overgeeked
B/X Known World
The plus [+] is to prevent arguments about whether 5E is challenging enough RAW. This thread is about discussing ways to make 5E more challenging for the PCs. Arguing that it's challenging enough by default is off topic.
Okay, so 5E isn't challenging enough and you want to make it more challenging for the PCs. What do you do?
The low-hanging fruit is 1) raise the DCs for checks, and; 2) throw more monsters at the PCs.
Cool. Got it. What else?
Some common advice is to not play the monsters as dumb and actually use tactics in fights against the PCs. There's a blog that became a series of books about just that, The Monsters Know What They're Doing. It's specifically written with 5E in mind. It talks about small unit tactics and the various monsters of 5E.
Great. So what else?
Okay, so 5E isn't challenging enough and you want to make it more challenging for the PCs. What do you do?
The low-hanging fruit is 1) raise the DCs for checks, and; 2) throw more monsters at the PCs.
Cool. Got it. What else?
Some common advice is to not play the monsters as dumb and actually use tactics in fights against the PCs. There's a blog that became a series of books about just that, The Monsters Know What They're Doing. It's specifically written with 5E in mind. It talks about small unit tactics and the various monsters of 5E.
Great. So what else?