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Message: <blockquote data-quote="robberbaron" data-source="post: 3567383" data-attributes="member: 14771">I think I agree with much of the above.This might sounds like a rant but I've always used a 'Stream of Consciousness' technique for my writing. Sorry if it comes over as gibberish.My group includes both PCs with titanic Spot/Listen bonuses and pathetic ones. Huge Save bonuses and normal ones.They more often than not see stuff before it happens and don't fail saves that often.It's just stuff I take in my stride. If they spot 4 ambushes in a row they will miss one (hopefully), if they decimate the opposition in 2 rounds they will not be as lucky next time (hopefully), if they make all the DC18-21 saves they won't do so next time.Basically, I don't let it get to me. I know I can't make all NPCs as potent as the PCs (don't intend to devote the time to powergaming them) and I wouldn't want to. If the PCs seem to be having it a bit easy, I set an equivalent encounter next time. They might do it again or not. Doesn't really matter to me as long as their success is a result of lucky rolling and/or player intelligence. If they are having easy encounters because the opponents are too weak I can fix that; if they are rolling high on a particular night nothing needs fixing.If the opponents kick the crap out of them because they are too powerful then I still, probably, don't need to change anything. I sometimes set challenges from which the party should seriously consider running. Not often, but sometimes. If it keeps happening then I'll adjust my challenge levels.I think that my job as DM is to challenge the players. If they can prevail through rolling dice alone then I am being lazy. They should have to think. Sometimes they should have to think about losing.</blockquote>

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