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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SavageRobby" data-source="post: 4089158" data-attributes="member: 51573">Wik,Glad you did your first adventure! Sounds like it was fun.Some notes, along with Flynn's:Boss Fights - As Flynn said, ues your GM Bennies. Small scale bosses (like a goblin) are always going to go down quickly. Make sure every now and then your bosses are armed with suprises; First Strike and Improved First Strike can change the dynamics of an encounter really quickly.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> Also, numbers matter. Even at Novice level, more PCs are deadly. Combat PCs numbers with at least an equal amount of mooks. Don't forget their gang-up bonuses either, and let your mooks swarm PCs. Since a raise on attack roll means extra damage, that makes the PCs focus on the mooks - which gives the boss a bit more freedom.Bennies - As Flynn said, the trick is to get them to use Bennies early. I've noticed that (at least for my group) if they spend a few up front, they have that mindset for the rest of the game, and they don't hoard them. But if I start slow, they play slower and generally hoard them.I'll also often stop sessions on cliffhangers, right before a big fight - so that folks that hoarded their bennies won't get to use them <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> and to ensure that everyone starts the big fight full up. Bonus bennies will also encourage folks to spend them, even when not strictly necessary or tactically sound, but just because "its cool". The more limited a supply they are, the more likely they are to hoard them. I've found our house rule of using a Benny for +2 on a roll prior to the roll helps use up Bennies, too. Initiative - Ask for a player volunteer to deal cards for you. I find this immensely useful (for many other things, as well). Also, unless you have nifty cool cards (I have the "official" Savage Worlds deck, which is oversized and pretty nice, so I just use it), have two decks handy. This also speeds things up.XP - After running a long Evernight campaign and seeing how quickly characters can advance, I like giving them 1 XP per session just for being there, +1 for a long or useful session, and +1 for accomplishing something major. I also occasionally give out RP bonuses, especially for a character who had a super-solid session. This obviously depends on you and your group, and how often you play - and how much you get done in a session.</blockquote>

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