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<blockquote data-quote="Schmoe" data-source="post: 2122288" data-attributes="member: 913">Adding another mechanic that the player understands will not frighten the player.&nbsp; He obviously is comfortable because he (or she)&nbsp; understands the capabilities and limitations of the opposition.&nbsp; To combat this, the most effective solution is to add things that the player (not character) cannot know through metagame thinking.&nbsp; One thing you can do is delay introducing an opponent for as long as possible.&nbsp; Instead, show the effects of the opponents actions, such as coming across scenes of slaughter or other ill-doings.&nbsp; Dissappearing allies, unexplained noises, fleeting shadows, these are some the things you can do to have make the opponent threatening while keeping the player in the dark.Since you are the DM, you can also introduce curses, diseases, magic, deities, and anything else that the players don't know about.&nbsp; Just so long as you know how it works, that's all that matters.&nbsp; Opponents with class levels, advanced and templated monsters, or even using existing monster stats with wildly different appearances, are all additional ways to keep the players in the dark.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Schmoe, post: 2122288, member: 913"] Adding another mechanic that the player understands will not frighten the player. He obviously is comfortable because he (or she) understands the capabilities and limitations of the opposition. To combat this, the most effective solution is to add things that the player (not character) cannot know through metagame thinking. One thing you can do is delay introducing an opponent for as long as possible. Instead, show the effects of the opponents actions, such as coming across scenes of slaughter or other ill-doings. Dissappearing allies, unexplained noises, fleeting shadows, these are some the things you can do to have make the opponent threatening while keeping the player in the dark. Since you are the DM, you can also introduce curses, diseases, magic, deities, and anything else that the players don't know about. Just so long as you know how it works, that's all that matters. Opponents with class levels, advanced and templated monsters, or even using existing monster stats with wildly different appearances, are all additional ways to keep the players in the dark. [/QUOTE]

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