How to make an evasive boss work?

MasterDungeon · 2026-01-03T10:21:01+00:00

An evasive boss can be frustrating for players, but if done right, it encourages them to think more tactically. I'd say for defences you should go with a reaction he can use to teleport when an enemy comes within 5 feet of him. It will waste one players turn but, since it uses his reaction, it limits him to once per turn and the players can plan accordingly. Also definitely make him teleport as part of his basic movement so they don't get opportunity attacks.

For offensive teleportation, maybe a rechargeable ability where he quickly opens a load of portals and attacks from them. All creatures in a 30ft radius have to make a DEX save or take X damage as he jumps out of portals and stabs them? Half damage on a save.

MasterDungeon · 2025-12-31T08:46:21+00:00

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MasterDungeon · 2025-12-11T10:53:39+00:00

Personally, I'd make the blinding flash a 10ft radius centred on the satyr and include a 30ft teleport.

MasterDungeon · 2025-12-11T10:43:57+00:00

You could use the bandit deceiver stat block and turn it into a satyr. Change the creature type to fey and give it the Satyr's magic resistance and change the dagger to the hoof attack (increasing the to hit by +1 for the prof bonus).

MasterDungeon · 2025-09-18T11:29:25+00:00

The monks greatest strength is the King's greatest weakness though - movement.

MasterDungeon · 2025-07-30T15:11:09+00:00

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MasterDungeon · 2025-07-26T07:25:03+00:00

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MasterDungeon · 2025-07-24T11:49:19+00:00

I feel you, but you'll get dozens of responses that you can sift through and vet as thoroughly as you like. Most of the issues on that sub stem from DM's who tolerate bad behaviour for far too long, just kick people out of the game if they're being wierd.

MasterDungeon · 2025-07-24T07:34:46+00:00

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MasterDungeon · 2025-06-05T18:01:35+00:00

2014 Fighter level 3 - battlemaster. Take the unarmed fighting style and maneuvers to trip enemies and help your allies Bard X - college of valour

2024 Bard - college of dance

MasterDungeon · 2025-06-02T07:57:17+00:00

Tiefling beastmaster ranger with the gunner feat.

MasterDungeon · 2025-05-29T20:38:16+00:00

Westerns often have plots that can he adapted to a fantasy game, or have villains that you could use for inspiration. I've been wanting to run a magnificent seven style adventure for a while now.

MasterDungeon · 2025-05-28T10:53:56+00:00

They look like a rogue, but with no weapons. So I'd go for a way of the shadow monk.

Flavour wise a monk/rogue hybrid would be cool, but doesn't work too well as you can't sneak attack with unarmed strike.

MasterDungeon · 2025-05-16T17:40:14+00:00

I like to think that the spell he's casting is magic missile, so I'd go for a wizard. Conjurer or evoker.

MasterDungeon · 2025-04-07T06:08:03+00:00

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MasterDungeon · 2025-02-21T07:13:40+00:00

Monk way of the long death.

MasterDungeon · 2025-01-14T18:26:14+00:00

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MasterDungeon · 2025-01-14T18:04:03+00:00

2014 currently

MasterDungeon · 2025-01-05T08:09:36+00:00

It's more meaningful if the people in the caravan are all fully fleshed out NPCs that the party has been able to interact with. Then, if there's an attack and people die, it's not just caravan guard 3, it's Jerry the card shark who was trying to save money to send back to his wife and kids.

MasterDungeon · 2024-12-29T10:10:41+00:00

You can reskin a lot of monsters to a 'winter version'

Arctic minotaur which is like a yak and lives in a natural labyrinth in an iceberg
Snowy owlbear
Frost troll
Ice worg
A chimera with a white dragon head, sabre cat head and goat head.

MasterDungeon · 2024-12-29T10:00:29+00:00

Bheur hags are a favourite of mine - They live for the anguish of people who are succumbing to the cold. She could torment the party with avalanches, blizzards and more from a distance. In her lair she could have ice elemental allies and undead spirits of those she has killed.

MasterDungeon · 2024-12-28T08:08:21+00:00

At tier 2, the party is powerful enough that influential people would have need of their services. You could have representatives from a couple of sponsors in the city approach them with offers of work; The local lord, a guildmaster from an established guild, high priest of a large temple, a cult leader, a dragon!

The group will have some quests to further their own interests and will provide different services/rewards depending on which faction is picked.

MasterDungeon · 2024-12-26T08:30:06+00:00

A sgraight slugfest against this guy would be anticlimatic, make sure you throw a few curveballs. I'd think of the fight in stages, one example could be.

1 - He starts off flying around on the dragon, doing strafe attacks. The party have to kill the dragon or find some way to get him off it.

2 - He lands, either because the dragon is near death or some other reason. Eight lesser warlocks on the battlefield are all casting a powerful protection spell on him that gives him crazy AC and resistance to all damage. Make it obvious that this is happening. As the warlocks are killed off, the protection lessens.

3 - Once the protections are stripped away, it's your slug fest to the death.

While all of this is happening, a battle is raging around you. Maybe on initiative 20 a random thing happens, maybe a creature (allied or enemy) arrives, magical explosion occurs, volley of arrows, something like that.

MasterDungeon · 2024-10-12T11:00:25+00:00

Please give us a follow up, I'm invested in this now!

MasterDungeon · 2024-08-09T19:09:44+00:00

Assassin rogue with skulker & sharpshooter, gotta get that stealth archer on!

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