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<blockquote data-quote="Zappo" data-source="post: 1498384" data-attributes="member: 633">I sometimes find out that I've made an encounter too easy. I never make encounters too hard, though. It's easier to bump up difficulty than bumping it down.&nbsp;&nbsp;I don't like changing monster stats on the fly, or fudging rolls; the need to avoid an anticlimactic death trumps this, but simply changing difficulty isn't worth it.&nbsp;&nbsp;Depending on the situation, you may be able to have the monsters receive reinforcements. Fiends are especially good for this; they have the ability to summon more of their kind, but they'd rather not use it because it leaves them in debt. This basically means that you can use it or not, depending on how the encounter is going.&nbsp;&nbsp;If reinforcements are not an option, the mosters may flee. Alternatively, I may give them some extra items (a potion, a scroll). Winning PCs may pick up any leftover, and some extra XP if the changes are enough to up the EL.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zappo, post: 1498384, member: 633"] I sometimes find out that I've made an encounter too easy. I never make encounters too hard, though. It's easier to bump up difficulty than bumping it down. I don't like changing monster stats on the fly, or fudging rolls; the need to avoid an anticlimactic death trumps this, but simply changing difficulty isn't worth it. Depending on the situation, you may be able to have the monsters receive reinforcements. Fiends are especially good for this; they have the ability to summon more of their kind, but they'd rather not use it because it leaves them in debt. This basically means that you can use it or not, depending on how the encounter is going. If reinforcements are not an option, the mosters may flee. Alternatively, I may give them some extra items (a potion, a scroll). Winning PCs may pick up any leftover, and some extra XP if the changes are enough to up the EL. [/QUOTE]

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