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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gambler1650" data-source="post: 6520987" data-attributes="member: 11033">I understand that this is a 'White Room' scenario but of course it would never be a White Room scenario.  As a DM, if I were to use a Tarrasque, it would be in the context of the thing threatening something extremely important so that the players would either have to show great ingenuity in taking it down, and/or put themselves in harm's way.Using the RAW, and the original situation, I think the Tarrasque could still easily win or at least achieve a stalemate.  Have the Tarrasque ready a throw action with any nearby tree, boulder, house... The trigger is the wizard dropping to 60 feet.  Problem solved.  And don't tell me a Tarrasque couldn't figure it out (per the earlier discussion).  D&D has it as Intelligence 3 (lowest humanoid intelligence) and I've seen dogs and cats use problem solving at least to that level.  Examples of other animals (elephants, octopus, etc) using tools or problem solving is well documented.  No reason to tell the player character either.  When the Tarrasque's turn comes up just have it howl menacingly but impotently as it clutches the object it later intends to throw.  Maybe it misses, and then the wizard will refuse to drop to 60 feet.  Stalemate until the wizard's fly spell wears off.  Now what, hero?Now if you're worried about later arguments that crowssbows or longer ranged weapons are a problem for a Tarrasque, sure they are.  But that wasn't the original scenario.  And in an 'actual in game' scenario I'm pretty positive a Tarrasque would still be a threat, if not to the bowmen (as long as they're flying or somewhere impervious to a charging Tarrasque) then to whomever or whatever the bowmen might want to be protecting.</blockquote>

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