This last weekend, I was all set to gamemaster a well-crafted adventure for the game group I play with. I had put in the time and planned an exciting combat adventure… that never happened. Why? The players picked up one some of the clues that I had carefully...
As part of my series on building effective encounters, I started with an article focused on selecting the right creatures for your encounters. In fact, I feel so strongly that using the right creature is key to a great encounter, that I often create my own from...