EzekielRaiden
Follower of the Way
So the GM can just draw up more reinforcements from the aether whenever and wherever it suits them. Something not only flagrantly unrealistic, but done for the abstract value of "spicing up" moments that got dull or pumping the brakes on something that went harder than expected.In the real world do you know exactly how many troops the enemy has in reserve? Yes, if you kill 1 soldier they have 1 soldier fewer. Is that 10%, 1% or .00001% of the current emplacement. How many replacement troops are there that are staged where they can easily be brought in? For that matter, can they muster new recruits and if so how long before they're trained and brought to the front?
This kind of tactical information is unknown most of the time. Killing 1 or 100 soldiers is meaningless unless you know the bigger picture.
If "realism" were really such a concern, I would think you wouldn't be so blithe about the opposition having forces as the plot demands.