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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 8270253" data-attributes="member: 6796661">Two of the PCs in my current campaign have horns of Valhalla. I have no issues with this as this campaign is more on the gonzo side of the spectrum.  It isn't unbalancing. It isn't game breaking.But buy can it turn combat into a slog. Even with a VTT.Any thoughts, other than "take the toys away", that would make running combat with many PC mobs more enjoyable?Some thoughts I have:The summoned spirits all act on the summoners turn. The player can order them to focus attacks on a specific enemy or groups of enemies, but otherwise they attack the nearest enemy. I roll all of their hits at one time and distribute the damage. I use average damage. I don't roll damage for each hit. I've though of running them as a mob according to the rules in the DMG but it takes more time to calculate number of hits using those rules than just rolling a bunch of dice at once in the VTT. I've thought of treating them more as a swarm or hazard. I just want to find a fair way to not have to treat them like another 20 PCs, rolling one by one against enemy ACs. But I don't want to completely remove any player agency over the spirit warriors' strategy. Would love to hear ideas.</blockquote>