Dungeons & Dragons 5E: Alien Bestiary | Role-Playing Games: Unleash creativity, craft stories, and explore epic worlds!
D&D 5E: Alien Bestiary | Role-Playing Games: Unleash creativity, craft stories, and explore epic worlds!
The Alien Bestiary presents an awe-inspiring collection of sci-fi and space-themed creatures, designed for the 5th Edition of the world’s most iconic roleplaying game! Whether your heroes are journeying into the far reaches of space or defending their homeworld from eldritch invaders, this book offers the perfect menagerie of monsters. Ideal for any original universe you create, or established settings like the Aethera Campaign Setting or Legendary Planet Adventure Path, these creatures will enrich your game with otherworldly peril.
Inside, you’ll encounter a range of foes and potential allies—playable species for your spacefaring campaigns, terrifying cosmic horrors, and apocalyptic entities straight out of science fiction’s most chilling narratives.
The Alien Bestiary compiles nearly 300 creatures, spanning Challenge Ratings from 1/8 to 30. From mutated minions to incomprehensible cosmic abominations, you’ll find a vast array of threats to challenge your players. It includes monsters from the Legendary Planet and Aethera settings, as well as new 5E aliens and androids such as the myrmidon robot, plasma ooze, and star-spawn of Cthulhu. Plus, you’ll discover unique creatures never before seen, like the asteroid worm, star fairy, meteor dragon, and the supermassive singularity!
This volume is more than just a collection of monsters—it also features valuable resources for expanding your game. Detailed appendices cover cults devoted to the Great Old Ones, native creatures of the Aethera system, and an index of creatures categorized by type and CR. You’ll also find rules for high-tech traps and environmental hazards, alongside spells, feats, and expanded mechanics for dealing with dangers like aetherite radiation and the vacuum of space.
The PDF version is fully bookmarked and hyperlinked for ease of use, and the book is filled with stunning artwork and expertly crafted design by some of the top talents in the RPG industry. With immersive ecology, rich backstories, and gripping lore, the creatures in The Alien Bestiary are designed to provide a dynamic, cinematic experience at the table.
