http://www.world-mysteries.com/sar_lights_fd1.htm. The place is rife with traps. If the heart was found wanting, it would be devoured by Ammit, and the individual's soul would be cast for eternity into fiery limbo. Grave robbers, ancient Egyptian laser beams. They're level 3 however, and while mummies are an option, sphinxes are too high in CR and the only other monster I can find in the MM. When upper and lower Egypt were unified around 3,000 B.C., depictions of both Uraeus and Nekhbet were diplomatically incorporated into the royal headdress, and were known informally in the Pharaonic court as "the two ladies. They're level 3 however, and while mummies are an option, sphinxes are too high in CR and the only other monster I can find in the MM.
I dunno about Egyptian creatures, but Egyptian mythology revolves around animism. 5th Edition My players are entering a desert, Not-Egypt kingdom soon, and I want to throw some mythology-flavored encounters at them. Use their stats, but describe them as being wrapped in cloth and so on. Some scholars believe Ammit and the lake represent the same concept of destruction. I'm assuming that pre-Pharoah's and Pyramids where they were living a somewhat contemporary Sumerian Lifestyle is off the cards here.
In fact, you can reskin any humanoid as a mummy, up to and including devils and demons. Locust swarms (or giant ones), sand beetles, you could make some really cool foes out of those animal headed people from hieroglyphs. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Once Ammit swallowed the heart, the soul was believed to become restless forever; this was called "to die a second time".
Other than that, though, all sphinxes serve pretty much the same function: to zealously guard treasures (or repositories of wisdom) and not allow travelers to pass unless they can solve a clever riddle. When a cleric or paladin who worships Bastet spends an hour preparing spells while a Bastet temple cat is within 5 feet, that spellcaster can choose two 1st-level spells and one 2nd-level spell that they are able to cast and imbue them into the temple cat. According to legend, after a person died, the Egyptian god Anubis weighed the deceased's heart on a scale against a single feather from Ma'at, the goddess of truth. Also these babies are really cool: This could give some inspiration for a custom monster: A giant Ibis statted from the giant Owl could make for some interesting combat too. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. One theory is that Serpopards represented the chaos and barbarism lurking beyond the borders of Egypt during the pre-dynastic period (over 5,000 years ago), but since these chimeras also feature in Mesopotamian art from the same time span, in pairs with necks entwined, they may also have served as symbols of vitality or masculinity. Reskin some zombies, maybe a few dust mephits. ", ThoughtCo uses cookies to provide you with a great user experience. And Nephthys is a chaotic good goddess of mourning. Ammit (/ˈæmɨt/; "devourer" or "soul-eater"; also spelled Ammut or Ahemait) was a female demon in ancient Egyptian religion with a body that was part lion, hippopotamus and crocodile—the three largest "man-eating" animals known to ancient Egyptians. Lions, Jackals, Beatles, Lions and Hawks are common elements in their mythology, so you have a long list of creatures from the MM that could help you. A comprehensive list of all official monsters for Fifth Edition. Jackals and Jackalweres anyone? Orcs can be lower-level minions of Set, for instance. Use their stats, but describe them like powerful, magic-using, flight-having mummies, their mummification curse giving them strong magical abilities. Maybe some kind of living statue or reskinned golem. By using ThoughtCo, you accept our, Half Human, Half Beast: Mythological Figures of Ancient Times, Egyptian View of Death and Their Pyramids, Osiris: Lord of the Underworld in Egyptian Mythology, Mythical Creatures: The Monsters from Greek Mythology, Sobek, the Crocodile God of Ancient Egypt, The 2nd Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt, About Persian and Egyptian Types of Columns. The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. Lions: Sphinxes, Lamia, Weretigerlion, and the Lion. ", Monsters and Mythical Creatures of Ancient Egypt, Bob Strauss is a science writer and the author of several books, including "The Big Book of What, How and Why" and "A Field Guide to the Dinosaurs of North America.
