Using Legendary Actions and Lairs to Upscale Your D&D Encounters ? ?

Follow along and explore #DND5e information: https://www.flutesloot.com/guide-to-legendary-actions-and-lairs/?utm_source=youtube For the Dungeon Master with players well-versed in Dungeons and Dragons, planning unexpected and intriguing combat with frequently-used monsters can be a challenge. In this video, I'll explain why you should consider giving nearly all battles lair effects, lair actions, and possibly legendary actions. ⏰Time Stamps: 00:00​ Intro 00:54 Article link 01:10 Goblin Lair Example 02:34 Lair Terrain Explanation 03:30 Lair Action Explanation 04:16 Region Effect Explanation 04:57 Lair Descriptions 05:21 Adult Black Dragon Lair 05:50 Adult Green Dragon Lair 06:27 Why Use Legendary Actions and Effects 08:09 Legendary Action and Lair Effects Tables 08:26 Legendary Action Mechanics 09:17 Adult Black Dragon Legendary Actions Example 10:30 Calculating How Legendary Actions Increase CR 15:12 Conclusion to Calculating Increased CR for Legendary Actions 15:43 Tables of Legendary Actions 17:59 Flutes Loot's Legendary Action Homebrew Ideas 18:49 Table of Lair Actions 20:26 Table of Regional Effects 21:28 Conclusion and End Titles --------- ? Shop our loot on Redbubble: flutesloot.redbubble.com ? Cast Friendship on Flutes Loot: ?Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flutesloot ?Twitter: https://twitter.com/Flutes_Loot​​​​ ?Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flutesloot​​​​ ?Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flutesloot​​​​ ?Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/flutesloot​​​​ ?Read more articles: https://www.flutesloot.com​​​​?utm_source=youtube Affiliate Links (a portion of sales provide gold to our coffers)! ? • ?Players Handbook (D&D 5e): https://amzn.to/2PAeJW7 • ?Monster Manual (D&D 5e): https://amzn.to/2PWuLJI • ?Dungeon Master's Guide (D&D 5e): https://amzn.to/3fFnIzY • ?D&D 5e Rules Expansion Gift Set: https://amzn.to/3zPWQ6P • ?Xanathar's Guide to Everything: https://amzn.to/3fDfbxH • ?Tasha's Cauldron of Everything: https://amzn.to/3sRX7DB • ?Curse of Strahd: https://amzn.to/3dxAI8n • ?Curse of Strahd reVamped (get it?): https://amzn.to/2PUaiWf • ?Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft: https://amzn.to/39Ke5MC • ?Volo's Guide to Monsters: https://amzn.to/31NKe1q • ?Strixhaven: Curriculum of Chaos: https://amzn.to/3kF1KiD • ?The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure: https://amzn.to/3AJcSkk • ?Fizban's Treasury of Dragons: https://amzn.to/3zHexpd • ?dScryb (finely crafted boxed text) https://dscryb.com/?aff=213 ---------- Flutes Loot Theme by the incredibly talented Max Wardle: http://maxwmusic.com/​​​​ ? ? ? Enchanted Journey by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100799 Angevin - Thatched Villagers by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200110 Laid Back Guitars by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100181 -------------- ©2021, Flutes Loot is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy and is not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC. Use, modification, and distribution of Wizards of the Coast's content is under the Open Game License v 1.0a Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.