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Why you shouldn't use 5 ft corridors
- Thread starter MerricB
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The best use of 5' passages I've ever seen was by Mike Mearls in "Three Faces of Evil". It wasn't not the entire dungeon, although a major section of it, and in this maze-like section - with secret doors as well - the party was never quite sure what direction an attack would come from.
Because there were so *many* passages, the fact that they were 5' didn't matter, the party could all participate.
Small sections of dungeon with 5' passages are also fine. I think players needing to use different tactics is a really, really good idea.
However, when we're talking about a large dungeon that lasts several hours to play through, things start getting more serious. I understand the arguments about realism and how D&D's 5' scale is tiresome, but you've got to work with what the game is, not what you'd like it to be.
Because there were so *many* passages, the fact that they were 5' didn't matter, the party could all participate.
Small sections of dungeon with 5' passages are also fine. I think players needing to use different tactics is a really, really good idea.
However, when we're talking about a large dungeon that lasts several hours to play through, things start getting more serious. I understand the arguments about realism and how D&D's 5' scale is tiresome, but you've got to work with what the game is, not what you'd like it to be.
Klaus said:
It's not just one encounter, alas. It's more like 6 or more encounters, IIRC. (The actual adventure is home, so I'll have to go with that for the time being). If it were one encounter it really, really wouldn't bother me. I'd think it was great.
I'll have to check the rules for squeezing, but IIRC they only apply to narrow passages, not two people standing side by side.
I'll try to show you what the map is like for this section.
Cheers!
blargney the second
blargney the minute's son
Huh... we ran TiNH with 6 PCs recently, and didn't suffer that problem. It was sometimes a little cramped in the Lotus Dragon hideout, but still eminently playable. I wonder what made our experiences different?
blargney the second
blargney the minute's son
I think I figured it out: my group is 6 PCs & 1 NPC cohort. 4 of the 7 characters have good Tumble scores, and 2 are decent at Bull Rushing. Getting around the map/enemies is not a problem for them.
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