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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 3751129" data-attributes="member: 710">Yes, retreat is a option rarely used these days. But that might be because often enough, retreat isn't actually possible. Halfings, Dwarves, Gnomes and heavily armored characters are usually to slow to escape most monsters. If nothing in the scenario gives you the impression that your enemies will not chase you until your dead or to far away, this means retreat simply fails. Some foes will take prisoners. But will it be the foes of your next encounter? Many opponents in D&D are _monsters_ that sometimes don't have any intelligence or simply just like to eat flesh, even if it comes canned in a Heavy Armor. And others are evil cultists that like to sacrifice you to their dark gods. If you imprison your PCs, how do you ensure that their is a escape route for them? It's not like they will fight any better stripped from their gear and chained to the walls behind iron bars... (at this point it is worth noting that the reliance on magical items in D&D is clearly problematic in these improsement scenes...)</blockquote>