Hey everyone,
Another late release this week, sorry about that. We have plans in place so that this will stop happening, trust us. The GOOD NEWS is that Questiary now delivers everything in full-colour.
This week's boss is is bringing us back to basics with some "useful humanoids," which was the most popular poll option. Hope you enjoy the Broken Blade mercenary company.
Hey everyone!
We have something cool to show you - an adventure that we produced, with the help of our friends Tom Cartos, Borough Bound, and Fluffy Folio.
The adventure also comes with:
- a PDF primer by Borough Bound on the village of Thestwick, the settlement after which Thestwick Watch, the keep where the adventure takes place, is named
- a battlemap for the village of Theswick provided by Borough Bound...
2022-05-31 16:46:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
We worked together with our partners Cze and Peku to produce a lair map for this week's release. Behold, a portion of the Obsidian Terminus, the infernal prison within the City of Dis that Gaz'Gan the Maimed Incarcerator oversees.
Of course, we're sure you all know about CzePeku.
But if not.... 2022-05-23 20:59:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
We went infernal this week, with the overseer of a prison within the City of Dis. We also have another announcement to make - we're adding a new tier for Foundry VTT content, where you get get all Questiary monsters ready to plug into Foundry VTT.
We've got an early-bird foundry tier open right now so that existing patrons can save themselves 40% forever.
We hooked up with map and music makers Maps and Melodies to give everyone a lair map and associated music track for Voj'Karron the Hydra Princes!
We'll let them introduce themselves.
Greetings! We’re Maps and Melodies, makers of immersive battlemaps and original music to bring your tabletop roleplaying games to life. Every release features distinctive battlemaps (including animate...
2022-05-17 22:04:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
Sorry we're a bit later this week. Ramping up with 6 colored monsters (soon to be seven). This week's prompt was salamanders vs efreeti, but to be honest, we kind of dropped the efreeti.
This week's boss is also technically two bosses in one. Sort of.
Patrons can grab the PDF at this link.
"Voj’Karron set their sights on a new...
2022-05-17 00:50:05 +0000 UTC View PostWhuddup,
Let's vote on some monster themes. A bunch of these themes were suggested by our patrons over in Discord. Join up if you're interested in contributing to stuff like that.
Let's get voting.
2022-05-10 12:33:41 +0000 UTC View Post
We hooked up with mapmaker Zach Moeller to give everyone a lair map for Faithreach the Cinderbringer, our druid lich!
Zach went in a pretty cool direction with this — the lair is a moving tree construct (its working name is the Tree-Rex). Check out the zip file attached to this post for gridded and non-gridded versions. If you like this sort of thing, Zach's got a lot more on his patreo...
2022-05-09 18:05:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
Happy Sunday. Here is the result of our "druid lich" prompt, which we added a fiery touch to.
Hope you enjoy!
Patrons can grab the PDF at this link.
"Distraught, Flaithreach set about to understand the cause of the diebacks. Through his investigations, he correctly concluded that a disease — a pathogen — was being carried thr...
2022-05-09 02:06:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
Hope you're all doing well. We certainly are - its been a great few weeks for us, so thanks for coming along for the ride. Bit of a different approach with the posting this week, we're combining the monster post and the boss doc post into one.
This week was "steampunk renaissance," a popular poll option. I think we veered away from renaissance and more towards some discovered-inspired stuff, but we think people will like it. :)
So, just 10 days ago we proudly announced that we had hit 160 patrons, allowing us to provide two coloured monsters every week.
Well, today, we just hit 240 patrons, blowing past our 200 goal and putting us at the point where we can now provide four coloured monsters every week!
This happened a lot faster than we expected it to, so we'll have to allow Graner, our artist, some time to ramp up, but patrons can expect to see four colored monsters on a regular b...
2022-04-28 14:48:02 +0000 UTC View PostSo, right now we're trying to keep the boss docs within a certain word count, though the time will come when this expands.
For now, a few of you have suggested tactics advice for monsters, particularly the bosses.
We're thinking we can replace the "Adventure Hooks" section of the boss docs with a "boss tactics" section instead.
We think "Adventure Hooks" overlaps decently with "Quests," but figured we'd ask you folks to see what you prefer.
To...
2022-04-25 13:48:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone, here's our fifth Boss Doc. This week, we're serving up a grievously wounded god who succumbs to demonic madness and falsely believes that the other celestials are attempting to steal her secrets away from her.
Patrons can grab the PDF at this link.
"The Great Vault of Forbiddance is said to contain incomprehensible numbers of secrets both da...
2022-04-25 00:22:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone, here are seven new monsters resulting from the popular "Misguided Celestials" theme poll option.
The god of secrets is succumbing to madness, and these are her celestial supporters.
Also, first week of two coloured monsters! Hell yeah! And it looks like we're well on our way to 201 patrons, so we'll be doing three coloured monsters per week very soon.
New Monsters
We linked up with cartographer Fantasy Atlas to provide patrons with a map of the Blackbound coven's library, where centuries of secret arcane knowledge has accumulated. Check out the zip attached to this post for full-resolution gridded and non-gridded versions. If you're eyeing Alvira Garnette and her vampiric coven for you game, this map by Fantasy Atlas provides a great location for you to use as their lair.
"The ability of the vampiric Blackbound coven to sleep in regular...
2022-04-24 15:08:03 +0000 UTC View Post
We gained over 25 patrons in the last two days to reach our first goal of 161 patrons. That means two monsters every week will be full-colour. Starting right now.
Next up? 201 patrons for three full-colour monsters every week.
2022-04-18 12:32:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone, here's our fourth Boss Doc. This week, we're serving up the matron of a vampire coven who is hell-bent on expanding her influence.
"...they whisper about Alvira growing weak and emotional and worry that her personal relationships threaten the status of the coven. They believe that Marcus must be destro...
2022-04-17 12:53:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone, here are seven new monsters resulting from a previous theme poll, of which one of the top results was "Vampires and Spawn."
We're doing vampires + witch covens this week.
Enjoy!
New Monsters
Alvira Garnette, Coven Bloodmother
2022-04-17 12:52:51 +0000 UTC
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This post explains our offerings and tells you where to find the specific piece of content you might be looking for.
Simple — you go to questiary.com/monsters, sort through the list until you find the monster you need, and it's all there on the ...
2022-04-13 00:38:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
A while back we told people we'd be releasing regular encounters. Well, those writing assignments ended up turning into Boss Docs, but we still have a few encounters we drafted up that we figured we'd release anyway despite the change in direction. So here's another one of them.
An encounter featuring an abyssal boar for characters of 5t...
2022-04-13 00:16:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
We're making our monsters freely available for commercial use for all patrons. If you create and sell your own 5e content and want to incorporate our monsters into your work, here's everything you need to know.
Commercial Use Guidelines
Whilst you’re a supporter of Questiary on Patreon, all Questiary monsters are otherwise freely available for commercial use in your products subject to the following requirements:
Hey everyone, our third Boss Doc is here. Some minor layout updates that I think really improve the flow of the document. Our best one yet, in my opinion! This week, we're serving up an elite ruling class that has been trapped in an Astral prison of their own making for thousands of years, warping them into aberrant dream monsters.
Patrons can grab the PDF at this link. ...
2022-04-10 14:15:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Here everyone, here are seven new monsters resulting from a previous theme poll, of which the top result was "Sleep, Dreams, Nightmares."
Had a lot of fun with these ones. Hope you see something you like.
New Monsters
It feels like we're going to be doing these a lot.
Vampires and Spawn, Steampunk Renaissance, and Misguided Celestials are all in the schedule now.
We've also locked in "Devilish Jailers" for an upcoming collaboration that we're excited about (you're welcome, Matthew).
We teamed up with Dungeon Strugglers to bring you more fungal goodness this week. We'll let them introduce themselves below.
You can download the hi-res art files attached to this post!
Puffbomb
Wondrous item, rare
This 3-inch diameter spherical fungal sac is filled with poisonous spores that burst forth if disturbed....
2022-04-04 22:16:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
Our second Boss Doc is here. This week, we're serving up a fungal fey lord from the Feygloam (our copyright-friendly term for the Feywild).
Patrons can grab the PDF at this link.
The magical, capricious plane of the Feygloam is populated by all manner of royal court, each with its own values, traditions, and unique cu...
2022-04-04 00:14:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
Click the name of the boss to download the associated PDF.
Boss Doc #1 - Four Fingers, Archon of the Archipelago
Boss Doc #2 - Myzanthium, Rotting Lord of the Withered Court
Boss Doc #3 - 2022-04-04 00:08:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone, here are seven new monsters that share a fungal theme — one boss with their related allies and associates.
New Monsters
Hey friends,
We're doing another theme poll because we're trying to get a few weeks ahead on our production schedule and and we had, like, a four-way tie on the last one.
This weekend we'll be releasing a batch of fungus monsters with a cool boss.
Next week we'll be releasing some mysterious Astral Plane stuff with a cool boss.
After that? Up to you to help us figure it out.
In addition to voting for a theme below, feel free to comment on the po...
2022-04-01 12:34:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
A while back we told people we'd be releasing regular encounters. Well, those ended up turning into Boss Docs, but we still have a few encounters we drafted up that we figured we'd release anyway despite the new change in direction. So here's one of them.
An encounter featuring an elder faun for characters of 5th to 9th level. ...
2022-03-31 18:30:22 +0000 UTC View Post