Engaging Combat; Ep 7, The Nosy Drag Inn

Making combat more engaging can be challenging but in the episode, we go over many ways to bring your combat to life. Using vivid clear imaginative descriptions of actions in combat brings everyone in on what's happening, but also what you are seeing in your mind's eye. Making multiple hits can be described as one for more epic blows. Fleshing out misses as parrying, landing but not doing any damage, or blocking instead of just missing can make combat seem way more dynamic and interesting. Bounce off of teammates' attacks/ideas to make everything feel more cohesive. Combining Enemy turn orders for large groups for faster turns. Using features like “Bloodied” from 4th edition or using our homebrew rule “critical” (when a creature or object has less than half of its total hit points remaining and one standard attack from the party of damage would reduce it to 0 hit points the creature or object is considered critical.) can give players an idea of how the combat is going and aid in gauging morale. Using your “environment” to describe hits (a hit with a sword can be described as "I grab a bottle from the bar and smash it onto his head") There’s room for roleplay in combat too; Taunting, Intimidating, or Peacekeeping are all ways you can try to use charisma in combat. we also go over optional rules from the Dungeon Master's guide like Hitting Cover and Massive Damage   You can watch us live on Twitch! We record every episode live on Twitch.  Twitch; https://www.twitch.tv/nosydraginn  If you like a video to look at, catch us over on YouTube! Youtube; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3nLMXJmbvwy02ht29ScH1g/featured   #dungeonsanddragons #combat #roleplay #howtomakecombatintresting #howtomakecombatfun #howtoplay #dnd  #podcast  #dnd5e  #dndhomebrew  #5e