A Boss monster book would be good to have

b-dog · 01-18-2021, 03:32 PM

Most dungeon levels need boss monsters who sort of run their level. So a book of boss monsters would be great to have. Ravenloft had a style of boss monsters that would work well with Dungeon Fantasy IMO. The boss monster in Ravenloft would not be sitting in his room waiting for the PCs to arrive, instead he used surveillance of his area and then reacted to the PCs presence with minions, more traps, and even making an appearance in the area where the PCs are and then retreat if the PCs defeat him. So basically this book would have a unique boss monster with stats and also tactics used in his dungeon level. These tactics would be his surveillance system (a spy, scry glass, or other ways to sense the PCs) and also include ways the PCs can overcome the surveillance. The next thing would be what the boss monster does once he realizes the PCs are on his dungeon level. A lich boss monster might send zombies and other undead, an evil wizard or evil cleric might send demons, and orc boss monster might send goblinkin or activate nasty traps etc. Also the boss monster might also make an appearance himself like Strahd did many times in Ravenloft.

Another part of the boss monster would be ways to weaken him before the final showdown in his lair. A ghost boss monster might have foci that need to be cleansed or destroyed to weaken the ghost so that the PCs can win the final battle. An evil cleric might have various sub temples and evil statues that need to be destroyed to help PCs to be able to win.

So basically the boss monster book would have the abilities of the boss monster and how he rules his dungeon level. The boss monster from a book like this can easily be ported into an existing dungeon too.

01-18-2021, 03:32 PM	#1
b-dog Join Date: Nov 2006	A Boss monster book would be good to have Most dungeon levels need boss monsters who sort of run their level. So a book of boss monsters would be great to have. Ravenloft had a style of boss monsters that would work well with Dungeon Fantasy IMO. The boss monster in Ravenloft would not be sitting in his room waiting for the PCs to arrive, instead he used surveillance of his area and then reacted to the PCs presence with minions, more traps, and even making an appearance in the area where the PCs are and then retreat if the PCs defeat him. So basically this book would have a unique boss monster with stats and also tactics used in his dungeon level. These tactics would be his surveillance system (a spy, scry glass, or other ways to sense the PCs) and also include ways the PCs can overcome the surveillance. The next thing would be what the boss monster does once he realizes the PCs are on his dungeon level. A lich boss monster might send zombies and other undead, an evil wizard or evil cleric might send demons, and orc boss monster might send goblinkin or activate nasty traps etc. Also the boss monster might also make an appearance himself like Strahd did many times in Ravenloft. Another part of the boss monster would be ways to weaken him before the final showdown in his lair. A ghost boss monster might have foci that need to be cleansed or destroyed to weaken the ghost so that the PCs can win the final battle. An evil cleric might have various sub temples and evil statues that need to be destroyed to help PCs to be able to win. So basically the boss monster book would have the abilities of the boss monster and how he rules his dungeon level. The boss monster from a book like this can easily be ported into an existing dungeon too.