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<blockquote data-quote="aboyd" data-source="post: 4753591" data-attributes="member: 44797"><p>I think there is a lot of work happening in this thread to try to find ways to foil the players. Why? Why so driven to have the dragon on rails? Maybe the DM forgot that letting the players have a hilarious, awesome moment is more important?</p><p></p><p>A very good moment in a game I participated in came when we had been dungeon-crawling for too long, and we were out of spells. Well, except one. I had a Stone Shape spell. But I couldn't think of any combat use for it, so I was just using a crossbow to plink at a flying enemy. None of us could fly, so the bad guy just hovered out of melee range and walloped us with spells.</p><p></p><p>Then I thought, maybe I can make a shape like a bent stop sign. You know? So I touched the wall, and shaped a line up toward the ceiling, then across the ceiling, ending in a big block about 5' square and 1' thick. It immediately fell. My DM ruled that the enemy got a Reflex save, which he made, but still took half damage. Bad guy lived, but was grounded and with a lot fewer hit points.</p><p></p><p>Every player was elated. We had gone something like 10 rounds in near-futility. We had no spells, and our tanks were ineffectual. Seeing that slab of stone hit the guy, there was <em>actual cheering</em> at the table. It was a great moment.</p><p></p><p>Why not let these players have a great moment?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aboyd, post: 4753591, member: 44797"] I think there is a lot of work happening in this thread to try to find ways to foil the players. Why? Why so driven to have the dragon on rails? Maybe the DM forgot that letting the players have a hilarious, awesome moment is more important? A very good moment in a game I participated in came when we had been dungeon-crawling for too long, and we were out of spells. Well, except one. I had a Stone Shape spell. But I couldn't think of any combat use for it, so I was just using a crossbow to plink at a flying enemy. None of us could fly, so the bad guy just hovered out of melee range and walloped us with spells. Then I thought, maybe I can make a shape like a bent stop sign. You know? So I touched the wall, and shaped a line up toward the ceiling, then across the ceiling, ending in a big block about 5' square and 1' thick. It immediately fell. My DM ruled that the enemy got a Reflex save, which he made, but still took half damage. Bad guy lived, but was grounded and with a lot fewer hit points. Every player was elated. We had gone something like 10 rounds in near-futility. We had no spells, and our tanks were ineffectual. Seeing that slab of stone hit the guy, there was [i]actual cheering[/i] at the table. It was a great moment. Why not let these players have a great moment? [/QUOTE]
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