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<blockquote data-quote="Eltab" data-source="post: 7435113" data-attributes="member: 6803337">If you are going to slay Boromir, plan ahead because just throwing two dozen orcs in front of him on the prairie won't do it.- Somehow pin him in place - lure him into quicksand, say.- Lots of archers can all take a shot at him without getting in each others' way.&nbsp; Place them in trees around the quicksand, and check ahead of time that they do indeed have line-of-fire.- A few ground-pounders with very good AC and DEX, whose job is to prevent him climbing out of the quicksand; maybe equipped with a Reach weapon (so he can't melee with them or pull them in too).- And of course the very environment is against him.&nbsp; Even if he destroys your soldiers, he still has to keep his armored self &quot;swimming&quot; AND pull himself out.&nbsp; If he does that while under fire, then he isn't killing off your soldiers.&nbsp; You did remove all the sticks and branches and roots he might use to pull himself back to solid ground, didn't you?Note that the terrain is a needful part of the plan.&nbsp; You could use a pit trap, ravine, cliffside, or other place where he can't just plan 'What is my best move against these puny soldiers?'.&nbsp; On a flat plain or in a white room, you will need a silly-large number of soldiers, who will figure out they are just cannon-fodder - and act accordingly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eltab, post: 7435113, member: 6803337"] If you are going to slay Boromir, plan ahead because just throwing two dozen orcs in front of him on the prairie won't do it. - Somehow pin him in place - lure him into quicksand, say. - Lots of archers can all take a shot at him without getting in each others' way. Place them in trees around the quicksand, and check ahead of time that they do indeed have line-of-fire. - A few ground-pounders with very good AC and DEX, whose job is to prevent him climbing out of the quicksand; maybe equipped with a Reach weapon (so he can't melee with them or pull them in too). - And of course the very environment is against him. Even if he destroys your soldiers, he still has to keep his armored self "swimming" AND pull himself out. If he does that while under fire, then he isn't killing off your soldiers. You did remove all the sticks and branches and roots he might use to pull himself back to solid ground, didn't you? Note that the terrain is a needful part of the plan. You could use a pit trap, ravine, cliffside, or other place where he can't just plan 'What is my best move against these puny soldiers?'. On a flat plain or in a white room, you will need a silly-large number of soldiers, who will figure out they are just cannon-fodder - and act accordingly. [/QUOTE]

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