Menagerie

Source: Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024), page 343. Creator: Wizards of the Coast / D&D Studio.

Quick Reference

Field	Value
Facility type	special
Required level	13
Space	vast
Hirelings	2
Bastion order	recruit
Prerequisite	None.

Rules Text

A Menagerie has enclosures big enough to contain up to four Large creatures. Four Small or Medium creatures can occupy the same space as one Large creature there.

Recruit: Creature

When you issue the Recruit order to this facility, you commission the facility’s hirelings to add a creature from the Menagerie Creatures table to your Menagerie. The recruitment takes 7 days and costs you the amount listed in the table. The hirelings look after the creature.

Creatures in your Menagerie count as Bastion Defenders. Deduct any you lose from your Bastion Defenders roster. You can choose not to count one or more of these creatures as Bastion Defenders, in which case they can’t be called on to defend the Bastion. Instead, they act in accordance with their nature and use their stat blocks in the Monster Manual.

| Creature | Size | Cost |

| --- | --- | --- |

| Ape | Medium | 500 GP |

| Black Bear | Medium | 500 GP |

| Brown Bear | Large | 1,000 GP |

| Constrictor Snake | Large | 250 GP |

| Crocodile | Large | 500 GP |

| Dire Wolf | Large | 1,000 GP |

| Giant Vulture | Large | 1,000 GP |

| Hyena | Medium | 50 GP |

| Jackal | Small | 50 GP |

| Lion | Large | 1,000 GP |

| Owlbear | Large | 3,500 GP |

| Panther | Medium | 250 GP |

| Tiger | Large | 1,000 GP |

With the DM’s consent, you can add different creatures than those shown in the Menagerie Creatures table to your Menagerie. The cost of a creature depends on its Challenge Rating, as shown on the Creature Costs by Challenge Rating table. Typically only Beasts and some Monstrosities can be kept in a Menagerie, though the DM might allow other creatures.

| Challenge Rating | Cost |

| --- | --- |

| 0 or 1/8 | 50 GP |

| 1/4 | 250 GP |

| 1/2 | 500 GP |

| 1 | 1,000 GP |

| 2 | 2,000 GP |

| 3 | 3,500 GP |

Balance Notes

• Compare this facility against other 13-level facilities before allowing homebrew upgrades.
• Keep the listed Bastion order as the primary action loop; additional benefits should usually be narrative, temporary, or gated by downtime.
• If this facility grants creatures, information, resources, crafted items, or empowerment, keep those outputs tied to Bastion turns rather than free adventuring actions.

Links

• Parent index: Bastions Index
• Source index: 00 - Dungeon Masters Guide 2024 Index