Running Hordes: Guidelines for D&D Battles with Hundreds of Monsters

Published: April 15, 2021, 5:02 p.m.

Mike offers guidelines for running huge hordes of monsters in D&D and looks at a number of alternative approaches.\nShow notes\nOriginal Youtube Video\nSubscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter\nJoin Sly Flourish's Patreon\nBuy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master\nPodcast Contents\n00:00 Intro\n00:41 Mike's recommended horde system\n05:03 Why we care about horde guidelines\n05:58 Mike's criteria for good horde guidelines\n06:54 Horde guidelines from the Dungeon Master's Guide (Chap 8, Pg 250)\n08:26 4e D&D style minions\n09:38 Single-stat-block hordes\n10:36 5e Hardcore Mode's horde guidelines\n12:09 13th Age mook rules\n13:25 Mike's recommended horde guidelines review\n15:53 Problems with Mike's horde guidelines\n18:14 The importance of horde guidelines for DD