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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Reynard" data-source="post: 7948874" data-attributes="member: 467">Maybe, maybe not. What if the orcs get surprise? What if the encounter happens in the middle of the night and only the bard is awake? What if the PCs are crossing a bridge controlled by orcs? What if the orcs are on a mission by their master and running single file on game trails through the woods? What if the players only see 7 of the orcs and don't realize the other 11 are behind them? What if the orcs are a heretic cult of LG Moradin worshippers on a pilgrimage? What if the orcs are guardians of an ancient shrine and each stand at every 20th degree of a 500 foot circle? What if the orcs operate in 6 groups of three specifically to avoid getting caught by large area effects because their master is a wizard?"Sandbox" absolutely does not mean the players get to decide the exact circumstances of every encounter. It means that there are a lot of things in the world that you can't predict, including how 18 orcs are going to present.</blockquote>