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<blockquote data-quote="dpkress2" data-source="post: 7397249" data-attributes="member: 6867328"><p>If you are planning a major combat, (such as a boss fight) one that has potential to be extremely lethal, what steps do you follow to keep the party alive?</p><p>What tactics do you use to prevent a party wipe without the party knowing you helped them out a little.</p><p></p><p>Don't get me wrong. I'm not an easy DM. I've killed a few PC's in my day, and I'm good with that if it happens here. But this is a boss fight. I want them to win. But I also want it to be dramatic. I want them to survive by the skin of their teeth. </p><p></p><p>How do you guys create that illusion if you sense things are going very very badly for the party?</p><p></p><p>I have learned to use the encounter building system (Through Kobold Fight Club), but never to rely on it. I've built encounters I thought were going to crush my party and they wiped the floor with my baddies. And I have built encounters I thought would be a breeze and almost TPK'ed. I'm sure we have all experienced this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dpkress2, post: 7397249, member: 6867328"] If you are planning a major combat, (such as a boss fight) one that has potential to be extremely lethal, what steps do you follow to keep the party alive? What tactics do you use to prevent a party wipe without the party knowing you helped them out a little. Don't get me wrong. I'm not an easy DM. I've killed a few PC's in my day, and I'm good with that if it happens here. But this is a boss fight. I want them to win. But I also want it to be dramatic. I want them to survive by the skin of their teeth. How do you guys create that illusion if you sense things are going very very badly for the party? I have learned to use the encounter building system (Through Kobold Fight Club), but never to rely on it. I've built encounters I thought were going to crush my party and they wiped the floor with my baddies. And I have built encounters I thought would be a breeze and almost TPK'ed. I'm sure we have all experienced this. [/QUOTE]
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