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<blockquote data-quote="Sadras" data-source="post: 6026664" data-attributes="member: 6688277"><p>I find to reduce the sense of grindness to combat, swarm or not, it helps if the DM keeps on describing the situation with each character involved and perhaps even adlibs to keep things interesting and different. For instance as the rats swarm over the mage, his belt pouch is loosened in the struggle, and his components or coins drop to the floor. Perhaps a rat finds its way onto the bow of the ranger, causing him to use a minor action to fling it across the room or risk it crawling up onto his arm. Also providing for various PC options not stipulated in their power/feats - like the paladin kneeling with his shield in front of him ready to &quot;scoop up&quot; some of the oncoming rats hurling them back to whence they came to buy the rest of party some time to escape. Keeps the players immersed in the encounter - anything really that breaks the monotony of continuous die rolling for the sake of die rolling.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Sadras, post: 6026664, member: 6688277"] I find to reduce the sense of grindness to combat, swarm or not, it helps if the DM keeps on describing the situation with each character involved and perhaps even adlibs to keep things interesting and different. For instance as the rats swarm over the mage, his belt pouch is loosened in the struggle, and his components or coins drop to the floor. Perhaps a rat finds its way onto the bow of the ranger, causing him to use a minor action to fling it across the room or risk it crawling up onto his arm. Also providing for various PC options not stipulated in their power/feats - like the paladin kneeling with his shield in front of him ready to "scoop up" some of the oncoming rats hurling them back to whence they came to buy the rest of party some time to escape. Keeps the players immersed in the encounter - anything really that breaks the monotony of continuous die rolling for the sake of die rolling. [/QUOTE]

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