Designed to rest on the top of your DM screen, these encounter cards feature gorgeous, all-new artwork on the front and DM info on the back. DM info includes exclusive Beadle & Grimm’s Tactical Tips written by Keith Ammann, author of the blog The Monsters Know What They’re Doing.

1. Combat Preferences. Many creatures prefer either melee or ranged combat, moving often or standing in place, and either absorbing or avoiding damage.
2. Flight Threshold. Whether a creature fights to the death or runs—and when.
3. Preferred Attack. Everyone has a go-to move.
4. The Basics. Their thing, in a nutshell.
5. Encounter Tips!

CHALLENGE RATING 0–6 PACK 1 INCLUDES:

• Ankheg
• Basilisk
• Bearded devil
• Black dragon wyrmling
• Brass dragon, young
• Chasme
• Chuul
• Cultist
• Ettin
• Flesh golem
• Gelatinous cube
• Giant fire beetle
• Gibbering mouther
• Gnoll
• Goblin
• Green hag 
• Hill giant
• Hobgoblin
• Lizardfolk
• Mage
• Magma mephit
• Manticore
• Merrow
• Mimic
• Owlbear
• Quasit
• Swarm of rats
• Troll
• Umber hulk
• Vampire spawn