devils
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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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LEMURE: Monster, Obstacle, and Victim (With Flames)
How to Use: Lemure “Tactics” The lemure is actually stronger than the manes (the demon equivalent.) Where the manes is a CR 1/8, however, the lemure is a CR 0. This reason is that the lemure will not go after PCs to attack them. How should they be played? Lemures are mindless but not harmless.… Continue reading
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ICE DEVIL: Making Proper Use of the Ice Wall
The best use for the ice devil is to have him cast his ice wall, and then defend it. Continue reading
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HORNED DEVIL: How to Use the Devil’s Laziness
or the sake of this article, I am going to assume the horned devil was assigned to watch an entrance. It can be to a magic item, to a portal, or to anything else worth protecting. Continue reading
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ERINYES: Fighting the Furies in a Burning House
How to Use: Persuasion Tactics As the only devils to not look obviously evil, I would imagine that they get the job of convincing important mortals to trade their souls and otherwise bargain with the hells. (Run of the mill devils will be approached by imps, the hell’s errand boys. Succubae and/or rakshasas would be… Continue reading
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BEARDED DEVIL: Basic Tactics, and Strategic Positions
The bearded devil is the first monster I have encountered since starting this blog that does not require any special setting to make using it interesting. 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.