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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 6740438" data-attributes="member: 5834">As others have stated, I love using terrain to great advantage. Even creatures of below average cunning tend to choose terrain advantageous to their predations.I usually attempt to discern the experience of the creature by asking questions. What would a tribe of gnolls, orcs, or kobolds pass from one generation to the next concerning fighting tactics? They've been battling humans and elves with magic for years to stay alive, what would they know about tactics to counter such capabilities? What would a five hundred year old dragon know about defending itself from adventurers or powerful enemies seeking their treasure? What would a five hundred year old dragon that had spent years killing other creatures and taking their valuables know about defeating them? I like to design tactics that I think the creature would be capable of employing, at least for key encounters.One of the tactics I like to use with dragons is the grab and separate. I like to have dragons grab a party member and fly off with them to question and kill them. This was easier to do in Pathfinder, but I believe still possible in 5E. I haven't used a dragon on a party yet. I'm looking forward to trying the grab and separate tactic to see if it is still effective.</blockquote>