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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 5729273" data-attributes="member: 82106"><p>Remember, page 42 exists. There are always options. I'd also just note that every little corner-case that can possibly come up can't realistically have a rule attached to it. The DM should be flexible enough to sort out what happens in certain edge cases. Also codifying things that are highly situational can lead to pathological results where stupid tricks end up being so advantageous that they get spammed around left and right. There's nothing wrong with creating some rules for stuff that happens to come up a reasonable amount of the time, but I suspect it is usually just as well to let these situations be adjudicated on a case-by-case basis. If I saw a dramatic opportunity for a monster to take a hostage, I'd just do it. Call it 'page 42' or 'oh, I'll give this monster an AP' or whatever. The rules are there IMHO to resolve the actions that characters take, not to dictate exactly what happens in all cases. When the rules lack some facility then the DM's job is to provide a reasonable way to resolve things.</p></blockquote><p></p>