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African Monsters: A D&D 5E bestiary of African legends

Created by Legendary Games

Get over 80 incredible creatures from the myths and legends of Africa for your D&D 5E campaign in print, PDF, or VTT!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

The African Monsters II QUICKstarter has launched for Pathfinder 1E & 2E and Tales of the Valiant!
6 months ago – Thu, Sep 11, 2025 at 10:55:02 AM

Thanks to each and every one of you for making the African Monsters bestiary project successful the first time around for 5E 2024! We are launching the followup QUICKstarter now for Tales of the Valiant and for Pathfinder First & Second Edition (and for anyone who missed it for 5E). If anyone from the first project plays multiple systems and you'd like to check out a new version, by all means swing by the new project and join in or just help spread the word and the link to your gaming friends! Check it out right here!

P.S. Feel free to brag on yourselves a little for helping make this beautiful bestiary book a reality! 

African Monsters 2 QUICKstarter coming next month! And Legendary Planet now!
7 months ago – Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 05:53:00 PM

Hi all,

Our team is hard at work prepping the new Tales of the Valiant (NOTE: already finished) and Pathfinder First & Second Edition versions of African Monsters for you to add to your collection, and we'll be ready to launch our next QUICKstarter in September with all of the new versions ready for IMMEDIATE fulfillment when the project ends! If you'd like to expand your African Monsters collection, hit the link right here!

Of course, we'd be remiss if we didn't invite you to check out our current crowdfunding project, which instead of focusing on "real-world monsters" instead takes you to a whole new world of cosmic adventure with the Legendary Planet Adventure Path! This interplanetary epic channels John Carter plus Stargate and more blending pulp swashbuckling, epic magic, ancient technology, and so much more! This is a complete adventure saga from 1st to 20th level incorporating epic & mythic rules, dozens of new monsters, tons of new treasures, class options, & more, and it's available for all of your favorite systems! It all ends next week so don't miss it and pledge today!

Fulfillment Complete!
9 months ago – Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 01:41:58 PM

Hi all,

Thanks to everyone for your support in making African Monsters a reality! I just went to the post office and dropped off the last packages for everyone who has completed their surveys, so we are ready to make the book live for everyone outside our Kickstarter kingdom! A few notes for everyone:

  • We have 32 people who have not completed their surveys. We want to send you your stuff, but we need your address and to finalize shipping. If you're not sure, please check your Backerkit account and make sure we have your information so you can get your stuff!
  • Our regular Roll20 guy stepped back from the gaming business and we've reassigned a new person to work on the African Monsters VTT module and tokens. We'll update you once that is ready to go. Our Foundry guy is finishing up another assignment but should be ready to pivot over to African Monsters in the next week or two, so we'll look forward to making those VTT options available soon!
  • We are already starting work on bringing African Monsters to other game systems, including Pathfinder 1E and 2E and Tales of the Valiant, and once those are put in order we should be ready to launch a follow-up Quickstarter for people to get those systems.

Last but not least we are also gearing up for our next big project (and we mean REALLY BIG) with our LEGENDARY PLANET ADVENTURE PATH launching next week for all your favorite systems! Check out the details below and sign up today for notification on launch! 

First wave of shipping - over 100 pledges!
10 months ago – Tue, Jun 03, 2025 at 09:22:19 PM

Hi all,

African Monsters cleared approvals at the printer today, and we got a whopping 110 orders submitted! We'll keep cranking along to get these books headed your way ASAP. The printer is currently estimating 3-4 weeks between print order and delivery, but you should be receiving your items before June is out! 

Some packages are heading out from LG as well, with people getting other combo packs of Legendary Bestiaries books and/or deluxe hardcovers of Boricubos or the Faerie Bestiary, so if you get a package with only some of your books, most likely your shipment was split between items from here and items from the printer. 

We hope you love these books when they arrive, and we thank you for your support of this new bestiary book from Legendary Games!

African Monsters PDF is up at last!
10 months ago – Tue, May 27, 2025 at 12:45:21 PM

Hi all,

Thanks so much for your patience as we navigated the process, but after much development, multiple proofing passes, and even a couple of last-minute art additions, the book is ready for you! Check your Backerkit account and download it today! 

If you happen to see any typos that somehow snuck through, let us know in the comments below! We'll be getting this book set up with the printer shortly and pending any final corrections that a thousand eyes might spot, we'll be ready to start books shipping out to you by next week! 

You've seen the front of the book plenty of times, but here's the beautiful back cover text! Check it out and we hope you love using these monsters in your game!