#shadow mastiff

[organhound]

big skeleton woman

[twilightofthesandwiches]

Which Edition of D&D had the best design/artwork of a Shadow Mastiff?

First Edition

Second Edition

Third Edition

Fourth Edition

Fifth Edition

Voting ended onMar 25

[nouveaumoon]

my (maybe) final character for artfight, avalon!

[fountainstrangerart]

A sketch of V and his new Shadow Mastiff friend Edelweiss~

There was never a more confused shadowfell monster in history hehe

[mcshadass]

Enemies from the one-shot (which became a two-shot due to shenanigans) I finished yesterday. It went pretty well (though I was feeling pretty out of it by the end, and it showed... haha...ha....)

[dwollsadventures]

Daily D&D Monster: Shadow Mastiff

Or, as they're more famously known as: black dogs. We've already covered hellhounds and the barghest, but there are so many other varieties to speak about. The one most people may recognize is the Hairy Jack, a ghostly breed which forms up a majority of sightings. Generally they're just like regular dogs, except you can't see them all the time and when you do you never forget. Meaner Jacks are often called Padfoot, but it's arguable whether or not that's a real breed. I've already talked loads about barghests, the canine house elf/hunting dog of the fey, but a smaller breed exists in the Capelthwaite. Often more amicable and less shy than their larger cousins. To counteract this friendliness are the Black Shuck and Pesanta, two breeds that seem to actively wish malice upon people. Black Shucks are like coyotes: prone to running away but can menace people from afar. Some confuse them with Barghests, but the distinction is active. Catalan Pesanta on the other hand are almost like bogeymen; steel skeletons wrapped in a dog's coat, able to squeeze into cracks to chase down their quarry and even pursue them in their dreams like nightmares. Often, Church Grim are put in place to battle malevolent spirits like these. The recipe for creating a Grim comes from the Scandinavian Peninsula, and no matter what shape of animal is buried under the church they all seem to act similar. Despite being protectors they're also pretty dang scary, as they don't do things that living dogs do, like eat or breathe or react to hugs. In a twist on the Church Grim is the Freybug, Western Europe's answer to the ghoul. Even though they're on this list, they're closer to goblins and other fey than black dogs. Freybug mimic other black dogs, but abuse the trust of humans by patrolling graves and occasionally digging them up for a meal. But Grims can send them packing no problem. They're nothing compared to elfs and trolls.

[mentally-retired]

need to be seeing more nimbus fanart pronto

particularly durge shadow magic sorcerer has recently been filling with absolute delight with his puppy dog in my new campaign

its a real real shame you cannot pet him like scratch

[lyracreek]

And part member number 4: the baby

Image Description: [On the leftmost side, from top to bottom: “STR 16; DEX 14; CON 13; INT 5; WIS 12; CON 5”

Two drawings. One is a drawing of a dog based off of a shadow mastiff in Dungeons and Dragons 5e though softer and less detailed. The other is Rose - a large drow woman in a floppy sun hat, a long pink dress, gold hoop earrings, a black corded belt with a blue center pierce and blue ends, and not wearing shoes - holding the shadow mastiff up to her chest and scratching the dog’s cheek.

On the right, it says: “Ada she/her; Shadow Mastiff”

“Actions: Bite, Bay (if a hearing creature within 60 feet fails a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw, they are frightened for 1d6 rounds)”

“Notes: Healed by Maggie and Rose after stumbling on her, Ada followed them. While Maggie was wary, Rose immediately adopted Ada.”]