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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 1250426" data-attributes="member: 5834">reYou should never feel bad about modifying the adventure. Module designers can't possibly account for every possible tactic used by the PC's. If they are using a particular tactic commonly, then you can probably assume that others have used such tactics in a megadungeon of legend like Rappan Athuk and prepare a counter for it. Some of the above suggestions for modification are great like throwing a patrolling burrowing creature in the dungeon. If they defeat it, don't replace replace it immediately. Set a time scale for when such a creature might be replaced by the main enemy. Do that during the creation process so you aren't arbitrarily creating an obstacle. That will give the player's a feeling of accomplishment for bypassing the defense, while still giving a plausible timeframe for replacing that particular defense mechanism.Certain mazes should be reinforced with extraordinary materials. If the PC's find a simple, but common, way of circumventing a maze like polymorphing or passwall, then most likely the enemy has found a way to prevent it in certain areas where bypassing defeats the purpose of the obstacle.I highly recommend controlling what supplements your player's have access to, and spending alot of preparation time thinking about the possible abuses of a given spell, magic item, or ability and how a person might counter it. Do your preparation like you are some evil bastard designing a dungeon for keeping out pesky, interfering adventurers. DM = Evil Enemy of PC's (At lower levels you want to help them succeed, at higher levels they dont' need the help.)You really have to think that way in the high level game. It is more like playing a game of chess where you have to move and countermove your opponent (the PC's). The PC's will always be thinking of ways to counter what you have planned. Once they counter you once, you rethink your game and counter them. Back and forth as the party rises in level.That basically means sometimes you are going to have to let them run roughshod over encounters you thought were tough, and at other times you are going to have to rein in the bad guys to prevent a TPK. High level games are hard to gauge, and it takes ample DM interference to make it work until you gain experience handling high level encounters.</blockquote>

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