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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tinker Gnome" data-source="post: 1361791" data-attributes="member: 15608">So, how do you design that big bad evil monster that you pit the PCs agaonst.  What is your design philosophy?  I have not done this yet, but i am going to design monsters that do not have much HP, but figuring out HOW to kill them will be tough.  All the while they are slamming/stomping/clawing/burning you to death.  Although i do need some help, my players fight tooth and nail with me so they can get AOOs for any sort of movement a monster makes what so ever.  If when i am describing it i say it rears up its haed, they will ask if they get an AOO, and will argue with me till they do.  Another player tried thhis once.Me(describing an arrow hit: Your arrow strikes it in its lower side area.Player: Hey, would it take extar damage because i hit it where its kidney is around?Me:*Sighs* NoI was planning on having a big scorpion monster that you have to hit it in a certain area to hurt, you can noly hit it in that area.  No ther areas will harm it at all, and that area is well protected.Well, sorry i rambled.  So, what is your monster design philosophy? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>