Listen "Running Hordes: Guidelines for D&D Battles with Hundreds of Monsters"
Episode Synopsis
Mike offers guidelines for running huge hordes of monsters in D&D and looks at a number of alternative approaches.
Show notes
Original Youtube Video
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Podcast Contents
00:00 Intro
00:41 Mike's recommended horde system
05:03 Why we care about horde guidelines
05:58 Mike's criteria for good horde guidelines
06:54 Horde guidelines from the Dungeon Master's Guide (Chap 8, Pg 250)
08:26 4e D&D style minions
09:38 Single-stat-block hordes
10:36 5e Hardcore Mode's horde guidelines
12:09 13th Age mook rules
13:25 Mike's recommended horde guidelines review
15:53 Problems with Mike's horde guidelines
18:14 The importance of horde guidelines for D&D
Show notes
Original Youtube Video
Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
Join Sly Flourish's Patreon
Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
Podcast Contents
00:00 Intro
00:41 Mike's recommended horde system
05:03 Why we care about horde guidelines
05:58 Mike's criteria for good horde guidelines
06:54 Horde guidelines from the Dungeon Master's Guide (Chap 8, Pg 250)
08:26 4e D&D style minions
09:38 Single-stat-block hordes
10:36 5e Hardcore Mode's horde guidelines
12:09 13th Age mook rules
13:25 Mike's recommended horde guidelines review
15:53 Problems with Mike's horde guidelines
18:14 The importance of horde guidelines for D&D
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