From the introduction: Crack open this field guide to find ten terrifying creatures inspired by the unusual capabilities of animals from our own plane... Survive an ambush by a pair of orchid striker mantids; see the corpses of your friends animate under the fungal spores of the deathshaker; feel your flesh burn before the titanic blister colossus; and much more! 10 New Monsters for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition.