| Try letting the players have what they want for a while. Check our Heroes of Battle for some ideas on what to do with this opportunity. Also, what level are they? A 12th level party can handle tasks that a 3rd level party should never be assigned. Finally, what edition are we talking about here? Military tactics change hugely by edition.
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