When I’m designing encounters, I often break the process into three parts, using at least two of these elements but ideally incorporating all three. They are creatures, environment, and terrain. I provide a lair, encounter, and minions suggestions for some boss creatures but using these guidelines to flesh those suggestions out. I’ll go through each […]
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It’s been a few days since I last saved the Sword Coast, and I’ve spent far more time along the River Chionthar than I anticipated this year. Baldur’s Gate 3 won game of the year recently and since I just finished my first playthrough (yes I anticipate I will play it again) I wanted to
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Mags stood in the middle of the muddy street as sheets of rain poured over, nearly blinding him. The long stick was heavy in his hand; gripped with white knuckles. The three boys chasing him and his sister, Penelo, surrounded them. Penelo crouched behind her brother. “Don’t, Mags. They’ll hurt you.” “If I don’t they’ll
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Jerad wandered into a section of the cavern where the remains of previous challengers to the wyrm were posed in various positions. A grisly scene and, had he not still been under the effects of the potions, he might have run screaming from the place. As it was, he merely stared at each with a
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Caspar slapped Jerad on the shoulder, stared into his eyes. Jerad did everything he could to maintain eye contact with the man’s dazzling golden gaze. Caspar went down the line and did the same with the rest of his companions: Huru; priest of the Owl, Dunja; wizard of the Protectorate, Twilight; deepscout and expert on
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