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<blockquote data-quote="mkill" data-source="post: 5848826" data-attributes="member: 55985">Here is an idea for 5E. I tried to bounce this off in rpg.net, but this forum has failed me (yet again...) I should have listened to common sense and come to enworld in the first place.Here is the idea:When the DM introduces a group of monsters, say, a bunch of orc minions, good DMs will give each opponent a trait that will make them unique and identifiable. That way, you don't have to say &quot;I don't hit that orc over there&quot;, or worse, &quot;I attack Orc #3&quot;, but you can say &quot;I hit the orc with the eyepatch&quot; or &quot;that red-haired one will taste my Icy Burst&quot;It helps to have a diverse set of minis, but that's not always the case.So my suggestion is to include a small table for unique traits with each monster entry, so DMs can customize opponents on the fly.Here is the table for Orc grunts:Now, Orcs are fairly easy to do, or dragons, but gelatinous cubes? Ochre Jellys? Fire elementals? Giant Wasps?Maybe the swarm intelligence of enworld can come up with something interesting.EDIT: Format improved to Dog Moon's suggestion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mkill, post: 5848826, member: 55985"] Here is an idea for 5E. I tried to bounce this off in rpg.net, but this forum has failed me (yet again...) I should have listened to common sense and come to enworld in the first place. Here is the idea: When the DM introduces a group of monsters, say, a bunch of orc minions, good DMs will give each opponent a trait that will make them unique and identifiable. That way, you don't have to say "I don't hit that orc over there", or worse, "I attack Orc #3", but you can say "I hit the orc with the eyepatch" or "that red-haired one will taste my Icy Burst" It helps to have a diverse set of minis, but that's not always the case. So my suggestion is to include a small table for unique traits with each monster entry, so DMs can customize opponents on the fly. Here is the table for Orc grunts: Now, Orcs are fairly easy to do, or dragons, but gelatinous cubes? Ochre Jellys? Fire elementals? Giant Wasps? Maybe the swarm intelligence of enworld can come up with something interesting. EDIT: Format improved to Dog Moon's suggestion. [/QUOTE]

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