Not every combat needs to be a slog to determine which side grinds down the other to 0 hit points. By considering enemy motivations, the “why” of the fight you can introduce more variety to the end result of encounters.
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3D Crafts & Curios etsy store - https://etsy.com/shop/3DCraftsAndCurios
Matthew Colville: Why Are We Fighting? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAfPoOxIVm0&t=1s
The decision to fight or flee – insights into underlying mechanism in crickets - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2012.00118/full
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