Baddest of Asses Inspired by my homegame, where a highly paid leaping assassin with a rapid fire magical crossbow obliterated the party while leaping across rooftops and eluding capture. He was basically the Deadshot of the campaign setting, absolutely humbling […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Square Peg, Round Hole Party dynamics are delicate, and there’s few things worse than having a noble lawful good type partnered with ne’er-do-wells. Be it the one sociopathic thief in an otherwise heroic party or the lone paladin in the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mob Scene A lot of thought goes into the idea of the “balanced” party. The fighter (tank), the cleric (healer/ buffer), the wizard (controller), and the rogue (striker/blaster). Which is one way to look at the party, skipping the subroles […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Three-Shotted It is really hard to take Player Characters hostage. An NPC that can reliably deal enough damage to kill an adventurer in one hit is likely an inappropriate challenge for an adventure, as it likely to result in the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
