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<blockquote data-quote="Clint_L" data-source="post: 9358654" data-attributes="member: 7035894">I don't approach monsters or NPCs any differently. Each orc has a motive, as does each pirate. Even simple beasts and monstrosities have a motive, though perhaps as simple as &quot;eat&quot; or &quot;protect territory.&quot; One of my favourite aspects of DMing is that I get to try to put myself in the heads of all these different things as they react to changing situations. I never assume that combat is the guaranteed way to resolve a situation - I often plan on it, but the players choose differently and then I have to figure out how the mobs will react. The whole endgame of my current school campaign has evolved from the players unexpectedly deciding to avoid an obvious combat, and then make some impressive rolls to wind up teaming up with the guys I assumed they would be fighting. Monsters are definitely not game pieces in my preferred style of play.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Clint_L, post: 9358654, member: 7035894"] I don't approach monsters or NPCs any differently. Each orc has a motive, as does each pirate. Even simple beasts and monstrosities have a motive, though perhaps as simple as "eat" or "protect territory." One of my favourite aspects of DMing is that I get to try to put myself in the heads of all these different things as they react to changing situations. I never assume that combat is the guaranteed way to resolve a situation - I often plan on it, but the players choose differently and then I have to figure out how the mobs will react. The whole endgame of my current school campaign has evolved from the players unexpectedly deciding to avoid an obvious combat, and then make some impressive rolls to wind up teaming up with the guys I assumed they would be fighting. Monsters are definitely not game pieces in my preferred style of play. [/QUOTE]

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