Module 1 · Tells
- Show an attack before it lands
- Give the tell a unique animation or sound
- Leave enough time to react
- Test the tell with the sound off
COURSE
Boss Encounter Design
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Design a boss the player can read: tells, phases, and a fail that teaches the next attempt.
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Design a boss the player can read: tells, phases, and a fail that teaches the next attempt. Across about 10 hours you will show an attack before it lands, change the fight when health crosses a line, make the cause of death readable, and give room to move.
Intermediate · 10 hours · Design
Curriculum
Module 2 · Phases
- Change the fight when health crosses a line
- Teach the new phase once
- Do not add a phase that repeats the first
- Mark the phase change clearly
Module 3 · A fair loss
- Make the cause of death readable
- Restart close enough to try again
- Remove an attack that cannot be avoided
- Watch one new player die and recover
Module 4 · The arena
- Give room to move
- Keep the boss visible
- Add a landmark so the space is readable
- Play the fight three times
