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Message: <blockquote data-quote="machineelf" data-source="post: 7307431" data-attributes="member: 6774924">Different style of DMing then, which is totally fine. My monsters definitely fight differently depending on how intelligent they are. A highly intelligent monster is going to use the best tactics they know. They also will try to flee if things are not going their way. Less intelligent monsters will usually fight until the death and use straightforward and simple tactics. However, it's not all roses for the PCs. Those dumb monsters will continue to attack a PC that has fallen to the ground and is dying instead of moving on to other conscious PCs, making that situation very dangerous to the fallen PC.A highly intelligent dragon is going to see what the PCs are doing and change tactics to counter them. A zombie is going to just come straight at them and try to eat them, and never change tactics.For me it's a matter of verisimilitude, and to give monsters variety.</blockquote>