Episode 5 - How To Prepare Combat In A TTRPG

In this episode Chris and Mat sit down to chat about how to prepare awesome combat encounters. We will go over the steps we take to make meaningful and fun combat encounters in our games of Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games. The tips we will touch on relate to the following:

1) Thinking about what you are using combat for. What are your intentions?

2) Add objectives to your combat, they can be mutually exclusive or layered to add complexity.

3) Create awesome rewards and use failure to move plot and intrigue forward.

- What are the circumstances that led up to this fight? Think of:

4) Who the party is fighting, which factions, what are their tactics?

5) Where the fight is happening, does the encounter have to happen here? why?

6) When is the encounter happening? Is the combat time sensitive, will there be a suprise or reinforcements?

7) Using possible solutions as inspiration for diversifying your encounters. Does your encounter include the proper tools for alternative methods of success?

Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games (such as Dungeons and Dragons or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics.

Enjoy! Chris and Mat

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