Combat 201: 9 Tips for Fast & Exciting Combat Scenes - Playing RPGs

Spice and speed up your tabletop RPG combat scenes. Find the Combat 101 video here: https://youtu.be/Pk69XGD-RBA __________ DID YOU KNOW I'M A NOVELIST? If you want to support my channel, or just want to read some action-packed Urban Fantasy about modern-day monster hunters with their sentient weapons, and lots of combat, you should check out my Valducan series. Available in print, ebook, and audio book: https://amzn.to/3rehNnJ I also write pulpy Sword & Sorcery thief adventures in my Tales of the Black Raven series: https://amzn.to/3faj4cX And if you want a kickass and dark revenge story about a modern-day sorceress hunting for lost Carcosa, check out my novel Ashes of Onyx: https://amzn.to/3sfh1IA __________ SHIRTS & MERCH You can find my Teespring store here: https://seth-skorkowsky.creator-spring.com/ __________ FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER I mostly ramble about movies and random other things as they occur to me: https://twitter.com/SSkorkowsky __________ My Patreon (Tip Jar): https://www.patreon.com/SSkorkowsky Guest starring Todd, Mike, and Dweebles. 00:00 Intro 01:31 Describe Your Actions 05:25 Roll All of Your Dice at Once 06:40 Use the Appropriate Tactics for the NPCs 09:03 Adapt the Opponents for Your Party 12:30 NPCs Should React to Damage 15:44 Time Limits 17:59 Declare Actions at the Start of the Round 20:09 Give an End-of-Round Story 22:42 Have the Players Track NPC Damage 28:01 Closing and General Weirdness