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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Switchback" data-source="post: 4343145" data-attributes="member: 69793">I don't think you should over think it too much. Just use your best judgment. Some creatures might not be super intelligent but they are crafty and cunning (like Kobolds and Goblins). Others like Ogres might not care about complex strategies trusting their brute strength to crush puny humanoids. Animals and beasts react on even baser instincts.In the example where the DM intentionally moved to subvert the player's advantage, I think that is not within the spirit of the game. What the creatures know and what the DM knows is not the same thing and he has to keep that thought in mind. If a DM were in a situation like above (player activates a power to be more deadly) and the DM truly had not decided yet what the monster's were going to do, or whether they would be walking past that character, you could simply roll a hidden dice.</blockquote>