A complete guide to building, adapting and running monster encounters. Tell a story with each fight and keep your players engaged!
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Stretch goal unlocked!
over 3 years ago
– Sun, Nov 27, 2022 at 05:43:59 AM
This is amazing!
With over 1100 backers and 40k raised, we have already unlocked some amazing stretch goals. Justin Handlin (Crit Academy) is officially in. But there is one more writer still waiting to join the team of absolute legends. Anne Gregersen is eager to add her encounter to the book. Pledge now to help us reach the final stretch goal.
Can we dream about 40k?
over 3 years ago
– Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 04:44:59 PM
Thank you!
I wanted to get in before the final 48 hours of the campaign to say a big thank you to each and every single one of you. Because of you, and over a thousand more, we are now at almost €37.000! That's already an insane number.
There are two more writers waiting to join the lineup of superstars. Justin Handlin will join when we reach 40k and (dare we dream?) Anne Gregersen jumps in at 45k. If you want to help the book to reach these goals, make sure to join in, upgrade your pledge from PDF to physical, buy ten copies for your friends, ...
From classes that wield the primal arcane forces of Lugon to races that have adapted to the harsh conditions of the world once it was flooded with magic, we offer the total experience for an epic adventure through a world never seen before!
The Arals (Lugon's equivalent to gods) of the Four welcome you with open arms, offering you your choice of Destruction, Creation, Chaos, or Order. They eagerly await your choices!
Two books with more lore and secrets than you’ll be able to explore in one campaign path, including information about the ecosystems and biology of Lugon’s unique monsters! Available for Dungeon and Dragons 5th Edition and Pathfinder 1st Edition!
7 races (The 4 Natural Races and 3 Hybrid races), with 4 more able to be added via stretch goals! All with their own way of life, ecology and more!
4 base classes: The Goaler of Frostflame, Spellguide, Disciple of Anima and Delirionist, all including two or three extra archetypes. New character sheets will also be included for use within the setting!
2 Prestige Classes to fit the new magic classes.
New rule sets and optional subsystems such as Poultices, Lugonese Alchemy, Boons and optional Lugon-specific rules.
More than 100 new spells, including entirely original spells and spells based on older concepts, adjusted for the four new magic classes and their casting mechanics.
New feats to supplement the new classes and play-styles.
A whole Monster Manual with 80+ monsters and creatures spread throughout CR 0 through CR 25. From the Fey-like Bovnaz to the aberrant Called to many new kinds of Elementals.
Much more content, such as detailed maps and environments, factions and NPCs!
A wild JVC Parry appeared!
over 3 years ago
– Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 05:25:44 PM
We did it!
We reached 35k in funding! That means the Quintessential Guide to Monster Encounters will be even better. JVC Parry is joining the team to bring us his take on how to run a monster encounter. That brings the total of ready-to-run encounters to twenty-three.
We are not done
With over a week more left on the clock, and closing in to a thousand backers. We believe we can get two more writers on board. Justin Handlin (Crit Academy) and Anne Gregersen are eager to start writing. So make sure to share this campaign everywhere.
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Imagine a Monster-style book, but with villainous Non-Player Characters instead of monsters...
That's what you are getting when you back Potbellied Kobold's Guide to Villains & Lairs for Roll20. More than 30 villainous NPCs and 10 unique lairs to add to your game. A book of unscrupulous characters with developed histories, motives, flaws, and unique equipment that you can easily drop into your ongoing story as a one-shot adventure, side quest, or as a larger threat during the campaign. Many of these NPCs are humanoid, but there are a few monstrous or undead creatures, too.
The PDF and Print versions of Potbellied Kobold's Guide to Villains & Lairs successfully funded in 2021 and is fulfilled. This Kickstarter campaign funds the 80% complete Roll20 conversion of Potbellied Kobold's Guide to Villains & Lairs
Treasure tables!
over 3 years ago
– Sat, Nov 12, 2022 at 01:20:09 AM
Hi there
We have been talking and have decided that we want to add (d4-d6) Treasure tables to each monster encounter, adding a bit of randomness and excitement to your sessions. This might seem like not that big of a deal, but my favorite monster book, Revenge of the Horde by Nordgames, has them, and they are hands down my favorite feature ever to have in a bestiary.
In short, this means the main monsters from the Quintessential Guide to Monster Encounters will potentially drop loot that actually makes sense instead of some weird magic item that just doesn't belong there. Adding to the story telling element at your table.
Let's try this again
I made an oopsy. I posted a picture of these amazing dice in a previous update but forgot to provide the link. So here it is again;
The Dragon Eye Dice sets will initially be released with seven colour options, representing the many different Gods of Luminous Ages. We hope to unlock all 14 colours to introduce you to all the Gods and some characters from Luminous Ages.
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The Dice are hollow Dragon GEM Dice that are made of 98% Copper and 2% Zinc, making them lighter than other metal dice but still very durable with a wonderful jingle sound when shaken together.
They come in a metal tray as a set of 7 including 1xD4, 1xD6, 1xD8 1xD10, 1xPercentile D10, 1xD12 and 1xD20.
The Iris of each Dragons eye is a premium natural ZIRCON Gemstone embedded into each side of the dice.
New stretch goal, new encounter!
over 3 years ago
– Mon, Nov 07, 2022 at 07:56:37 PM
We hit 30k!
Over the weekend we hit 30K in funding, so I am delighted to say AJ Pickett is now officially adding his wonderfully weird encounter, together with some sage advice, to the Quintessential Guide to Monster Encounters. It involves shrinking down to the size of insects and competing in a jousting competition overwatched by Treants.
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