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<blockquote data-quote="TheSword" data-source="post: 8066479" data-attributes="member: 6879661">I agree with capture being challenging. Hence this concentrating on surrender rather than being KO’d, entangled, paralysed etc. Not sure I agree about escapes though. The principal is that the guard is lessened and instead of facing foes en masse you can explore the lair and deal with the enemy piecemeal.I have seen prison escapes done very well in modules. The start of Way of the Wicked is based on the premise an in my current Baldurs Gate: Descent game the players were captured instead of killed and locked in the Vampanthur dungeons.In some ways 5e is far more suitable for this than other editions.<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Irreplaceable magic items are relatively rare.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Most kit is fairly generic and not expensive to replace. The stuff that is expensive would take time to sell.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Abilities aren’t dependent on specific weapons - like 3e weapon focus and weapon specialization. A fighter can pick up any weapon and pretty much be as good as any other. Or at least a broad category of weapons, two handed, polearm etc.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Lock picking skill is trivially easy to get and be good at if you have respectable Dex without needing to be a rogue.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spells don’t need to memorized everything day. You keep all the spells you know in memory and get slots back when you sleep... this is very handy for balanced parties.</li>
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[QUOTE="TheSword, post: 8066479, member: 6879661"] I agree with capture being challenging. Hence this concentrating on surrender rather than being KO’d, entangled, paralysed etc. Not sure I agree about escapes though. The principal is that the guard is lessened and instead of facing foes en masse you can explore the lair and deal with the enemy piecemeal. I have seen prison escapes done very well in modules. The start of Way of the Wicked is based on the premise an in my current Baldurs Gate: Descent game the players were captured instead of killed and locked in the Vampanthur dungeons. In some ways 5e is far more suitable for this than other editions. [LIST] [*]Irreplaceable magic items are relatively rare. [*]Most kit is fairly generic and not expensive to replace. The stuff that is expensive would take time to sell. [*]Abilities aren’t dependent on specific weapons - like 3e weapon focus and weapon specialization. A fighter can pick up any weapon and pretty much be as good as any other. Or at least a broad category of weapons, two handed, polearm etc. [*]Lock picking skill is trivially easy to get and be good at if you have respectable Dex without needing to be a rogue. [*]Spells don’t need to memorized everything day. You keep all the spells you know in memory and get slots back when you sleep... this is very handy for balanced parties. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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