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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6635715" data-attributes="member: 22779">Just to be clear [MENTION=5834]Celtavian[/MENTION].&nbsp; No one, certainly not me, is saying that your tactics weren't a good idea.&nbsp; They are.&nbsp; They work (obviously) and are effective.&nbsp; My point is that your tactics are not the only ones available to a melee party.&nbsp; You don't need to fly the melee guys.&nbsp; You don't need to have ranged specialists.&nbsp; Sure, it might make the fight easier if you do, it might not (depending on whether or not the dragon turns the paladin into a lawn dart after toasting the wizard's concentration) but, it's not like it's so much better that you'd be stupid to do anything else.At worst, you're killing the dragon two rounds ahead of me.&nbsp; My point is, I'm still getting the job done.&nbsp; Sure, you might have struck on a really effective tactic for your specific group.&nbsp; Maybe, I dunno.&nbsp; But, AFAIC, you're getting the job done about one round faster, maybe two, than I am.&nbsp; This is not a huge deal.Now, when you move into ancient dragons and 90 foot breath weapons, yeah, I think the throwing party is hosed.&nbsp; I don't think you can keep it up.&nbsp; The dragon can strafe and get out of range too easily.&nbsp; I'd be heading underground or indoors as fast as possible, just to limit their manoeuvrability.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 6635715, member: 22779"] Just to be clear [MENTION=5834]Celtavian[/MENTION]. No one, certainly not me, is saying that your tactics weren't a good idea. They are. They work (obviously) and are effective. My point is that your tactics are not the only ones available to a melee party. You don't need to fly the melee guys. You don't need to have ranged specialists. Sure, it might make the fight easier if you do, it might not (depending on whether or not the dragon turns the paladin into a lawn dart after toasting the wizard's concentration) but, it's not like it's so much better that you'd be stupid to do anything else. At worst, you're killing the dragon two rounds ahead of me. My point is, [u]I'm still getting the job done[/u]. Sure, you might have struck on a really effective tactic for your specific group. Maybe, I dunno. But, AFAIC, you're getting the job done about one round faster, maybe two, than I am. This is not a huge deal. Now, when you move into ancient dragons and 90 foot breath weapons, yeah, I think the throwing party is hosed. I don't think you can keep it up. The dragon can strafe and get out of range too easily. I'd be heading underground or indoors as fast as possible, just to limit their manoeuvrability. [/QUOTE]

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