Here’s a worked example of how I’ve used the Creating a Monster guidelines in the 5e DMG to adjust a monster stat block to fit what I wanted for an encounter. The base monster I’m using is the Ankheg (Monster Manual, page 21). It is rated Challenge 2. For my 5-character, 5th-level beginner-ish party I… Continue reading Upgrading a monster in DnD 5e
Month: July 2021
Monster menus (School of Adventure Year Five part 2)
I’ve started prepping encounters by outlining menus of things that the antagonist/s might do in that encounter. I suppose this may be a beginner-to-intermediate point for many GMs these days, but if that’s where you’re at in your gaming journey or if, like me, you started GMing with a game/edition that didn’t explain this technique,… Continue reading Monster menus (School of Adventure Year Five part 2)
School of Adventure—Year Five part 1
I’ve been running the Year Five mission for the School of Adventure for several weeks now. I was maybe going to let it finish before I posted a write-up of the whole thing, but there would be a lot to cover. And now I’ve drafted a post about an idea I used while running it,… Continue reading School of Adventure—Year Five part 1