doctorbadwolf
Heretic of The Seventh Circle
I get ya, but I think 5e hits a good balance, where those guards will probably kill even level 20 PCs if the guard leadership is smart and has a basic idea what magic can do, but even relatively low level PCs can at least survive as long as the PCs are smart and unafraid of using all thier resources.The notion that 200 average guards isn't automatically a TPK for four adventurers of any level makes me sad.
I know DnD is a fantasy game, but I still prefer it to give at least a perfunctory nod to realism.