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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 7547374" data-attributes="member: 4348">Something does not fit.  An Orog has a speed of 30 feet.An Elf has a base speed of 30 feet.If the Elf is moving at full on run and the Orog is also doing so, than the Orog cannot attack after a withdrawal in melee.  They can shoot a missile weapon or throw something, but cannot keep up with the elf and attack in the same round.In theory, once he started running he was no longer hostile, so trying to use the Aggressive special ability wouldn't seem to fly with me.Of course, with failing to do other checks against the other orcs in combat probably set the scenario of letting story override dice and stats, but I'd have been upset if I were a player and were killed in such a manner as you set up after I had withdrawn from combat.  Let the Orog either shoot and kill me fairly, or let the Orog miss and I get away.  How Far were they from the group?  If he were tracking them and caught up to them, how long did it take.  If he went a sizeable distance from the group to the point that it was over an hour away or some crazy stunt like that I probably would have no problem having the Orog feel safe.  Having him chase down and slay the Ranger after the Ranger got tired (if the Ranger got tired before the Orog which is feasible) if it is that far is just part of the game.From what you state it sounds as if it was close enough for the Ranger to make it reasonably back to the group in short order.This group just wiped out the entire group under the Orog.  If he can see the fire, then the group probably can hear the chase.  Why would the Orog pursue after having their entire group wiped out.  If the Orog was insane the Orog should have remained to battle the group instead of fleeing in the first place.  AS it is, with no followers it seems unlikely an Orog would pursue someone rather than trying to escape with their life themselves and counting themselves lucky.I'd say, good job with how it was resolved, but with the account stated, unless we are missing something, I'd say it sounds too much like either player punishment was being contemplated by killing the player with a chase...OR...giving the player too much slack (if it was really that far away that the player would get tired before being able to return to their camp) instead of simply just killing the player outright with a missile weapon or something else.To Kill or Not to Kill?My final thoughts...I'd say it depends on how far away from the party they were.  If it was so far that the player could not feasibly run back and there was still a sizeable distance...kill the player.If it was closer...sounds too much like a DM who likes to bend the rules to create a certain situation (and to a degree, bend the situation...the Orog and orcs had just fled and Now the orog is going to rush right back to the same party at a full sprint with no orc backup???) despite the rules and if they had killed the PC I'd have been rather upset at the result.  If I'm going to get my PC killed, kill them fair or not at all.It's already easy enough to kill the PC without having to do it cinematically.</blockquote>

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