Game Master Tools - Creating Villains and Lairs

Create Devious Villains and Dangerous Lairs with this Game Master's supplement!

While designed using 5E, I think many of the essays, tips, and tools would benefit most Game Masters.

What's Included:

• Essays. Short essays by some of the industry's top designers and game masters, discussing design topics like villain creation, villain motivation, lair design, and more!
• Contributors. Contributing writers include Alex Kammer, Anne Gregersen, Dale Critchley, Ed Greenwood, Greg Marks, Jean Lorber, Jeff C. Stevens, Jon Hook, Saga Mackenzie, Shanna Germain, and Teos Abadia.
• Villain Progression. Suggestions on how your villain might increase in power as the characters gain experience and levels.
• Tables. Suggestions for items that empower your villain, lair power-ups, and villain ideals.
• Inspiration. Sections that help you with development, digging deeper into villain inspiration.
• Motivations. Suggestions on villain motivations. Why are they a villain?

Essays & Writers:

• A Cautionary Tale for Villains of All Stripes - Saga Mackenzie
• A Good Lair Tells a Story - Jeff C. Stevens
• Color of Magic - Jeff C. Stevens
• Disabled Villains - Dale Critchley
• Dynamic Elements in Combat Encounters - Alex Kammer
• Far From Prying Eyes - Jon Hook
• How Much for that Villain on the End? - Ed Greenwood
• Living, Breathing Lairs - Shanna Germain
• Techniques for Making Epic Final Battles - Greg Marks
• Unique Environments - Jeff C. Stevens
• Villainous Motivations and Heroic Opposition - Anne Gregersen
• Your Villain's Second Motive - Teos Abadia

Tools & Tips:

To add to the project, we've inserted the Game Master's Tools section from Potbellied Kobold's Guide to Villains & Lairs!

• What is a Villain?
• Creating a Villain
• Features
• Villains & Magic Items
• Advancing Villains

• What Is a Lair?
• Bringing It All Together