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<blockquote data-quote="Grogg of the North" data-source="post: 6957092" data-attributes="member: 6682960"><p>I'll add in that I like encounters to vary in difficulty. Being up against a tough monster can be fun. Especially if there are things you can work with besides your character sheet. Can I use the terrain to my advantage? What if I try to lure the monster here? Those are some of my favorite fights, when you have to think and be clever and face tanking is only going to lead to a TPK. And sometimes it's nice to just laugh at the bandit king and pound him into the dirt. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>That said, I was in a campaign were pretty much every encounter was "OMG this thing is going to smear us across the floor! RUN!" Every encounter had us going nova just to try and survive. It was not a good fit for the group and none of the players having fun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grogg of the North, post: 6957092, member: 6682960"] I'll add in that I like encounters to vary in difficulty. Being up against a tough monster can be fun. Especially if there are things you can work with besides your character sheet. Can I use the terrain to my advantage? What if I try to lure the monster here? Those are some of my favorite fights, when you have to think and be clever and face tanking is only going to lead to a TPK. And sometimes it's nice to just laugh at the bandit king and pound him into the dirt. :) That said, I was in a campaign were pretty much every encounter was "OMG this thing is going to smear us across the floor! RUN!" Every encounter had us going nova just to try and survive. It was not a good fit for the group and none of the players having fun. [/QUOTE]
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