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HEAD VILLAIN: Introducing him, and keeping him alive.
My apologies to everyone for my lack of posting in the last few weeks. I’ve been working on guest posts to try to bring up the blog’s ratings online, and it’s left me a little short of time. With that said, let me introduce the first DragonEncounters post on a different site. Meeting the villains… Continue reading
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DRYAD: Improved Nature Quests and the Green Trap
Discover better nature-themed quest ideas—and learn how to turn dryad encounters into lethal fights with Entangle and stealth tactics. How to Use: Dryad and Nature Quests The obvious purpose for a dryad is as a quest giver, for nature related quests. I don’t normally do quests (I feel enough quest ideas exist online), but most… Continue reading
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DRUID: Moonbeam and Thunderstrike in a Deadly Chase
How to Use: NPC Druid Spellcasting Tactics The most obvious use of a druid NPC is to give help or advice, or to ask them to go on a quest. I am going to wait to discuss nature themed quests in the next article, Dryad. For this article, I will concentrate on giving two druid… Continue reading
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2024/2014 Monster Manuals, and What Now?
This is just a brief update to address the issue of the new Monster Manual(2024), and to set blog policy for the way forward. For at least the next year (dating from the release of the Monster Manual 2024), I plan to treat both Monster Manuals as authentic. What will that mean? Changes to Monsters: All… Continue reading
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ADULT SILVER DRAGON: Daring Escapes and Visiting Neglected Areas
D&D’s silver dragons rule the sky. These mountain-top and midair encounters let your players ride beside—or battle—the sky king himself. How to Use & How to Not Use DnD’s Adult Silver Dragon Reasons For the Dragon to Refuse to Help As I’ve already discussed, bringing powerful friendly NPCs into D&D raises the problem of why… Continue reading
About Me
I’ve been a DM since I was about 10 years old. (Not of D&D, admittedly, but still.) After growing bored of fights that were all the same, dungeons heavily populated by one monster type, and a general shortage of ideas, I figured I’d embark on my own trip through the Monster Manual, one monster at a time. Feel free to join the quest.