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By Alan McCoy from Dungeons & Dragons: Fundamentals How to build challenging encounters against a Wolf / Dire Wolf Pack First and foremost: I want to state this to any and all game designers that utilize these fierce and majestic beasts as semi-tame guard animals. Please use large guard dogs instead! Wolves are not wolves […]

By Alan McCoy from Dungeons & Dragons: Fundamentals How to build challenging encounters against a Giant Spider Note: This has been prepared utilizing only the 5E Core Rules. This essay will cover only the Giant Spider (MM page 328).All spiders are predators, the Giant Spiders included. Like their naturally occurring brethren, Giant Spiders build webs

By Alan McCoy from Dungeons & Dragons: Fundamentals How to build challenging encounters against a Giant Wolf Spider Note: This has been prepared utilizing only the 5E Core Rules. This essay will cover only the Giant Wolf Spider (MM page 330). I have included to non-RAW commentary, but it is clearly marked as my own

By Alan McCoy from Dungeons & Dragons: Fundamentals How to build challenging encounters against a Wight Note: This has been prepared utilizing only the 5E Core Rules. The Wight can be found in the Monster Manual page 300. The Wight is one of the Classic Monsters from the earliest days of Dungeons and Dragons, in

By Alan McCoy from Dungeons & Dragons: Fundamentals How to build challenging encounters against a Sprite Note: This has been prepared utilizing only the 5E Core Rules. The Sprite can be found in the Monster Manual page 283. Sprites are Fey creatures that look like tiny humanoids, some say they resemble elves, with dragonfly-like wings.

By Alan McCoy from Dungeons & Dragons: Fundamentals How to build challenging encounters against a Marilith Note: This has been prepared utilizing only the 5E Core Rules. Additional source material can be found in the book Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes. The Marilith can be found in the Monster Manual page 61. Additional information regarding Demons

By Alan McCoy from Dungeons & Dragons: Fundamentals How to build challenging encounters against a Cyclops Note: This has been prepared utilizing only the 5E Core Rules. The Cyclops can be found in the Monster Manual page 45. Cyclops are a variety of giant, huge in size (occupying a 15 ft X 15 ft combat

By Alan McCoy from Dungeons & Dragons: Fundamentals How to build challenging encounters against a Planetar Note: This has been prepared utilizing only the 5E Core Rules. The Angels can be found in the Monster Manual pages 15-18. As with all multiple monster categories, the entire entry should be read prior to utilizing one of