As rewarding as it is, GMing can be a lot of hard work. A GM has to adjudiciate the rules, create numerous NPCs who are interesting and different enough to tell apart (the important ones, at least), run all of these NPCs, keep a balance of combat and roleplaying that keeps everyone happy, make sure each player and character gets his/her turn in the spotlight, set the pacing, write adventures, and keep track of just about everything. Much is written to help the GM with these things, but what if you can't come up with a good idea and you have a game to run tomorrow night?

Created by members of the ENWorld Community, this site is a collection of ideas for encounters and adventures, each centered on one of over 200 monsters released under the OGL. Whether you want to use an orc or a gold dragon, there's an encounter here for you. That's not to say all the work's done for you: you'll have to expand upon the ideas and adapt them to make them fit into your campaign. However, we've taken care of the idea part.

All content contained herein is Open Gaming Content unless noted otherwise.

If you'd like to submit an encounter, send it to monsters_a-z@cox.net. By submitting, you agree to release your submission under the Open Gaming License and consent to your submission being edited for spelling, grammar, and clarity. We reserve the right to refuse publication of any submission.