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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 5410072" data-attributes="member: 8835">thats a good point.&nbsp; The steps it might take to meet the starting conditions for the combat scenario could be railroady.Though the ideas here should inspire a DM to think of combat conflicts that aren't just kill'em all.Hold them OffA situation has come up where a mass of enemies are approaching the party.there happens to be a choke-point (canyons, caverns or dungeon) that the party could hold them off.Setup: party needs a reason to hold them off.&nbsp; Perhaps a slower NPC needs more time to get farther away (to an escape portal/ride/chute).&nbsp; When presented with the information that where the party needs to escape to runs through this chokepoint, and that they need to buy time, they should come up with the idea to hold them off.&nbsp; They'll also want some insurance, so supply them with a portcullis or collapsible ceiling that when they themselves need to retreat, they can do so.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 5410072, member: 8835"] thats a good point. The steps it might take to meet the starting conditions for the combat scenario could be railroady. Though the ideas here should inspire a DM to think of combat conflicts that aren't just kill'em all. [U]Hold them Off[/U] A situation has come up where a mass of enemies are approaching the party. there happens to be a choke-point (canyons, caverns or dungeon) that the party could hold them off. Setup: party needs a reason to hold them off. Perhaps a slower NPC needs more time to get farther away (to an escape portal/ride/chute). When presented with the information that where the party needs to escape to runs through this chokepoint, and that they need to buy time, they should come up with the idea to hold them off. They'll also want some insurance, so supply them with a portcullis or collapsible ceiling that when they themselves need to retreat, they can do so. [/QUOTE]

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