The Dm's Deep Dive With Mike Shea

Mike offers guidelines for running huge hordes of monsters in D&D and looks at a number of alternative approaches. Show notes Original Youtube Video Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Join Sly Flourish's Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Podcast Contents 00:00 Intro 00:41 Mike's recommended horde system 05:03 Why we care about horde guidelines 05:58 Mike's criteria for good horde guidelines 06:54 Horde guidelines from the Dungeon Master's Guide (Chap 8, Pg 250) 08:26 4e D&D style minions 09:38 Single-stat-block hordes 10:36 5e Hardcore Mode's horde guidelines 12:09 13th Age mook rules 13:25 Mike's recommended horde guidelines review 15:53 Problems with Mike's horde guidelines 18:14 The importance of horde guidelines for D&D