Book description
In the course of a Dungeons & Dragons game, a Dungeon Master has to make one decision after another in response to player behaviour-and the better the players, the more unpredictable their behaviour! It's easy for even an experienced DM to get bogged down in on-the-spot decision-making or to let…
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1 author picked The Monsters Know What They're Doing as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
For many Game Masters it can be difficult to understand how the monsters and adversaries in their worlds would act.
In his book, and its sequel, Ammann helps to provide guidance for how different adversaries might act towards the group of heroes. This book helps GMs think critically about the monsters in the world and can help with teaching how to provide a more dynamic and consequential experience for players.
Ammann also helps readers think in terms of a world with magic and how those living in such a world might think and approach problems differently than we do in…
From Megan's list on learning and running tabletop role-playing games.
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