Guarding vrs Slaughtering [was: Re: Last actions as played]

From: jeffkyer <jakyer_at_...>
Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2002 23:29:15 -0000

wrote:
> > > Some people like a defeated enemy to stay down without looking
> > > after him,
> >
> > i.e. they don't want to routinely administer coups de grace
(assuming
> > this represents "looking after him").
>
> The wording was "keeping an eye on", not "looking after" (I checked
my
> original message). This might be the root cause of this exchage.

For what its worth, we allow CoG's to include tying up a foe.

Jeff

> Now, if you don't want to take up your hero's precious time covering
the
> downed enemy, you can:
> Ignore him and hope the narrator doesn't have him try an FA
> Ignore him and hope he fails his FA
> Detail a follower to watch him
> *in extremis, or for bloodthirsy Char-un types*, CdG him.

Also, we generally only allow FA to important villian types... not joe stickpicker. Why drag out a combat?  

Jeff