Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is LIVE! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Encounter Balance holds back 5E
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Warpiglet-7" data-source="post: 9330725" data-attributes="member: 7025282"><p>I think I have fallen prey to this thinking when I DM in particular.</p><p></p><p>In 1e and maybe 3e days…we just played. We ran a lot! We often knew we were asking for trouble. Not a proud moment…but in 1e days we came upon an aquatic troll and I said “think of the experience!” As we were near a level. It is now infamous since it was close to a party wipe…as it should have been.</p><p></p><p>I think the idea of a living world demands some level of chaos! But I will say a caveat is that many adventures that are published are pretty linear…and in that case no win scenarios are less an ideal.</p><p></p><p>I just noticed that for treasure in the DMG that people struggle to read through…it says if you don’t like the result, keep rolling!</p><p></p><p>Perhaps some language in encounter design can note that not battles are meant to be fought and this can in turn be better communicated to new players.</p><p></p><p>For my part, I try to play 5e with some 1e sensibilities. My kids who are new tot the game know, it might not be smart to fight. Their low level party thought they could take the bugbear guarding the bridge.</p><p></p><p>When the 2nd and 3D crept out, they decided to pay a toll…I am trying to learn ‘em right!</p><p></p><p>But good points u raise…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Warpiglet-7, post: 9330725, member: 7025282"] I think I have fallen prey to this thinking when I DM in particular. In 1e and maybe 3e days…we just played. We ran a lot! We often knew we were asking for trouble. Not a proud moment…but in 1e days we came upon an aquatic troll and I said “think of the experience!” As we were near a level. It is now infamous since it was close to a party wipe…as it should have been. I think the idea of a living world demands some level of chaos! But I will say a caveat is that many adventures that are published are pretty linear…and in that case no win scenarios are less an ideal. I just noticed that for treasure in the DMG that people struggle to read through…it says if you don’t like the result, keep rolling! Perhaps some language in encounter design can note that not battles are meant to be fought and this can in turn be better communicated to new players. For my part, I try to play 5e with some 1e sensibilities. My kids who are new tot the game know, it might not be smart to fight. Their low level party thought they could take the bugbear guarding the bridge. When the 2nd and 3D crept out, they decided to pay a toll…I am trying to learn ‘em right! But good points u raise… [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Encounter Balance holds back 5E
Top