New Posts For Thread: Rule to encourage less focus Firehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/27731069/Rule_to_encourage_less_focus_FireI was wondering if anyone came across any house rules that encourage less focus fire tactics in combat? I can design encounters to lessen the effects, but I can't help but watch my party default into this tactic every time. The game design seems toThe +2 for flanking an example of the system encouraging ganging up on one foe, I think. Yeah, like you say outnumbering/flanking bonuses are a key component of most (if not all) RPGs that I can think of. Maybe not the storytelling ones.Focused firhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/27731069/Rule_to_encourage_less_focus_Fire?post_id=498341725#498341725The +2 for flanking an example of the system encouraging ganging up on one foe, I think. Yeah, like you say outnumbering/flanking bonuses are a key component of most (if not all) RPGs that I can think of. Maybe not the storytelling ones.Focused firWed, 08 Jun 2011 21:35:05 -0500A little side note about minions.Minions are the penultimate expression of the mechanics that make focus fire - eliminating enemy actions by killing enemies - a desireable tactic. It's not /necessary/ to focus fire on a minion, of course, but, in thhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/27731069/Rule_to_encourage_less_focus_Fire?post_id=498321373#498321373A little side note about minions.Minions are the penultimate expression of the mechanics that make focus fire - eliminating enemy actions by killing enemies - a desireable tactic. It's not /necessary/ to focus fire on a minion, of course, but, in thWed, 08 Jun 2011 17:22:10 -0500The system doesn't explicitly encourage focus fire; rather, focus fire is an effective tactic as a consequence of some fundamental principles of the system--and, in fact, of the general category of tactical combat games. Changing it won't ruin the ghttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/27731069/Rule_to_encourage_less_focus_Fire?post_id=498290873#498290873The system doesn't explicitly encourage focus fire; rather, focus fire is an effective tactic as a consequence of some fundamental principles of the system--and, in fact, of the general category of tactical combat games. Changing it won't ruin the gWed, 08 Jun 2011 12:22:19 -0500Hi. I had to remove some content from this thread because it violates the Code of Conduct or because it quoted/referenced content that did.Please keep your posts polite, respectful, and on-topic, and refrain from making personal attacks.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/27731069/Rule_to_encourage_less_focus_Fire?post_id=498288365#498288365Hi. I had to remove some content from this thread because it violates the Code of Conduct or because it quoted/referenced content that did.Please keep your posts polite, respectful, and on-topic, and refrain from making personal attacks.Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:56:17 -0500Well whatever you explore, don't push your players into all taking AE powers. Having the board cleared of enemies on round one every fight after 5 large AEs go off will make you WISH your players were focus firing on single targets.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/27731069/Rule_to_encourage_less_focus_Fire?post_id=498286617#498286617Well whatever you explore, don't push your players into all taking AE powers. Having the board cleared of enemies on round one every fight after 5 large AEs go off will make you WISH your players were focus firing on single targets.Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:37:53 -0500