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<blockquote data-quote="DMSage" data-source="post: 6743606" data-attributes="member: 6803552">I'm not saying that it's not possible for the skeletons to do some damage or that you should never finish the fight. But most of the time it's just not worth the extra time out into it. If you need a thematic reason. You can simply say that there are five of you and two skeletons, while the group of them provided a significant challenge, with the two do them oh put your paladin in front and he just walks at them with arrows pinging off his shield and the rogue shoots arrows at them around the corner and the monk walks up behind the paladin to get in range for attacks. If the party is level one this is a different story. When the party is level 8. Even a crit means nothing to them. They can come back from the dead. I would agree with not having the orcs attack downed players in th middle of a fight. I only do that with aoe spells that are aimed at the party. However I do have them take hostages. If the Orc is smart enough and knocks a character unconscious, I'll have him put his sword to the characters throat and start a hostage situation. This adds so many levels of challenge and decision making to the combat that doesn't happen when you just duke it out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DMSage, post: 6743606, member: 6803552"] I'm not saying that it's not possible for the skeletons to do some damage or that you should never finish the fight. But most of the time it's just not worth the extra time out into it. If you need a thematic reason. You can simply say that there are five of you and two skeletons, while the group of them provided a significant challenge, with the two do them oh put your paladin in front and he just walks at them with arrows pinging off his shield and the rogue shoots arrows at them around the corner and the monk walks up behind the paladin to get in range for attacks. If the party is level one this is a different story. When the party is level 8. Even a crit means nothing to them. They can come back from the dead. I would agree with not having the orcs attack downed players in th middle of a fight. I only do that with aoe spells that are aimed at the party. However I do have them take hostages. If the Orc is smart enough and knocks a character unconscious, I'll have him put his sword to the characters throat and start a hostage situation. This adds so many levels of challenge and decision making to the combat that doesn't happen when you just duke it out. [/QUOTE]

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