I'm new to DMing and I've been struggling with how to weight my encounters. My characters are all 1st or 2nd level and I really don't want to kill them this early on, but I want them to find the fights exciting.
For example last week they were set on by a group of 4 human thugs and the players dispatched them with out breaking a sweat.
So I threw in a CR2 challenge (an assasin vine) to shake things up a little and ended up fudging the rolls so that they didn't die!
So how many encounters do you think characters should face in a session? And do you think it is best to have lots of lower level creatures or a few tougher?
Your thoughts are greatly appreciated.
For example last week they were set on by a group of 4 human thugs and the players dispatched them with out breaking a sweat.
So I threw in a CR2 challenge (an assasin vine) to shake things up a little and ended up fudging the rolls so that they didn't die!
So how many encounters do you think characters should face in a session? And do you think it is best to have lots of lower level creatures or a few tougher?
Your thoughts are greatly appreciated.