MONSTER MANUAL - Terrible Writing Advice

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TWA unleashes a terrible and monstrous video on writing monsters! Learn all the tricks for creating horrible monsters to menace the heroes of your story or tabletop game. Said tricks mostly consist of cheap shots and short cuts, but I never said I wasn’t the monster here.

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro to Monsters
00:58 Why we love monsters
03:19 Overall considerations
05:19 Invincible monsters are boring
06:00 K.I.S.S. applied to monster design
06:24 Monster abilities
07:14 Gimmicks can be bad
07:36 Gotcha monsters and how I hate them
08:35 No one likes getting hit by a cheap shot
09:02 Monsters killing dumb characters doesn’t sell them as a threat
09:18 Damage sponge bosses can be really boring
10:00 The classic monsters and balance concerns
10:42 Monsters still need buildup for a decent payoff
11:34 Hone descriptions with a focus on immersion
12:38 Monsters need characterization as well
13:10 Smart monsters are dangerous monsters
14:42 Conclusion
15:23 Sponsorship Wars - The Great Backstory War
18:01- Outro



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