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Message: <blockquote data-quote="roguerouge" data-source="post: 4832000" data-attributes="member: 13855">Always remember that if a player retreats, it calls into question their masculinity. Or something. One thing to be careful about, though, is that no gamer will tolerate feeling bullied while playing a hero. If the dragon's threats came across too hard, you might have guaranteed that they'd fight to the bitter end, for pride's sake. Mix it up a little by including egotistical bragging, obvious manipulation, showboating and outright "this is beneath me" shenanigans. And nothing says, "This is serious!" as well as having the dragon take the -4 to do nonlethal damage, and announce that he's saving you for brunch. The threat of being made a captive, and thus losing gear, is one that players will respond to as well as they can.</blockquote>