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Dnd 5e Goblin Tactics – build a challenging encounter against Goblins

By Alan McCoy from Dungeons & Dragons: Fundamentals How to build a challenging encounter against Goblins Note: This has been prepared utilizing only the 5E Core Rules. Goblin Leaders with a Character Class would of course make for an even tougher encounter. Goblins are often considered mere cannon fodder, useful for a few low level […]

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Dnd 5e Gnoll Tactics – build challenging encounters against a Gnoll

By Alan McCoy from Dungeons & Dragons: Fundamentals How to build challenging encounters against a Gnoll Note: This has been prepared utilizing the 5E Core Rules. The Gnoll can be found in the Monster Manual page 162-163. Additional information from the book Volo’s Guide to Monsters has been used (Pages 33-40) Gnolls are humanoids raiders

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Dnd 5e Ghoul Tactics – build a challenging encounter against Ghouls and Ghasts

By Alan McCoy from Dungeons & Dragons: Fundamentals How to build a challenging encounter against Ghouls and Ghasts Note: This has been prepared utilizing only the 5E Core Rules. (MM page 148) Ghouls and Ghasts are a classic pairing and have been a part of Dungeons and Dragons since the beginning. It is almost unheard

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Dnd 5e Gargoyle Tactics – build challenging encounters against a Gargoyle

By Alan McCoy from Dungeons & Dragons: Fundamentals How to build challenging encounters against a Gargoyle Note: This has been prepared utilizing only the 5E Core Rules. The Gargoyle can be found in the Monster Manual page 140. Gargoyles are medium sized elementals created when an evil elemental lord such as Ogremoch walks the earth.

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Dnd 5e Marid Tactics – build challenging encounters against a Marid

By Alan McCoy from Dungeons & Dragons: Fundamentals How to build challenging encounters against a Marid Note: This has been prepared utilizing only the 5E Core Rules. The Genie can be found in the Monster Manual pages 141-146. Marid are creatures out of story and legend. A Marid is created when a mortal’s spiritual energy

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Dnd 5e Efreet Tactics – build challenging encounters against an Efreet

By Alan McCoy from Dungeons & Dragons: Fundamentals How to build challenging encounters against an Efreet Note: This has been prepared utilizing only the 5E Core Rules. The Genies can be found in the Monster Manual pages 141-146. I will be including some NON-RAW recommended changes at the end of the essay. Efreeti are creatures

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Dnd 5e Djinni Tactics – build challenging encounters against a Djinni

By Alan McCoy from Dungeons & Dragons: Fundamentals How to build challenging encounters against a Djinni Note: This has been prepared utilizing only the 5E Core Rules. The Genies can be found in the Monster Manual pages 141-146. I will be including some NON-RAW recommended changes at the end of the essay. Djinni are creatures

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Dnd 5e Dao Tactics – build challenging encounters against a Dao

By Alan McCoy from Dungeons & Dragons: Fundamentals How to build challengingencounters against a Dao Note: This has been prepared utilizing only the 5E Core Rules. The Genie can be found in the Monster Manual pages 141-146. I will be including some NON-RAW recommended changes at the end of the essay. Dao are creatures out

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Dnd 5e Earth Elemental Tactics – build challenging encounters against an Earth Elemental

By Alan McCoy from Dungeons & Dragons: Fundamentals How to build challenging encounters against an Earth Elemental Note: This has been prepared utilizing only the 5E Core Rules. The Earth Elemental can be found in the Monster Manual page 124. Earth Elementals are summoned, not evolved creatures, as such they have no specific form, they

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Dnd 5e Air Elemental Tactics – build challenging encounters against an Air Elemental

By Alan McCoy from Dungeons & Dragons: Fundamentals How to build challenging encounters against an Air Elemental Note: This has been prepared utilizing only the 5E Core Rules. The Air Elemental can be found in the Monster Manual page 124. Air Elementals are summoned, not evolved creatures, as such they have no specific form, they

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