Author Description

The best 5e fantasy roleplaying games are often the most unpredictable. When the plans of the Gamemaster meet the actions of the characters, the incredible creative energy that results can spin encounters off in different directions, creating a largely spontaneous campaign story that keeps the GM and the players alike on the edge of their seats. But when it comes to the climactic boss battle encounters that cap off single adventures or entire campaigns, it's often much harder for GMs to work things out on the fly.That's where this book comes in.Scott Gray, James Introcaso, and Mike Shea have teamed up to lighten the load of shaping and developing your game's climactic encounters. Fantastic Lairs is a book of capstone lair encounters for your 5e fantasy RPG, designed to inspire and fit into your own campaign. Each fantastic lair includes evocative artwork, a beautiful full-color map, and a well-designed and playtested boss encounter for characters of various levels.Thanks to the 3,895 backers on Kickstarter, the book will include twenty-three lairs for all tiers of play.Fantastic Lairs is the joint brainchild of all three members of the design team, each of whom brings a wealth of creative skill and experience to the project. From over fifty initial concepts, the team narrowed down a selection of twenty ultimate boss lairs for development in this book.Fantastic Lairs includes the following lairs: * Caves of the Cockatrice (1st level)* Temple of the Centipede Cult (2nd level)* Lair of Lord Wiskers (3rd level)* Last Call at Nevermind (3rd level)* Nature's Rage (4th level)* Ashsnarl's Secrets (5th level)* Sticky Toffee (5th level)* Bumpy Ride (6th level)* The Lamia Job (6th level)* Ithrix Blackbile (7th level)* Those Who Are About to Die (7th level)* Zengran's Game (7th level)* Curse of Black Ice (8th level)* The Blood Palace (8th level)* Korrington Academy (9th level)* The Remembered God (10th level)* Dragon Mummy's Rage (12th level)* The World Eater (14th level)* Vale