Skip to Content Pre-order Tasha's Cauldron of Everything now! My players are entering a desert, Not-Egypt kingdom soon, and I want to throw some mythology-flavored encounters at them. acording to deytis & demigods (3rd edition suplement) some adecuated monsters to a pharaonic campaing are: basilisk, chaos beast, dire animal (bat, bear, lion, wolf), Dragonne, ghoul, ghast, giant insect (bettle, wasp, praying mantis), Golem (stone), Grick howler (as minion of set), Lamia, Lammasu, Lich (wrapped in linen), Lillend, Mohrg, Monstruous scorpion, Mummy, NAga, Night hag , Roc, Skeleton, Sphinx, Wight, Yeth hound, yuan-ti, Zombie, and the followin animals: baboon, bat, bear (brown), bison (wildebeest), camel, cat, cheeta, crocodile, crocodile (giant), dog, donkey, eagle (vulture), elephant, hawk, leopard, lion, lizard, lizard (giant), rat, rhinoceros, snake (all) and toad. Beatles: Fire beatles are the only ones coming to mind, but abuse swarms. Sphinxes aren't exclusively Egyptian — depictions of these human-headed, lion-bodied beasts have been discovered as far afield as Turkey and Greece — but the Great Sphinx of Giza, in Egypt, is by far the most famous member of the breed. Gnolls, but they're jackal headed instead of hyena, Ghouls, which could be flavoured as caravans or travelers who got lost and died after resorting to cannibalism. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. If the heart was judged to be not pure, Ammit would devour it, and the person undergoing judgement was not allowed to continue their voyage towards Osiris and immortality. You could do that using gnoll stats, or you could just use actual Anubis worshiping gnolls. Interesting: ^Anput | ^Amit | ^Duat | ^Aaru, Parent commenter can toggle ^NSFW or ^delete. Either way I can share with you plenty of the stuff I've already done/have prepared for. Scorpions, Giant Scorpions, and any Were-creature which fits an Egyptian god. Also, I would suggest Animate Armor for living statues, if your party is too low-level for golems. Lots of stuff can be reskinned, too.
In the Egyptian canon, it's often difficult to distinguish monsters and mythical creatures from the gods themselves — for example, how do you classify the cat-headed goddess Bastet, or the jackal-headed god Anubis? at higher levels sphinxes are an obvious choice, also snakes! Sand golems. Otherwise, any snake-like or cat-like creatures will work, with any animal-headed monsters such as the Jackalwere. There are two main differences between Egyptian sphinxes and the Greek and Turkish variety: the former invariably have the head of a man and are described as unaggressive and even-tempered, while the latter are often female and have an unpleasant disposition. You could go with a cat sub-theme maybe? Egyptian Monsters in 5e. Getty Images/Corbis Historical/Frank Trapper, Not to be confused with the demon snake Apep, Uraeus is a rearing cobra symbolizing the majesty of the Egyptian pharaohs. Below, you'll discover the eight most important monsters and mythical creatures of ancient Egypt, ranging from the crocodile-headed chimera Ammit to the rearing cobra known as Uraeus. Still, there are some figures that don't quite rise to the level of actual deities, functioning instead as either symbols of power — or ruthlessness — or figures to be invoked as warnings to mischievous children. Also consider that anything living can be killed and you can make it into an undead be it skeletons, zombie or mummies and that includes cats.
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http://www.world-mysteries.com/sar_lights_fd1.htm. The place is rife with traps. If the heart was found wanting, it would be devoured by Ammit, and the individual's soul would be cast for eternity into fiery limbo. Grave robbers, ancient Egyptian laser beams. They're level 3 however, and while mummies are an option, sphinxes are too high in CR and the only other monster I can find in the MM. When upper and lower Egypt were unified around 3,000 B.C., depictions of both Uraeus and Nekhbet were diplomatically incorporated into the royal headdress, and were known informally in the Pharaonic court as "the two ladies. They're level 3 however, and while mummies are an option, sphinxes are too high in CR and the only other monster I can find in the MM.
