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<blockquote data-quote="Derren" data-source="post: 5851035" data-attributes="member: 2518"><p>Even then they can simply drop large rocks on the PCs till they are dead or use trees as improvised reach weapons by simply dragging them across the ground while they fly (isn't that the kind of stunts people want in combat?). A smart villain will press his advantage for as much as he can. For a dragon this means staying out of the reach of melee characters unless the enemies have more ranged firepower than he has (not always guaranteed).</p><p>Problem is, smart enemies are often not very fun to fight, especially when the rules set prevents you from being smart yourself like 4E (focus on combat as sport, discouraging battlefield preparation and flexibility, especially in the weapons department)</p><p></p><p>And even outside of combat, smart flying can become "unfun" for the players, for example the dragon can fly in, let the PCs waste their spells/buff to prepare then fly away again to wait for them to run out. Or the dragon can simply flee when wounded.</p><p>Still I would take all this issues over removing the flight from dragons (make it cutscene only) because it forces the players to play smart instead of just doing their combat routine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Derren, post: 5851035, member: 2518"] Even then they can simply drop large rocks on the PCs till they are dead or use trees as improvised reach weapons by simply dragging them across the ground while they fly (isn't that the kind of stunts people want in combat?). A smart villain will press his advantage for as much as he can. For a dragon this means staying out of the reach of melee characters unless the enemies have more ranged firepower than he has (not always guaranteed). Problem is, smart enemies are often not very fun to fight, especially when the rules set prevents you from being smart yourself like 4E (focus on combat as sport, discouraging battlefield preparation and flexibility, especially in the weapons department) And even outside of combat, smart flying can become "unfun" for the players, for example the dragon can fly in, let the PCs waste their spells/buff to prepare then fly away again to wait for them to run out. Or the dragon can simply flee when wounded. Still I would take all this issues over removing the flight from dragons (make it cutscene only) because it forces the players to play smart instead of just doing their combat routine. [/QUOTE]
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