From publisher blurb: A New and Horrifying Creature for 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons The mastermind behind our Cities of Wonder line steps out of that arena for a 'just-in-time-for-Halloween" offering for anyone running 5e. Bill "teh ebil bunneh" Keyes (The Widening Gyre) loves him some horror, and Jack Straw is a highly recognizable concept in horror - the scarecrow come to life, representing something from the realms below returned to Earth to bring terror and death. Based on a Grateful Dead song - Jack Straw from Wichita Cut his buddy down Dug for him a shallow grave And laid his body down Jack Straw is a creature of vengeance. This makes it a fantastic choice for either a straight-up horrible monster encounter, or a deep and terrifying mystery whereby someone is due a vicious paypack for some truly evil deed, and the heroes have to figure out how to stop it... or even if they should. Have a member of your party pulling some dark and twisted stuff in the background the rest of the party doesn't know about? Jack Straw is a beautiful way to bring those birds home to roost.