Balancing encounters can be tricky. You have to juggle group size, creature CR, combat objectives, and more. Luckily, there's several strategies you can quickly deploy to adjust combat encounters on the fly. Let's go through them.
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▼ INDEX ▼
00:00 Introduction
01:43 The 3 challenges of encounters
02:23 Printed does not mean balanced
04:15 Don't trust modules
06:32 You are the author of your game
07:31 Encounter design never stops
08:45 Dial 1 - Troop Numbers
11:08 Dial 2 - Field Promotions
13:29 Dial 3 - Sleight of Hand
15:10 Switchboard of dirty tricks
17:26 Just play around with it
19:16 Outro