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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rmcoen" data-source="post: 8197670" data-attributes="member: 6692404">The methods used in the campaign vary by player, by GM, and by character.  The dwarven priest, played by a "kill them all and let their gods sort them out" player, prefers Direct.  The player's other PCs (in other campaigns) are a dwarven berserker, an elven sniper, and a gnome wizard/evoker.  Same approach, even if it changes from melee to ranged to ranged magic.The changeling rogue's player prefers Indirect, and in the previous campaign was a "controller" wizard that was 75% focused on staying out of a fight, and 25% focused on keeping enemies out of the fight.  Prior to that he played a "rogue" who ended up the party cleric by virtue of being the only one standing after every fight - having run away while his companions stood and died.It is a rare player who switches between strategies based on story and character, I've found.As a GM, I usually like to give the players two targets: a Direct-focused threat, and a "special twist" Indirect threat.  And apparently I'm too consistent in that now - like a Law & Order episode - such that they always consign the Direct target as the lesser, and always watch for the Indirect...</blockquote>