D&D: Best Monster Encounter Ideas (15 Great Tips)

D&D is built around combat. Whether you’re fighting armies of goblins, an evil king, or an ancient dragon, combat is a major component of D&D adventures. Your adventure will be met with resistance, but it is up to you to rise above it and emerge victorious.

As a DM, you’re the one who plans and leads all the monster encounters your party will face. This is much easier said than done. How should you balance combat? How many creatures do you want to group into a single encounter, and with what abilities and features?

Here are my top fifteen best monster encounters to pit against your players, placing them face to face with all the terrifying creatures that go bump in the night.

Magic the Gathering: Timely Interference by Joshua Raphael