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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 2766588" data-attributes="member: 386">I'm not very good at this either.Sometimes I can describe combat scenes well; it helps to have a vivid description of the scene in your head.  The best combat I ran had two PCs fighting some Inquisition-types in a small courtyard while rain was pouring down from overhead.  I could see every blow in my head.  It was pretty cool.What did I do?  Um... When one of the PCs was hit, I'd say something like, "He stabs his sword at your unprotected side.  You parry it at the last moment, and turn the lethal blow into a bloody cut."  Then the PC attacks, and hits: "After you parry his sword, he's off-balance and you make a quick cut across his chest; he barely gets his sword up in time but is jarred by the force of your blow."And I act out this stuff physically too.  Nothing major, just arm motions.I've found that portraying NPCs well helps if I write down a sentence or two about traits that I want to get across.  Like, "Always talks with his hands behind his head and his chest puffed-out."  Or, "Won't make eye-contact with the PCs unless he's really mad."  That sort of thing helps me.</blockquote>