The Monsters Know What They're Doing

bFrom the creator of the popular blog iThe Monsters Know What They’re Doing/i comes a compilation of villainous battle plans for Dungeon Masters./bBRBRIn the course of a Dungeons Dragons game, a Dungeon Master has to make one decision after another in response to player behavior—and the better the players, the more unpredictable their behavior! It’s easy for even an experienced DM to get bogged down in on-the-spot decision-making or to let combat devolve into a boring slugfest, with enemies running directly at the player characters and biting, bashing, and slashing away.BR BRIn iThe Monsters Know What They’re Doing/i, Keith Ammann lightens the DM’s burden by helping you understand your monsters’ abilities and develop battle plans before your fifth edition DD game session begins. Just as soldiers don’t whip out their field manuals for the first time when they’re already under fire, a DM shouldn’t wait until the PCs have just encountered a dozen bullywugs to figure out how they advance, fight, and retreat.BR BREasy to read and apply, iThe Monsters Know What They're Doing /iis essential reading for every DM.