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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 8872186" data-attributes="member: 6796661">It depends. In my current campaign, which is a mega dungeon, this is often the case because of the environment they are usually fighting in. But when you have NPCs tactically placed with an environment in their favor, simply running into the middle of the action and staying there will quickly become a death trap. Really the only issue I have with DnD is that at high levels all combat is high magic. You need NPCs with access to disintegrate, high-level counter spell, etc. I also have custom magic items like rings of teleport other for high-level baddies, because I find it more interesting to teleport a PC into a death trap that gives them a high-stakes activity to engage in than simply using banishment to put them into a demiplane time-out box. The stakes become more like superhero stakes. Sure, you'll mostly likely defeat them. But can you defeat them without terrible collateral damage or in time to save the Mr. MacGuffin or prevent the ritual from completing, etc.   Don't get me wrong, it is still fun. But it take some work and creativity on the DMs part and the core books do not give you a lot of tools or guidance. Also, none of the official adventures (that I'm aware of) give good (or any) examples of high-level play.</blockquote>