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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jimmifett" data-source="post: 5641542" data-attributes="member: 55006">For your own knowledge for future DMing, this is absurd. Sure, random targeting has it's place, but as the DM, you have to be in the mind of the monsters. Does the enemy know anything of the party? Have they heard rumors of a group of 4-5 traveling with a cleric/mage in the past week?Consider the intelligence of your monsters. Are they goblins, random unorganized humanoids, or a company of some sort, whether rogue or military, that would have some tactics.They may target random after the first round, but if a caster starts casting or casts before that monster's initiative, it only makes sense for them to attack the caster. If they see someone healing, or a straggler in the party, you target them.If an enemy is unthinking, such as wild animals, they naturally attack whatever is closest or most recently hit it, unless, based on what you know of that creature, they may try to attack a weakend character to finish it off and drag off a meal.</blockquote>