#dnd tip for combat encounters: to spice up important combats, add lair actions, but make them helpful/harmful to all sides. Add something (lava sprays in an area each round) that forces players and monsters to adjust their normal tactics. Play is deepened and helps story too!
— Shawn Merwin (or a poor clone) (@shawnmerwin) February 20, 2019
To spice up important combats, add lair actions, but make them helpful/harmful to all sides
