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December Boss Monster Poll

  • Gelatinous cube's pristine hallways 4
  • Gargoyle's bell tower 6
  • Griffon's clifftop nest 2
  • Ogre's sparkly secret cave 4
  • Will-o'-wisp's empty tomb 4
  • Wererat's den of hedonism 2
  • 2021-12-18
  • —2021-12-25
  • 22 votes
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Hey folks,Last week my GM decided to switch things up a bit and let us play some level 1 characters during a travel montage in our main campaign, using fresh, premade heroes to deliver some exposition. It ended up being a lot of fun, and served as a reminder of the freedom of playing a character that hasn't yet accrued an abundance of abilities or magic items. I recognize that a lot of my maps tend to skew towards the more fantastical and may lend themselves better to high level play, so this December I want to instead express my appreciation for those CR 2 big baddies. Let me know which of these encounters you want to have at the ready the next time your players are feeling an itch to try that one new subclass and make new characters.Please vote for up to 3 of your favorite lair and token combos for me to illustrate.

Comments

Ren (Renflowergrapx)

I just died yesterday in my game lol. A level 4 cleric dieing for passive damage (shield activated). It reminds me how dangerous some challenges would be. So yay, nice call 🤙 i like the idea of scenarios you can meet all of sudden on a daily routine, more than a place where you are going to intentionally haunt for danger.

Michael Galligan

Ren I have found the really hard to die in this game. You must have been the only healer? Did you miss three separate rolls or get jacked with the natural 1 roll? One thing I know for certain is that I would OT come back as an healer. Back to subject. Nice Ideas for encounters.

Michael Galligan

I think you are correct. My DM style has always been too nice in this regard. I can’t think of one time where I had an opponent attack one of their downed PCs. I think the lack of deaths does in fact lay with my sense of fairness. A very unreasonable consideration in the heat of combat. Thank you for your thoughts