I dunno about Egyptian creatures, but Egyptian mythology revolves around animism. 5th Edition My players are entering a desert, Not-Egypt kingdom soon, and I want to throw some mythology-flavored encounters at them. Use their stats, but describe them as being wrapped in cloth and so on. Some scholars believe Ammit and the lake represent the same concept of destruction. I'm assuming that pre-Pharoah's and Pyramids where they were living a somewhat contemporary Sumerian Lifestyle is off the cards here.
In fact, you can reskin any humanoid as a mummy, up to and including devils and demons. Locust swarms (or giant ones), sand beetles, you could make some really cool foes out of those animal headed people from hieroglyphs. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Once Ammit swallowed the heart, the soul was believed to become restless forever; this was called "to die a second time".
Other than that, though, all sphinxes serve pretty much the same function: to zealously guard treasures (or repositories of wisdom) and not allow travelers to pass unless they can solve a clever riddle. When a cleric or paladin who worships Bastet spends an hour preparing spells while a Bastet temple cat is within 5 feet, that spellcaster can choose two 1st-level spells and one 2nd-level spell that they are able to cast and imbue them into the temple cat. According to legend, after a person died, the Egyptian god Anubis weighed the deceased's heart on a scale against a single feather from Ma'at, the goddess of truth. Also these babies are really cool: This could give some inspiration for a custom monster: A giant Ibis statted from the giant Owl could make for some interesting combat too. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. One theory is that Serpopards represented the chaos and barbarism lurking beyond the borders of Egypt during the pre-dynastic period (over 5,000 years ago), but since these chimeras also feature in Mesopotamian art from the same time span, in pairs with necks entwined, they may also have served as symbols of vitality or masculinity. Reskin some zombies, maybe a few dust mephits. ", ThoughtCo uses cookies to provide you with a great user experience. And Nephthys is a chaotic good goddess of mourning. Ammit (/ˈæmɨt/; "devourer" or "soul-eater"; also spelled Ammut or Ahemait) was a female demon in ancient Egyptian religion with a body that was part lion, hippopotamus and crocodile—the three largest "man-eating" animals known to ancient Egyptians. Lions, Jackals, Beatles, Lions and Hawks are common elements in their mythology, so you have a long list of creatures from the MM that could help you. A comprehensive list of all official monsters for Fifth Edition. Jackals and Jackalweres anyone? Orcs can be lower-level minions of Set, for instance. Use their stats, but describe them like powerful, magic-using, flight-having mummies, their mummification curse giving them strong magical abilities. Maybe some kind of living statue or reskinned golem. By using ThoughtCo, you accept our, Half Human, Half Beast: Mythological Figures of Ancient Times, Egyptian View of Death and Their Pyramids, Osiris: Lord of the Underworld in Egyptian Mythology, Mythical Creatures: The Monsters from Greek Mythology, Sobek, the Crocodile God of Ancient Egypt, The 2nd Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt, About Persian and Egyptian Types of Columns. The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. Lions: Sphinxes, Lamia, Weretigerlion, and the Lion. ", Monsters and Mythical Creatures of Ancient Egypt, Bob Strauss is a science writer and the author of several books, including "The Big Book of What, How and Why" and "A Field Guide to the Dinosaurs of North America.
