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<blockquote data-quote="Prestidigitalis" data-source="post: 5392734" data-attributes="member: 74496">I'm going to assume that you are really looking for &quot;interesting&quot; rather than &quot;challenging&quot;; it's hard to imagine your group would vote for &quot;more challenging&quot; if they had the choice of &quot;more interesting&quot;.Here are some things that have made for interesting combats in our group:- Combats with more than just two sides, including those where there are third parties present who might well jump in on either side.&nbsp; Note: the DM probably knows what the third party is likely to do, even if the players don't.- Combats with people or creatures the PCs have previously met or heard about, even if they aren't particularly powerful.&nbsp; For example, that bodyguard/henchman is much more satisfying to take down if you encountered him three levels earlier without the boss around (and before you even knew who his boss was) and he not only sent you fleeing but insulted your hair style on the way out.- Combats with a staccato rhythm, e.g. combats with multiple waves of enemies; a relatively brief combat followed by another one without enough time in between for a short rest; combats where the tempo changes dramatically when the BBEG gets a power-up due to becoming bloodied.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Prestidigitalis, post: 5392734, member: 74496"] I'm going to assume that you are really looking for "interesting" rather than "challenging"; it's hard to imagine your group would vote for "more challenging" if they had the choice of "more interesting". Here are some things that have made for interesting combats in our group: - Combats with more than just two sides, including those where there are third parties present who might well jump in on either side. Note: the DM probably knows what the third party is likely to do, even if the players don't. - Combats with people or creatures the PCs have previously met or heard about, even if they aren't particularly powerful. For example, that bodyguard/henchman is much more satisfying to take down if you encountered him three levels earlier without the boss around (and before you even knew who his boss was) and he not only sent you fleeing but insulted your hair style on the way out. - Combats with a staccato rhythm, e.g. combats with multiple waves of enemies; a relatively brief combat followed by another one without enough time in between for a short rest; combats where the tempo changes dramatically when the BBEG gets a power-up due to becoming bloodied. [/QUOTE]

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