10 Awesome Low Level DnD Monsters

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Basic Liches

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@lonnieblackburn412 Жыл бұрын

If a GM plays kobolds correctly, nobody under lvl 5 should ever survive.

@paulsmart4672 18 күн бұрын

I've never used a straight fight against a handful of Kobolds as a low-level encounter. I only use a shit-ton of kobolds who constantly resort to infuriating, deadly shenanigans as a mid- or high-level encounter. Or, occasionally, a small group of kobolds who have some weird goal or scheme and who can be convinced that is best served by working with the players.

@ericjensen7580 Жыл бұрын

These are fun encounters! Rust monsters are great. I ran them with a classic porticullis trap that splits the party: my dwarf warrior with his brand new adamantine plate and two roaches was sweating bullets while the party tried to figure out how to open the gates

@steeldrago73 2 жыл бұрын

I did a circe thing an insane naked guy was running around outside the tavern; the cook screaming in the kitchen as the goat she was butchering became a beheaded orc; another orc fell from The claws of a wyvern

@BasicLiches 2 жыл бұрын

Siiiiiiick lol! Gotta have those freaky encounters to keep those pesky players on their toes! Thanks for sharing Stelldrago73.

@garrettdaly9893 Жыл бұрын

Scarecrows are great. You can spice them up really well. Scarecrows made by a cult could use an antlered head give the scarecrow a charge and gore attack. Scarecrow made by a hag having sacks of insects or a bag of poisonous gas when the scarecrow is hit with piercing or slashing cut the bag open. Team the the scarecrow with smoke Mephets and blights and you have a burned down farm adventure

@odinulveson9101 2 жыл бұрын

What I like about the D&D goblins ( tusser in norwegian ) is their different skin color, yellow- tan instead of the tiresome trope of green in most fantasy. Kobolds are redish but which third fodder faction is blue? I were on a session were our D.M had this scenario where bigger/ normal races that dosent breed like rabbits, were in the minority on the planet. While ratlings, kobolds and goblins had larce swathes of territory. We helped a rat king disguised/ polymorphed as a half naked dude, slaying through hordes of ratlings so he could get his armor. Polymorphed back to true ratman form after donning the royal armor and thanked us! We got escorted back to the surface after agreeing to finding his kidnapped rat queen and rolled dice for huge amounts of gold as thanks. Wholesome king. Guess we slayed his rebels 😂

@BasicLiches 2 жыл бұрын

Very awesome info Odin! That sounds like a helluva adventure. Sounds like the DM was thinking outside the box which is always fun. Thanks again for watching. Always a pleasure seeing you in the comment section!

@Shalakor Жыл бұрын

Actually, red and blue are also covered within the goblinoid family with hobgoblins and bugbears respectively (specifically, bugbears can range from tan to blue and goblins can be a variety of yellows and greens, while hobgoblins have a spectrum through orange, brown, and red with the chance for the other goblinoids to share that reddish range of coloration, they're not just what the one example art piece in the Monster Manual shows). Maybe bugbears are too strong to be considered low level fodder, but, although they're pretty dangerous and have high AC by default, hobgoblins are still fairly easy to dispatch in a straight-up fight. Personally, I love using goblins, especially for brand new players, since they're so flexible and recognizable. Most people have some idea what a goblin is no matter their background, and they can easily be used as hostile, neutral, or friendly NPCs, even all within the same campaign (for instance, individual goblins that don't take orders from hobgoblins or bugbears too well, or that are too old/young/infirm to be useful, might get bullied, locked away, and/or ousted, opening the door for them gaining the sympathies of your players and their characters). I like to very the equipment they have on hand depending on the situation (like disorganized raiders or scouts with cobbled together armor, daggers, and improvised weapons from broken furniture or wagon parts, with individual goblins having only a melee weapon or a ranged weapon, not both, with maybe only the leader of the group getting a scimitar and shield for the party's first encounter further from a goblinoid lair). Also use their propensity for retreating from clear defeat conditions to make for more dynamic consequences (if the party doesn't allow them the escape, the more organized troops with a hobgoblin looking over their shoulders may halt their advance to wait for reinforcements, buying the party time for a long rest and further preparation at the expense of a larger group to fight against, while if some of those first goblins get away the party only has time for a short rest to fight a smaller attack force with the hobgob judging the size of the opposition worth quickly keeping the pressure on). And then give squad leader hobgoblins custom gear load-outs, including first dibs on any magical loot they may have claimed if they're particularly successful (which of course becomes the party's loot once they're defeated), and/or a boon or tweak the equivalent of (or actually just gaining) a Feat (since I do provide players each with a Feat at level 1). Furthermore, while goblinnoids can be cruel and destructive, they value being able to claim resources intact when they can and would rather capture or restrain creatures than kill them right away. In a fight, goblins would much rather down targets that are still standing than try to kill someone who's not an immediate threat, and may even neglect to check for life signs from anyone who's not moving after a complete victory unless directly ordered to do so. "Not my problem. Not doing more work than I have to."

@wayneslater5531 2 жыл бұрын

Another Great Vid! I ran Curse of Strahd a few years ago, and LOVED using scarecrows for the first few levels. I'm stoked that they made your list!

@BasicLiches 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! We love spooky stuff so we HAD to include these classic horror baddies. Glad you find them to be just as much fun as us!

@simounobrien9096 2 жыл бұрын

Scarecrows...... Prepare to be Scared, if your a Crow XD!!!!

