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The baseline assumption of fifth-edition Dungeons and Dragons is that a typical combat encounter lasts three rounds, five at most.

With its abundant spell slots, ample Constitution and immunity to a variety of debilitating conditions, this is the rare monster that wants to drag combat out.

It’s going to upend most of the principles we usually follow, in several ways: This is an unusual contour: a combination spellslinger/skirmisher. These are equaled by its Intelligence, but they’re surpassed by its extraordinary Charisma, which is also its spellcasting ability. Looking at the skull lord’s abilities, its Dexterity and Constitution are very high, more so than its strength.

Here, it seems, the lore indicates two compulsions: to conquer and. To run one, you have to know what its compulsion is. Undead creatures are driven by compulsions, not survival instincts or rational motives. Skull lords aren’t wizards but warlords-more correctly, agglomerations of warlords, former squabbling rivals now forced to share a single wasted body with three skinless heads. Liches are megalomaniacal wizards who became undead in the pursuit of immortality and boundless power. So what makes a skull lord different from a lich? Quite a lot, actually, but let’s start with the lore. A plethora of spells just creates analysis paralysis. Spells are all right, but if you ask me, the way to make a monster interesting is to give it interesting features.

I’ve been procrastinating on analyzing the skull lord, because it’s another damn monster with a spellbook three inches thick.