Ever wanted to play as a vampire, a naga, or even a derro, but were deterred by unbalanced abilities, the campaign being too low-level, or the constant worry of being attacked by angry townsfolk?
Well worry no more, for Playable Monsters Vol. 1: Fantasy Iconics & Mythology takes 16 popular monsters and redesigns them mechanically to be in line with existing standard races! And just as importantly, each monster's culture has been redesigned to provide explanations for why they'd be tolerated in certain lands, and provide interesting role-playing fodder for PCs of that race!
- Play as a fire giant, belonging to a clan of proud descendants of a fallen empire!
- Take the role of a naga, the sacred guardians of magical shrines and prisons of fell entities!
- Be a doppelganger belonging to the Silent Stars, the mystical organization of lorekeepers tasked with finding forgotten knowledge and responsible for the creation of their race!
- Turn your enemies to stone as a medusa, a humanoid transformed by the esoteric rites of the serpent cults!
- Live life as a vampire, possessed of great power yet cursed with the prison of undeath!