@keithulhu 2 жыл бұрын

The chicken encounter made me think of Eraserhead.

@BasicLiches 2 жыл бұрын

That's absolutely the correct mindset for that encounter!

@timgeorge1989 Жыл бұрын

What a great video loads of creative ideas that I will use!

@lordraven1991 2 ай бұрын

I have an idea for an encounter that is less encounter and more interaction. The part hears of a grand archive deep in the desert that the town they are visiting rest on the edge of, and treasure trove of knowledge known locally as the Sapphire Oasis. Should the party decide to investigate this lead, then they will have to fight a few desert worms, maybe meet some wandering nomads. Eventually the part come upon a rather large rock formation, the crumbled remains of a mountain perhaps, and in one of its sides they find this beautifully constructed facade. Many arched windows with grand balconies, and in front of the large doorway sits a group of dragonborn. They are all of the blue variety, most dressed in armor, but a few in fancy robes. The party can be greeted by this group and led inside by one of the robed individuals, and as they travel down the corridor they notice a number of small doors on either side and catch a glimpse of a few kobolds running here and there through these small doors, most of whom are carrying scrolls and books, and all painted blue with splotches of their natural colors showing through. After they walk the length of the hallway, they enter a large high-ceilinged chamber that is a few hundred feet across and even further in depth, with a set of desks placed parallel to each other to make a path towards a dry fountain filled with a great many gold and platinum coins as well as precious gems, and on either side of this fountain appears to be a waterfall frozen in time carved out of gleaming sapphires, that boarder a greater waterfall of gold that seems to flow unmoving from the darkened space above. The dragonborn host at the desk welcome you and inform your party that they are permitted to search freely through the vast libraries after you have each made a donation, gesturing towards the fountain. The party can then ask the DM to learn about almost anything they could want, including formulas to higher level spells than they can actually cast, or to copy down spells they have wanted but haven't been able to find yet. No armor or weapons as any in the archive are for display only. If the party choose to stay around or investigate closer, then they will come to realize that the proprietor of the Sapphire Oasis is actually an ancient blue dragon that rest on a pedestal overlooking the donation fountain and it is his front paws and chest that make up the sapphire framed golden waterfall. This blue dragon is a good character that will tell the party that his name is Salafir Orises (Sal-a-fear Or-is-sis) which has been mis-spoken into being understood as Sapphire Oasis. He welcomes all to his lair to gain knowledge and is particularly interested in anyone that can donate further knowledge or can help to preserve the most ancient tombs and scrolls that are in danger of falling apart. Very much a rip-off of the Library from ATLAB, but with a twist. And there is a whole army of dragonborn that have devoted themselves to servitude of Salafir, known as the Servants of Sapphire. As well as the massive hoard of kobolds that worship Salafir as their god. The dragonborn's will come and go across the land to further expand the archives and to learn of ways to better connect it to the rest of the world, and all are welcome to come and study or present new material to the archive, usually taking a few days of research to make sure it isn't already there.

@TRainbowPitt 2 жыл бұрын

:o you're so close to a 1000 subscribers you guys!!!! Also if you ever do tiktoks or KZbin shorts (both which I've heard are great for new content creators) this would be an amazing idea. Creating/explaining 1-2 encounters per short video

@BasicLiches 2 жыл бұрын

RAINBOW! We can taste it! (1000 subs... not the rainbow lol) Those are great ideas! Thank you for rooting for us from the beginning!

@BasementMinions 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderfully creative and actionable advice. Thanks! I'll definitely be porting some of these to my PF2E game. :)

@BasicLiches 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much BasementMinions! Glad you enjoyed the video!

@FloridaManVal 2 жыл бұрын

"Here i sprint both to and fro Seeking seasoned escargot"

@BasicLiches 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Having a rhyming quickling would make that encounter even better!

@jimfromthepast 8 ай бұрын

ahh! the dragon warrior combat music! great touch

@simounobrien9096 2 жыл бұрын

You could just modify Monster Stats and abilities on the fly. I made a Gem Stalker become immune to all forms of magic and it only can be harmed by physical attacks such as melee and Long ranged weapons. Gives more imagination and unpredictability

@BasicLiches 2 жыл бұрын

Very True. Being unpredictable as a Dungeon Master helps keep each session exciting!

@simounobrien9096 2 жыл бұрын

@@BasicLiches it adds more variety and ultimately, gives the DM more imagination to use since the entire premise of playing dnd is using your imagination. This is why I love my style of imagination. I tend to just be a crafty DM, I do not actually over prep, I just make it up on the fly and because of my experience with many video games, reading and watching a lot of media, I have this certain adaptability to spice things up like the flick of a switch

@ethandoingstuff1433 2 жыл бұрын

I'm going to run my gnomish construct with the self-destruct cloud animating all the tiny objects within the poison gas. Maybe even have a slight breeze going down the hallway which keeps animating new objects unless the players or until it eventually reaches a torch and explodes :P don't sorry my players are definitely not low level

@BasicLiches 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds awesome! Happy to help add to your player's misery. Thanks for the comment EDS!

@kingkrokpot1566 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet list! I took notes!

@BasicLiches 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much KingKrokpot!

@FloridaManVal 2 жыл бұрын

The scarecrow gives me the perfect opportunity to have fun with one of my druids who always has a murder of crows with her. Lot's of options to Rp that

@BasicLiches 2 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahaha love it!