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* ''[[Shadowrun]]''. The barghest uses its fear-causing howl to drive its prey for long distances until they are exhausted and it can close in for the kill.
* For ''[[Ars Magica]]'', the ''Houses of Hermes'' supplement introduced a more visceral alternative to the Certámen ritual combat, preferred by the [[Playing with Fire|House Flambeau]] - the Test of Flames, aka Inirelte's Certámen. It conjures up a circle of fire, and the winner is whoever can stay inside longest.
* In ''[[Warhammer 40000|Warhammer 40,000]]'', the Tau use this strategy when in military conflict with much larger and more established galactic powers like [[The Empire|The Imperium]]. The most well recorded examples of this strategy in effect would be the Damocles Crusade and the Taros Campaign. In general, the Tau will fall back from a strong enemy offensive, offering only what resistance they need to cover their retreat, and regrouping at rally points. They will allow the enemy to continue to press into their lines, falling back as necessary, then using their superior mobility to slip in behind the opposition's lines, hitting vulnerable flanks that compromise their strategy, or force them to spread themselves thin. Eventually, the opposition ends up under strength and unable to press their numerical advantage.
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
* In some [[Role -Playing Game]]s, the player can fight against a particularly tough monster or boss by [[Mana Drain]], leaving it too crippled to fight back.
* According to the [[Encyclopedia Exposita|Codex]] in ''[[Mass Effect]]'', this is humanity's main method of fighting. Humanity attacks the enemy's supplies and resources foremost, leaving their forces to "wither on the vine" until their fleets can [[Curb Stomp Battle|curb stomp]] them.
* In ''[[Super Mario RPG]]'', [[Bonus Boss|Culex]], unlike every other boss in the game, has a finite FP pool for spellcasting. If you can tank his attacks for long enough, he effectively takes himself out of the fight. This does not, however, solve the problem of his four elemental crystals which aid him in battle, and which do have limitless FP.
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