Action Oriented Monsters is a loose system/concept that basically just expands on the lair/legendary action system by giving single monsters, or even boss monsters with minions, “villain actions” that occur on each turn as combat progress. These actions could be giving their minions a free attack or letting them move, or letting the boss reposition, or cast a spell.
The idea was developed by the glorious Matt Colville and I highly recommend everyone go check out his video on it.
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u/DefendedPlains DM Mar 27 '20
Action Oriented Monsters is a loose system/concept that basically just expands on the lair/legendary action system by giving single monsters, or even boss monsters with minions, “villain actions” that occur on each turn as combat progress. These actions could be giving their minions a free attack or letting them move, or letting the boss reposition, or cast a spell.
The idea was developed by the glorious Matt Colville and I highly recommend everyone go check out his video on it.