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.

❶ Combat Preferences. Many creatures prefer either melee or ranged combat, moving often or standing in place, and either absorbing or avoiding damage.
❷ Flight Threshold. Whether a creature fights to the death or runs—and when.
❸ Preferred Attack. Everyone has a go-to move.
❹ The Basics. Their thing, in a nutshell.
❺ 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