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Keith Ammann creates Mooncrow monster for Dungeons & Dragons

The designer behind The Monsters Know What They're Doing made the flying Monstrosity exclusively for Polygon.

Keith Ammann designed a new Dungeons & Dragons monster called the Mooncrow exclusively for Polygon, the outlet reported.

The Mooncrow is a flying Monstrosity that uses illusions. According to the design, it is built to exploit the weaknesses of a level 5 party.

The creature has a Challenge Rating of 1 or 2 and hunts in flocks of two or three.

Ammann is the author of The Monsters Know What They're Doing, a guide that helps Dungeon Masters prepare combat encounters. An expanded and revised edition of that book, Remonstered!, is coming out on Oct. 6.

His previous book, Making Enemies, is a guide for designing custom monsters.

Quick answers

What is the Mooncrow in Dungeons & Dragons?

It is a flying Monstrosity designed by Keith Ammann that uses illusions and is built to exploit a level 5 party's weaknesses.

What is the Mooncrow's Challenge Rating?

It has a Challenge Rating of 1 or 2 and hunts in flocks of two or three.

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