Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is LIVE! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Monster Tactics: How Ruthless a DM are you?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="HEEGZ" data-source="post: 6469726" data-attributes="member: 6777735"><p>I try to accurately role play the monsters and NPCs. In combat they use all tactics at their disposal. I have only on 1 or 2 occasions (in 3.5 ed) specifically targeted a downed PC in order to finish them off; instead of an active PC target. For 5ed I have resorted to dice rolls to select targets for monsters. For example, a kobold surrounded by two active PCs and a downed PC I will do the following:</p><p></p><p>roll d20</p><p>1-2 attack downed PC A</p><p>3-11 attack PC B</p><p>12-20 attack PC C</p><p></p><p>And so on. This has led to some really funny scenarios from time to time. I have really enjoyed the random tables encouragement from 5ed and I now roll for random decisions for all kind of reasons. I roll for hit points for each monster, I roll monster damage each time, etc. </p><p></p><p>As for the OP, I go all out, but some monsters and NPCs can go full tilt more than others. To be fair, I also use morale, and goblins and kobolds will easily run on the next round when they realized they are on the brink of a TPK. Sometimes, one will make a will (morale) save and stand his ground. I've had heroic goblins and kobolds save their fellows on multiple occasions using this method, and actually dying a valiant death to the PCs swords/spells.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HEEGZ, post: 6469726, member: 6777735"] I try to accurately role play the monsters and NPCs. In combat they use all tactics at their disposal. I have only on 1 or 2 occasions (in 3.5 ed) specifically targeted a downed PC in order to finish them off; instead of an active PC target. For 5ed I have resorted to dice rolls to select targets for monsters. For example, a kobold surrounded by two active PCs and a downed PC I will do the following: roll d20 1-2 attack downed PC A 3-11 attack PC B 12-20 attack PC C And so on. This has led to some really funny scenarios from time to time. I have really enjoyed the random tables encouragement from 5ed and I now roll for random decisions for all kind of reasons. I roll for hit points for each monster, I roll monster damage each time, etc. As for the OP, I go all out, but some monsters and NPCs can go full tilt more than others. To be fair, I also use morale, and goblins and kobolds will easily run on the next round when they realized they are on the brink of a TPK. Sometimes, one will make a will (morale) save and stand his ground. I've had heroic goblins and kobolds save their fellows on multiple occasions using this method, and actually dying a valiant death to the PCs swords/spells. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Monster Tactics: How Ruthless a DM are you?
Top