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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PoeticJustice" data-source="post: 4871254" data-attributes="member: 51788">I double all variable damage expressions included in a monster's statblock and halve its HP (starts at bloodied, essentially). Note that this does not affect ongoing damage.I also subtract two from each defense value and increase damage die by 1 size.So a monster that does 1d6 + 3 instead deals 2d8 + 6.This lights a fire under the butt of the PCs, which makes them more decisive, eager to get the kill, and also combat is reduced by more than half because usually all the monsters are dead before the party runs out of encounter powers.The math is a little fiddly at lower levels, but come level 4, works every time.</blockquote>