I also recommend you read up on your beasties of choice over at The Monsters Know What They Are Doing to take your encounters to the next level. Remember to tailor individual encounters around your party’s capabilities when you go about picking monsters (no pack of intellect devourers against the all-martial party!), and don’t forget that the Kobold Fight Club is your friend for most party compositions. When looking for new monsters, it’s best to consider what they bring to the table in terms of narrative potential, mechanical spice, and overall novelty, as well as how thematically appropriate they are for what you’re trying to accomplish. When done repeatedly, this leads to blandness. While there’s nothing wrong with using staples, it has an opportunity cost. What are the most underrated monsters?Įvery time you prep an encounter or storyline, it’s an opportunity to take your players to uncharted territory and engage their sense of wonder-or fear of the unknown. There are many monsters that can be a curveball for your player characters (PCs). Dragons? Sure! Ghouls? Of course! Aboleths? Over-mentioned yet underused. In our time playing D&D 5e, most of us have placed the smack-down on goblins, kobolds, orcs, bandits, and the like. On the go? Listen to the audio version of the article here:
