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<blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 2334051" data-attributes="member: 5100">Just a note on dragons, specifically.&nbsp;Mobs require a high level of emotion behind them.&nbsp; They have to be revved up to form a mob.&nbsp; Dragons have dragon fear.&nbsp; For a group of humans to mob against a dragon, one of two things would have to happen.&nbsp; Either they would have had to have been revved before seeing the dragon, or enough commoners would have to have made their will saves vs. fear and still be pissed enough to form a mob.&nbsp; Both are bloody unlikely.&nbsp;Now, if a pit fiend happened to be in the way of the peasants as they were fleeing from the dragon, I might let the mob template stand.&nbsp; But the goal of the mob is to get outta Dodge, so they'll only have attacks so long as they are moving through the area the pit fiend is in.&nbsp; Probably not a huge issue, just a couple of hp and some inconvenience.&nbsp;A stampede of cattle will be similar.&nbsp; Many flattened 1st level commoners, but the 15th level ranger knows enough to stand still and look like a tree, so he just gets a few bruises.&nbsp;The mob template is a tool, and it sounds like it would work well for the right jobs.&nbsp; If you use an electric sander to wax your car, though, you're going to be unhappy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercule, post: 2334051, member: 5100"] Just a note on dragons, specifically. Mobs require a high level of emotion behind them. They have to be revved up to form a mob. Dragons have dragon fear. For a group of humans to mob against a dragon, one of two things would have to happen. Either they would have had to have been revved before seeing the dragon, or enough commoners would have to have made their will saves vs. fear and still be pissed enough to form a mob. Both are bloody unlikely. Now, if a pit fiend happened to be in the way of the peasants as they were fleeing from the dragon, I might let the mob template stand. But the goal of the mob is to get outta Dodge, so they'll only have attacks so long as they are moving through the area the pit fiend is in. Probably not a huge issue, just a couple of hp and some inconvenience. A stampede of cattle will be similar. Many flattened 1st level commoners, but the 15th level ranger knows enough to stand still and look like a tree, so he just gets a few bruises. The mob template is a tool, and it sounds like it would work well for the right jobs. If you use an electric sander to wax your car, though, you're going to be unhappy. [/QUOTE]

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