Create Devious Villains and Dangerous Lairs with this Game Master's supplement!
While designed using 5E, I think many of the essays, tips, and tools would benefit most Game Masters.
What's Included:
- Essays. Short essays by some of the industry's top designers and game masters, discussing design topics like villain creation, villain motivation, lair design, and more!
- Contributors. Contributing writers include Alex Kammer, Anne Gregersen, Dale Critchley, Ed Greenwood, Greg Marks, Jean Lorber, Jeff C. Stevens, Jon Hook, Saga Mackenzie, Shanna Germain, and Teos Abadia.
- Villain Progression. Suggestions on how your villain might increase in power as the characters gain experience and levels.
- Tables. Suggestions for items that empower your villain, lair power-ups, and villain ideals.
- Inspiration. Sections that help you with development, digging deeper into villain inspiration.
- Motivations. Suggestions on villain motivations. Why are they a villain?
Essays & Writers:
- A Cautionary Tale for Villains of All Stripes - Saga Mackenzie
- A Good Lair Tells a Story - Jeff C. Stevens
- Color of Magic - Jeff C. Stevens
- Disabled Villains - Dale Critchley
- Dynamic Elements in Combat Encounters - Alex Kammer
- Far From Prying Eyes - Jon Hook
- How Much for that Villain on the End? - Ed Greenwood
- Living, Breathing Lairs - Shanna Germain
- Techniques for Making Epic Final Battles - Greg Marks
- Unique Environments - Jeff C. Stevens
- Villainous Motivations and Heroic Opposition - Anne Gregersen
- Your Villain's Second Motive - Teos Abadia
Tools & Tips:
To add to the project, we've inserted the Game Master's Tools section from Potbellied Kobold's Guide to Villains & Lairs!
- What is a Villain?
- Creating a Villain
- Features
- Villains & Magic Items
- Advancing Villains
- What Is a Lair?
- Bringing It All Together