monster-manual Archives - Tribality https://www.tribality.com/tag/monster-manual/ D&D / Role Playing Fri, 08 May 2020 20:12:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.tribality.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-logo-2020-icon@2x-32x32.jpg monster-manual Archives - Tribality https://www.tribality.com/tag/monster-manual/ 32 32 Five D&D Creatures That Punch Above Their Challenge Rating https://www.tribality.com/2020/05/08/five-dd-creatures-that-punch-above-their-challenge-rating/ https://www.tribality.com/2020/05/08/five-dd-creatures-that-punch-above-their-challenge-rating/#respond Fri, 08 May 2020 20:12:03 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=30110 A huge part of being a Dungeon Master is choosing monsters for the players to face. Although combat encounters can occur that the DM didn’t expect, usually the DM takes time to craft an encounter. They try to create a challenging, yet fun session for the players. The Dungeon Master’s Guide and Monster Manual explain how to calculate an encounter using the monster’s challenge rating (CR). You can also calculate it based on the amount of experience points a monster […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2020/05/08/five-dd-creatures-that-punch-above-their-challenge-rating/feed/ 0 Five Tips for Engaging Players https://www.tribality.com/2020/02/14/five-tips-for-engaging-players/ https://www.tribality.com/2020/02/14/five-tips-for-engaging-players/#respond Fri, 14 Feb 2020 22:22:59 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=29447 The schedules have finally aligned! You and your friends are gathered for a tabletop game night.  You’ve jotted down your notes, checked your dice for luck, and have a snack nearby. You’re ready. The game starts off great. But then…something changes. The game stalls. People get up from the table or check their phones. You notice a glazed look in even your most dedicated player. What happened? Player disengagement can be extremely discouraging for the Game Master. Every group and […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2020/02/14/five-tips-for-engaging-players/feed/ 0 Five Tips for Creating D&D Monsters https://www.tribality.com/2020/01/10/five-tips-for-creating-dd-monsters/ https://www.tribality.com/2020/01/10/five-tips-for-creating-dd-monsters/#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2020 23:33:25 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=29261 One of the most iconic things about Dungeons & Dragons is the monsters. Even if your group prefers social encounters or avoids conflict, eventually the heroes will be faced with a foe that must be dealt with through combat. There’s a huge variety of monsters in the official D&D 5e published works, as well as even more to be found from other publishers, such as Kobold Press’s Tome of Beasts, and free homebrew creations that are just an internet search […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2020/01/10/five-tips-for-creating-dd-monsters/feed/ 0 Sacrificial Power and the Oath of Binding https://www.tribality.com/2018/03/22/sacrificial-power-and-the-oath-of-binding/ https://www.tribality.com/2018/03/22/sacrificial-power-and-the-oath-of-binding/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2018 16:19:01 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=23604 Work on the world of the Zodiac and Far Realm continues with a bit of lore and a 5e archetype for paladin. The Oath of Binding is meant to represent paladins who seek out the dark items and creatures of the world, and seal them away to keep the world from harm.

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2017/05/31/level-banding-in-dd-5e/feed/ 21 Monsters & Hazards for a D&D 5e Arctic Adventure https://www.tribality.com/2017/05/05/monsters-traps-for-a-dd-5e-arctic-adventure/ https://www.tribality.com/2017/05/05/monsters-traps-for-a-dd-5e-arctic-adventure/#comments Fri, 05 May 2017 04:01:51 +0000 http://tribality.com/?p=15636 Aquatic | Arctic | Cave or Underground | Desert | Forest | Grassland | Jungle | Mountain | Swamp Are your adventurers freezing to death on their way to a frozen temple? Did your party just escape a prison to find out there is nothing but snow and ice in every direction? Let us do the work for you. My players just entered the lair of a white dragon after exploring the frigid Winterbole forest surrounding her lair. I needed […]

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