When combat won't go your way
Why rolls fail, what actually moves the odds, and how to fight smarter instead of harder.
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1 min readUpdated 1w agoFights turn on setup, not force. Describe the advantage you are taking, the terrain you are using, or the opening you spotted, and the odds shift with it.
Charging straight in gives the narrator nothing to reward. A plan, even a rough one, gives it a reason to let you win.