New Posts For Thread: Is our beloved Living Forgotten Realms headly quickly toward a cliff?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75854/22263585/Is_our_beloved_Living_Forgotten_Realms_headly_quickly_toward_a_cliffI run a home non-LFR D&D 4E game in which the players are in the middle levels of the paragon tier. I also coordinate the public Living Forgotten Realms activities at my FLGS (friendly local gaming shop for those unfamiliar with the acronym). We getRe:  OP:Long encounters at level 11+?  You betcha.  That's why as a writer, remember the following:1.  You want to keep encounter exciting.  Have things change as the battle progresses to introduce different exciting elements.2.  To cut down onhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75854/22263585/Is_our_beloved_Living_Forgotten_Realms_headly_quickly_toward_a_cliff?post_id=389700341#389700341Re:  OP:Long encounters at level 11+?  You betcha.  That's why as a writer, remember the following:1.  You want to keep encounter exciting.  Have things change as the battle progresses to introduce different exciting elements.2.  To cut down onMon, 08 Feb 2010 12:34:35 -0600I don't think I've ever had a problem with Intimidating foes as a means to end a fight when appropriate. The thing that gets under my skin is when some player expects it to work universally and cheeses a build around it...insisting that they auto-kilhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75854/22263585/Is_our_beloved_Living_Forgotten_Realms_headly_quickly_toward_a_cliff?post_id=389678849#389678849I don't think I've ever had a problem with Intimidating foes as a means to end a fight when appropriate. The thing that gets under my skin is when some player expects it to work universally and cheeses a build around it...insisting that they auto-kilMon, 08 Feb 2010 06:52:19 -0600I know alot of folks were very opposed to intimidating bloody foes but, as the fights grow more drawn out, the place for that mechanism in the game seems more and more valid as a way to end things quickly.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75854/22263585/Is_our_beloved_Living_Forgotten_Realms_headly_quickly_toward_a_cliff?post_id=389190917#389190917I know alot of folks were very opposed to intimidating bloody foes but, as the fights grow more drawn out, the place for that mechanism in the game seems more and more valid as a way to end things quickly.Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:11:17 -0600Some general suggestions for when the fight is over, choose from: Tell the players they have a +5 situational bonus to their intimidate checks; intimidate to surrender is a great way of ending fights for all concerned. Nice role-play, validates skillhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75854/22263585/Is_our_beloved_Living_Forgotten_Realms_headly_quickly_toward_a_cliff?post_id=389169993#389169993Some general suggestions for when the fight is over, choose from: Tell the players they have a +5 situational bonus to their intimidate checks; intimidate to surrender is a great way of ending fights for all concerned. Nice role-play, validates skillWed, 03 Feb 2010 02:19:11 -0600Once the fight is effectively over, I'll generally have the enemy (or enemies) make one last attack and then effectively turn into a minion--the next attack that hits kills him.Unless there are time issues, I dislike explicitly calling a combat sincehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75854/22263585/Is_our_beloved_Living_Forgotten_Realms_headly_quickly_toward_a_cliff?post_id=389120069#389120069Once the fight is effectively over, I'll generally have the enemy (or enemies) make one last attack and then effectively turn into a minion--the next attack that hits kills him.Unless there are time issues, I dislike explicitly calling a combat sinceTue, 02 Feb 2010 16:44:10 -0600