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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nikosandros" data-source="post: 6088455" data-attributes="member: 7993">As usual, your gaming stories fill me with envy... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I agree that adaptation is a key job of the DM and I also used to good effect the technique that you mention with 4e monsters. I recently ran a large combat in which the opponents used basic stats coming from appropriate level (and role) monsters and special effects invented by me. It worked very well.Another thing that made that encounter memorable was when I improvised the effect of a dismissal used by the cleric against the devil worshiping cult leader. Since the cleric deity (Avandra) had actually started the whole adventure by sending visions to the character, I felt it appropriate that the power was able to imprison the enemy long-term (after some successful checks).regarding your RA AD&D game, how was the party able to cope with the demons? Were they able to quickly recognize their power and implement a retreat?</blockquote>