What if the villain joins the party?
You want the Nothic on your team? A Red Boy? The Owlbear!? I’ve got you covered. NPCs are key to most elements of the story in the Lost Mine of Phandelver and, as an introductory adventure, its players are often newcomers. The Battle Companion system is my tool to keep the players interacting with the relevant personalities rather than ignoring them, or worse, whacking them like loot piñatas. Here are Battle Companion conversions for every possible ally (and some enemies) from LMOP.
Contents
- An explanations of the Battle Companions system’s core rules
- Examples of 14 kinds of Battle Companion features which easily map onto the Starter Set (Teamwork, Rolling Rock, Aggressive Parry, Staredown, Luck’s A Bitch, Blinding Curse, Bone Tackle, Big Bully, Piercing Piece, Fair Warning, Flash Fire, Dark Whispering, Gory Feast and Pack Tactics)
- Player handouts for each Battle Companions feature
- Colour and print-friendly versions
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