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<blockquote data-quote="Crothian" data-source="post: 5206976" data-attributes="member: 232">If the PCs feel that they should be able to kill the NPC in the battle it doesn't matter what you do they will feel frustrated and cheapened.&nbsp; You can try to give reasons for the PCs not to kill the NPC.&nbsp; Maybe they have to bring him back alive or something like that,.&nbsp; Maybe the NPC surrenders and killing him then would be an evil act.&nbsp; You can always talk to the players and tell them that sometimes villians escape to cause more problems.&nbsp; If it seems anti climitaic to them tell them this is not the climax of the story but a builder to that.&nbsp; Or just have him escape.&nbsp; It will frustrate the players but that can be good.&nbsp; If you can have a villian taunt and frustate the PCs it can lead to greater fights and the players get into it more.&nbsp; Of course they could aslo feel mad at you for it and get so frustrated they don't care.&nbsp; It is a hard thing to do and requires knowing the players well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crothian, post: 5206976, member: 232"] If the PCs feel that they should be able to kill the NPC in the battle it doesn't matter what you do they will feel frustrated and cheapened. You can try to give reasons for the PCs not to kill the NPC. Maybe they have to bring him back alive or something like that,. Maybe the NPC surrenders and killing him then would be an evil act. You can always talk to the players and tell them that sometimes villians escape to cause more problems. If it seems anti climitaic to them tell them this is not the climax of the story but a builder to that. Or just have him escape. It will frustrate the players but that can be good. If you can have a villian taunt and frustate the PCs it can lead to greater fights and the players get into it more. Of course they could aslo feel mad at you for it and get so frustrated they don't care. It is a hard thing to do and requires knowing the players well. [/QUOTE]

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