Daytime Encounters
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Random encounters don’t always need to be combat encounters. There are three pillars of adventure, mind you (Combat, Social, and Exploration) – and the random encounters you run will be more interesting if you modulate between the three. Cooler heads will not prevail when an owlbear spots the characters out in the wild. There will…
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I’m rather fond of hobgoblins. In my mind, I see these mid-tier goblinoids as the Uruk-hai of Faerûn. Militaristic. Disciplined. Fearless. To me, the portrayal of hobgoblin vs. goblin is something akin to the Uruk-hai of Isengard vs. Mordor and Moria orcs. The former are larger in stature and operate as a disciplined fighting unit…
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If you’re going to encounter goblins along the Triboar Trail, it will likely be along the western half of the trail, or as I like to refer to it: “Cragmaw Country.” As one of the stealthiest creatures in the Monster Manual – further blessed with darkvision to make their sneaking in the dark even more…
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Out of the eight monsters listed on the Wilderness Encounters table (Chapter 3: The Spider’s Web), the ogre is one of my favorites. There’s already an ogre by the name of Gog in Lost Mine of Phandelver. Gog aligns himself with Brughor Axe Biter and his company of orcs at Wyvern Tor. However, if the…
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Ghouls are the only monster on the Lost Mine of Phandelver’s Wilderness Encounters table (Chapter 3: The Spider’s Web) that does not call for a daytime encounter, and I approve! These are creatures of the night, and they’ll make for a more memorable encounter when they go bump in the dark. That being said, there’s…
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A homebrewed creation to accompany yesterday’s flash fiction. I come across some really cool fantasy art on Pinterest, and like to use them as writing prompts or food for thought for encounters. Unfortunately, I don’t know who the artist for this one is, but its gorgeous and inspiring. Definitely going into my random encounter table…