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<blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 6564752" data-attributes="member: 463"><p>In 4e the sandbox PCs are mechanically incentivised to stick in the nasty woods with the level 1-7 </p><p>monsters even after they are 8th+ level, because the monsters will still generate decent XP while </p><p>posing less and less of a threat. Of course the easy battles will likely get dull and boring.</p><p></p><p>My own approach has been when the 15th level 4e PCs go through the EL 1-4 goblin woods, I recount "the </p><p>goblins tremble in fear at your awesome presence, and cower in their holes as you go past" - which </p><p>is cool enough, and reminds me of stuff in the Silmarillion how Orcs would hide from the mighty Noldor </p><p>Elves. 4e does Silmarillion type play pretty damn brilliantly IME. </p><p>But like I said, 4e is not good at sandboxing IME.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="S'mon, post: 6564752, member: 463"] In 4e the sandbox PCs are mechanically incentivised to stick in the nasty woods with the level 1-7 monsters even after they are 8th+ level, because the monsters will still generate decent XP while posing less and less of a threat. Of course the easy battles will likely get dull and boring. My own approach has been when the 15th level 4e PCs go through the EL 1-4 goblin woods, I recount "the goblins tremble in fear at your awesome presence, and cower in their holes as you go past" - which is cool enough, and reminds me of stuff in the Silmarillion how Orcs would hide from the mighty Noldor Elves. 4e does Silmarillion type play pretty damn brilliantly IME. But like I said, 4e is not good at sandboxing IME. [/QUOTE]
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