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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gunderval" data-source="post: 3801866" data-attributes="member: 55919">Lots of Gold AboveA few specific ideas, D&D worded in parts:•    More than one creature type or more than one source of danger;•    More than one reward or goal at stake, requiring choice;•    Two targets being menaced; two villains making different escapes;•    A time limit as some doom visibly approaches (overwhelming allies for foes, the descending ceiling, the ritual draws near completion);•    A time limit as some advantage or goal is imperiled (the fire gets closer to the map, the blade descends towards the sacrifice);•    Villains that trash-talk and otherwise roleplay, taunt and demonstrate that "hey PCs I can hear you talking to each other planning your actions, guess I better kill that wizard before he casts that Fly spell on the Fighter";•    Weaker "mook" foes that let the PCs show they are bad-ass, use their Cleave feats as well as the make-em-sweat scream-for-your-mommy uber-monsters.In part this contributes to hitting the interests of all players' characters, giving everyone something to do, and making players make choices that are not predictable to the DM ~ giving the DM something to be entertained by.</blockquote>