The Questiary Definitive PDFs
Hey all!
One last post for good luck. And of course the promised PDFs.
Attached below are two PDFs:
- Questiary Bosses (236 pages)
- Questiary Bestiary (121 pages)
These contain...
2022-10-30 15:28:19 +0000 UTC View Post
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We're shutting down.
It pains us to say it, but Questiary is shutting down. We started with big plans and a big team, and ultimately, we weren't able to grow fast enough to be able to financially support ourselves.
Despite tinkering with a couple different product formats and believing that we'd had a quality recipe, we couldn't find the market.
September will be the last month of monsters. :(
Thanks a million to everyone who has supported us thus far — we greatly appreciate it. 2022-09-24 23:48:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Bestiary entry 016 - Garghoul
Garghouls are gargoyles that were born out of an infusion of a mortal spirit into previously inanimate stone through powerful necro-conjuration magic. Though a garghoul retains no personality traits or memory of its former life, the nature of its creation grants it an intelligence superior to traditional gargoyles and consistent with the mortal races. Garghouls have limited spellcasting abilities and their faces are so horrifying as to induce madness in those that meet their gaze. 2022-09-23 22:24:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Bestiary entry 015 - Shimmerglot
Shimmerglots are living, subterranean vessels of wild magic, which churns within their bodies and causes them great discomfort if not channelled appropriately. To harness this wild magic and soothe their pain, these arcane monstrosities augment themselves with minerals and gems. Their skin has adhesive and alchemical properties that allow the creatures to cover their bodies in mineral fragments, which, as they gradually become absorbed into their flesh, act as outlets and release valves f...
2022-09-21 01:25:59 +0000 UTC View PostBestiary entry 014 - Arakyetti
Arakyettis are gruesome creatures that resemble a cross between a yeti and a giant spider. These carnivorous creatures make their homes in frozen tundras and snow-capped mountain ranges, feeding on creatures that range in size from hares to bison.
2022-09-17 14:55:14 +0000 UTC View PostBestiary entry 013 - Kindlekraner
Kindlekraners are capricious creatures of fey origin who have been infused with primordial energies from the Elemental Plane of Fire, making them extraplanar nomads and outcasts who find no permanent home in either of the planes from which they share ancestry. The original kindlekraners were goblins from the Feygloam who were enslaved by efreetis and transformed by powerful magic to suit their new purpose as the builders of great citadels of fire. In the millennia since, the kindlekraners...
2022-09-14 11:40:02 +0000 UTC View PostBestiary entry 012 - Famish Geist
Famish geists are the malevolent spirits of those who died of starvation or malnourishment, either directly or indirectly. These spirits manifest most often where the causes of their deaths were the results of greedy or negligent rulers or landowners. Conditions such as crushing taxes that make the cost of living prohibitively expensive, failing local defenses that leave fields to be pillaged by bandits, and neglected agricultural infrastructure that constrains supply all might produce fa...
2022-09-12 15:18:05 +0000 UTC View PostBestiary entry 011 - Thespiris
A thespriris is the spirit of a bard or similar performer who has remained bound to the Material Plane because of their unfinished business. Driven by unreached potential and broken dreams, thespirites haunt sites of performance, interfacing with and possessing the living in a hollow attempt to recreate what they most enjoyed in life.
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2022-09-09 12:45:12 +0000 UTC View PostBestiary entry 010 - Grimgillet
"The creatures that lurk at the edges of the Far Realm are formless and terrible. On the rare occasion that one of these creatures finds its way to the Material Plane, it must assume physical form so that it may draw power. Some of these Far Realm beings are known as grimgillets — creatures who take form on the Material Plane from the stories and myths of the mortal races, particularly stories that inspire fear in their listeners. Grimgillets, like most of the Far Realm, do not have min...
2022-09-07 01:03:05 +0000 UTC View PostBestiary entry 009 - Chivalrot
"Chivalrots are undead knights propelled by their unfinished business, their names and causes lost to time. All chivalrots originally set out on a quest that led inevitably to failure and death. In the years that have passed since, they have roamed the land, perhaps searching for a kingdom which no longer exists, or a new quest they can complete to restore themselves to glory. Their souls are frayed and have become entwined with chivalric oaths and codes that have been twisted by death an...
