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Monsters of the Wilderness for 5th Edition

Created by Cawood Publishing

A wizard can change the world for better...or worse. 120 new monsters affected by a strange curse for your 5th Edition game.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Join us on Nerdarchy Live this morning!
about 3 years ago – Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 08:25:51 AM

Join us in chat and ask any questions you have! We're on at 900am PST/1200pm EST on Nerdarchy Live! 

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Meet today's monster, the Grim Roc!
about 3 years ago – Tue, Feb 09, 2021 at 02:17:43 PM

Hello, hello. The project continues to move ahead steadily. We're around 62% funded after one week, with just over three weeks to go.


Today's monster is the Grim Roc. There are seven regions in the book, this undead monster is from the Mountain Region. It's another one of the creatures affected directly by Oswald's curse. 

Illustration by Travis Hanson

Here's a new review of the Kickstarter from Tribality:

 Monsters of the Wilderness Review 


A reminder that we'll be the guest on Nerdarchy Live (YouTube channel) tomorrow morning at 0900am PST/1200pm EST! We'll talk about the Kickstarter and other RPG topics. Drop by the chat and ask any questions. We'll post the live link before the show. 

Meet today's monster, the Coroctopus!
about 3 years ago – Mon, Feb 08, 2021 at 05:22:57 PM

Greetings all! Thanks for backing the project, we're 60% of the way after 6 days! Those Stretch Goals are definitely in reach!


The book will have up to 120 monsters in 7 distinct regions (possibly even more monsters with additional Stretch Goals). Here's the Coroctopus from the Ocean Region.

Illustration by Travis Hanson

A reminder that we'll be the guest on Nerdarchy Live (YouTube) this Wednesday, 900am PST/1200pm EST! We will chat with Dave about the book and other RPG topics. Join us in the chat and post any questions. We'll post the link on Wednesday morning. 

Meet today's monster, the Norvan Soldier.
about 3 years ago – Sat, Feb 06, 2021 at 07:45:03 PM

Hope everyone is having a good weekend. Today we meet the Norvan Soldier and share a couple of Kickstarter reviews.


Nerdarchy article:  Cawood Publishing Challenges Adventurers with Monsters of the Wilderness

The Gaming Gang's video preview:  Monsters of the Wilderness on Kickstarter 


More reviews to come! The main page has video reviews of all the other books in the series. 


Today's monster is the Norvan Soldier! The Norvan people live in the frozen North and are detailed in the free Arctic preview booklet on the main page (27 pages!). Norvan are chaotic neutral in alignment and are a hardy, resilient people. They are experienced seafarers and have ambitions to expand their territory. 


Illustration by Travis Hanson

Meet today's monster, the Shapeshifter
about 3 years ago – Fri, Feb 05, 2021 at 02:00:55 PM

Hey everyone, today we take a look at another one of the monsters in the book. Here is the Shapeshifter from the Arctic Region! 

Illustration by Travis Hanson

Next Wednesday, February 10th we'll be a guest on Nerdarchy's Live YouTube channel at 900am PST/12pm EST! We'll be discussing the Kickstarter and other topics. Drop by and join us in chat!

 Nerdarchy Live on YouTube 

We'll post the live link on Wednesday morning.