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<blockquote data-quote="Nebulous" data-source="post: 9649525" data-attributes="member: 31465"><p>The players were in a wide open huge prairie with a ruined shrine behind them.&nbsp; They get attacked at distance by horse riders and longbows.&nbsp; Lots of horse riders.&nbsp; Who gallop away and turn around and fire again.&nbsp; I was trying to force them into the shrine and retreat as the only viable option.&nbsp; There were also vampires about to attack, but the shrine had a consecrated safe haven the vampires couldn't enter, but the players didn't know that.&nbsp; To them, I was attacking them with unstoppable ranged attacks and vampires with no way to fight back.&nbsp; I was &quot;trying&quot; to push them into a safe place, but hoo boy they got demoralized and suicidal.&nbsp;&nbsp; I don't remember how it ended but I think I had to placate them by saying you're safe and sound if you just go HERE.&nbsp; So that's the last time I tried to force behavior with overwhelming odds and an expected reaction.&nbsp; I still expect PCs to run sometimes in the face of adversity, but I don't frame it like I did there.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Nebulous, post: 9649525, member: 31465"] The players were in a wide open huge prairie with a ruined shrine behind them. They get attacked at distance by horse riders and longbows. Lots of horse riders. Who gallop away and turn around and fire again. I was trying to force them into the shrine and retreat as the only viable option. There were also vampires about to attack, but the shrine had a consecrated safe haven the vampires couldn't enter, but the players didn't know that. To them, I was attacking them with unstoppable ranged attacks and vampires with no way to fight back. I was "trying" to push them into a safe place, but hoo boy they got demoralized and suicidal. I don't remember how it ended but I think I had to placate them by saying you're safe and sound if you just go HERE. So that's the last time I tried to force behavior with overwhelming odds and an expected reaction. I still expect PCs to run sometimes in the face of adversity, but I don't frame it like I did there. [/QUOTE]

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