Action-Oriented Elementals

What are action-oriented monsters?

Action-Oriented Monsters are a concept introduced in Matt Colville's video of the same name. The main conceit for the design is to create monsters that can hold their own against a party of adventurers by having more to do in each round of combat between actions, bonus actions, reactions, and newly introduced "villain actions." Villain actions are similar to legendary actions, but are usually more powerful because only one can be used per round, and the actions have a prescribed order to dictate a flow to the combat.

Action-oriented monsters tell more dramatic stories in combat than standard monsters. The plentiful action options give them ample ways to surprise the party, keeping the players on their toes, and the villain actions create a narrative beat, building a sense of rising danger.

This collection of monsters focuses on converting the four basic "Elementals" of the Monster Manual to the action-oriented design, as well as introducing an action-oriented wizard who can serve as a boss to the elemental minibosses.

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