2022-09-04 02:33:28 +0000 UTC View PostBestiary entry 008 - Whispergrist
"A whispergrist is a long-eared fey that enters the dreams of its victims to learn their most vulnerable secrets. It then passes these secrets on to others to breed conflict, either by planting them in minds through dreams, or by leaving carefully-forged notes in places where they are sure to be discovered. Whispergrists that have been brought into service under powerful fey lords and ladies can serve as excellent spies, but the creatures innately despise authority and are usually only in...
2022-09-01 01:19:54 +0000 UTC View PostEichkonig - Bestiary entry 007
Hey everyone, here's the first monster of the week.
"Eichkonigs are towering treants that are corrupted by dark magic. They may originally have been trees awoken by necromancers or crazed druids, or treants that succumbed to the greater, wide-scale destruction of an entire forest. Their root systems spread deep beneath the ground, slowly infecting the surrounding earth with their malevolent intent. They creep into burrows, strangling the animals inside, consuming their essence...
2022-08-30 01:32:00 +0000 UTC View PostDo you want classic monster variants?
Hey everyone,
We've got a lot of great feedback so far on the new format.
We've heard multiple times now that people still want to see some simpler monsters, like minions and such.
To be clear, I don't think we're talking only about low CR here, as monsters under our new format will include lower CRs on a regular basis.
One aspect of simpler, minion-ish monsters is classic monster variants, like goblins, gnolls, hill giants, etc.
We coul...
2022-08-27 14:45:10 +0000 UTC View PostAdjudicon - Bestiary entry 006
Hey everyone,
Here's the last monster for this week - the adjudicon.
"An adjudicon is a celestial assassin sent from the Upper Planes by vengeful deities to hunt down a single individual who has grievously wronged a god. These shapeshifting beings can pose convincingly as mortals for the purposes of reaching their target, but often leave a trail of bodies in their path as they pursue their prey."
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Corpsewing - Bestiary entry 005
Hey everyone,
Here's the second monster this week - the corpsewing.
"A corpsewing is the result of a dragon’s failed attempt at lichdom. Instead of successfully storing its soul in a soul cage during the ascension ritual, the dragon’s soul becomes dulled, broken, and trapped in its body, which is twisted by necrosis and dark magic through the failed ritual. Caught between life and death, it is trapped within its own rotted corpse, retaining only a dim lig...
2022-08-25 00:29:27 +0000 UTC View PostEncumbrenumbra - Bestiary Entry 004
Hey everyone,
Here's the first monster this week — the encumbrenumbra.
"Encumbrenumbras are demonic vessels possessed by many minor fiendish spirits at once, in amounts ranging from several dozen to a few hundred. Also called “abyss eaters,” these demons feast on other, lesser demons within the Abyss. Each time they feed, a fragment of their prey’s spirit remains inside them. The will of an encumbrenumbra is in constant battle with those of the spirits that posse...
2022-08-22 19:35:34 +0000 UTC View PostHadal Nokk - Bestiary Entry 003
Hey everyone!
The first week of our new format is complete — here's the hadal nokk.
Hadal nokks are miserable, solitary creatures who hate the world and rightly believe that the world hates them in turn. These amphibious shapeshifting menaces used to be humans, or dwarves, or elves, or similar, but have been transformed into monsters by a foul combination of dark magic and their own hatred. They emerge from their aquatic lairs at night to hunt those that they believe a...
2022-08-19 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostNagelbeer - Bestiary Entry 002
Hey everyone!
Here's the second release under our new format - the nagelbeer. Let us know what you think. And if you have monster suggestions, definitely leave them in the comments or hit us up on discord.
The nagelbeer is the physical manifestation of cursed ground. It resembles a monstrous bear, but instead of furred flesh, thousands of bent and broken nails coalesce to give it form. Its claws are rusted knives. In the middle of its forehead is a glowing runic pattern ...
2022-08-18 14:41:03 +0000 UTC View PostA new release, and a new direction for Questiary.
Hey everyone!
Lots of things to go over. Here are the main details:
We're lowering our tier prices.
Our base tier has dropped to $5, down from $9. Our Foundry tier has dropped to $9 from $15. If you're currently on a higher priced tier, make sure you adjust your payment down to the new lower tier.
If you're an early bird, you're already paying these prices. We're trying to figure out how we want to handle making sure the early birds don't feel burned - th...
2022-08-16 23:41:53 +0000 UTC View Post7 New Monsters from Questiary and Collaboration with BoroughBound- Goblin Sky Pirates Week 2
Hey everyone!
