What Is A Lair?

Not all monsters have lairs, even if they are legendary creatures.

Since these actions can bequite catastrophic, they need to be balanced in some way.

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Should the lairs owner die or move its lair elsewhere,the effects end immediately.

On defeat, playersearn more experiencethan if they fought the monster elsewhere, butthe monsters challenge rating doesnt change.

Here are the best swamp monsters in Dungeons & Dragons!

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Beholder by Eric Belisle

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Beholder by Eric Belisle

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Art by Matt Stewart

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Art by Chris Rahn

Ancient Red Dragon from Dungeons & Dragons.

Art by Joshua Raphael

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Art by Calder Moore

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Mt. Hotenow by Chris Dien

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Art by Dario Jelusic

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Art by Caio Monteiro

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Brass Dragon by Alexandre Honore

People flee amidst water swamp

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