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COCKATRICE: Laying Traps With Cockatrices
When using a cockatrice, the enemies have to have a way to use it without it attacking them. (Of course, you can say that they successfully tamed it, but the monster manual doesn’t mention that this is possible, and these ideas are more interesting.) Continue reading
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BULLYWUG: Making Crossing Rivers Difficult
Bullywugs are ambushers. When running ambushers, especially at low levels, it is sometimes worth having a routine ambush first so that the players know what to expect. This prevents the more elaborate ambushes from overwhelming them. Continue reading
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VINE BLIGHT: The Forest’s Dark Grasp
The most obvious way to use vine blights is for them to hold the prey still while needle blights and/or other ranged attackers pelt the captive from a distance. Continue reading
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TWIG BLIGHT: Attackers That Can Come From Nowhere
The twig blight is an incredibly simple monster to use. Its power is in its ability to ambush. Use it to catch your players off guard. Continue reading
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NEEDLE BLIGHT & How to Homebrew a Monster in Two-Minutes
I would suggest that blights should hide during the day [mostly applicable to twig and vine blights. Needle blights just remain motionless, perhaps going to sleep.] The reasons are threefold. 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.