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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 5141619" data-attributes="member: 53980">Assuming that such guerrilla tactics are even possible (why doesn't the enemy entrench, set their own ambush, or hunt down the party after the first skirmish?) I don't think a -2 penalty would be enough to dissuade the tactic.  If one can withdraw ad infinitum, a -2 to hit really doesn't impact nova with encounter powers much.  Sure, it might mean you miss an extra time, but if all your encounter powers are effectively at-wills, who cares?  The exclusive use of encounter powers (as opposed to a normal fight where you have to mix in a few at-wills) will likely more than make up for the damage lost on that miss.Of course, increasing the penalty (perhaps to -5) would strongly discourage such behavior. Unfortunately, then you have the undesirable situation that once a party withdraws, they must continue withdrawing until an extended rest (because they have little real chance of victory against anything level-appropriate).I would suggest making the penalty short term (e.g. until a short rest) and discouraging the use of hit and run tactics by making the enemy react to the players.  If the players withdraw the enemy sets a trap, also withdraws to a different location, or calls in reinforcements.  It makes sense as, aside from the very stupidest of creatures, being attacked has a way of putting one on heightened alert.What I'd do is remove the -2 attack penalty and the no milestones clauses.  I'd then add:-5 attack penalty: Suffer a -5 penalty to all attacks until the end of your next turn.No opportunity actions: Cannot use opportunity actions until the end of your next turn.That allows players to use withdrawal to move tactically within combat (in addition to withdrawing from combat), though at a hefty (albeit short-term) price.  The DM is free to determine whether or not an encounter counts toward a milestone; just make it clear that (under normal circumstances) if the party runs away, the encounter won't count.  Finally, if they decide to attack the same group again, they should find themselves at some disadvantage (such as walking into an ambush).</blockquote>

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