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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TaranTheWanderer" data-source="post: 9370131" data-attributes="member: 15882">The problem with peppering an encounter with tonnes of extra, low level mobs is they're ineffectual.  They can't hit the paladin's Ac, even with advantage.  So you have to give them something that will make them annoying or cause a headache.a bunch of kobolds shooting arrows is kind of useless.  But, if they're blocking the narrow corridor to the mage that's fireballing, then it forces the PCs to engage them before they engage the mage.  Having a powerful ranged character able to come to the edge of a cliff, fire off a deadly AoE and then retreat back forces PCs to ready actions which reduces melee or ranged character's powerful multi-attacks.  Being able to engage that enemy forces them to cast a spell like fly (wasting a round) and then fly up where they then have to engage whatever creatures or obstacle is protecting the more powerful enemy.That said, I don't have a lot of experience running high level games, but I've played in quite a few.Also, a spell like Death Ward prevents an auto-kill.  Maybe a few enemies have a 1-use item that protect them.  While it's slightly cheese, being able to retrieve one of these is a great boon for a party (if they can figure out how to get it without using up the charge)Enemies that evolve is useful and annoying too.  Even if the Paladin kills it, it becomes something else.Spreading out the party with various obstacles and spells and enemies works well.  So, maybe, while one party member is flying up that cliff to deal with the ranged boss, the others are still on the ground having to deal with something that's deadly and grappling weaker characters.Oh, and terrain that slows characters without saves.  Unnaturally magical thick fog, or just plain mud, thick trees.  So annoying.  Even more so if the enemies are druids and can pass without problems.</blockquote>

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