Skip to Content Pre-order Tasha's Cauldron of Everything now! My players are entering a desert, Not-Egypt kingdom soon, and I want to throw some mythology-flavored encounters at them. acording to deytis & demigods (3rd edition suplement) some adecuated monsters to a pharaonic campaing are: basilisk, chaos beast, dire animal (bat, bear, lion, wolf), Dragonne, ghoul, ghast, giant insect (bettle, wasp, praying mantis), Golem (stone), Grick howler (as minion of set), Lamia, Lammasu, Lich (wrapped in linen), Lillend, Mohrg, Monstruous scorpion, Mummy, NAga, Night hag , Roc, Skeleton, Sphinx, Wight, Yeth hound, yuan-ti, Zombie, and the followin animals: baboon, bat, bear (brown), bison (wildebeest), camel, cat, cheeta, crocodile, crocodile (giant), dog, donkey, eagle (vulture), elephant, hawk, leopard, lion, lizard, lizard (giant), rat, rhinoceros, snake (all) and toad. Beatles: Fire beatles are the only ones coming to mind, but abuse swarms. Sphinxes aren't exclusively Egyptian — depictions of these human-headed, lion-bodied beasts have been discovered as far afield as Turkey and Greece — but the Great Sphinx of Giza, in Egypt, is by far the most famous member of the breed. Gnolls, but they're jackal headed instead of hyena, Ghouls, which could be flavoured as caravans or travelers who got lost and died after resorting to cannibalism. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. If the heart was judged to be not pure, Ammit would devour it, and the person undergoing judgement was not allowed to continue their voyage towards Osiris and immortality. You could do that using gnoll stats, or you could just use actual Anubis worshiping gnolls. Interesting: ^Anput | ^Amit | ^Duat | ^Aaru, Parent commenter can toggle ^NSFW or ^delete. Either way I can share with you plenty of the stuff I've already done/have prepared for. Scorpions, Giant Scorpions, and any Were-creature which fits an Egyptian god. Also, I would suggest Animate Armor for living statues, if your party is too low-level for golems. Lots of stuff can be reskinned, too.
In the Egyptian canon, it's often difficult to distinguish monsters and mythical creatures from the gods themselves — for example, how do you classify the cat-headed goddess Bastet, or the jackal-headed god Anubis? at higher levels sphinxes are an obvious choice, also snakes! Sand golems. Otherwise, any snake-like or cat-like creatures will work, with any animal-headed monsters such as the Jackalwere. There are two main differences between Egyptian sphinxes and the Greek and Turkish variety: the former invariably have the head of a man and are described as unaggressive and even-tempered, while the latter are often female and have an unpleasant disposition. You could go with a cat sub-theme maybe? Egyptian Monsters in 5e. Getty Images/Corbis Historical/Frank Trapper, Not to be confused with the demon snake Apep, Uraeus is a rearing cobra symbolizing the majesty of the Egyptian pharaohs. Below, you'll discover the eight most important monsters and mythical creatures of ancient Egypt, ranging from the crocodile-headed chimera Ammit to the rearing cobra known as Uraeus. Still, there are some figures that don't quite rise to the level of actual deities, functioning instead as either symbols of power — or ruthlessness — or figures to be invoked as warnings to mischievous children. Also consider that anything living can be killed and you can make it into an undead be it skeletons, zombie or mummies and that includes cats.
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http://www.world-mysteries.com/sar_lights_fd1.htm. The place is rife with traps. If the heart was found wanting, it would be devoured by Ammit, and the individual's soul would be cast for eternity into fiery limbo. Grave robbers, ancient Egyptian laser beams. They're level 3 however, and while mummies are an option, sphinxes are too high in CR and the only other monster I can find in the MM. When upper and lower Egypt were unified around 3,000 B.C., depictions of both Uraeus and Nekhbet were diplomatically incorporated into the royal headdress, and were known informally in the Pharaonic court as "the two ladies. They're level 3 however, and while mummies are an option, sphinxes are too high in CR and the only other monster I can find in the MM.
I dunno about Egyptian creatures, but Egyptian mythology revolves around animism. 5th Edition My players are entering a desert, Not-Egypt kingdom soon, and I want to throw some mythology-flavored encounters at them. Use their stats, but describe them as being wrapped in cloth and so on. Some scholars believe Ammit and the lake represent the same concept of destruction. I'm assuming that pre-Pharoah's and Pyramids where they were living a somewhat contemporary Sumerian Lifestyle is off the cards here.
