Combat 101: Ten Tips for Better Combats - Playing RPGs

Seth Skorkowsky June 20, 2019
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Author. Game Master. Lover of nerdly things. My channel has won the 2019, 2023, and 2025 ENNIE Tabletop RPG Award. I mostly talk about Tabletop RPGs. My sidekick is Jack the NPC. MY REVIEW POLICY: I won't review a game until I've personally played it. I won't play it unless I believe it's a good fit for my group. In short — I review what we play, and we play what we enjoy. I will not do "sponsored reviews" (i.e. paid infomercials pretending to be reviews). Free product in no way guarantees a positive review, or even a review at all. If I read it and don't feel it's a good fit for us, we won't play it. Or it might not fit into our play schedule or current campaign. I already have more games and adventures I want to play than I have time. Most of them I purchased on my own and very much want to play. I'm not seeking new games to play. I'm not seeking submissions for reviews. Despite this, I receive an average of 5 review submissions a week. I accept less than 1 a year.

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Some basic strategies to help you and your party survive combat in Tabletop RPGs. If you want to support my channel, or just enjoy some action-packed fantasy fiction about modern day monster-hunting knights, you can find my novels and audio books here: https://amzn.to/2RqEuVn Guest starring Mike, Todd, and Dweebles 00:00 Intro 01:35 Stick Together 02:51 Combine Attacks 05:26 Retreating is OK 07:24 Use Your Terrain 07:56 Plan Your Move in Advance 09:31 Make a Plan and Be Willing to Change It 11:26 Strategize Attack Order 12:52 Remove Their Ability to Attack You 14:24 Don't Be Afraid of the Penalty 16:26 Know Your Group's Assets 17:54 Sometimes You Need to Take the Hit 20:04 Closing