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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ValhallaGH" data-source="post: 5051105" data-attributes="member: 41187">Another idea is to give yourself some interesting terrain and monster abilities to play with.  That way, even if you're not really threatening the party, you've got some neat terrain and monster abilities to play around with, be creative with, and make for interesting gaming moments with.I still get a kick out of remembering when I've run the DMG adventure, specifically the encounter with the rolling Indiana Jones-boulder (which I declared would roll for 10 rounds).  Then there are the times I've had kobolds / zombies / ghouls leaping through the air in an attempt to strike vulnerable PCs, with mixed results; sure, many fell to their deaths but I had fun doing it and it "looked" cool.Give yourself some ledges, some interactive traps, some spouting vents, and some other stuff to play with, stuff that's enjoyable and captures your imagination, stuff that may be used by the players or the monsters with equal skill.  That way, even though your monsters miss and get trashed by the PCs, you've got fun toys to play with.Just another suggestion to add to the list.</blockquote>