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3 Questions To Determine a Combat Encounter’s Length
When you are planning a combat encounter, do you know how to get it into the "Goldilocks" zone in terms of length? You don't want it so short that no one got anything out of it, but you also don't want it so long that all the players are secretly praying that it will be over after the next turn.
To help you plan the length of your encounter, whether beforehand or on the fly, here are 3 questions:
- Question #1: Has each player had a chance to feel either useful, powerful, or seriously threatened?
- Question #2: Has this combat encounter had at least one “story-worthy” moment?
- Question #3: Does the length of this combat match its importance?
Learn how these questions can help you execute an appropriately-lengthy combat in today's episode!
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When you are planning a combat encounter, do you know how to get it into the "Goldilocks" zone in terms of length? You don't want it so short that no one got anything out of it, but you also don't want it so long that all the players are secretly praying that it will be over after the next turn.
To help you plan the length of your encounter, whether beforehand or on the fly, here are 3 questions:
- Question #1: Has each player had a chance to feel either useful, powerful, or seriously threatened?
- Question #2: Has this combat encounter had at least one “story-worthy” moment?
- Question #3: Does the length of this combat match its importance?
Learn how these questions can help you execute an appropriately-lengthy combat in today's episode!
Mentioned in this episode:
Brought to you by Session 0 Studios
Visit session0studios.com for more information.
Play D&D with Us
Did you know that you can have one of our hosts here at How to Be a Better DM be your dungeon master?
That’s right.
All of our podcast hosts are professional dungeon masters that you can hire for your private or corporate dungeons and dragons game.
We can do one-shots or long-term campaigns.
If you want to schedule your first session with us, go to https://session0studios.com/dungeon-master-for-hire/ and get started.
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Give Us a Rating and Review
You obviously have really good taste, you’re listening to How to Be a Better DM after all. We thank you for your support. If you’ve ever gotten anything useful from our show, take a minute to give us a rating and a review. It goes a very long way to making it so How to Be a Better DM can help many more dungeon masters just like you. If you love our content, help others become better dungeon masters too.
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