Insight's "Isle of Dread" Conversion - OOC

stonegod · Jul 12, 2011

At least avg partly lvl is a good rule of thumb.

Leif · Jul 12, 2011

From my limited experience with 4E, avg party level seems a bit low for the challenge rating of a decent fight. I usually go more with avg level + 1-2.

stonegod · Jul 12, 2011

Thus the "at least"

Leif · Jul 12, 2011

But, since you brought it up, how high can you go and still have a reasonable expectation of having some pc survivors? Avg level +4? +5?

I mean, I figure that if the pcs didn't make any dumb mistakes, you still might get a few casualites even as low as Avg Level +2 or +3, but I don't think that would guarantee a tpk by any means.

Walking Dad · Jul 12, 2011

Leif said:
From my limited experience with 4E, avg party level seems a bit low for the challenge rating of a decent fight. I usually go more with avg level + 1-2.

You don't use the increased monster damage from the later Monster Manual and the Monster Vaults, right?

My characters got killed more often in 4e than 3.5 games on this board...

Leif · Jul 12, 2011

Walking Dad said:
You don't use the increased monster damage from the later Monster Manual and the Monster Vaults, right?

My characters got killed more often in 4e than 3.5 games on this board...

Hmm, yeah, guess that might be my problem. The sad thing is that I have the Monster Vault, I just haven't been using it. :erm:

Scotley · Jul 12, 2011

Leif said:
But, since you brought it up, how high can you go and still have a reasonable expectation of having some pc survivors? Avg level +4? +5?

I mean, I figure that if the pcs didn't make any dumb mistakes, you still might get a few casualites even as low as Avg Level +2 or +3, but I don't think that would guarantee a tpk by any means.

My 4e Swashbuckler game is supposed to be experimental. Maybe I'll try an average level +4 fight and see how many survive...

Rhun · Jul 12, 2011

Leif said:
~~Rhun, Aid Another has a DC of 10, so Vrashek's help got Nafije a +2 right on the dot!~~ At least, I think that's how it works. But you knew that already didn't you Rhun?

Corrected by Stonegod in next post! Thanks, Stoney!

Yep, I was hoping for DC10...but instead, Vrashek fails. His skill checks in this game so far have been abysmal.