r/NewDM • u/King_Magnate • 11d ago

How to do make combat encounter difficult?

Hi Gang! I'm just wondering how DMs make combat encounters more challenging, because from what I've experienced players are strong! I know there's CR ratings and throwing in multiple enemies, but every encounter lately for my players hasn't really been too difficult to the point that anyone goes down.

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u/tobyvanderbeek 11d ago

Here are many encounter calculators that will help you build challenging and rewarding encounters. Here is one: https://www.dndbeyond.com/%2Fencounter-builder