One of the least-understood game mechanics, in my opinion, is the Frightened condition. Since fright can be expressed and mechanized with greater potency in 95% (ish) of D&D games, I’ve decided to write about it.
Archmages are common “boss monsters” in D&D. Dungeon Masters enjoy deploying powerful spellcasters to challenge their adventurers. Adventurers would do well to go into these types of fights prepared rather than without intel (winging it). Here are my tips for overcoming dangerous spellcasters, particularly archmages.
How often has your character been nearly useless in combat? We build our characters to deal the maximum amount of damage, only to face impossible situations where all we can do is minimum damage…
