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:
Ankheg
Basilisk
Bearded Devil
Black Dragon Wyrmling
Brass Dragon, Young
Chasme
Chuul
Cultist
Ettin
Flesh Golem
Gelatinous Cube
Giant Fire Beetle
Gibbering Mouther
Gnoll
Goblin
Green Hag
Hill Giant
Hobgoblin
Lizardfolk
Mage
Magma Mephit
Manticore
Merrow
Mimic
Owlbear
Quasit
Swarm of Rats
Troll
Umber Hulk
Vampire Spawn
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!