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Old 02-08-2017, 03:34 PM   #11
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Intuitively, I think it would be considerably easier to successfully fight 12 rats than a swarm of bees.
If you're attacking them individually. But swarms are more about area attacks.
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Old 02-08-2017, 07:37 PM   #12
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If you're attacking them individually. But swarms are more about area attacks.
If the 12 rats are bunched up, so much the better. My panicked stamping* would be less ineffective that way.

* how I imagine dealing with the situation
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Old 02-08-2017, 07:59 PM   #13
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Swarms are in the Campaigns book p.461
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Old 02-08-2017, 08:02 PM   #14
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One level of Reduced Time eliminates that second. And all you need for different sizes is note cards saying "this size has this much HP, all else is the same."
Is this for sentient PC swarms?
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