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<blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 7539103" data-attributes="member: 20564">I tell my players - when I design encounters, I try to kill you.&nbsp; They aren't meant to be fair.&nbsp; But at the table I'm your biggest cheerleader.&nbsp; I want to see the characters win.&nbsp; It means I usually say yes to their crazier plans - though yes usually means &quot;sure that's possible.&nbsp; give it a try and we'll see what the dice tell us&quot;.I've had plenty of tough encounters go to easy.&nbsp; Often ignoring some of the weak points of D&amp;D - solo encounters are easy.&nbsp; Encounters where they can nova everything are easy.I'm not saying you were wrong in letting them teleport in fresh and surprise attack - you need to support player agency.&nbsp; Doesn't mean they don't have some defenses living in a magical world, but still, sometimes that's just how it goes.&nbsp; Let them be clever and get their win - they earned it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue, post: 7539103, member: 20564"] I tell my players - when I design encounters, I try to kill you. They aren't meant to be fair. But at the table I'm your biggest cheerleader. I want to see the characters win. It means I usually say yes to their crazier plans - though yes usually means "sure that's possible. give it a try and we'll see what the dice tell us". I've had plenty of tough encounters go to easy. Often ignoring some of the weak points of D&D - solo encounters are easy. Encounters where they can nova everything are easy. I'm not saying you were wrong in letting them teleport in fresh and surprise attack - you need to support player agency. Doesn't mean they don't have some defenses living in a magical world, but still, sometimes that's just how it goes. Let them be clever and get their win - they earned it. [/QUOTE]

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