boss battle (CR 17+)
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To Fight a Dragon: Part 2. How to Kill a Dragon
The second part of this article and mini-campaign is to provide a way in which the players can fight back against the dragon, and kill it. Continue reading
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ANCIENT RED DRAGON: HOW TO FIGHT WITH FIRE
While the red dragon is known to despise strategies as tools of the feeble, an ancient red dragon is old enough to know that they’re sometimes a necessary evil. Either that, or it’s grown tired of fighting off fools, Continue reading
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ANCIENT BLUE DRAGON: The Ultimate Boss Dragon
The ancient blue dragon maintains a tight watch over its territories, and the PCs should not be able to approach it (except magically) without it knowing about it well beforehand. Continue reading
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ANCIENT BLACK DRAGON: Fighting is the Ruins
The Monster Manual tells us that black dragons make their lairs on the ruins of empires. Here’s how this can turn the ancient black dragon’s lair into a nightmare for any aspiring adventurers. Combat encounter 1 (difficulty 23) Arrange the dragon’s lair as a series of islands or platforms above the swamp water, high enough… Continue reading
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PIT FIEND: Master of the Hells
Stage 1: When the pit fiend sees the PCs, I would have a number of other monsters be around. The pit fiend gestures to the other monsters to attack, and then climbs up to a high spot, where it can watch the fight like a Ceaser at a Roman circus. Continue reading
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Return of the Balrog
As many fans of D&D’s history will already know, the balor was originally the balrog. Unfortunately, Tolkien’s estate threatened a lawsuit, and the makers of D&D were forced to change the name. Continue reading
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Death knight 2: As Leader of the Conquering Army
This is the second half of the death knight article. This is how to use a death knight if you want him to be the main villain of a campaign. 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.