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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Klaus" data-source="post: 1373079" data-attributes="member: 607">Here are some of the things I try to do to avoid these game downers (and there's nothing I hate like a game downer):- NPCs healing in mid-combat: Unless it's a "heal" spell, at most it buys the NPC a couple more rounds, so my NPCs tend to favor inflicting damage and/or incapacitating PCs to get a breather.- Super-Defense: I try to convey to the PCs _why_ the attack failed. If it's Spell Resistance, I describe to the casting PC that he/she feels an almost tangible barrier protecting the creature, like pressing your finger upon armored skin. _Then_ I ask for the caster level check. If the PC in question has a reasonably good chance at beating the SR, I say that the spell _almost_ breached the defenses before collapsing, so the PC feels encouraged to try again. Ditto for Damage Reduction.- Teleporting foes: This can be a MAJOR bummer, and it's one of the reasons I liked the "Squaring the Circle" adventure in the Planescape: Hellbound boxed set, where you can play an active part in stripping the fiends of their teleporting powers. Here are two suggestions on that:1) Bring back Dimensional Anchor. Drawing sigils on the ground to trap demons is a staple in fantastic literature.2) Track the Teleporter. Teleports and Dimension Doors (and pretty much all dimensional travel) leave behind residue energies from the spell that linked two different places for a short time. With a successful Spellcraft check (say 20+spell level+foe's Int modifier+2 for every round after the teleport) a spellcaster can figure out just where the enemy went (in broad terms), and a specially tailored teleport of the same level or higher, if cast on the same spot (within 1 minute of the enemy's teleport), can take the caster (and friends) to the general vicinity of their enemy.</blockquote>

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