I was in a low level adventure with a Green Hag as the final boss. One of the first adventures was to find the cause of a village crops failing and villagers missing. The DM ran a Scarecrow. We all rolled poorly to recognize clues and investigation checks. Those two sessions were harder than the final fight.
Yes, with our wizard casting a well timed Fairy Fire spell it went our way quickly. What made it truly scary was the the DM never just said "The Scarecrow does ...." it was always described as a creature or a figure when we were fighting or saw it. It was only after we had finished the encounter that we learned that "the Scarecrow falls dead at your feet." The Scarecrow had always been in there in the background description we just never caught on or rolled 6 or below on investigations checks.
As a upcoming fresh GM/ DM this is appreciate this. If I start soon, my go to will be ethereal dangers or allies. Spooky👻 TIP from a hobby painter: use gloss varnish-> green stuff worlds candy ink/ paint ->fluor ink/paint-> lock in with another layer of gloss layer. Painting clear plastic minis like flame skulls, banshees, ghosts, spectres, wraiths and even magical and elemental effects will be a breeze and alot of fun! Fluorescent ink glows in the dark by UV light or ordinary light exposure. You can use a layer of fluor ink on opaque minis like underdark mushrooms etc. Unlike Phosphorus, that store energy from light sources, then release it in the dark
@@DumbestDnD Those are the most beginner friendly! Note Im a fan of the Army Painter lines of painta but do as said go for Green Stuff World, even Citadel for fancier specialised effect stuff. Well undead in general is easy to paint sibce no worries if the painted areas arent top-notch and messy. They are undead after all. Noble fancy Vampires could need more careful painting but their more feral cousins, Nosferateu isnt that in need of being perfectionistic about. I usually splash on some greyish skin coloring with sickly colors. The ground/ base they are on I paint dirt brown, stone grey, mossly/ sickly green. I use blood red paint/ effect in mouths on claws etc and apply gloss afterwards for a wet look. Can use gloss varnish on the ground if its in a wet ground area. I use acrylic, wash, speedpaint ( kinda mix if wash and acrylic ). You have more coverage and control with standard acrylic but need wash or drybrushing to get shadow effect and datken nooks and crannies. Speedpaint is great for rough, non flat areas. If painting on say larger minis like on a dragons wings, do it quickly. Speedpaint dries faster and might flake off if you are impatient and want to layer again. Also wash ANY minis be it primed or non-primed in temperate water and soap to get rid off production residue.
@ZeroZeroZeroZero111 remember too, you can always use the jaws approach to build tension, playing up signs of a spooky monster without having it show right away
@@DumbestDnD Love this idea. I am doing Dragons of Stormwreck isle to start, and thinking about having the octopus be a reoccurring enemy - retreating repeatedly and reappearing later in the story.
My first D&D novel was Knight of the Black Rose. Lord Soth, the titular Death Knight, commands a host of banshees and their wail is exactly as you described. Many of the doomed spuld against them fled, and those that didn't were frozen in fear. Funny enough, that book also has the one appearance of a Gibbering Mouther I've ever seen in any media. Mind you, it wasn't specifically called such, but it's still unmistakeable by description. An amorphous body, countless eyes with a mouth to match each pair, and a disturbing ability to lock its prey in a nightmare hallucination of their own past.
@@DumbestDnD Honestly, the Star Spawn was perfect for my campaign, as I'll be taking my players to the Far Realms for the finale. There's a lot of cosmic horror themes in the campaign already, so I was delighted to see a monster I can use to foreshadow things yet to come!
I was in a low level adventure with a Green Hag as the final boss. One of the first adventures was to find the cause of a village crops failing and villagers missing. The DM ran a Scarecrow. We all rolled poorly to recognize clues and investigation checks. Those two sessions were harder than the final fight.
@dennykerns8076 scarecrows are definitely an honorable mention, did you survive?
Yes, with our wizard casting a well timed Fairy Fire spell it went our way quickly.
What made it truly scary was the the DM never just said "The Scarecrow does ...." it was always described as a creature or a figure when we were fighting or saw it. It was only after we had finished the encounter that we learned that "the Scarecrow falls dead at your feet."
The Scarecrow had always been in there in the background description we just never caught on or rolled 6 or below on investigations checks.
