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Message: <blockquote data-quote="evilbob" data-source="post: 4763825" data-attributes="member: 9789">I have to admit I completely disagree with this advice.  I also ran large games for a while and I also tried to "fix" the problems associated with them by increasing the total monsters on the board with equal-level additions.  I have come to the conclusion that this is a bad idea.  My battles weren't "swingy" necessarily - but they took forever.A much better idea is to lower the total number of monsters and raise the monsters' level slightly.  Three n+3 monsters against 6 PCs makes a much, MUCH better battle than six n monsters.  Part of the issue is the grind:  more monsters = more total HP the PCs have to slog through.  Fewer monsters that are higher level = fewer total HP but monsters still stay dangerous.I think the OP's idea of making one monster elite is a great one.  That may even be easier than making several monsters a higher level, depending on the encounter.</blockquote>