The Quintessential Guide to Monster Encounters

A project in Brussels, Belgium by Mr.Tarrasque
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A complete guide to building, adapting and running monster encounters. Tell a story with each fight and keep your players engaged!
Backers: 1214
Average Pledge Per Backer: €35

Funded: €42,413 of €25,000
Dates: Oct 25th -> Nov 24th (30 days)
Project By: Mr.Tarrasque
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Latest News

Stretch goal unlocked!

November 24th - via: kickstarter.com
This is amazing! With over 1100 backers and 40k raised, we have already unlocked some  amazing stretch goals. Justin Handlin (Crit Academy) is officially in. But there is one more writer still waiting to  join the team of absolute legends. Anne... (Read More)

Can we dream about 40k?

November 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you! I wanted to get in before the final 48 hours of the campaign to say a big thank you to each and every single one of you. Because of you, and over a thousand more, we are now at almost €37.000! That's already an insane number. There are... (Read More)

A wild JVC Parry appeared!

November 16th - via: kickstarter.com
We did it! We reached 35k in funding! That means the Quintessential Guide to Monster Encounters will be even better. JVC Parry is joining the team to bring us his take on how to run a monster encounter. That brings the total of ready-to-run... (Read More)

Treasure tables!

November 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi there We have been talking and have decided that we want to add (d4-d6) Treasure tables to each monster encounter, adding a bit of randomness and excitement to your sessions. This might seem like not that big of a deal, but  my favorite monster... (Read More)

New stretch goal, new encounter!

November 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We hit 30k! Over the weekend we hit 30K in funding, so I am delighted to say AJ Pickett is now officially adding his wonderfully weird encounter, together with some sage advice, to the Quintessential Guide to Monster Encounters.  It involves... (Read More)

Monster of the week!

November 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
5e's Most Emotional Monster If you've checked out our free downloadable PDF you might have met the Asfaraba. But the lore expands much further than what you are seeing in our preview. If you can't wait to know what this monster is all about, check... (Read More)

Funded!

November 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We (you) did it! In all seriousness, the funding goal for the Quintessential Guide to Monster Encounters was set pretty high compared to other TTRPG books. That is because we didn't want to write it if we couldn't make it the best it could be.... (Read More)

Incredible start! We're well on our way to reaching our goal

October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
A Crematrium spawns from the ashes of a fallen urn. Art by Danny Pavlov With over 650 backers pledged to the Quintessential Guide to Monster Encounters, we are now 92% funded! As you can see from the art preview above, we couldn't wait to get... (Read More)

75% funded and TLDR

October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
THANK YOU! We are over 75% funded and can't express our gratitude towards the already more than 550 backers who are helping us towards our goal! Spread the word to help make this a reality and work towards our stretch goals Questions answered We've... (Read More)

Art preview! And extra copies

October 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Orcs on a Hydra! Art by Danny Pavlov With almost 60% of our funding goal reached, I wanted to show you a very early version of a piece of artwork coming to the Quintessential Guide to Monster Encounters. The Hydra has always been one of the ultimate... (Read More)

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