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<blockquote data-quote="Errant" data-source="post: 193552" data-attributes="member: 1926">Re: Help from BADD and experienced DM's please?What sort of NPC reinforcements are we talking about? IMC I don't see anything wrong with PCs (occasionally) running up against encounters they should run away from if they want to live. But, if they're resourceful enough to recruit reinforcements, you could let them return to the fight with the players running the NPCs (as a one-off) while you concentrate on the opposition. Even if they only win because of the NPC assistance, it gives the players the feel of a personal victory because they recruited the NPCs &amp; controlled their actions. If you like, this option also lets you be particularly brutal by targetting the NPCs with the dragon's most lethal attacks.Naturally, the return of services called in by the NPCs (&amp; the share of loot they claim) should be arduous enough to discourage the PCs from considering NPC recruitment a regular option.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Errant, post: 193552, member: 1926"] [b]Re: Help from BADD and experienced DM's please?[/b] What sort of NPC reinforcements are we talking about? IMC I don't see anything wrong with PCs (occasionally) running up against encounters they should run away from if they want to live. But, if they're resourceful enough to recruit reinforcements, you could let them return to the fight with the players running the NPCs (as a one-off) while you concentrate on the opposition. Even if they only win because of the NPC assistance, it gives the players the feel of a personal victory because they recruited the NPCs & controlled their actions. If you like, this option also lets you be particularly brutal by targetting the NPCs with the dragon's most lethal attacks. Naturally, the return of services called in by the NPCs (& the share of loot they claim) should be arduous enough to discourage the PCs from considering NPC recruitment a regular option. [/QUOTE]

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