 38

The Mother of All Magic, Our Lady of Spells, the Lady of Mysteries. Mystra is the goddess of magic, and with that the goddess of possibilities. She is venerated by mages

The Legend of Tasha | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 37

Iggwilv the Witch Queen of Perrenland, Natasha the Dark, Tasha of the Circle of Eight, Hura of Ket. She goes by many names, but her legend is singular. She strikes fear i

The Lore of Bahamut | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 36

Although scores, perhaps hundreds, of dragons are remembered in the myths and the legendary histories of the mortal world, only a handful of sages know the truth and brea

The Lore of Beholders | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 35

Know thy enemy is a basic tenant of strategists and adventurers alike. And any who wish to survive the world of dungeons and dragons ought to follow such proven advice. F

The Lore of the Feywild | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 34

The young, the romantic, and the adventurous might follow the whistling wind between tall trunks, across deer paths, and down steep valleys until all at once the wood shi

The Lore of Ogres | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 33

Ogres, considered as selfish raiders and hulking gluttons, spawned of hateful supernatural forces by many of the humanoid peoples of the worlds of D&D. From dismal ruins

The Lore of Dwarves | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 32

Dwarves are creatures of stone, and like stone they change only in response to extremes. They are the Stout Folk, the Deep Folk, the Delvers. Their mighty mountain fortre