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<blockquote data-quote="Steampunkette" data-source="post: 9313927" data-attributes="member: 6796468">Eh...? Depends on the situation and circumstance. Also the level of &quot;Narrator being a Jerk&quot;.If I've got a BBEG strong enough to stand against the entire party and whittle them all down before the BBEG is near to being defeated then it's a TPK before that point if I burn down single PCs. Because the loss of support/buffs/damage from the Cleric going down in Round 2 is going to reduce the output and survivability of the Rogue/Fighter/Wizard in rounds 3 and onward.If I've got the party that pressed, to the point that they're -all- on their last legs and I could down any of them with my next hit, it's because I've been trying -not- to TPK and instead to make the encounter fun and varied rather than forcing one person to make a bunch of death saves and twiddle their thumbs while the rest of the party fights.In the situation outlined, I would make my choice on who they down before escaping be based on the enemy type and narrative.The situation outlined doesn't require &quot;Optimal Gameplay Theory NPC&quot; and so I wouldn't play them like that. I'd play them off their characterization.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Steampunkette, post: 9313927, member: 6796468"] Eh...? Depends on the situation and circumstance. Also the level of "Narrator being a Jerk". If I've got a BBEG strong enough to stand against the entire party and whittle them all down before the BBEG is near to being defeated then it's a TPK before that point if I burn down single PCs. Because the loss of support/buffs/damage from the Cleric going down in Round 2 is going to reduce the output and survivability of the Rogue/Fighter/Wizard in rounds 3 and onward. If I've got the party that pressed, to the point that they're -all- on their last legs and I could down any of them with my next hit, it's because I've been trying -not- to TPK and instead to make the encounter fun and varied rather than forcing one person to make a bunch of death saves and twiddle their thumbs while the rest of the party fights. In the situation outlined, I would make my choice on who they down before escaping be based on the enemy type and narrative. The situation outlined doesn't require "Optimal Gameplay Theory NPC" and so I wouldn't play them like that. I'd play them off their characterization. [/QUOTE]

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