In fact, you can reskin any humanoid as a mummy, up to and including devils and demons. Locust swarms (or giant ones), sand beetles, you could make some really cool foes out of those animal headed people from hieroglyphs. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Once Ammit swallowed the heart, the soul was believed to become restless forever; this was called "to die a second time".
Other than that, though, all sphinxes serve pretty much the same function: to zealously guard treasures (or repositories of wisdom) and not allow travelers to pass unless they can solve a clever riddle. When a cleric or paladin who worships Bastet spends an hour preparing spells while a Bastet temple cat is within 5 feet, that spellcaster can choose two 1st-level spells and one 2nd-level spell that they are able to cast and imbue them into the temple cat. According to legend, after a person died, the Egyptian god Anubis weighed the deceased's heart on a scale against a single feather from Ma'at, the goddess of truth. Also these babies are really cool: This could give some inspiration for a custom monster: A giant Ibis statted from the giant Owl could make for some interesting combat too. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. One theory is that Serpopards represented the chaos and barbarism lurking beyond the borders of Egypt during the pre-dynastic period (over 5,000 years ago), but since these chimeras also feature in Mesopotamian art from the same time span, in pairs with necks entwined, they may also have served as symbols of vitality or masculinity. Reskin some zombies, maybe a few dust mephits. ", ThoughtCo uses cookies to provide you with a great user experience. And Nephthys is a chaotic good goddess of mourning. Ammit (/ˈæmɨt/; "devourer" or "soul-eater"; also spelled Ammut or Ahemait) was a female demon in ancient Egyptian religion with a body that was part lion, hippopotamus and crocodile—the three largest "man-eating" animals known to ancient Egyptians. Lions, Jackals, Beatles, Lions and Hawks are common elements in their mythology, so you have a long list of creatures from the MM that could help you. A comprehensive list of all official monsters for Fifth Edition. Jackals and Jackalweres anyone? Orcs can be lower-level minions of Set, for instance. Use their stats, but describe them like powerful, magic-using, flight-having mummies, their mummification curse giving them strong magical abilities. Maybe some kind of living statue or reskinned golem. By using ThoughtCo, you accept our, Half Human, Half Beast: Mythological Figures of Ancient Times, Egyptian View of Death and Their Pyramids, Osiris: Lord of the Underworld in Egyptian Mythology, Mythical Creatures: The Monsters from Greek Mythology, Sobek, the Crocodile God of Ancient Egypt, The 2nd Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt, About Persian and Egyptian Types of Columns. The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. Lions: Sphinxes, Lamia, Weretigerlion, and the Lion. ", Monsters and Mythical Creatures of Ancient Egypt, Bob Strauss is a science writer and the author of several books, including "The Big Book of What, How and Why" and "A Field Guide to the Dinosaurs of North America.
