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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Derren" data-source="post: 7880664" data-attributes="member: 2518">You don't need hallways to control an area with a hut. They don't have to be casted in the middle of a room but can also be right in front a door.And if walls are that easy to be knocked down its another thing the PCs can exploit. If not then it will take a while until they are through. Enough time for the PCs to deal with the split forces and wait for the others to arrive (Or they put another hut right were they try to bring down the wall).Even if there is a way around it, it gives the PCs a shortcut and forces the enemy to engage the PCs at a time of their choosing.Casting the spell right before the BBEGs room is situational. A silence spell to keep him unaware of the ritual is likely required or the ritual caster being a sorcerer with the subtle metamagic for example. You might also need the 1 minute spell slot version if you are really sure. But if you can manage it you have a huge advantage in the upcoming battle.Waiting out the PCs? For all 8 hours during which he can be attacked at any point by a pre  buffed party without any warning? In that situation he basically already lost.Starving out enemies in a world with easily accessible magic to create food and water is a gamble. And when you attack the hut lets you repair a breach in the wall within 10 minutes. Or better, cast the spell before the wall is breached. the gate also is no weak point in the defenses any more with a hut right behind it.The counters in your first post all assume that the hut is used for resting. Time pressure doesn't work very well when the casting time is just 10 minutes and you cant surround someone when the hut is placed at strategic intersections inhibiting your movement. Sure, you can set up defenses away from the hut (so that you are not shot at while building them) and wait, but you might setup yourself to be ambushed as the adventurers are not even in the hut or left it on the other side while you were working.</blockquote>

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