prisoner of war exchange

[swaghauler]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

I'll grant you I was being flippant, but I just don't see keeping EPWs around. They are a drain on resources and personnel. If your players are a small group, they just don't have the resources to keep EPWs around. Thus, my remark.

Now, here's a possibility that has been used successfully in past games: flip them. If you say the right things, and show them kindness, you have one or more NPCs that can beef up your group numbers, and are reasonably reliable (I've stung players with unreliable NPCs, but if they do it right, you may have a friend for life). Acting skill and high CHA will definitely help here.

Ask my players how much of a pain in the ass it can be to march a bunch of prisoners across Africa to a UN camp for internment.