Skip to Content Pre-order Tasha's Cauldron of Everything now! My players are entering a desert, Not-Egypt kingdom soon, and I want to throw some mythology-flavored encounters at them. acording to deytis & demigods (3rd edition suplement) some adecuated monsters to a pharaonic campaing are: basilisk, chaos beast, dire animal (bat, bear, lion, wolf), Dragonne, ghoul, ghast, giant insect (bettle, wasp, praying mantis), Golem (stone), Grick howler (as minion of set), Lamia, Lammasu, Lich (wrapped in linen), Lillend, Mohrg, Monstruous scorpion, Mummy, NAga, Night hag , Roc, Skeleton, Sphinx, Wight, Yeth hound, yuan-ti, Zombie, and the followin animals: baboon, bat, bear (brown), bison (wildebeest), camel, cat, cheeta, crocodile, crocodile (giant), dog, donkey, eagle (vulture), elephant, hawk, leopard, lion, lizard, lizard (giant), rat, rhinoceros, snake (all) and toad. Beatles: Fire beatles are the only ones coming to mind, but abuse swarms. Sphinxes aren't exclusively Egyptian — depictions of these human-headed, lion-bodied beasts have been discovered as far afield as Turkey and Greece — but the Great Sphinx of Giza, in Egypt, is by far the most famous member of the breed. Gnolls, but they're jackal headed instead of hyena, Ghouls, which could be flavoured as caravans or travelers who got lost and died after resorting to cannibalism. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. If the heart was judged to be not pure, Ammit would devour it, and the person undergoing judgement was not allowed to continue their voyage towards Osiris and immortality. You could do that using gnoll stats, or you could just use actual Anubis worshiping gnolls. Interesting: ^Anput | ^Amit | ^Duat | ^Aaru, Parent commenter can toggle ^NSFW or ^delete. Either way I can share with you plenty of the stuff I've already done/have prepared for. Scorpions, Giant Scorpions, and any Were-creature which fits an Egyptian god. Also, I would suggest Animate Armor for living statues, if your party is too low-level for golems. Lots of stuff can be reskinned, too.
In the Egyptian canon, it's often difficult to distinguish monsters and mythical creatures from the gods themselves — for example, how do you classify the cat-headed goddess Bastet, or the jackal-headed god Anubis? at higher levels sphinxes are an obvious choice, also snakes! Sand golems. Otherwise, any snake-like or cat-like creatures will work, with any animal-headed monsters such as the Jackalwere. There are two main differences between Egyptian sphinxes and the Greek and Turkish variety: the former invariably have the head of a man and are described as unaggressive and even-tempered, while the latter are often female and have an unpleasant disposition. You could go with a cat sub-theme maybe? Egyptian Monsters in 5e. Getty Images/Corbis Historical/Frank Trapper, Not to be confused with the demon snake Apep, Uraeus is a rearing cobra symbolizing the majesty of the Egyptian pharaohs. Below, you'll discover the eight most important monsters and mythical creatures of ancient Egypt, ranging from the crocodile-headed chimera Ammit to the rearing cobra known as Uraeus. Still, there are some figures that don't quite rise to the level of actual deities, functioning instead as either symbols of power — or ruthlessness — or figures to be invoked as warnings to mischievous children. Also consider that anything living can be killed and you can make it into an undead be it skeletons, zombie or mummies and that includes cats.
I'm actually currently running a campaign where they are in a kind of Egyptian style temple. The ancient source of the phoenix myth — at least according to some authorities — Bennu the bird god was a familiar of Ra, as well as the animating spirit that powered creation (in one tale, Bennu glides over the primordial waters of Nun, the father of the Egyptian gods). Since both eagles and lions are hunters, it's clear that the Griffin served as a symbol of war, and it also did double (and triple) duty as the "king" of all mythological monsters and the staunch guardian of priceless treasures. You could flavor Yuan-Ti as more Egyptian than Azetc. Set is a chaotic evil god of murder, perhaps best known for killing his brother Osiris. On the premise that evolution applies every bit as much to mythical creatures as it does to those made of flesh and blood, the Griffin must be one of the best-adapted monsters in the Egyptian pantheon, still going strong in the public imagination after 5,000 years! Planeshift: Amonkhet has some interesting Egyptian-themed reskinning suggestions down in the bestiary: https://media.wizards.com/2017/downloads/magic/plane-shift_amonkhet.pdf. Ammit was also sometimes said to stand by a lake of fire. The Serpopard is an unusual example of a mythical creature for which no name has been adduced from the historical records: all we know is that depictions of creatures with the body of a leopard and the head of a snake adorn various Egyptian ornaments, and when it comes to their presumed meaning, one classicist's guess is as good as another's. These were the chunks of the Monter Manual I drew from for random encounters: http://i.imgur.com/3TIPVwp.png http://i.imgur.com/pJYl813.png. A mythological chimera composed of the head of a crocodile, the forelimbs of a lion, and the hind limbs of a hippopotamus, Ammit was the personification of the man-eating predators so feared by ancient Egyptians. In the Hall of Two Truths, Anubis weighed the heart of a person against the feather of Ma'at, the goddess of truth, which was depicted as an ostrich feather (the feather was often pictured in Ma'at's headdress). Some people believe that the Egyptian bennu is the same as the Greek phoenix.
