😄 Make every combat unique and special by creating interesting situations and timers.
🎥 Take inspiration from film director Francis Ford Coppola and aim to create memorable and unique combat encounters.
🗝️ Design rooms and encounters that stand out from the typical expectations, adding elements like scorpion fights, hostages, or unique environmental features.
⏱️ Incorporate timers and time limits into combat encounters to increase tension and create memorable moments.
🎮 Learn from board games like Terraforming Mars and Dead of Winter that use time limits and resource management to enhance excitement and pacing.
💥 Consider adding time limits to boss encounters or introducing time-sensitive elements to regular combat to make them more engaging.
🤔 Reflect on hit points as both a measure of health and a timer, and consider reducinghit points to increase tension and make combat more exciting.
🌉 Utilize environmental features like narrow bridges, sinking ships, or burning rooms to create dynamic combat situations.
🔀 Grids are optional, and using zone terrain instead can provide a more fluid combat experience.
⏰ Group initiative can work well for larger groups, where players declare their actions before rolling for resolution, creating a more realistic and chaotic feel.
🎲 Combat tactics can be influenced by the chosen initiative method, and different approaches can be valid depending on personal preferences and playstyle.
💡 Thinking of combat in terms of situations and imposing time limits can make combat exciting regardless of the game system, level, or genre.
📚 There are additional resources available in the description of the video, including a Dungeon Craft Facebook group and Patreon page.
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