Designed to rest on the top of your DM screen, these 30 encounter cards feature all-new gorgeous artwork on the front and DM info on the back. DM info includes the full D&D stat block and exclusive Beadle & Grimm’s Tactical Tips.
Tactical Tips are combat hints for the DM provided in collaboration with award-winning monster combat blogger Keith Ammann.
"Never go into battle without a plan! With the Tactical Tips on these Encounter Cards, you'll never have to wonder what your monsters and NPCs are trying to do or how they should go about it. They know what they're doing—and so will you!"
- Keith Amman
Cards included in PACK 1:
Androsphinx
Archmage
Behir
Beholder
Black dragon, young
Chain devil
Death tyrant
Death knight
Djinni
Frost giant
Glabrezu
Green dragon, young
Gynosphinx
Hezrou
Ice devil
Kraken
Lich
Marilith
Nycaloth
Oni
Planetar
Purple worm
Rakshasa
Red dragon, adult
Red dragon, ancient
Silver dragon, young
Slaad, death
Solar
Stone golem
White dragon, ancient
Combat Preferences. Many creatures prefer either melee or ranged combat, moving often or standing in place, and either absorbing or avoiding damage.
Flight Threshold. Whether a creature fights to the death or runs-and when.
Preferred Attack. Everyone has a go-to move.
The Basics. Their thing, in a nutshell.
Encounter Tips!