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Honestly, this is why I've pushed back so much in this thread. Over and over again, we see claims about how "traditional" gaming is...

If the players win that epic fight easily, good on them.

So, you change the game world for meta-game reasons. The only reason you are changing this encounter is because of totally unrelated...

But, is there any difference between that and changing a monster's HP? Or modifying any of the numbers? Since, after all, I'm being...

No. But if two rounds into what you'd hoped would be an epic battle all four thugs are down and the captain is sinking fast, having...

Yes. So they appear or disappear out of nowhere--just out of sight. Exactly as video games do. Almost always with a planned possible...

I don't understand what the difference is. You "balance encounters a touch before it starts". Okay. So...does that mean you might add...

"Balancing encounters a touch" by adding additional foes is exactly "spawning in" enemies. If it's being done to "balance" the...

Like I said, it's a distinction without meaning. The DM is changing/adding/subtracting things from the setting. We're all doing it for...

That's been my point all the way along though. I'm not the one insisting that setting changes cannot be done. Of course they are done...

I guess, at the end of the day, I find the distinction between "improvise when things go an unexpected direction" and "modify scenarios...

Because we weren't specifically using the term "in flux." Obviously.

With all respect, when the opposition and the referee are the same person, "fairness" should not have been on the list of qualities you...

Oh, I don't know. Could be the endless complaints about adding in a cook to a kitchen. 🤷 Or maybe the endless complaints about...

And, frankly, again, there's a million ways to bias an encounter. Just off the top of my head: Do monsters "focus fire" - each...