difficulty 19
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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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BEHOLDER & Ideas For Challenging Pit Traps
No creature prepares for combat like a beholder. The text in Volo’s talked about beholders as impossibly paranoid, with any scenario thrown at them, no matter how improbable, being something they’ve already contemplated and worked out how to deal with. As such, their lairs should be infamous for their traps (more trap ideas later.) And… 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.