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<blockquote data-quote="Ruin Explorer" data-source="post: 8088023" data-attributes="member: 18">You're misunderstanding the issue. Things like nets don't work without DM fiat. There are no rules, or things close to rules, which remotely represent such a thing. Ultimately it will be entirely in the hands of the DM as to whether such things work, or stand a chance to to work, whether it's by simply saying if they do/don't based on the specifics of the situation, or assigning some sort of values to them (which will again be a matter of fiat).I'd say you're wrong on all three.#1 - Trying new things should be done in a rational, considered way, looking at the specifics of what's going wrong.That means generic prescriptions like those you've outlined are not typically useful unless it's impossible to work out what is going wrong. It's kind of a desperation move to just &quot;try something different&quot; rather than to consider the exact circumstances. Much of what you've outlined could make problems worse, not better.#2 - &quot;If your complaining...&quot; - Well I'm not, and I haven't, so why are you even saying that? It's like you're responding to someone else. So that's wrong.#3 - You seem to be trying to suggest that portraying dragons as making mistakes means that you play all combat encounters as dumb slugfests. That's both insulting and wrong, and frankly irrational as an argument.I'm talking about PCs, not enemies, re: limited tactical options in 5E.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ruin Explorer, post: 8088023, member: 18"] You're misunderstanding the issue. Things like nets don't work without DM fiat. There are no rules, or things close to rules, which remotely represent such a thing. Ultimately it will be entirely in the hands of the DM as to whether such things work, or stand a chance to to work, whether it's by simply saying if they do/don't based on the specifics of the situation, or assigning some sort of values to them (which will again be a matter of fiat). I'd say you're wrong on all three. #1 - Trying new things should be done in a rational, considered way, looking at the specifics of what's going wrong. That means generic prescriptions like those you've outlined are not typically useful unless it's impossible to work out what is going wrong. It's kind of a desperation move to just "try something different" rather than to consider the exact circumstances. Much of what you've outlined could make problems worse, not better. #2 - "If your complaining..." - Well I'm not, and I haven't, so why are you even saying that? It's like you're responding to someone else. So that's wrong. #3 - You seem to be trying to suggest that portraying dragons as making mistakes means that you play all combat encounters as dumb slugfests. That's both insulting and wrong, and frankly irrational as an argument. I'm talking about PCs, not enemies, re: limited tactical options in 5E. [/QUOTE]

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