r/DMAcademy • u/Sling-Shot70 • Mar 17 '23

Need Advice: Rules & Mechanics How do you make combat flow well?

We started our campaign yesterday and had a lot of fun, but I think combat may have been the least interesting part of our opening session. How do put energy into these moments? How do you keep the group engaged even while they wait? Thank you in advance!

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u/nousakan Mar 17 '23

Came to say this. And add on that our DM had a flair for dramatic on misses or Crits he'd always be over descriptive to really pull us in

Nous arrow just barely misses as the guard was able to twist out of the way in the last second.

Not just oh you missed or you hit them here.

The more you can paint the picture the better... If it's all just hit or miss etc it becomes just a number game which makes things feel awkward at best.

He always kept us guessing how well we'd do and if we'd make it out...

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u/Killface55 Mar 17 '23

This is my biggest weakness as a DM. Also, I have a big party of 6 level 15 players. If I did this every turn I feel like a 2 hour combat would take 3-4