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Message: <blockquote data-quote="redrick" data-source="post: 6624926" data-attributes="member: 6777696">That article is great. Also, thanks for the reminder about caltrops in 10-foot corridors. I might have overlooked that. (Though, these days, I use a lot of 5-foot corridors because that's the width of the hallway in my new york apartment. Not sure why goblins should be living better than me.) Anyway, starting a halfling fighter in a new campaign tomorrow. This little guy will definitely be getting some bags of caltrops at the first opportunity, and handing one out to each of the characters in his party.A little ways back, I found that my monsters were usually fleeing too late in the fight. They'd still run, but usually during the mop-up phase. Usually, this was because I'd just get too distracted with everything else when a lot of monsters were still on the table. Recently, I wrote out a little card and taped it to my DM screen. It says something along the lines of:"At the start of combat:Jot down why each mob is fighting.At the beginning of each round of combat:Review. Ask, 'why aren't we retreating?' Roll morale if necessary."By making standing and fighting an active decision that I make every round, I find that my monsters behave much more intelligently and believably, when I remember to read the little card taped to my DM screen.</blockquote>