An Assassin kills fast. An Arch-Hag makes you suffer first. Different price, different pain. This month: what happens when both are hired for the same target - and neither knows about the other? Or worse: what if they team up? Some partnerships should never happen.
political intrigue
Green Dragons: When Cunning Replaces Cruelty
Green Dragons don't raze kingdoms - they control them. These schemers manipulate through proxies, whisper from forest depths, and turn entire societies into unwitting servants. From ambitious Wyrmlings twisting travelers for amusement to Ancient Dragons with Modify Memory erasing themselves from their victims' minds, Greens play the long game. This entry explores each age category's capabilities, partnership opportunities with Hags and Devils, and how to build campaigns where players don't realize they're pawns until it's too late. How much of what you want is yours, and how much is the voice whispering from the darkness?
You Can Kill Them, But Should You? Nobles in D&D
A Noble has CR 1/8 - weaker than a mule, easier to kill than a bandit. The problem isn't killing them. The problem is what happens after. This entry explores Nobles as systemic threats whose real power comes from resources, connections, and consequences your party can't fight with swords. Plus the Noble Prodigy: what happens when you add 5th-level spells to inherited wealth and political power.
Encounter Every Enemy 