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Welp, this is the end. It was pretty fun doing this for Smaugust, I'll say this much! We won't be posting any more dragons from the 29th-31st, and will instead focus on getting Monster Wheel back on track, starting with September 1st. We're excited to share what we've been working on during this lon

I forgor to post yesterday, all that cool build up is ruined 😥 But alas, we there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Smaugust is coming to an end, the world ending draconic threats are calming down, and perhaps... everything will be ok. Just as Bakuryo's benevolent nature is revealed once her scal

So... that's it? Is this... the end of times... ? No... it can't be. Surely, we can do something to fix this, right...? Maybe... if we go back in time! If we can go back to a time BEFORE all these world-ending threats came to be... maybe then, we can fix everything!

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Huh... Got a little distracted about the Voidsea hunt we just posted... what were talking about... ? Right, right... dragons. Big one. Kinda bug-like, this time around. It's from... oh. We haven't released it yet. That's unusual. Maybe you'll get to learn more about it in September... as part of the

New week, new theme! Starting off with the Dragon squared, the Chen Dragon! I'll give a little hint for everyone taking guesses... the theme is not "Zodiac Dragons", ok!

Alright, alright, time for the big reveal. This week's theme was "Dragons from our Monster Wheel series". I think someone described it as "Dragons combined with other IPs", which I think was very accurate! But I didn't want to spoil the surprise. To close things off this week, we have a very cool pi

These next two days are a duo deal! Explodobold Motherlodes can make for a great bossfight, summoning Explodoboldlings as part of its attacks! The Explodoboldlings, in turn, are more than willing to blow themselves up for their boss! Tomorrow.. we have a proper statblock coming out! Did you guess th

Bit late for the party (apologies for the delay on today's post!), but the Soul Hoarder is next! A fusion between Hollow Knight's Collector boss and a dragon, this guy is one hell of a challenge! Not even a species, the Hoarder is a unique encounter... or NPC! You choice!

Sometimes I forget how brutal this one is, with the two giant needles stuck to its back and all that. It fits the lore of the character from Hollow Knight: Silksong, but... damn, let the poor thing catch a break!

Next up is the Targoyle! Inspired by Gogmazios from Monster Hunter, this guy is the epitomy of an Elder Dragon! Except, y'know... a little more tar-covered.

New week, new theme! Can you guess what it is early on? We're also halfway through the month already! Can't wait for the rest of the dragons to come out!

The second week of Smaugust is over, so we oughta celebrate it appropriately! Zaman's Bestiary contains a myriad of cool monsters, including Mummified Dragons! If you played Tomb of the Timeless Tyrant, you might've gotten to meet the Wyrmling and Young version of these mighty foes, but what about t

Well, someone already has correctly guessed this week's theme, so no use hiding it anymore: our theme is "Dragons that don't have the Dragon creature type"! Last day before the big finale, we have the Ooze Dragon from Motes of the Divine! As you might've guessed... it isn't a Dragon, its an Ooze! An

A fusion between a Wyvern and the legendary Zapdos, this guy somehow ended up a Beast in our books... I still count it as a Dragon, though, like c'mon!

Who's the real monster: the dragon split in two? The sword who split them in the first place? Or could it be the blackhole at its core? Such is the dillema of the bicephal wyrmhole!

Masters of Order, these guys will chill you TO THE BONE! They are quite the challenging encounter, but thankfully, as winners of the Patreon Vote, we got to release some lower CR versions of them!

What happens when a dragon is infected with a Mind Flayer Tadpole? A Brainielle is born! This guy constantly fights the tadpole's control, but will eventually get overpowered by it when its BRAINSTORM FORM is unleashed!!!

New week, new theme! First dragon is the Draconimbus, can you guess the theme for this week?

The first week of Smaugust is over, so we oughta celebrate it appropriately! You might've heard that Cakewalk will be a physical book as part of the Wild Hearth Kickstarter campaign, but that also means all adventures will be getting some extra love: bosses, clues, encounters... not only are they ge

We all love bread, right? Bread! Bread! Bread! Can you believe this gorgeous art piece from Ognjen Sporin, alongside the entirety of the Wizards of the Toast adventure, was made in under 3 days? The entire team worked relentlessly to get something done in a super short deadline! What a time that was

Ah, too sour! Today's dragon is closer to the "wyrm" category, but it's a dragon nonetheless! Equal parts sour and delicious, Jormungummdr is the final boss of our first Cakewalk adventure: Ascent of the Sour Serpent, you should check it out! We still have a few Cakewalk dragons to go through... I'v

An unexpected arrival, eh? Don't think anyone could've guessed this one anyways, BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN RELEASED YET! The Kiwyvern, alongside a few other pun-filled food monsters, will be added to Cakewalk's Bestiary in our most recent collaborative project, Wild Hearth! What could this guy do? Perh

Woops! Internet went out yesterday, and I couldn't get Day 3 out in time! That just means you guys are getting TWO dragons today, instead! In case you couldn't figure it out, yesterday's hint led you to L'arsene's Ledger of Treasures and Trinkets, which added the Swarmslinger Tamer—and with it, a to

Day 2, keeping up with the familiar theme, we have the Tatzling! Wild to think we only have two companions that are truly Dragon-type, huh? Every other Dragon boss makes a familiar that is another type... Dragonfruits become the Monstrosity Mangorilla, same for the Dragonrays turning into Nudistorms

Howdy folks! As you might know, Smaugust is a monthly challenge where you make a different dragon EVERY DAY for the month of August! Alas, we are still on a break until September 1st, but we still wanted to celebrate the occasion somehow! Here's how this is going to work: every day, we'll post some