The Monsters Know What They're Doing: Combat Tactics for Dungeon

The "must-have" (R.A. Salvatore, #1 New York Times bestselling author) The Monsters Know What They're Doing from the creator of the popular blog of the same name-an essential strategy guide for all Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Masters! In 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. In The Monsters Know What They're Doing , Keith Ammann lightens the DM's burden by helping you understand your monsters' abilities and develop battle plans before your D&D 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 player charaters have just encountered a dozen bullywugs to figure out how they advance, fight, and retreat. Easy to read and apply, The Monsters Know What They're Doing is essential reading for every DM.