Monsters Guide to Combat Encounters for Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Level 05
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Combat is one of three main pillars of the game¸ apart from exploration and interaction. And it takes a lot of time to prepare and run good combat encounter. The goal of this guide is to help DMs who are running Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage adventure to get better understanding on how to run combat encounters¸ how to make them coherent¸ memorable and fun! This document contains description for 22 combat encounters that might occur when your party explore fifth level of Undermountain. You will find useful advices on how to use creatures in combat. Where should they stand? What course of action will be most efficient and logical depending on the lore? Whom they will attack? Will they fight to the death? Will they flee or surrender? I also put more detailed explanation on how creatures' abilities and traits work. Tactics for 15 different creatures is described depending on surroundings¸ allies and lore: Archdruid Awakened Tree Basilisk Boar Chimera Cloaker Displacer Beast Ettrecap Giant Bat Giant Spider Giant Toad Mimic Werebat Will-o-Wisp Young Green Dragon Hope this guide will be helpful for your games!