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<blockquote data-quote="Nemesis Destiny" data-source="post: 5527981" data-attributes="member: 98255">Also, creatures that have &quot;drag away&quot; type abilities are fantastic for breaking up PC formations. See also Carrion Crawler, or some of the Wolf type enemies for this tactic right from level 1.When you try these new tactics, there are a couple approaches you can take;* if you don't mind killing them, don't hold back, be ruthless, and let the dice fall where they may. If you kill PCs, maybe they will learn a valuable lesson, or maybe they will just be bitter and annoyed that their tactics suddenly don't work.* you can take it easy, and use an easier fight to introduce your tactics. This can ease them into the idea of moving around and trying other tactics. Though it might not be enough to get them out of their comfort zone.* you can try a mix, where some fights, the old bottleneck still works, and others where it doesn't. Gradually decrease the ones where it does.* you can metagame it. Just flat out tell them that their tactic makes for boring, one-sided combats, and that they ought to try something else. This probably won't work, as it seems that your encounter design is at least partly the cause of your situation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nemesis Destiny, post: 5527981, member: 98255"] Also, creatures that have "drag away" type abilities are [I]fantastic[/I] for breaking up PC formations. See also Carrion Crawler, or some of the Wolf type enemies for this tactic right from level 1. When you try these new tactics, there are a couple approaches you can take; * if you don't mind killing them, don't hold back, be ruthless, and let the dice fall where they may. If you kill PCs, maybe they will learn a valuable lesson, or maybe they will just be bitter and annoyed that their tactics suddenly don't work. * you can take it easy, and use an easier fight to introduce your tactics. This can ease them into the idea of moving around and trying other tactics. Though it might not be enough to get them out of their comfort zone. * you can try a mix, where some fights, the old bottleneck still works, and others where it doesn't. Gradually decrease the ones where it does. * you can metagame it. Just flat out tell them that their tactic makes for boring, one-sided combats, and that they ought to try something else. This probably won't work, as it seems that your encounter design is at least partly the cause of your situation. [/QUOTE]

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