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<blockquote data-quote="CellarHeroes" data-source="post: 9622778" data-attributes="member: 7038956">I'm pointing this snippet out just because we're both on the same page of different editions of a book.&nbsp; Also, to enforce your avoidance of gnoll-related tangents, I only used gnolls in the example because they happened to be fresh in my mind from an adventure I was reading last night.As GMs we are controlling those monsters, using the rules provided for them and adhering to those rules.&nbsp; When we try to &quot;defeat&quot; the PCs, we are playing those monsters exactly as you pointed out &quot;intelligently&quot; and &quot;capable&quot;.&nbsp; We're not pulling punches or fudging dice rolls.&nbsp; It's those funny-shaped dice that are getting in our way.I consider myself as the type of GM he's referring to as having the goal to defeat the PCs.&nbsp; If we're in a situation and the PCs have opened an opportunity for the monsters to get the upper-hand, I will absolutely take it.&nbsp; When the monsters are in position to strike, I am praying (yes, seriously muttering under my breath) that the roll is unsuccessful, especially if it would do serious harm.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CellarHeroes, post: 9622778, member: 7038956"] I'm pointing this snippet out just because we're both on the same page of different editions of a book. Also, to enforce your avoidance of gnoll-related tangents, I only used gnolls in the example because they happened to be fresh in my mind from an adventure I was reading last night. As GMs we are controlling those monsters, using the rules provided for them and adhering to those rules. When we try to "defeat" the PCs, we are playing those monsters exactly as you pointed out "intelligently" and "capable". We're not pulling punches or fudging dice rolls. It's those funny-shaped dice that are getting in our way. I consider myself as the type of GM he's referring to as having the goal to defeat the PCs. If we're in a situation and the PCs have opened an opportunity for the monsters to get the upper-hand, I will absolutely take it. When the monsters are in position to strike, I am praying (yes, seriously muttering under my breath) that the roll is unsuccessful, especially if it would do serious harm. [/QUOTE]

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