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They got in quietly and cleanly enough to not wake anyone up.

Bonus image ... there doesn't have to be tall grass in order for an ambush predator to get a sneak attack. Find the mountain lion about...

The actual problem, I think, is that people are viewing the cook as a wandering monster when they're not. They're not there to try to...

Totally unrelated to anything but it reminds me of a bad joke A horse walks into a bar and orders a drink. The bartender recognizes...

I should also clarify (in addition to the fact that I don't really use random encounters) that I was thinking specifically of how an...

The thing is, I'm pretty sure most people here would rather hear your view than the view of some guy (since you've quoted a lot of guys)...

It's not true that the cook is "there and not there", any more than it's true that a monster who was authored as the result of a...

Or because the ambusher moved against the wind, or was wearing a color that didn't blend in, or the sun glinted off the metal of their...

What the fudge does this even mean? IN THE FICTION there either is or is not a cook in the kitchen. The GM says "there is a cook in the...

Except, as I said, I do. So maybe you don't want to use absolutes?

My players noted a horror edge to the QP module. I doubled down on it in my follow-on. I set up a buffed wraiths encounter (Tier 2...

You also don’t need to like, jump scare players to have a good horror game with plenty of “oh screw you” moments and shudder inducing...

I don't see what's wrong with the GM choosing. If a monster in D&D has multiple different attacks, you choose which one to use. A good...

Fear is pretty subjective. I was watching Nightmare On Elm Street at the age of 6 because my parents DGAF, and now almost nothing scares...

It's all in the description, really, and not the mechanics. Apparently I'm just good at giving scary descriptions.