What Makes a Battle Epic?
Fantasy Battle Background Wallpaper HD146908 @ www.wallpaper13.com The GM plots and plans her grand scene only for the characters to walk away with half of their hit points and only taking a mild consequence - and that by choice. But, people are pretty happy, and that’s what matters, right? And GMs are in the business of keeping folks happy (whether they realize it, like it, or not)... but that’s not always Good Story Material. So what makes a battle Epic, then? Mostly, it’s the length of the battle and how close the players came to death. Hate to squash it like that, but those are the two factors which will define an epic battle in the players’ minds. Time in battles equates to lots of dice rolls, which stems from lots of actions - and hopefully a little cleverness on the PC’s side. And battles are inherent risk taking, so it becomes thrilling as the players ride it down to the wire, gambling whether to press on when it would be wiser to concede. In the last Epic Battle
