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[Will]

I haven't thought too hard about it, but my initial reaction is that this guy is a motherfucking genius.

http://slyflourish.com/three-monster-powers-to-speed-up-combat/

What say you?

-Will!

[Glammo]

I like. At least the first two.

Sometimes combat isn't threatening enough in the last rounds because you know you're going to win anyway. Sometimes I feel like just "yada yada yada"-ing the last two or three rounds. Not only would this make it go faster, and maybe it'll give the monsters an edge to make things interesting as well.

The solo thing works great as well for the reason he gave. A boss monster's going to be hurt a lot more by single-target status effects than a single lesser monster would.

Deathburst sounds a bit weird just because how would you explain that with non magical stuff? "And suddenly, because I can tell you guys are getting bored, the troll gibs itself!!!!"

[Will]

Well, ya, the Deathburst would be reserved for baddies for whom it makes sense, but there are plenty of those. I dig the idea of monsters being able to trade hit points for damage.

The guy mentions a similar idea for PCs, giving them the option to trade a pain-in-the-ass condition (like being stunned) for something that sucks equally, but in a different way (like a shit-ton of damage): Status Effect Alternatives

This guy's blog kicks ass.