This week is the follow up form last week's post - "Goblin Sky Pirates" as part of a collaboration with our friends at Borough Bound and Abyssal Brews. No boss doc this week, but you can head to this post from last week to get the Borough Guide as well as the other collaboration materials.
7 New Monsters from Questiary and Collaboration with BoroughBound- Goblin Sky Pirates Week 1
Hey everyone!
This week and next week will be "Goblin Sky Pirates" as part of a collaboration with our friends at Borough Bound and Abyssal Brews. Here you'll find a package of maps as well as a borough guide detailing a faction of goblin sky pirates known as the Sharps and their airships.
Here are seven new monsters available in the database now!
New Monsters
... 2022-08-01 19:48:57 +0000 UTC View Post7 new monsters and a 28-page PDF including Vicio, the Minister of Murder
Hey everyone!
We did a two-week theme for this release. Meet Vicio, an evil sentient puppet making sure that everyone remains happy at all times, or else. This PDF is 28 pages and includes 14 total monsters, including the ones from last week, which you can find here.
2022-07-26 02:03:35 +0000 UTC View Post7 New Monsters from Questiary - Dark Wonderland Week 1
Hey everyone!
We're doing something a little different this week. This week and next week will be the same "Dark Wonderland" theme. At this time next week, we'll post another 7 monsters in addition to a lengthier boss doc PDF that contains everything in one package.
For now, here are seven monsters available in the database now!
New Monsters
7 new monsters from Questiary, including V'ulle, Scion of the Sentient Sea
Hey everyone,
We're caught up now! Mostly. This week, we're releasing creatures loosely inspired by the "kraken cult" prompt. Enjoy V'ulle, a psionic embryo and the last surviving member of an ancient leviathan race.
Patrons can download the PDF at this link.
"Leviathan eggs and their embryos can persist for thousands of years without nourishment. ...
2022-07-11 23:33:35 +0000 UTC View PostA Questiary Adventure - Stronghold of the Shackled King
Hey everyone,
Good news and bad news - the bad news is that we're holding off on a monster release this week so that we have time to catch up and get ahead of schedule.
The good news is that we aren't leaving you guys with nothing; we wrote a 10th level one-shot adventure featuring Karkes, the Shackled King, as well as a bunch of of our recent other monsters.
A poll about themes and the direction of Questiary
Hey everyone,
We're tinkering away behind the scenes, as usual.
One thing we're considering is having a certain theme last for longer than a week. For example, we might do "shadowfell undead" or just "undead" for a whole month rather than a week. Or maybe we'd do it for two weeks instead of one week.
We want to know what people think of that. Do you want a bigger variety of themed sets that are smaller, like we do currently, or do you want themes that run for longer, g...
2022-06-24 16:00:49 +0000 UTC View Post7 new monsters from Questiary, including Karkes, the Shackled King
Hey everyone,
This week, we're finally releasing a boss that we made a while ago, before we settled on the new "boss + minion" format. Enjoy Karkes, an undead, nordic-inspired King who remains chained to the throne he was killed upon.
Patrons can download the PDF at this link.
"Intent on seeing Karkes suffer, his vassals beat him near-deat...
2022-06-24 13:54:16 +0000 UTC View PostWhich releases are your favourites?
Hey everyone,
We're trying to figure out what we're doing right and what we're doing wrong.
Which releases so far have been your favourites? You can pick multiple options. If you've only looked through a few releases and not all of them, that's fine! You're encouraged to answer anyway and pick those releases if you liked them.
Let's pretend, hypothetically, that every past release was full colour. (i.e if an older release might've been your favourite if everything ...
7 New Monsters including Kawakingu, Lord of the Petal River
Hey everyone,
This week was our "yokai crime syndicate week." We went with a bunch of existing yokai as well as an addition or two of our own. Hope you enjoy!
Patrons can access the PDF at this link.
"When he inherited rulership of the Chrysanthemum Court from his father, he set about gathering the “lifetime of riches” of which the arch-hag spoke. To ...
2022-06-17 01:06:14 +0000 UTC View Post7 New Monsters including Eshes, the Minstrel of Bleak Fancy
Hey everyone,
This week's release was developed out of the "shadowfell creations" prompt. We decided to go with a twist on a popular folk tale and made our own version of the Pied Piper.
Patrons can grab the PDF at this link.
"Unbeknownst to Eshes or the mob, the night of the full moon had turned the abandoned tower into a crossing...
2022-06-09 12:41:15 +0000 UTC View Post