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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 6828699"><p>I don't think the Fire Giants would really be aware of what "half their HP" is. </p><p></p><p>The two giants behind the wall are <em>completely</em> sealed off? Aside from the 3 ft space below the wall of course, the wall extends to the ceiling and wall-to-wall? I'd treat the wall as giving 3/4 cover to those inside and outside, and provided the Fire Giants had access (or the players didn't ask questions), I'd let the Giants make their ranged "rock" attack like a bowling ball.</p><p></p><p>Given that they are bully-warriors, I suspect they would give up when they feel the fight is "lost". Maybe that's when the first giant goes down, maybe that's when one of them gets hit with a particularly brutal effect. I'd imagine if the Fire Giants don't act like morons, they're going to target the most magey-looking fellow to bust their friends out, who needs to make concentration checks if he gets hit to maintain the wall. If they succeed at that before they suffer any serious damage, I'd argue that they would keep fighting for quite a while, mostly ignoring the skeletons and wolves.</p><p></p><p>I think Hemlock is right with his visualization. A bunch of angry lawn gnomes just showed up and decided to see how tough you are, I think the Fire Giants would be willing to show them <em>exactly</em> how tough they are, and how smart they are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 6828699"] I don't think the Fire Giants would really be aware of what "half their HP" is. The two giants behind the wall are [I]completely[/I] sealed off? Aside from the 3 ft space below the wall of course, the wall extends to the ceiling and wall-to-wall? I'd treat the wall as giving 3/4 cover to those inside and outside, and provided the Fire Giants had access (or the players didn't ask questions), I'd let the Giants make their ranged "rock" attack like a bowling ball. Given that they are bully-warriors, I suspect they would give up when they feel the fight is "lost". Maybe that's when the first giant goes down, maybe that's when one of them gets hit with a particularly brutal effect. I'd imagine if the Fire Giants don't act like morons, they're going to target the most magey-looking fellow to bust their friends out, who needs to make concentration checks if he gets hit to maintain the wall. If they succeed at that before they suffer any serious damage, I'd argue that they would keep fighting for quite a while, mostly ignoring the skeletons and wolves. I think Hemlock is right with his visualization. A bunch of angry lawn gnomes just showed up and decided to see how tough you are, I think the Fire Giants would be willing to show them [I]exactly[/I] how tough they are, and how smart they are. [/QUOTE]
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