http://www.world-mysteries.com/sar_lights_fd1.htm. The place is rife with traps. If the heart was found wanting, it would be devoured by Ammit, and the individual's soul would be cast for eternity into fiery limbo. Grave robbers, ancient Egyptian laser beams. They're level 3 however, and while mummies are an option, sphinxes are too high in CR and the only other monster I can find in the MM. When upper and lower Egypt were unified around 3,000 B.C., depictions of both Uraeus and Nekhbet were diplomatically incorporated into the royal headdress, and were known informally in the Pharaonic court as "the two ladies. They're level 3 however, and while mummies are an option, sphinxes are too high in CR and the only other monster I can find in the MM.
I dunno about Egyptian creatures, but Egyptian mythology revolves around animism. 5th Edition My players are entering a desert, Not-Egypt kingdom soon, and I want to throw some mythology-flavored encounters at them. Use their stats, but describe them as being wrapped in cloth and so on. Some scholars believe Ammit and the lake represent the same concept of destruction. I'm assuming that pre-Pharoah's and Pyramids where they were living a somewhat contemporary Sumerian Lifestyle is off the cards here.
In fact, you can reskin any humanoid as a mummy, up to and including devils and demons. Locust swarms (or giant ones), sand beetles, you could make some really cool foes out of those animal headed people from hieroglyphs. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Once Ammit swallowed the heart, the soul was believed to become restless forever; this was called "to die a second time".
Other than that, though, all sphinxes serve pretty much the same function: to zealously guard treasures (or repositories of wisdom) and not allow travelers to pass unless they can solve a clever riddle. When a cleric or paladin who worships Bastet spends an hour preparing spells while a Bastet temple cat is within 5 feet, that spellcaster can choose two 1st-level spells and one 2nd-level spell that they are able to cast and imbue them into the temple cat. According to legend, after a person died, the Egyptian god Anubis weighed the deceased's heart on a scale against a single feather from Ma'at, the goddess of truth. Also these babies are really cool: This could give some inspiration for a custom monster: A giant Ibis statted from the giant Owl could make for some interesting combat too. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. One theory is that Serpopards represented the chaos and barbarism lurking beyond the borders of Egypt during the pre-dynastic period (over 5,000 years ago), but since these chimeras also feature in Mesopotamian art from the same time span, in pairs with necks entwined, they may also have served as symbols of vitality or masculinity. Reskin some zombies, maybe a few dust mephits. ", ThoughtCo uses cookies to provide you with a great user experience. And Nephthys is a chaotic good goddess of mourning. Ammit (/ˈæmɨt/; "devourer" or "soul-eater"; also spelled Ammut or Ahemait) was a female demon in ancient Egyptian religion with a body that was part lion, hippopotamus and crocodile—the three largest "man-eating" animals known to ancient Egyptians. Lions, Jackals, Beatles, Lions and Hawks are common elements in their mythology, so you have a long list of creatures from the MM that could help you. A comprehensive list of all official monsters for Fifth Edition. Jackals and Jackalweres anyone? Orcs can be lower-level minions of Set, for instance. Use their stats, but describe them like powerful, magic-using, flight-having mummies, their mummification curse giving them strong magical abilities. Maybe some kind of living statue or reskinned golem. By using ThoughtCo, you accept our, Half Human, Half Beast: Mythological Figures of Ancient Times, Egyptian View of Death and Their Pyramids, Osiris: Lord of the Underworld in Egyptian Mythology, Mythical Creatures: The Monsters from Greek Mythology, Sobek, the Crocodile God of Ancient Egypt, The 2nd Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt, About Persian and Egyptian Types of Columns. The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. Lions: Sphinxes, Lamia, Weretigerlion, and the Lion. ", Monsters and Mythical Creatures of Ancient Egypt, Bob Strauss is a science writer and the author of several books, including "The Big Book of What, How and Why" and "A Field Guide to the Dinosaurs of North America.
