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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 4219768" data-attributes="member: 5143">Most players want to be challenged.  They complain and get bored when monsters are too easy to kill.  They want to use their cool new powers and they want to feel that they are useful.If every combat they go into goes like this:Player: I roll a 6 on my d20 to hit.  That hits?  Wow these monsters have really poor ACs.  I do 35 damage.DM: Alright, it dies.Player: Really?  In one hit?  That was easy.  Let's go find some real monsters.then players will get bored.  The goal is to challenge them at the right level.  Not too hard to get them frustrated, not too easy that it is a cakewalk.  If you give them too much money, eventually monsters will reach the cakewalk levels.Sure, most players will tell you that they LOVE the feeling of being way too powerful for their level and knowing how quickly they can defeat monsters.  Don't believe them.  These same players will be the ones complaining in a couple sessions that the game is too boring.  Plus, it is unlikely to be fun for you as a DM to continually come up with interesting encounters only to have them defeated without any real chance to shine.  I know I hate rolling dice when I know the monsters as so far outmatched that they'll never win.Being a DM isn't about being on a power trip.  It is about having the responsibility to ensure the fun of everyone at the table.  This means making sure no one feels that their character is too weak.  It means making sure everyone has an equal chance to shine.  It means making sure you are having fun running the encounters.  It means coming up with an interesting storyline that entertains your playersAnd sometimes, to ensure everyone has fun for the long run, you have to tell some people no.  Sometimes that means telling someone they can't buy an item, they can't have a certain feat, or they can't be a certain race.  And other times it means keeping their gold value balanced any way you can.  Whether that means limiting the gold in the future or coming up with reasons why they can't get more than 1/5th the gold when they sell an item, it is part of your responsibility.  If you do it well, they'll never even notice and they'll just have a lot of fun.</blockquote>

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