Let’s Play D&D With Predator
This week we’re all playing the most dangerous game when we invite the Predator to play Dungeons and Dragons.
This week Prey has been the talk of the internet. Finally, a return to the Predator franchise is actually good. While we’d hate to see a Yautja in person, we love to see a fun film. And you know where else we love to see exciting, challenging monsters? That’s right, in our Dungeons and Dragons campaigns. Maybe you DM will bring a little more big game hunting of you to your next session when we play D&D with…
Predator
What’s fun and easy about this particular monster is that everything we’d want to see in a D&D encounter we see right up on screen. There are no filling blanks or wondering how they do something. It’s just there in the most straightforward way possible. Don’t get me wrong, I love a little mystery in my RPGs. But sometimes you wonder where a ghost girl comes from and what her motivations are and that’s right for the campaign. And others, an alien comes from space to hunt you for fun because somebody wondered “What if the guy from ‘The Most Dangerous Game‘ had the worst mouth imaginable?” And then that exact alien shows up with a space gun. It doesn’t always have to be deep to be good.
The Predator has pretty great stats across the board. Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution are all solid because they’re super killing machines from space. Their physical abilities are more or less their defining features. But their intelligence and wisdom are also nothing to overlook. After all, these guys are alien. They have the capabilities to crate technology much more advanced that Weyland-Yutani. The only stat I knocked them on was Charisma, because c’mon. Look at that smile.
With that out of the way, we jumped into the meat and potatoes of this monster. There are a few key aspects and abilities to the Predators. Their helmet gives them a few special boosts to perception as well as a thermal vision that can be mimicked with true sight well enough. They are, of course, famously able to turn invisible and hide in plain sight. And if you defeat one they aren’t shy about taking you down with them. All of this is pretty doable in D&D, and a lot of it can even be seen in other monsters throughout the realms in some variety.
Their regular Actions and attacks are also fairly straightforward. Wrist mounted blades are great for close combat fighting, while the Plasma Caster will take out most targets at range. This weapon should be limited in charges, but whether that’s three, five, or something else can be up to your DM. And as any hunter should, they have a net gun. Because sometimes your prey is being a real pain and you just need to tangle them up in a net. If you’re playing a Predator right, they’d probably prefer to start out with their more melee-based physical attacks because of that pesky code of honor. But you’ll know when to switch over to the big guns.
How would you make The Predator for a D&D setting. Do you think they would fit into your D&D game, or would they feel out of place? Be honest, would your party survive a Predator or two? Let us know in the comments!
Happy Adventuring!
