monster tactics

By Alan McCoy from Dungeons & Dragons: Fundamentals How to build challenging encounters against a Thri-Kreen Note: This has been prepared utilizing only the 5E Core Rules. The Thri-Kreen can be found in the Monster Manual page 288. The Thri-Kreen was originally created for the DARK SUN setting during the second edition of the game, […]

By Alan McCoy from Dungeons & Dragons: Fundamentals How to build challenging encounters against a Succubus or an Incubus Note: This has been prepared utilizing only the 5E Core Rules. The Succubus/Incubus can be found in the Monster Manual page 284-285. For the purposes of simplicity, in this essay, I will utilize the term Succubus

by Angry Golem Games The Piercer’s Perspective: How to Build and Run Piercer Encounters in D&D 5e You are a Piercer, a creature that resembles a stalactite and lives in dark caves. You have one simple goal: to drop on unsuspecting prey and pierce them with your sharp body. You are not very smart, but

By Alan McCoy from Dungeons & Dragons: Fundamentals How to build challenging encounters against a Grick Note: This has been prepared utilizing only the 5E Core Rules. The Grick can be found in the Monster Manual page 173. A Grick has the appearance of a large snake massing as much as a man, the front

By Alan McCoy from Dungeons & Dragons: Fundamentals How to build challenging encounters against a Gorgon Note: This has been prepared utilizing only the 5E Core Rules. The Gorgon can be found in the Monster Manual page 171. If you are a fan of Greek or Roman mythology, kindly rename this creature to the Iron

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