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<blockquote data-quote="GwydapLlew" data-source="post: 3045063" data-attributes="member: 40373"><p>Yes, there are quite a lot of orcs in this adventure. If you actually look at the breakdown, however, almost everything on the upper level is a 1 - 2 HD critter. There are only 7 monsters on the first level with more than 18 hps - and some of those are antagonistic towards other enemies (or, in the case of the Zhentarim, don't want to get involved directly.)</p><p></p><p>It's seriously doable.</p><p></p><p>Here's the breakdown of encounters on the 1st level. (The lower levels are seperate from the upper level, unless you allow them to raise an alarm.)</p><p>[sblock=Orcs]Orc Warriors (War 1) (5 hp) - 24</p><p>Orc Archers (War 2) (11 hp) - 18</p><p>Orc Berserkers (Bar 1) (14 hp) - 7</p><p>Orc Spearfighters (Ftr 2) (17 hp) - 2</p><p>Ogre (29 hp) - 1</p><p>Orc Sergeants (Ftr 3) (30 hp) - 1</p><p>Wyvern (59 hp) - 1</p><p>Vhazror (Bar 1/Ftr 6) (66 hp) - 1[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>These are other enemies in the upper level, but are either likely to attack one another or not get involved at all.</p><p>[sblock=Others]Small Monstrous Centipedes (2 hp) - 4</p><p>Orc Raiders (Bar 1/Rog 2) (19 hp) - 2</p><p>Mountain Orcs (Bar 2) (22 hp) - 2</p><p>Livikus Arthantar (Cle 5) (31 hp) - 1</p><p>Xeldar Orsalyn (Ftr 2) (19 hp) - 1[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>Yes, there are a lot of orcs. 47 with an ogre and a wyvern. Most of them are killable in 1-2 hits. If a party doesn't just charge into the fortress and start slaughtering things, if they pick off three or four at a time quietly, they can wipe out almost all of the orcs in the upper level without any problems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GwydapLlew, post: 3045063, member: 40373"] Yes, there are quite a lot of orcs in this adventure. If you actually look at the breakdown, however, almost everything on the upper level is a 1 - 2 HD critter. There are only 7 monsters on the first level with more than 18 hps - and some of those are antagonistic towards other enemies (or, in the case of the Zhentarim, don't want to get involved directly.) It's seriously doable. Here's the breakdown of encounters on the 1st level. (The lower levels are seperate from the upper level, unless you allow them to raise an alarm.) [sblock=Orcs]Orc Warriors (War 1) (5 hp) - 24 Orc Archers (War 2) (11 hp) - 18 Orc Berserkers (Bar 1) (14 hp) - 7 Orc Spearfighters (Ftr 2) (17 hp) - 2 Ogre (29 hp) - 1 Orc Sergeants (Ftr 3) (30 hp) - 1 Wyvern (59 hp) - 1 Vhazror (Bar 1/Ftr 6) (66 hp) - 1[/sblock] These are other enemies in the upper level, but are either likely to attack one another or not get involved at all. [sblock=Others]Small Monstrous Centipedes (2 hp) - 4 Orc Raiders (Bar 1/Rog 2) (19 hp) - 2 Mountain Orcs (Bar 2) (22 hp) - 2 Livikus Arthantar (Cle 5) (31 hp) - 1 Xeldar Orsalyn (Ftr 2) (19 hp) - 1[/sblock] Yes, there are a lot of orcs. 47 with an ogre and a wyvern. Most of them are killable in 1-2 hits. If a party doesn't just charge into the fortress and start slaughtering things, if they pick off three or four at a time quietly, they can wipe out almost all of the orcs in the upper level without any problems. [/QUOTE]
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