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GLABREZU: Deadly as a Friend, Lethal as a Foe
The glabrezu is an extremely powerful demon, powerful enough that I have no idea why its CR is only 9. Continue reading
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DRETCH: Must be Killed Before it Gets Close
The dretch is the rare monster that can be used against far higher-level parties than its 1/4 CR would suggest. While its fighting skills are limited, its fetid cloud can really mess up your players. Continue reading
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CHASME & How to Run Pursuit by a Large Force
Aside from the plain usage of being an ordinary attacker, there are three ways I would go about using a chasme. Continue reading
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BARLGURA: King of the Mountaintop
With the barlgura we have one of the weirdest combos in D&D. A creature of no intelligence to speak of, with a whole bunch of spells whose usage revolves around being used subtly. 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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Special article 1: Trap Ideas
Welcome to the first special article. These articles are for when an idea becomes too long to fit into one article, and/or seems like something that will be useful even when not fighting a specific monster. 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.