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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 9794105" data-attributes="member: 52734">A note on Cloaks of Displacement - they can be taken out of the picture by attacks against saves (such as area effect spells like Fireball, Web or spells that entangle) or the likes of Magic Missile, that allies of the attacker can then use to their advantage - until the player's next turn.The big thing is, don't rely on one way to attack characters - AC, saves or whatnot.  Always assume whatever you throw at characters, at least one PC will have a good defense against it.  Hit them from all directions and ways to spread the hurt and the method of injury.   Though players should see an advantage if they make defense a priority, it shouldn't become a cure-all to prevent adversity.Sometimes the best way to challenge players is to find ways to not let them solve things with violence or whatever their Standard Operating Procedure is - high AC doesn't help you, for example, when you fall in a pit or are dodging a Fireball.   Throw occasional curveballs at them - at least once per adventure if you can.  Don't be afraid to stack or combine effects (such as the above mentioned pit in the area of a Antimagic Shell) to throw PCs off-balance - someone will have a feature that will get a chance to shine (such as the Monk's Slow Fall ability in the prior example).</blockquote>