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<blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 9512099" data-attributes="member: 7808">What if the dragon simply didn't attack the PCs again?&nbsp; Seriously, there are major reasons the dragon could simply go away without pulling any punches. First, why does the dragon even care about the PCs?&nbsp; You've haven't given a background, so maybe this is something that requires more info.&nbsp; But if there's no compelling reason, then, well, there's no compelling reason.&nbsp; The dragon got hurt, he goes away.&nbsp; End of story.Second, you calculated the odds that the party has a 33% chance at success if they face the dragon again.&nbsp; Any intelligent dragon should not want those odds.&nbsp; A smart dragon that plans to grow up to gargantuan would never take those odds.&nbsp; They want darn near 100% odds of success.&nbsp; They live for millennia.&nbsp; They bide their time.&nbsp; The do not recklessly attack, or they wouldn't have grown up to be an adult dragon.&nbsp; Have the familiar find the party, assess the situation, and accurately report back to the dragon.&nbsp; The dragon then disappears.&nbsp; Oh, that dragon will be back.&nbsp; You can make sure the party knows that.&nbsp; But when it comes back, it will have more than 33% odds of winning.Edit: I realized I read the odds wrong. Oops.I think the point still stands, though. The dragon won't attack unless they know they'll win. So, all the party has to do is fake it a little. Enough illusion magic to make the familiar report that there's a chance the dragon could lose, and it will wait for a better attack option.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deset Gled, post: 9512099, member: 7808"] What if the dragon simply didn't attack the PCs again? Seriously, there are major reasons the dragon could simply go away without pulling any punches. First, why does the dragon even care about the PCs? You've haven't given a background, so maybe this is something that requires more info. But if there's no compelling reason, then, well, there's no compelling reason. The dragon got hurt, he goes away. End of story. Second, you calculated the odds that the party has a 33% chance at success if they face the dragon again. Any intelligent dragon should [I]not [/I]want those odds. A smart dragon that plans to grow up to gargantuan would never take those odds. They want darn near 100% odds of success. They live for millennia. They bide their time. The do not recklessly attack, or they wouldn't have grown up to be an adult dragon. Have the familiar find the party, assess the situation, and accurately report back to the dragon. The dragon then disappears. Oh, that dragon will be back. You can make sure the party knows that. But when it comes back, it will have more than 33% odds of winning. Edit: I realized I read the odds wrong. Oops. I think the point still stands, though. The dragon won't attack unless they know they'll win. So, all the party has to do is fake it a little. Enough illusion magic to make the familiar report that there's a chance the dragon could lose, and it will wait for a better attack option. [/QUOTE]

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