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<blockquote data-quote="MrMyth" data-source="post: 4527373" data-attributes="member: 61155">The MM gives advice on different monsters reflecting which ones tend to run away from a tough fight, or which ones will keep going to the death. <a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4ex/20080512b" target="_blank">This excerpt</a> gives good examples: &nbsp;&quot;A hill giant is wise enough to flee if hopelessly outmatched.&quot;&quot;Unlike their hill giants cousins, earth titans stand their ground even when faced with a losing battle.&quot;&nbsp;Now, there aren't hard and fast rules to force the DM to make enemies retreat at certain times - just guidelines on which monsters are more likely to do so.&nbsp;What characters have access to is the Intimidate skill. There are similar suggestions that a character might be able to intimidate a severely wounded enemy into surrendering, with a good enough skill check - but again, no hard and fast rules forcing the DM to do so if they feel it isn't appropriate. &nbsp;Now, I've got no idea how this ties in to 1E, which I haven't played, but figured I would clear the record up on how such things work in 4E.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MrMyth, post: 4527373, member: 61155"] The MM gives advice on different monsters reflecting which ones tend to run away from a tough fight, or which ones will keep going to the death. [URL="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4ex/20080512b"]This excerpt[/URL] gives good examples: "A hill giant is wise enough to flee if hopelessly outmatched." "Unlike their hill giants cousins, earth titans stand their ground even when faced with a losing battle." Now, there aren't hard and fast rules to force the DM to make enemies retreat at certain times - just guidelines on which monsters are more likely to do so. What characters have access to is the Intimidate skill. There are similar suggestions that a character might be able to intimidate a severely wounded enemy into surrendering, with a good enough skill check - but again, no hard and fast rules forcing the DM to do so if they feel it isn't appropriate. Now, I've got no idea how this ties in to 1E, which I haven't played, but figured I would clear the record up on how such things work in 4E. [/QUOTE]

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