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<blockquote data-quote="The Crimson Binome" data-source="post: 6990951" data-attributes="member: 6775031">If you aren't playing your NPCs to their intelligence, then you're doing your players a disservice.That being said, it's not always obvious who they should target first. The one with the holy symbol painted on their shield is probably tough enough that they won't go down in the first round. If everyone tries to jump on the one wearing robes, then the one with the holy symbol will just bring them back up. There's also the issue of positioning, where not everybody can get at their ideal targets without eating an opportunity attack, which may or may not be worth it depending on various factors.Also, if you're using more than three intelligent enemies in a fight, it's kind of cheating to let them all act on the same initiative. The ability to let everyone act sequentially without giving the PCs a chance to respond is a powerful ability which can make all the difference in an encounter.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Crimson Binome, post: 6990951, member: 6775031"] If you aren't playing your NPCs to their intelligence, then you're doing your players a disservice. That being said, it's not always obvious who they should target first. The one with the holy symbol painted on their shield is probably tough enough that they [I]won't[/I] go down in the first round. If everyone tries to jump on the one wearing robes, then the one with the holy symbol will just bring them back up. There's also the issue of positioning, where not everybody can get at their ideal targets without eating an opportunity attack, which may or may not be worth it depending on various factors. Also, if you're using more than three intelligent enemies in a fight, it's kind of cheating to let them all act on the same initiative. The ability to let everyone act sequentially without giving the PCs a chance to respond is a powerful ability which can make all the difference in an encounter. [/QUOTE]

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