An Example of Building a Combat Encounter

Let’s learn by doing! We’re going to run through the process of selecting monsters, picking a map, building the encounter, and then adjusting the encounter for a higher-level party! Thanks so much to Dscryb for sponsoring this video! Visit https://dscryb.com/supergeek and use the code SUPERGEEK at checkout to get 10% off of your first subscription payment. https://dscryb.com/supergeek Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:31 - Choosing Our Party 06:42 - Choosing the Monsters 14:41 - A Word From Our Sponsor 15:20 - Leveling Up the Encounter 21:05 - How the Map Reinforces the Encounter’s Narrative 25:17 - Outro Advice on Building Combat Encounters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L62PW6JZh8 Playlist - The Many Ways to Build a D&D Character: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF5zBOWphfZAy0SntcEBS14xckvN8fc6A High Concept First | The Many Ways to Build a D&D Character: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eKf2nQzfpg Class First | The Many Ways to Build a D&D Character: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih8naH4OLFU Subclass First | The Many Ways to Build a D&D Character: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-CaACLN7hA Six Characters You Should Steal From My D&D Beyond Library! | The Many Ways To Build a D&D Character: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX2SsIBzunU What Do We Mean When We Call Something "Game Breaking?" | Worldbreaking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oGTkRRPlJ0 Matt Colville’s video about Hobgobglins & Low Level Play! | Running the Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP9ejX8Q1l0 #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpg #rpg #wizardsofthecoast PATREON: https://patreon.com/supergeekmike DISCORD: https://discord.gg/adJ3whS3NY NEWSLETTER: https://www.supergeekmike.com/newsletter ____________________________________ WEBSITE/BLOG: https://www.supergeekmike.com/ WISHLIST: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3FH8UCEB06ZN9?ref_=wl_share NON-AMAZON PRODUCTS WISHLIST: https://throne.me/supergeekmike/wishlist Address for Packages: Mike Christensen 100 W. High St., #1326 Moorpark, CA 93021 - PLEASE don't address things to "SupergeekMike"; I need to show I.D. when I pick up packages, and that isn't the name on my driver's license Address for Letters: Mike Christensen P.O. Box 1326 Moorpark, CA 93020 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/supergeekmike INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/supergeekmike/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@supergeekmike TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/supergeekmike ____________________________________ More Links, including my One Funny link: https://www.supergeekmike.com/links