# Matt Colville's Action-Oriented Monsters [[Matt Colville]] advocates for the creation of monsters that are action-oriented; that is, instead of having a passive list of abilities or spells, action-oriented monsters have abilities that correspond to "story beats" during the fight: - First round: move into an effective position. - Second round: maneuver for better positioning. - Third round: Make the monster die valiantly by exploding or some other last-ditch reaction before death.