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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 664470" data-attributes="member: 5834">ReDepends on the players and DM IMO. Many of my players do insane actions that no smart combat vet would do, like rush into combat without regard for their own well-being. I am very good at tactics though, and I usually punish my players badly for playing stupidly.I expect military type tactics from my players, especially after they have been fighting together for a while. My enemies generally respond with military type tactics, and I hate having to dumb them down because my players are clueless.The rules do support military-type tactcs in the game, and are actually very well thought out in 3rd edition. If you want to incorporate some semi-realistic tactics that I recommend do the following:1. Metagame:  Advance on a creature with reach slowly using defensive or expertise.In game: Your fighter moves up warily on the large creature prepared to defend himself.2. Metagame: Place your cleric behind your fighter for healing out of the reach of the opponent, if possible. Otherwise defensive cast healing spells.In game: The priest chanted and moved with the fighter, the healing power of his god kept the fighter alive as the fighter endured the powerful blows of the enemy warrior.3. Metagame: Have your wizard cast wall of force to reduce the size of a passage or room so that that enemies cannot advance on you at the same time.In game: the wizard erected a magical wall of force while the warriors formed a living wall of steel at far end of the magical wall where a small opening existed to prevent the advance of the enemy troops.The main thing you cannot do when devising D&D tactics is think magic is 'cheesy'. Magic makes D&D tactics more versatiile. If they had it in the modern day or even in man fantasy novels, the fantasy armies would probably be employing such strange tactics.Make sure your DM maps out the battle. It is very difficult to run an interesting battle without a map of some kind that shows position.Thinking outside the box is very important to interesting battles.</blockquote>

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