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<blockquote data-quote="Amphimir Míriel" data-source="post: 4258191" data-attributes="member: 55933"><p>I'll give it a shot</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>His intuition tells him not to push his luck and try that wild exploit again. </p><p>And yes, it would be wise to avoid a second combat, since all combats are dangerous and people die in them all the time... However, the fate of his hometown/kingdom/world/etc. is on the line and he will do his darned best.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I see two options here, depending on taste</p><p></p><p>You could say he does know, because that exploit is something that depends on too many variables and cannot be done reliably. It is just a coincidence that it manages to work roughly once a day.</p><p></p><p>Or </p><p></p><p>You could say that he does not know, and in fact every time he is in combat with multiple enemies he attempts to setup the circumstances for that exploit... It doesn't always work, however, and he must use other attacks. However, every once in a while (coincidentally, roughly once a day), the circumstances are just right and the exploit works beautifully.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Vancian casting was just as contrived: "No I can't cast that spell again, I forgot it after casting it! I have to study my spellbook to learn it again!"</p><p></p><p>Hopefully this will help narrate your 4e combats...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Amphimir Míriel, post: 4258191, member: 55933"] I'll give it a shot His intuition tells him not to push his luck and try that wild exploit again. And yes, it would be wise to avoid a second combat, since all combats are dangerous and people die in them all the time... However, the fate of his hometown/kingdom/world/etc. is on the line and he will do his darned best. I see two options here, depending on taste You could say he does know, because that exploit is something that depends on too many variables and cannot be done reliably. It is just a coincidence that it manages to work roughly once a day. Or You could say that he does not know, and in fact every time he is in combat with multiple enemies he attempts to setup the circumstances for that exploit... It doesn't always work, however, and he must use other attacks. However, every once in a while (coincidentally, roughly once a day), the circumstances are just right and the exploit works beautifully. Vancian casting was just as contrived: "No I can't cast that spell again, I forgot it after casting it! I have to study my spellbook to learn it again!" Hopefully this will help narrate your 4e combats... [/QUOTE]
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