Browsing All Posts filed under »Encounter Design«

Dragon’s Dogma – Gorechimera

June 23, 2013

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Dragon's Dogma GoreChimera Boss for 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons (Epic Tier Level 21 Composite Solo Monster).

Expendables (Epic Tier Play Idea)

December 10, 2012

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This is a simple trick for maximising encounter difficulty without increasing the level of the encounter. Its especially useful for solo monster encounters.

Vampire Bestiary – ON SALE NOW

June 26, 2012

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Vampire Bestiary: Mountain of the Cannibal God - ON SALE NOW

Article: Redesigning the 10 Hells

August 31, 2011

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I always liked the idea of correlating the Hells with the concept of sin. While most are familiar with the seven deadly sins, after some study I found that there are actually ten sins.

Article: Dragons Revisited

July 8, 2011

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A few topics ago, I mentioned that Dragons in 4th Edition were not proper Epic Tier monsters. This article seeks to address why that is and offer some alternatives.

Article: Top 10 Flaws of 4E Adventure Design

June 8, 2011

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After reviewing all the E-series 4th Edition modules here on this website plus examining many others from Wizards of the Coast and a few from 3rd Party Publishers I have compiled a list of the main problems apparent to me with 4E adventure design. I won’t be talking about adventures that do not have up to […]

Article: The Ten Commandments of Epic

April 16, 2011

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This article seeks to explore the elements of what makes a campaign truly epic. Chatting with people on the various forums I get the impression many are disillusioned with the whole concept of what epic really entails. This is further compounded by the official epic tier material from Wizards of the Coast which is, to […]

Article: Morale in RPGs

March 14, 2011

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The Morale of the Story This is a new, non-edition specific rule mechanic I have added to the Vampire Bestiary (though I removed it from the previews so far). The basic idea stemmed from an online conversation I had about a year ago regarding published (4E) adventures. The discussion was specifically about how it appeared […]

Article: Solo Monster Design

March 6, 2011

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Okay, the recent discussion after the Pathfinder 2 Review led to the creation of this article, which is sort of a mini-preview of the Vampire Bestiary (which has a four page section on solo monster design) in itself. This article won’t be as detailed as the material in the Vampire Bestiary (hey I have to […]

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