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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 8070925" data-attributes="member: 6796661">I don't want another random roll that is mechanically trigger. Yet another thing I have to track.As DM I run the monsters/NPCs based on what I've determined to be their culture, individual personalities, motivations, fears, etc. I've also been heavily influence by The Monsters Know What They Are Doing blog and book, which gives a framework you can apply to different monsters to not only determine when they might flee, but their overall combat tactics in general. With a little thought to how stats and abilities might effect tactics, plus having a concept for the groups in your world and how they interact with it, I don't see the need to randomize their behavior more than the combat roles, saves, and ability checks that are already part of the game.</blockquote>