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<blockquote data-quote="N0Man" data-source="post: 4857898" data-attributes="member: 64066">Honestly, I wouldn't see the townsfolk as &quot;enemies&quot; here, but I think that this is something for you and your group to decide.I'd personally consider them as allies for the following reasons:<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">You are defending them, and you are obviously on their side.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">They have a stake in this battle, since you are defending them from a clear threat.&nbsp; My gut says that in spirit, they are on your side (even if not in action).</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Their unwillingness to help does not make them neutral any more than a teammate who has been intimidated or fallen prey to some fear effect and incapacitated with fear (and keeps failing his save) and is running away.</li>
</ol>Now, under other circumstances, these circumstances may not apply, and the townsfolk truly would be neutral (and therefor, fall in the &quot;enemies&quot; category).Having to be careful with area effects when innocent bystanders are near has always been a consideration in D&amp;D (hopefully).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="N0Man, post: 4857898, member: 64066"] Honestly, I wouldn't see the townsfolk as "enemies" here, but I think that this is something for you and your group to decide. I'd personally consider them as allies for the following reasons: [LIST=1] [*]You are defending them, and you are obviously on their side. [*]They have a stake in this battle, since you are defending them from a clear threat. My gut says that in spirit, they are on your side (even if not in action). [*]Their unwillingness to help does not make them neutral any more than a teammate who has been intimidated or fallen prey to some fear effect and incapacitated with fear (and keeps failing his save) and is running away. [/LIST] Now, under other circumstances, these circumstances may not apply, and the townsfolk truly would be neutral (and therefor, fall in the "enemies" category). Having to be careful with area effects when innocent bystanders are near has always been a consideration in D&D (hopefully). [/QUOTE]

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