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<blockquote data-quote="Maggan" data-source="post: 9725484" data-attributes="member: 6616">Well, one way I can think of is if the DM has miscaclulated the threat level of a monster, and only realizes as the encounter unfolds that they have made a mistake.And I can readily imagine there being encounters that work fine with a lot of parties, but as there are thousands and thousands and thousande of permutations in party makeup, a DM might not know exactly how an encounter will hit, and subsequently make it too difficult for the party of adventurers attempting the encounter, while not giving the correct information for the players to make an informed decision on whether to engage or not.So the DM chooses to adapt on the fly. Or bring the game to a stop, of course, it that's what the group thinks is best. Or just TPK the entire party, if that is how they roll, hoping that the players don't mind losing their PCs due to the DM making a mistake that mustn't ever be fixed on the fly.My group choses to let the DM adapt on the fly.Well, except for my other group where we play D&amp;D4, where the encounter is what the encounter is.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maggan, post: 9725484, member: 6616"] Well, one way I can think of is if the DM has miscaclulated the threat level of a monster, and only realizes as the encounter unfolds that they have made a mistake. And I can readily imagine there being encounters that work fine with a lot of parties, but as there are thousands and thousands and thousande of permutations in party makeup, a DM might not know exactly how an encounter will hit, and subsequently make it too difficult for the party of adventurers attempting the encounter, while not giving the correct information for the players to make an informed decision on whether to engage or not. So the DM chooses to adapt on the fly. Or bring the game to a stop, of course, it that's what the group thinks is best. Or just TPK the entire party, if that is how they roll, hoping that the players don't mind losing their PCs due to the DM making a mistake that mustn't ever be fixed on the fly. My group choses to let the DM adapt on the fly. Well, except for my other group where we play D&D4, where the encounter is what the encounter is. [/QUOTE]

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