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<blockquote data-quote="Helldritch" data-source="post: 6968582" data-attributes="member: 6855114"><p>In a white room, the 10,000 orcs will be able to attack the dragon. In a "real" "ahem..." simulation it would not be so.</p><p></p><p>As I said earlier, the dragon will use numerous flyby attacks, breath weapon, start fires and use his fear ability. Everything within a 120' will have to make a wisdom save or be afraid of the dragon. Add the confusion from the smoke and the numerous fires the dragon will cause (without counting those orcs that are affected by the fear aura and running in all directions) then our "little" dragon will have a good time in picking those defenders.</p><p></p><p>Once the dragon will have a received a significant amount of wounds, it will retreat. Wait an hour, spend healing HD to strike again. Rinse and repeat as long as the dragon needs to or until he can't spend HD anymore. </p><p></p><p>On the other hand, if the dragon is surprised by a 10,000 orcish army in its lair... it must have been quite a lazy dragon. And anyway, how many orcs can get into an ancient dragon's lair????</p><p></p><p>Yes there are situations where the white room is useful to see and show that something can be done. It is by no way an absolute perfect simulation. Too many factors will come in. The bigger the numbers in a simulation, the harder it gets to be sure it will work out that way. (quite the reverse of statistics...)</p><p></p><p>In some situations, the PCs will soundly deafeat the 300 orcish horde, in others it will be the opposite. In the 10,000 orc army scenario, the both outcomes are possibles. In some situations, the army could win, in most it would not. In the white room, the army will always win. Same in the horde scenario.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Helldritch, post: 6968582, member: 6855114"] In a white room, the 10,000 orcs will be able to attack the dragon. In a "real" "ahem..." simulation it would not be so. As I said earlier, the dragon will use numerous flyby attacks, breath weapon, start fires and use his fear ability. Everything within a 120' will have to make a wisdom save or be afraid of the dragon. Add the confusion from the smoke and the numerous fires the dragon will cause (without counting those orcs that are affected by the fear aura and running in all directions) then our "little" dragon will have a good time in picking those defenders. Once the dragon will have a received a significant amount of wounds, it will retreat. Wait an hour, spend healing HD to strike again. Rinse and repeat as long as the dragon needs to or until he can't spend HD anymore. On the other hand, if the dragon is surprised by a 10,000 orcish army in its lair... it must have been quite a lazy dragon. And anyway, how many orcs can get into an ancient dragon's lair???? Yes there are situations where the white room is useful to see and show that something can be done. It is by no way an absolute perfect simulation. Too many factors will come in. The bigger the numbers in a simulation, the harder it gets to be sure it will work out that way. (quite the reverse of statistics...) In some situations, the PCs will soundly deafeat the 300 orcish horde, in others it will be the opposite. In the 10,000 orc army scenario, the both outcomes are possibles. In some situations, the army could win, in most it would not. In the white room, the army will always win. Same in the horde scenario. [/QUOTE]
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