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There are zero incarnations of swarm rules that I don't hate.
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<blockquote data-quote="FireLance" data-source="post: 6022921" data-attributes="member: 3424"><p>That said, half damage from melee and ranged attacks can make swarm fights really grindy for a party with only a few close and area attacks. Just last weekend, I was running one 4e module (if you really want to know: [SPOILER]Madness at Gardmore Abbey[/SPOILER]) that featured a fight against two deathjump spiders and three spider swarms. The party was under-strength and had mostly melee and ranged attacks, so I replaced one of the swarms with an equal-level spider and dropped the other completely. If I hadn't done that, I'm fairly sure that the fight wouldn't have been half as enjoyable.</p><p></p><p>[Shameless 4e Plug]I think it speaks to the strength of the 4e system that I was able to estimate the likely difficulty of the fight for the PCs so accurately and make on the fly adjustments so easily and seamlessly.[/Shameless 4e Plug] <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>I hope that the same will also be true of 5e.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FireLance, post: 6022921, member: 3424"] That said, half damage from melee and ranged attacks can make swarm fights really grindy for a party with only a few close and area attacks. Just last weekend, I was running one 4e module (if you really want to know: [SPOILER]Madness at Gardmore Abbey[/SPOILER]) that featured a fight against two deathjump spiders and three spider swarms. The party was under-strength and had mostly melee and ranged attacks, so I replaced one of the swarms with an equal-level spider and dropped the other completely. If I hadn't done that, I'm fairly sure that the fight wouldn't have been half as enjoyable. [Shameless 4e Plug]I think it speaks to the strength of the 4e system that I was able to estimate the likely difficulty of the fight for the PCs so accurately and make on the fly adjustments so easily and seamlessly.[/Shameless 4e Plug] :p I hope that the same will also be true of 5e. [/QUOTE]
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