The Monsters Know What They're Doing: Combat Tactics for Dungeon Masters (The Monsters Know What They're Doing #1)

"Every great DM needs a copy of this book like a player needs a D20 that rolls a lot of critical hits. It won't make the other side happy, but it will make the game more exciting." --Two-time Campbell award finalist Stina Leicht, author of Cold Iro "I hope my DM doesn't read this book." --Hugo award-winner Elizabeth Bear, author of Ancestral Night "The best movie villains are the ones you fall in love with. Keith's book grounds villains in specificity, motivation, and tactics--so much so that players will love to hate 'em. This book will enrich your game immeasurably!" --Matthew Lillard, award-winning actor, director, producer, and co-founder of Beadle and Grimm's Pandemonium Warehouse In the course of a Dungeons & Dragons game, a Dungeon Master has to make one decision after another in response to player behavior--and the better the players, the more unpredictable their behavior! It's easy for even an experienced DM to get bogged down in on-the-spot decision-making or to let comba