monsters

  • Red Button Monsters

    In a recent Dungeon Regular episode, the Kappa of Pachee Bridge, I drew a connection between a particular monster in that module, and the boss battles in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and The Legend of Zelda: Not The Most Recent Two. It reminds me of a 16 HP Dragon, in some senses, but leaning more… Continue reading

  • Trick Monsters

    This post is cool, and communicates three principles: Trick Monsters are easy to defeat if you know the trick Trick Monsters are arduous to defeat if you don’t know the trick Vary the trick so that it makes other, harder monsters easier to beat later. This is fun and cool. Think about video game bosses.… Continue reading

  • The Bridewell Bestiary

    There are about 40 monsters in Bridewell. I’m going to playtest in Trophy Gold, maybe Into the Odd, two systems that are easy to stat for, so here is a dual bestiary. This is why I wrote the other week. I’ll write about ten at a time, I suppose. Content Warning: Horror, implied abuse, murder.… Continue reading

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