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4 Simple Tactics that Make Cunning D&D Foes Seem More Dangerous
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
The evil wizard’s guide to defense against murderous treasure hunters
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
Saving fifth-edition D&D’s evil wizards from meddling do-gooders
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 the D&D Adventurers League offers a spellcaster as a climactic encounter. These showdowns typically … Continue reading