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<blockquote data-quote="babinro" data-source="post: 5845525" data-attributes="member: 67482">1) 1/2 monster hp.&nbsp; Use more monsters rather than increase hp to add difficulty.2) Use Elite monsters with standard monster difficulty and hit points.&nbsp; Elite monsters typically have fun abilities, they should be used frequently.3) Solo's/Boss Battles are typically more fun when using two solo monsters at 1/2 hp rather than one.&nbsp; This helps keep combat engaging since PC's can often stun lock or gimp a single target for nearly the entire battle.4) Solo's / Boss battles are more fun when they have 'sections' tied to them.&nbsp; The boss tactics and powers should evolve over the battle to keep it interesting. 5) Give extra powers to monsters (especially standard ones).&nbsp; There are a lot of bland monsters who tend to only have one main attack or only melee attacks.&nbsp; Where applicable give all creatures a weaker ranged option.&nbsp; Don't be afraid to give creatures staple D&amp;D powers.&nbsp; I love casting Fireball with elite casters/dragons because that's what players grew up with.6) Use Elite Minions.&nbsp; These minions are bloodied from 1 hit, killed on the next.&nbsp; They are killed immediately via critical hit.&nbsp; If a striker hits it with their extra damage, they die in one hit.7) Stick to monsters of the PC's level or lower.&nbsp; Use minions of higher level than the PC's as their defenses are often a joke and eliminate any threat they provide.&nbsp; If and when you use monsters of higher level, treat their hp as same level as PC.8) Give traps a disable hp that equates to their success requirements.&nbsp; Allow all players to disable them using this hp pool.&nbsp; Example: A trap needs: 4 successes DC 25 Thievery.&nbsp; Give it 100 Thievery HP:&nbsp; All players can act to reduce the HP to zero.&nbsp; Crits double the outcome.9) Give all minions the high crit feat adding 1d10 per tier on critical hits.&nbsp; Give all epic minions weapon mastery feats for &lt;19-20&gt; crit range.&nbsp; Minions that already have these traits will be further improved accordingly.10) Break Up monster categories into Wounded (25% hp lost), Bloodied (50% hp lost) and Brinkish (75%hp lost) to better illustrate the impacts of damage.11) Monster who stun are not fun.&nbsp; Dominate/daze/restrain instead.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="babinro, post: 5845525, member: 67482"] 1) 1/2 monster hp. Use more monsters rather than increase hp to add difficulty. 2) Use Elite monsters with standard monster difficulty and hit points. Elite monsters typically have fun abilities, they should be used frequently. 3) Solo's/Boss Battles are typically more fun when using two solo monsters at 1/2 hp rather than one. This helps keep combat engaging since PC's can often stun lock or gimp a single target for nearly the entire battle. 4) Solo's / Boss battles are more fun when they have 'sections' tied to them. The boss tactics and powers should evolve over the battle to keep it interesting. 5) Give extra powers to monsters (especially standard ones). There are a lot of bland monsters who tend to only have one main attack or only melee attacks. Where applicable give all creatures a weaker ranged option. Don't be afraid to give creatures staple D&D powers. I love casting Fireball with elite casters/dragons because that's what players grew up with. 6) Use Elite Minions. These minions are bloodied from 1 hit, killed on the next. They are killed immediately via critical hit. If a striker hits it with their extra damage, they die in one hit. 7) Stick to monsters of the PC's level or lower. Use minions of higher level than the PC's as their defenses are often a joke and eliminate any threat they provide. If and when you use monsters of higher level, treat their hp as same level as PC. 8) Give traps a disable hp that equates to their success requirements. Allow all players to disable them using this hp pool. Example: A trap needs: 4 successes DC 25 Thievery. Give it 100 Thievery HP: All players can act to reduce the HP to zero. Crits double the outcome. 9) Give all minions the high crit feat adding 1d10 per tier on critical hits. Give all epic minions weapon mastery feats for <19-20> crit range. Minions that already have these traits will be further improved accordingly. 10) Break Up monster categories into Wounded (25% hp lost), Bloodied (50% hp lost) and Brinkish (75%hp lost) to better illustrate the impacts of damage. 11) Monster who stun are not fun. Dominate/daze/restrain instead. [/QUOTE]

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