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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 3596671" data-attributes="member: 20564">DMs support things the rules can't.Here is where it's a pen and paper RPG with a DM instead of a computer game where the rules provide the only options.There is no "morale failure" mechanic, so of course the rules can't cause it.  That doesn't mean a DM can't use it.How many of you have had an encounter where the opponents surrendered or attempted to flee?  Going back, there is no "morale failure" mechanic, that's the DM determining what would be an appropriate reaction.In here, an appropriate reaction might be that a swarm of rats might just stop advancing against a swarm of cats.BTW, an earlier poster mentioned humans with torches.  If the party was all to light torches and swing them low before the rats got there to ward them off, that sounds like it might have a chance too.Creativity and imagination can come up with options that aren't codified in the rules.  But the rules do give the DM the right to make any call, because those are some of the core tenants of role playing.I'd let it work.  Maybe it would only delay them a few rounds because it's missing scent, but I like to reward smart thinking.Cheers,=Blue</blockquote>