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diff --git a/homebrew/campaigns/The Devil Went Down to Avernus/NOTES.md b/homebrew/campaigns/The Devil Went Down to Avernus/NOTES.md
index 623d825b531625eec0a489a80330c6a0069df484..440dd59692da824b7f6ea50c5844b717a34b6514 100644
--- a/homebrew/campaigns/The Devil Went Down to Avernus/NOTES.md
+++ b/homebrew/campaigns/The Devil Went Down to Avernus/NOTES.md
@@ -6,3 +6,14 @@ The maurezhi, before being killed, calls out for "Lady Weslocke".
 
 The party killed many of the ghasts before exiting the cellar and imploding the stairs behind them.
 The guards show up and finish the job with some flaming caltrops.
+
+
+- Create themes
+- Don't monologue
+- Make combat matter
+- Maintain a schedule
+- Use inspiration
+- Use safety tools
+- Guidance: how to effectively lay breadcrumbs - "rule of three"
+- Engage with roleplay
+- Be kind to yourself

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diff --git a/supplement/combat.md b/supplement/combat.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..18d2beb6d183ea0ec0129e4e3b9851c950639d7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supplement/combat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+Try to at least mix **3** of the following into each encounter:
+- Interesting map
+- "Why"
+- Fight smarter
+- Pressure
+- Another objective
+
+## Random Encounters
+
+- Create urgency by using up resources
+- Use to slow down or energize a session
+
+1. Specific roll tables
+2. Go beyond combat
+3. Serve the story
+
+
+## Tools
+
+- Activate superpower: give them an ability that can be (de)activated
+- Know your party
+- The buddy system: call for help, summon minions, etc.
+- Fewer buddies
+- Fudge the HP! - Use full HP range and wait for (min < dramatic moment < max)
+- "There's always a bigger fish" - if the monster goes down too quickly, bring a bigger monster after
+- Kryptonite
+- Run away / I'll let you live
+- Change the environment
+- "This isn't even my final form"
+- Surprise ally
+
+Use sparingly

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diff --git a/supplement/npc.md b/supplement/npc.md
index d9c20ef46b4a4f1ca91487bb5009f24746df57a3..9069b14acf41503e06cd2777d4f7074726824d4e 100644
--- a/supplement/npc.md
+++ b/supplement/npc.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# NPC
-
 - [ ] Name
 - [ ] Stat block/Role
 - [ ] Appearance
@@ -7,4 +5,6 @@ - [ ] Personality
 - [ ] Motivation
 
 Show alignment instead of say it.
+- "He catches a rat running through his kitchen and tosses it into the open fire as it screeches"
+- "He catches a spider and gently lets it go outside a nearby window"