New Posts For Thread: "Advantage" is Awkward in Mass Combathttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29139291/Advantage_is_Awkward_in_Mass_CombatI love the advantage/disadvantage rule in theory, but it gets real awkward in larger combats. For example, last night I had my fighter burst into a room of 40 kobolds, who all immediately threw their spears at him. Their racial trait gives them advanWhat seems to be missed in the thread (at least I skimmed this thread and didn't see it) seems to be an issue with the racial outnumber mechanic. Let's turn this whole thing around. What happens if you have an entire party of kobold PCs. Now everyhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29139291/Advantage_is_Awkward_in_Mass_Combat?post_id=520666537#520666537What seems to be missed in the thread (at least I skimmed this thread and didn't see it) seems to be an issue with the racial outnumber mechanic. Let's turn this whole thing around. What happens if you have an entire party of kobold PCs. Now everySun, 10 Jun 2012 10:11:55 -0500But it's quite simple to come up with those justifications, almost trivial. The goblin king hit you - giving all other goblins within line of sight the "Bloodlust" condition (primary condition), granting them attack Advantage against any character thttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29139291/Advantage_is_Awkward_in_Mass_Combat?post_id=520661737#520661737But it's quite simple to come up with those justifications, almost trivial. The goblin king hit you - giving all other goblins within line of sight the "Bloodlust" condition (primary condition), granting them attack Advantage against any character tSun, 10 Jun 2012 08:15:15 -0500I agree with you on that point. Facing 40+ enemies in a fight is not common, I don't think d&dn is designed for it in the first place, 40+ enemies sounds more like wargaming to me. So maybe we should'nt discuss wether advantage for monster is a bad mhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29139291/Advantage_is_Awkward_in_Mass_Combat?post_id=520658359#520658359I agree with you on that point. Facing 40+ enemies in a fight is not common, I don't think d&dn is designed for it in the first place, 40+ enemies sounds more like wargaming to me. So maybe we should'nt discuss wether advantage for monster is a bad mSun, 10 Jun 2012 05:46:31 -0500This point have been made in previous posts, but... evertything is 'awkward' in mass combat.http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29139291/Advantage_is_Awkward_in_Mass_Combat?post_id=520654851#520654851This point have been made in previous posts, but... evertything is 'awkward' in mass combat.Sun, 10 Jun 2012 00:32:05 -0500On last session our halfling was sneaking in to room of Goblins Quater. There were some shaes inside but he didn't see how many or what. Finally he gone to one of them, to this are sleeping goblins. And when he was tring to slit a thorugt one of themhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29139291/Advantage_is_Awkward_in_Mass_Combat?post_id=520654833#520654833On last session our halfling was sneaking in to room of Goblins Quater. There were some shaes inside but he didn't see how many or what. Finally he gone to one of them, to this are sleeping goblins. And when he was tring to slit a thorugt one of themSun, 10 Jun 2012 00:29:04 -0500