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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Raven Crowking" data-source="post: 2525845" data-attributes="member: 18280">Sure.  I, for one, would not have a ghoul perform the CDG while being beat about the head and shoulders either.  I would have paralyzed the defender and CDGed them both (if possible).  For me, ghouls are not about trying to "take one down with me" -- they're simply very hungry and not especially concerned about their own survival.  Which does not mean that they are stupid.  Again, active defender = active target.But I do not read the question as "Was there something else I could do?"  I read the question as "Was what I had the NPC ghoul do unacceptable?"If the question is "Was there something else I could do?", then regardless of what the DM did, the answer will always be a resounding "YES!"  There are always other options.If the question is "Was what I had the NPC do unacceptable?", then there are really two questions at hand:(1)  Is it okay for NPCs to CDG PCs?  I think that it is not only acceptable, but in some circumstances it is the way to go.  As always, ymmv.(2)  Is it okay for a ghoul to ignore the defender in order to CDG the fallen?  This is a far more difficult question to answer.  It depends very much on the dynamic of the game and how you see/describe ghouls.  "The PCs (who supposedly value their lives) CDG fallen but defended opponents" would certainly make this seem reasonable for NPCs on the surface, but the YMMV sticker is written in mile-high letters here.  Overall, I would say that the ghoul probably should have simply attacked the defender first.Therefore, my overall answer would be, that what the DM did was acceptable, but not the best possible solution in this particular case.  But, of course, this depends entirely on how one envisions certain types of monsters, and if I trusted the DM otherwise I would assume that there were reasons for the CDG here, too.  Maybe that is how ghouls are in this world.  I would certainly fear them more than if they only hamstrung their opponents.Also, I, for one, would never have a ghoul take a hostage.  Hostage-taking is completely alien to ghouls, imc.RC</blockquote>

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