Tag Archives: tactics

4 Simple Tactics that Make Cunning D&D Foes Seem More Dangerous

Posted on March 20, 2017 by David Hartlage

Are you a dungeon master? Tired losing every fight? Tired of player characters beating your monsters like pinatas? Get used to it. For DMs and for the Washington Generals basketball team, losing fits the job description. Still, if the monsters … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice | Tagged | 4 Comments

The evil wizard’s guide to defense against murderous treasure hunters

Posted on September 16, 2015 by David Hartlage

Every evil wizard occasional faces the threat of treasure hunters, do-gooders, and other barbarians. In order to exterminate such vermin, you must learn to defend yourself from their attacks. Preparation Alarm [1st-level Abjuration] (V,S,M) (casting time: 1 minute) (duration: 8 … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, D&D fifth edition | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Saving fifth-edition D&D’s evil wizards from meddling do-gooders

Posted on September 9, 2015 by David Hartlage

In more than a year of fifth-edition Dungeons & Dragons, I’ve pitted player characters against a lot of wizards. Often, a published adventure or one from D&D Expeditions offers a spellcaster as a climactic encounter. These showdowns typically follow the … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, D&D fifth edition | Tagged , , , | 10 Comments