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episode 266: Running Hordes: Guidelines for D&D Battles with Hundreds of Monsters
Mike offers guidelines for running huge hordes of monsters in D&D and looks at a number of alternative approaches.
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Podcast Contents
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:41 Mike's recommended horde system
- 05:03 Why we care about horde guidelines
- 05:58 Mike's criteria for good horde guidelines
- 06:54 Horde guidelines from the Dungeon Master's Guide (Chap 8, Pg 250)
- 08:26 4e D&D style minions
- 09:38 Single-stat-block hordes
- 10:36 5e Hardcore Mode's horde guidelines
- 12:09 13th Age mook rules
- 13:25 Mike's recommended horde guidelines review
- 15:53 Problems with Mike's horde guidelines
- 18:14 The importance of horde guidelines for D&D