Foe Foundry Monsters
Monster Families
Explore curated collections of thematically linked monsters, complete with lore, statblocks, and encounter ideas.
- Undead — Cursed beings animated by death and undeath
- Monstrosities — Creatures twisted by magic, curse, or chaos
- Fanatics and Faithful — Faithful instruments of the divine or worshippers of the occult and forbidden
- Orcs and Goblinoids - Bloodrage-fueled ancestral warriors or chaotic tricksters, pillagers, and endless nuisances
- Soldiers and Fighters - martial NPCs
Villains & Rivals
Create memorable antagonists and rival adventuring parties for your campaign.
Villains
Craft the perfect villain for your 5E campaign with tiered threats, themed minions, villain goals, personality traits, and spicy twists.
Rivals
Build rival adventuring parties your players will love to hate with ready-to-use NPC parties, adventure hooks, and statblocks.
Constructs
Constructs are animated creations made for a singular purpose.
- Simulacrum - magically animated fragments of personality
Giants
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Giants are primordial creatures, living walking bones of the earth.
- Ogres - ravenous and destructive hulks
- Frost Giants - frozen reavers of blood and battle
Humanoids
Not all threats crawl from crypts. Some wear robes and carry grimoires. These monsters think, plan, and cast.
- Assassins - deadly killers and masters of poison
- Bandits - outlaws of the roads and wilds
- Berserkers - battle-frenzied warriors of blood and glory
- Cultists - worshippers of the occult and forbidden
- Goblins - little balls of mischief and mayhem
- Guards - watchful sentries and keepers of the peace
- Mages - master of arcane magicks
- Orcs - bloodrage-fueled ancestral warriors
- Priests - faithful instruments of the divine
- Spies - infiltrators, informants, and masters of deception
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Thugs - brutal enforcers and hired nuscle
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Warriors - disciplined soldiers of steel and strategy
See also these curated Humanoid Family Pages for curated collections of related monsters:
Monstrosities
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Monstrosities defy nature: ancient experiments, magical amalgams, and living symbols of disaster.
- Basilisks - reptilian predators with petrifying gaze and venomous bite
- Chimeras - monstrous messenger of imminent disaster
- Manticores - flying hunters with spiked tails and sharper tongues
- Merrow - demonically twisted merfolk
- Mimics - paranoia-inducing shapeshifting ambusher
- Owlbears - unnaturally territorial predators
Oozes
Slimes, jellies, and cubes. Silent, shapeless, and strangely efficient.
- Gelatinous Cubes - acidic, nigh-invisible dungeon cleaner
Undead
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Bleached bones. Rotting flesh. Soul fragments clawing their way back to life from the River Styx. The Undead of Foe Foundry aren't just cannon fodder. They're cursed echoes of mortal lives, each with their own twisted flavor.
- Ghouls - ravenous cannibals possessed by undeath
- Liches - immortal masters of undeath and arcana
- Necromancers - mortal mages practicing heretical dark arts
- Skeletons - fragments of a soul bound to bleached bones
- Spirits - echoes of rage and regret
- Wights - deathly cold malignant warriors of old
- Zombies - shambling relentless hordes
