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<blockquote data-quote="Ahrimon" data-source="post: 5416291" data-attributes="member: 12630">This whole, players alpha strike, monsters alpha strike, enter cleanup mode.&nbsp; Repeat ad nauseam.&nbsp; There's nothing we can do about it, it's the system.&nbsp; Seems like a defeatist attitude.&nbsp; Or that people have put on their blinders and can't see the other options sitting right next to them.This is all in the DM's control.&nbsp; Mix things up.&nbsp; If the characters almost always unload in round one.&nbsp; Then have any intelligent monster should unload thier alpha defense abilities.&nbsp; Then in round two comes the alpha strike.&nbsp; The players are either going to be thinking they're in for a rough fight or that they need to beat feet.&nbsp; Either way, there the fear should be back.&nbsp; Or change up the scenery, make seperate avenues of approach so the PC's can't present a unified front and alpha strike.&nbsp; Each person may be able to, but they won't be able to focus and when their surrounded they'll start to worry.&nbsp; There are so many things that can be done.&nbsp; They won't all work, but if you don't try then there's no room to complain about how things are.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ahrimon, post: 5416291, member: 12630"] This whole, players alpha strike, monsters alpha strike, enter cleanup mode. Repeat ad nauseam. There's nothing we can do about it, it's the system. Seems like a defeatist attitude. Or that people have put on their blinders and can't see the other options sitting right next to them. This is all in the DM's control. Mix things up. If the characters almost always unload in round one. Then have any intelligent monster should unload thier alpha defense abilities. Then in round two comes the alpha strike. The players are either going to be thinking they're in for a rough fight or that they need to beat feet. Either way, there the fear should be back. Or change up the scenery, make seperate avenues of approach so the PC's can't present a unified front and alpha strike. Each person may be able to, but they won't be able to focus and when their surrounded they'll start to worry. There are so many things that can be done. They won't all work, but if you don't try then there's no room to complain about how things are. [/QUOTE]

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