As a upcoming fresh GM/ DM this is appreciate this. If I start soon, my go to will be ethereal dangers or allies. Spooky👻 TIP from a hobby painter: use gloss varnish-> green stuff worlds candy ink/ paint ->fluor ink/paint-> lock in with another layer of gloss layer. Painting clear plastic minis like flame skulls, banshees, ghosts, spectres, wraiths and even magical and elemental effects will be a breeze and alot of fun! Fluorescent ink glows in the dark by UV light or ordinary light exposure. You can use a layer of fluor ink on opaque minis like underdark mushrooms etc. Unlike Phosphorus, that store energy from light sources, then release it in the dark
Solid tips, thanks! How do you typically handle zombie/undead painting?
@@DumbestDnD Those are the most beginner friendly! Note Im a fan of the Army Painter lines of painta but do as said go for Green Stuff World, even Citadel for fancier specialised effect stuff. Well undead in general is easy to paint sibce no worries if the painted areas arent top-notch and messy. They are undead after all. Noble fancy Vampires could need more careful painting but their more feral cousins, Nosferateu isnt that in need of being perfectionistic about. I usually splash on some greyish skin coloring with sickly colors. The ground/ base they are on I paint dirt brown, stone grey, mossly/ sickly green. I use blood red paint/ effect in mouths on claws etc and apply gloss afterwards for a wet look. Can use gloss varnish on the ground if its in a wet ground area. I use acrylic, wash, speedpaint ( kinda mix if wash and acrylic ). You have more coverage and control with standard acrylic but need wash or drybrushing to get shadow effect and datken nooks and crannies. Speedpaint is great for rough, non flat areas. If painting on say larger minis like on a dragons wings, do it quickly. Speedpaint dries faster and might flake off if you are impatient and want to layer again. Also wash ANY minis be it primed or non-primed in temperate water and soap to get rid off production residue.
Same, I’m DMing for the first time in 2 weeks. Will need to sneak some horror in there given the season.
@ZeroZeroZeroZero111 remember too, you can always use the jaws approach to build tension, playing up signs of a spooky monster without having it show right away
@@DumbestDnD Love this idea. I am doing Dragons of Stormwreck isle to start, and thinking about having the octopus be a reoccurring enemy - retreating repeatedly and reappearing later in the story.
My first D&D novel was Knight of the Black Rose. Lord Soth, the titular Death Knight, commands a host of banshees and their wail is exactly as you described. Many of the doomed spuld against them fled, and those that didn't were frozen in fear.
Funny enough, that book also has the one appearance of a Gibbering Mouther I've ever seen in any media. Mind you, it wasn't specifically called such, but it's still unmistakeable by description. An amorphous body, countless eyes with a mouth to match each pair, and a disturbing ability to lock its prey in a nightmare hallucination of their own past.
Gibbering mouthers are only surpassed in disgustingness by the Oblex in my mind.
Also, first as in wrote? Or first as in read?
@DumbestDnD Oh, first as in read lol. James Lowder was the author for Knight of the Black Rose and I would never claim that title.
@Gregbarlow04 all good, just wanted to double check if the great James Lowder was gracing the comments section 😄
I used the Nothic once - but in a non-DnD game. My players didn't recognize it, because it's from another game, what made it so much cooler.
Cool list, I'm going to use a Nilbog to add a bit of spice to my game!
Thanks! Nilbog's are especially good to mix in when the party is used to goblins. Very opposite.
23:41 Can’t we just get beyond thunderdome?
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Great work!! Have my like. :)
@@Paparoulis I accept your like and give to you my humble gratitude
@@Paparoulis any particular monster extra spooky for you?
@@DumbestDnD Honestly, the Star Spawn was perfect for my campaign, as I'll be taking my players to the Far Realms for the finale. There's a lot of cosmic horror themes in the campaign already, so I was delighted to see a monster I can use to foreshadow things yet to come!
@@Paparoulis nice, so many variations too
Spectre, Ghost, Doppelganger and Bagman are nasty too
You included the Cloaker but not the Roper, which is far more deadly? Tsk tsk.
Sounds like I may need a part two? 😉
Ha, I just watched to find out what the undead was that you had the title image with. Wrath, stealing that image for a PC undead build.
Wasn't a Bodak one of those pre-dragonborn dragon dudes from dragon-lance?
Bozak was a form of draconian from Dragonlance