Gather. Laugh. Roll
Gather. Laugh. Roll
DM Corner • Homebrew • Creature Feature BUGBEAR WARBAND: PREDATORS OF THE BROKEN ROAD Subtitle A bugbear warband strikes from the shadows, collapsing on isolated prey. They don’t charge; they don’t swarm. They wait. And when they strike, it’s not chaos, it’s coordination. The Bugbear Warband is not a collection…
Not all escalation comes from dragons. The Doppelganger Elite and Veteran Warband stat sheets bring tactical depth to humanoid encounters, built to scale through coordination, positioning, and battlefield roles instead of inflated hit points.
A candid DM Diary from Voxels & Valor exploring how encounter math, player preparation, and a perfectly timed owl familiar roll turned a young white dragon fight into a three-round lesson behind the screen.
A young white dragon falls not to desperation, but to planning. In Session 11 of Voxels & Valor, an owl, a rope, and one bad save turn a dragon fight into a lesson in certainty.
A Minecraft-inspired creature ecosystem built for the D&D table, translating hostile mobs into simple, relentless encounters that punish complacency and reward smart play.
A redesigned goblin package built around roles, tactics, and encounter composition—so goblins stay dangerous long after level one.
A philosophy-first creator spotlight on Lunch Break Heroes and Librus Nocturnum: why horror and 5e don’t naturally mix, how restraint and NPCs carry dread, and what it means to trust the Dungeon Master. (Part One of Two.)
Creature Feature is a recurring Tales & Tankards series of play-tested, scaled monsters built to challenge larger or higher-level parties without slowing combat or bloating encounters.
Master encounter pacing in D&D — when to fight, when to flee, and when to build tension through foreshadowing. Make every scene hit harder.
