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GM's are you bored of your combat and is it because you made it boring?
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<blockquote data-quote="ClaytonCross" data-source="post: 8089685" data-attributes="member: 6880599"><p>I think the key point of the Dragons stories that keep getting listed is not if option A or option B is "the right way to run a dragon"... The point is no two dragons need to run the same way. Intelligent creatures can have different motives (#2. <strong>Consider team monster’s motivation</strong>), different strategies (#4 <strong>Consider Alternative threats to large piles of HP</strong>), and different allies (#3. <strong>Consider adding variety to your units</strong>). They also don't have to all be ancient dragons, their are many tiers of dragons and different colors with different natures. It possible to have two mating CR9 young dragons fighting your level 13 party instead of one CR 13 Adult dragon. In that case one could be a constant melee fighter positioning itself between the clutch and the party and the other strafing from the air. The Dragons could be afraid of the party and the GM playing the dragons with all he has (#5 <strong>Consider the power of friendly Rivalry</strong>.) because while a clutch of chromatic dragons might be something a party of adventurers might be sent to deal with these dragons are defending their own and willing to fight to the death ... unless the party leaves or perhaps offers to let them relocate (#4 <strong>Consider Alternative threats to large piles of HP</strong>).</p><p></p><p>Its not about if your running <strong><u>a</u></strong> Dragon encounter right. Its about if your running <strong><u>all</u></strong> dragon encounters <strong><u>the same</u></strong> and boring yourself for no reason. <em>If your content or happy with the same dragon battle repeated and scaled with levels every time ... that is actually fine</em>. <strong><u>If your finding your self dreading running</u></strong> <strong><u>another</u></strong> dragon <strong><u>encounter</u></strong> ... its possible and perhaps even likely because its an encounter your repeating rather than reprising. Even if your playing the exact same dragon your party fought before, that somehow escaped, you can change a number of factors to ensure that its not the same fight. You can add a number of elements to break away from "the formula" and enjoy running it instead of dreading it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ClaytonCross, post: 8089685, member: 6880599"] I think the key point of the Dragons stories that keep getting listed is not if option A or option B is "the right way to run a dragon"... The point is no two dragons need to run the same way. Intelligent creatures can have different motives (#2. [B]Consider team monster’s motivation[/B]), different strategies (#4 [B]Consider Alternative threats to large piles of HP[/B]), and different allies (#3. [B]Consider adding variety to your units[/B]). They also don't have to all be ancient dragons, their are many tiers of dragons and different colors with different natures. It possible to have two mating CR9 young dragons fighting your level 13 party instead of one CR 13 Adult dragon. In that case one could be a constant melee fighter positioning itself between the clutch and the party and the other strafing from the air. The Dragons could be afraid of the party and the GM playing the dragons with all he has (#5 [B]Consider the power of friendly Rivalry[/B].) because while a clutch of chromatic dragons might be something a party of adventurers might be sent to deal with these dragons are defending their own and willing to fight to the death ... unless the party leaves or perhaps offers to let them relocate (#4 [B]Consider Alternative threats to large piles of HP[/B]). Its not about if your running [B][U]a[/U][/B] Dragon encounter right. Its about if your running [B][U]all[/U][/B] dragon encounters [B][U]the same[/U][/B] and boring yourself for no reason. [I]If your content or happy with the same dragon battle repeated and scaled with levels every time ... that is actually fine[/I]. [B][U]If your finding your self dreading running[/U][/B] [B][U]another[/U][/B] dragon [B][U]encounter[/U][/B] ... its possible and perhaps even likely because its an encounter your repeating rather than reprising. Even if your playing the exact same dragon your party fought before, that somehow escaped, you can change a number of factors to ensure that its not the same fight. You can add a number of elements to break away from "the formula" and enjoy running it instead of dreading it. [/QUOTE]
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