Can you recognize where I took this idea from? Somehow when you remove the contrived plot and the creature's innocence in it all, it becomes somewhat more sinister.
https://mindweaverpg.wordpress.com/2021/01/19/biweekly-monster-hupermorph-add/
The party ended up getting a little sidetracked by a whole nest of ogres.
#playreport
https://mindweaverpg.wordpress.com/2023/06/30/play-report-kotb-barrier-march-session-52-surprise-ogres/
Searching for more information about the lay of the land around the bugbear crag, the party ends up ambushing a patrol, but when the ambush doesn't get surprise, the battle is far more even than intended.