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Message: <blockquote data-quote="timbannock" data-source="post: 4820380" data-attributes="member: 17913">I think your character idea is totally valid.I also think -- as a DM -- that I wouldn't allow it to succeed in every encounter.  Just as I wouldn't allow combat to succeed in every encounter.  Sometimes, you just have to use other options.In general, I would play this by the RAW and if you succeed, fine.  Enemy = intimidated.  But remember, you're rolling against each enemy.  So again, that's fine.But, on occasion, you will fight creatures that will fight to the death.  Remember, although RAW states Bloodied enemies will be intimidated, the fact of the matter is that some creatures/people act more aggressive when being intimidated.  Perhaps instead of having the enemy surrender, I'd have it fly into a "rage."  I would NOT give it benefits for doing so, but instead "penalize" it by having it ignore other (potentially more dangerous) attackers to get to you.  I would have it ignore the possibility of taking OAs to get to you.  Thus, it would likely die or be defeated more quickly, but would not flee.Also, I would not allow this to work on BBEGs UNLESS I felt it helped the story.  Intimidating Magneto?  Not gonna happen.  Intimidating Toad?  Sure.  He'll fess up, give you the location of Magneto's hideout, and then either slip away or stab you in the back.  Intimidating Pyro?  Even easier.  This is the guy who'd rather go to jail than die for Magneto's cause, so sure, intimidate him all you want.Because if you fail the roll, any one of these guys will still trounce you (or at least give it their best shot!).As an aside, I think Intimidate is THE PERFECT tactic for ending low-threat battles against unnamed badguys.  This is a GREAT way to get out of grindy combats that everyone knows the PCs are going to win.  Intimidate is like the [ENCOUNTER STOP] command, and should be used by more Players & DMs in order to save the fun fighting for the big, set-piece battles.That help at all?</blockquote>

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