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<blockquote data-quote="Scribble" data-source="post: 4757108" data-attributes="member: 23977">I second the idea that terrain is important. I really like putting in various &quot;stunt&quot; pieces that either side can use to their own benefit. Things like:* Walls that you can knock over for a &quot;blast&quot; effect.* Large scale weapons (catapults and balistas) that the PCs and monsters can fight for control of.* Book cases that can be knocked over to &quot;immobilize&quot; an enemy. * Chandleirs that do the same.* Crates or bags of flour that can create squares of concealment.* Things you smash to make difficult or hazardous terrain.Also things that are traps or hazzards that players or enemies can use to their advantage as well- I once had a wood pile that used the &quot;Rockslide&quot; hazard. Anyone who made a strength check of a certain DC could cause it to tumble effecting certain squares.The thing about solos I've noticed is they seem like they're built for &quot;multi-location&quot; action scenes.Like you start out with the troll on top of the bridge, and have effects that can be used to either fight the troll or the troll can fight PCs with, but they also damage the bridge... and at a certain point the bridge collapses or becomes unstead, sending everyone down into another location to continue the fight with different surrounding terrain and such.Or have the Solo run off at some point, only to return slightly later (perhaps after PCs get their short rest) in a new location. Most monsters don't have healing surge values, so while PCs can recover a bit, the monster won't get more HP... just his encounter powers back...Also you can do the &quot;chase fight&quot; scene... Where you're on top of a moving object, like a out of control coach, or airship or something, fighting the solo, but interupted with having to do skill challenge things as well to stay on top of the coach, or deal with avoiding obstacles or whatever.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Scribble, post: 4757108, member: 23977"] I second the idea that terrain is important. I really like putting in various "stunt" pieces that either side can use to their own benefit. Things like: * Walls that you can knock over for a "blast" effect. * Large scale weapons (catapults and balistas) that the PCs and monsters can fight for control of. * Book cases that can be knocked over to "immobilize" an enemy. * Chandleirs that do the same. * Crates or bags of flour that can create squares of concealment. * Things you smash to make difficult or hazardous terrain. Also things that are traps or hazzards that players or enemies can use to their advantage as well- I once had a wood pile that used the "Rockslide" hazard. Anyone who made a strength check of a certain DC could cause it to tumble effecting certain squares. The thing about solos I've noticed is they seem like they're built for "multi-location" action scenes. Like you start out with the troll on top of the bridge, and have effects that can be used to either fight the troll or the troll can fight PCs with, but they also damage the bridge... and at a certain point the bridge collapses or becomes unstead, sending everyone down into another location to continue the fight with different surrounding terrain and such. Or have the Solo run off at some point, only to return slightly later (perhaps after PCs get their short rest) in a new location. Most monsters don't have healing surge values, so while PCs can recover a bit, the monster won't get more HP... just his encounter powers back... Also you can do the "chase fight" scene... Where you're on top of a moving object, like a out of control coach, or airship or something, fighting the solo, but interupted with having to do skill challenge things as well to stay on top of the coach, or deal with avoiding obstacles or whatever. [/QUOTE]

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