Skip to Content Pre-order Tasha's Cauldron of Everything now! My players are entering a desert, Not-Egypt kingdom soon, and I want to throw some mythology-flavored encounters at them. acording to deytis & demigods (3rd edition suplement) some adecuated monsters to a pharaonic campaing are: basilisk, chaos beast, dire animal (bat, bear, lion, wolf), Dragonne, ghoul, ghast, giant insect (bettle, wasp, praying mantis), Golem (stone), Grick howler (as minion of set), Lamia, Lammasu, Lich (wrapped in linen), Lillend, Mohrg, Monstruous scorpion, Mummy, NAga, Night hag , Roc, Skeleton, Sphinx, Wight, Yeth hound, yuan-ti, Zombie, and the followin animals: baboon, bat, bear (brown), bison (wildebeest), camel, cat, cheeta, crocodile, crocodile (giant), dog, donkey, eagle (vulture), elephant, hawk, leopard, lion, lizard, lizard (giant), rat, rhinoceros, snake (all) and toad. Beatles: Fire beatles are the only ones coming to mind, but abuse swarms. Sphinxes aren't exclusively Egyptian — depictions of these human-headed, lion-bodied beasts have been discovered as far afield as Turkey and Greece — but the Great Sphinx of Giza, in Egypt, is by far the most famous member of the breed. Gnolls, but they're jackal headed instead of hyena, Ghouls, which could be flavoured as caravans or travelers who got lost and died after resorting to cannibalism. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. If the heart was judged to be not pure, Ammit would devour it, and the person undergoing judgement was not allowed to continue their voyage towards Osiris and immortality. You could do that using gnoll stats, or you could just use actual Anubis worshiping gnolls. Interesting: ^Anput | ^Amit | ^Duat | ^Aaru, Parent commenter can toggle ^NSFW or ^delete. Either way I can share with you plenty of the stuff I've already done/have prepared for. Scorpions, Giant Scorpions, and any Were-creature which fits an Egyptian god. Also, I would suggest Animate Armor for living statues, if your party is too low-level for golems. Lots of stuff can be reskinned, too.
In the Egyptian canon, it's often difficult to distinguish monsters and mythical creatures from the gods themselves — for example, how do you classify the cat-headed goddess Bastet, or the jackal-headed god Anubis? at higher levels sphinxes are an obvious choice, also snakes! Sand golems. Otherwise, any snake-like or cat-like creatures will work, with any animal-headed monsters such as the Jackalwere. There are two main differences between Egyptian sphinxes and the Greek and Turkish variety: the former invariably have the head of a man and are described as unaggressive and even-tempered, while the latter are often female and have an unpleasant disposition. You could go with a cat sub-theme maybe? Egyptian Monsters in 5e. Getty Images/Corbis Historical/Frank Trapper, Not to be confused with the demon snake Apep, Uraeus is a rearing cobra symbolizing the majesty of the Egyptian pharaohs. Below, you'll discover the eight most important monsters and mythical creatures of ancient Egypt, ranging from the crocodile-headed chimera Ammit to the rearing cobra known as Uraeus. Still, there are some figures that don't quite rise to the level of actual deities, functioning instead as either symbols of power — or ruthlessness — or figures to be invoked as warnings to mischievous children. Also consider that anything living can be killed and you can make it into an undead be it skeletons, zombie or mummies and that includes cats.
